Related to boundary adjustments between cities by petition of property owners

_____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to boundary adjustments between cities by petition of property owners. Under current law, a real property owner within the boundaries of a city may file a petition for severance with the city council if the property would then be eligible for annexation by a different city. If both of the cities approve the petition, the petition is then filed with the city development board (board). The board then initiates proceedings to sever the territory from the city in which the property is currently located and annex the property to the annexing city. The bill provides that when the petition has been filed three times and also denied by the council of one of the cities three times within a one-year period, the petition shall still be filed with the board. The board shall then initiate proceedings in a manner consistent with current law and facilitate an adjustment agreement between the two cities. The bill only applies when the land at issue is unimproved or undeveloped.19, land subject to any special assessment, or land that has been sold at a tax sale.