(I) Not less than twenty percent or two hundred, whichever number is smaller, of the taxpaying electors of an area which contains twenty-five thousand or more square feet of land filing a petition with the board in writing requesting that such area be included within the special district; but no single tract or parcel of property constituting more than fifty percent of the total area to be included may be included in any special district without the consent of the owner thereof; the petition shall set forth a legal and a general description of the area to be included and shall be acknowledged in the same manner as required for conveyance of land; or
(II) The board adopting a resolution proposing the inclusion of a specifically described area; but no single tract or parcel of property constituting more than fifty percent of the total area to be included may be included in any special district without the consent of the owner thereof.
"Shall the following described area become a part of the .................. district upon the following conditions, if any?
(Insert description of area) (Insert accurate summary of conditions)
For inclusion ........ Against inclusion ........"
Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1555, § 1, effective July 1. L. 85: (2)(a)(I) amended, p. 1108, § 2, effective March 1; (2)(g) added, p. 1105, § 3, effective July 1; (3) added, p. 1106, § 2, effective January 1, 1986. L. 91: (3) amended, p. 787, § 12, effective June 4. L. 92: (2)(d) and (2)(e) amended, p. 877, § 110, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (3) amended, p. 1790, § 78, effective June 6. L. 96: (3) amended, p. 309, § 8, effective April 15. L. 97: (4) added, p. 322, § 1, effective April 14. L. 2016: (2)(d) and (2)(e) amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 784, § 82, effective June 6. L. 2021: (2)(d) and (2)(e) amended, (SB 21-160), ch. 133, p. 539, § 9, effective September 7.
Editor's note: The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1981. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.