(a) (1) (A) (i) Whenever the incorporated limits of a municipality have completely surrounded an unincorporated area, the governing body of the municipality may propose an ordinance calling for the annexation of the land surrounded by the municipality. (ii) Subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this section includes situations in which the incorporated limits of a municipality have […]
(a) A public hearing shall be conducted within sixty (60) days of the proposal of the ordinance calling for annexation. (b) At least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the public hearing, the governing body of the municipality shall publish a legal notice setting out the legal description of the territory proposed to […]
(a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, at the next regularly scheduled meeting following the public hearing, the governing body of the municipality proposing annexation may bring the proposed ordinance up for a vote. (B) An ordinance shall not be enacted within fifty-one (51) days of a scheduled election to […]
(a) As used in this section, “enclave” means an unincorporated improved or developed area that is enclosed within and bounded on all sides by a single city or incorporated town. (b) Whenever practicable, a city or incorporated town shall annex lands that are contiguous and in a manner that does not create enclaves.
