§ 14-40-207. Building situated or to be situated upon municipal boundary line — Option to choose municipal location

(a)

1. (1) A property owner who has a building that is currently situated upon the boundary line between two (2) municipalities may choose either one (1) of the municipalities as the legal location of the building.

2. (2) When the expansion of a building will result in the expansion’s being situated upon the boundary line between two (2) municipalities, the property owner of the building may choose either one (1) of the municipalities as the legal location of the building if the property owner has first obtained the necessary authorizations or permits for expansion of the building from the municipality upon which the building is located before the expansion or from the municipality upon which the building expansion will be located.

(b)

1. (1) The property owner shall provide written notice to the governing body of both municipalities as to which municipality is chosen under subsection (a) of this section.

2. (2) The written notice to the chosen municipality shall include a request for annexation into the chosen municipality.

(c) The property upon which the building is situated or will be situated after expansion and up to two (2) acres of the property owner’s property surrounding the building and expansion shall be annexed into the municipality chosen by the owner under subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Within sixty (60) days of receipt of the written notice under subsection (b) of this section, the municipality chosen by the owner under subsection (a) of this section shall coordinate with the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office for preparation of legal descriptions and digital mapping for the relevant area.