S.D. Codified Laws § 9-4-4.2
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Resolution of intent to annex--Contents for large municipalities
Official statutory text
Based on the study provided for in § 9-4-4.1 , the governing body may adopt a resolution of intent to extend its boundaries. The resolution, in municipalities of one thousand or more as determined in the last federal census, shall contain the following:
(1) The description and boundaries of the territory to be annexed;
(2) That ample and suitable resources exist to accommodate the orderly growth or development of the contiguous territory;
(3) That municipal utilities and a major street network are considered in terms of the proposed boundary extension and that there is a definite timetable upon which municipal service will be extended into the contiguous territory;
(4) The approximate cost of the extended service to the residents of the contiguous territory and the municipality;
(5) The estimated difference in tax assessment rate for the residents in the contiguous territory;
(6) That exclusions and irregularities in boundary lines are not the result of arbitrariness;
(7) That there is reasonable present or demonstrable future need for annexing the contiguous territory; and
(8) That population and census data indicate that the municipality has or may experience growth or development beyond its present boundaries.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 24, § 48; CL 1887, § 1073; RPolC 1903, §§ 1378, 1379, 1462; RC 1919, § 6560; SDC 1939, § 45.2906; SL 1955, ch 215, § 1; SDCL, §§ 9-4-2 , 9-4-3; SL 1979, ch 47, § 2; SL 1984, ch 52, § 1; SL 1988, ch 74, § 1.
(1) The description and boundaries of the territory to be annexed;
(2) That ample and suitable resources exist to accommodate the orderly growth or development of the contiguous territory;
(3) That municipal utilities and a major street network are considered in terms of the proposed boundary extension and that there is a definite timetable upon which municipal service will be extended into the contiguous territory;
(4) The approximate cost of the extended service to the residents of the contiguous territory and the municipality;
(5) The estimated difference in tax assessment rate for the residents in the contiguous territory;
(6) That exclusions and irregularities in boundary lines are not the result of arbitrariness;
(7) That there is reasonable present or demonstrable future need for annexing the contiguous territory; and
(8) That population and census data indicate that the municipality has or may experience growth or development beyond its present boundaries.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 24, § 48; CL 1887, § 1073; RPolC 1903, §§ 1378, 1379, 1462; RC 1919, § 6560; SDC 1939, § 45.2906; SL 1955, ch 215, § 1; SDCL, §§ 9-4-2 , 9-4-3; SL 1979, ch 47, § 2; SL 1984, ch 52, § 1; SL 1988, ch 74, § 1.
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