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Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 36-36-1. Applicability of Article - The procedures set forth in this article shall apply to...
§ 36-36-2. Effective Date of Annexation - History. Code 1981, § 36-36-2 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 36-36-3. Report Identifying Annexed Property; Maps and Surveys; Technical Assistance to Municipalities; Preclearance - History. Code 1981, § 36-36-3 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 36-36-4. Creation of Unincorporated Islands Prohibited; Authorization to Provide Services or Functions - History. Code 1981, § 36-36-4 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 36-36-6. Notice by Municipal Governing Authority to County Governing Authority of Proposed Annexation - Upon accepting an application for annexation pursuant to Code Section...
§ 36-36-7. Effect of Annexation Upon County Owned Property or Facilities; Notice; Acquisition of Property or Facilities by Municipality - History. Code 1981, § 36-36-7 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 36-36-8. Effect of Annexation Upon Utility Service Agreements - No annexation shall invalidate any utility service agreement between a...
§ 36-36-9. Notice to Be Sent by Certified Mail or Statutory Overnight Delivery, Return Receipt Requested - All notices to a municipal or county governing authority required...
§ 36-36-10. Legislative Intent - It is the express intent of the General Assembly in...
§ 36-36-11. Effect of Objection to Land Use Following Rezoning; Minimum Procedures for Addressing Issues - Where an initial zoning is proposed concurrent with annexation, the...
Article 1A - Annexation by Local Act of the General Assembly
§ 36-36-15. “Used for Residential Purposes” Defined - As used in this article, the term “used for residential...
§ 36-36-16. Procedures for Annexation; Referendum - History. Code 1981, § 36-36-16 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 2 - Annexation Pursuant to Application by 100 Percent of Landowners
§ 36-36-20. “Contiguous Area” Defined - which divides the municipal boundary and any area proposed to...
§ 36-36-21. Annexation Upon Application of All Land Owners; Filing of Identification of Annexed Property With Department of Community Affairs and County Governing Authority; Effect of Annexation - Authority is granted to the governing bodies of the several...
§ 36-36-22. Deannexation; Authority; Procedures; Identification; Status of Lands - Authority is granted to the governing bodies of the several...
§ 36-36-23. Annexation by a Municipal Corporation Into an Adjoining County - History. Code 1981, § 36-36-23 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 3 - Annexation Pursuant to Application by Owners of 60 Percent of Land and 60 Percent of Electors
§ 36-36-30. “Municipal Corporation” Defined - As used in this article, the term “municipal corporation” means...
§ 36-36-31. “Contiguous Area” Defined; Determination of Aggregate External Boundary - History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 409, § 5; Ga. L....
§ 36-36-32. Annexation Upon Application of Owners of 60 Percent of the Land and 60 Percent of the Resident Electors Generally; Application and Signature Requirements - History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 409, § 1; Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-33. Annexation Across County Boundary Lines Prohibited - There shall be no annexation across the boundary lines of...
§ 36-36-34. Determination of Compliance With Article; Notice Upon Noncompliance; Proceedings Upon Compliance - Whenever the governing body of a municipal corporation receives an...
§ 36-36-35. Plans and Report for Extension of Services to Area Proposed to Be Annexed - History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 409, § 6; Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-36. Requirement of Public Hearing; Notice of Time and Place; Persons Entitled to Be Heard; Right of Property Owner to Withdraw Consent - History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 409, § 3; Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-37. Adoption of Annexing Ordinance - History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 409, § 4; Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-38. Filing of Identification of Annexed Property With County and Department of Community Affairs; Applicability of Municipal Ad Valorem Taxes to Annexed Territory; Effect of Annexation - History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 409, § 7; Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-39. Filing of Petition for Declaratory Judgment to Determine Validity of Annexation; Judicial Review - History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 409, § 9; Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-40. Use of Municipally Owned Utilities by Residents of Annexed Territory - Nothing within this article shall prohibit the municipal corporation from...
Article 4 - Annexation Pursuant to Resolution and Referendum
§ 36-36-50. Purpose of Article - It is declared to be the intention of the General...
§ 36-36-51. Legislative Declaration of Policy - It is declared to be the policy in this state:...
§ 36-36-52. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Ga. L....
§ 36-36-53. Authorization of Annexation Generally - The governing body of any municipal corporation may extend the...
§ 36-36-54. Standards and Requirements for Area Proposed to Be Annexed - History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 426, § 4; Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-55. Determination of Compliance With Standards and Requirements; Review of Determination by Superior Court - In determining population and degree of land subdivision for purposes...
§ 36-36-56. Plans and Report for Extension of Services to Area Proposed to Be Annexed - History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 426, § 3; Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-57. Adoption of Annexation Resolution by Municipal Corporation; Contents of Resolutions; Approval, Availability, and Distribution of Report Relating to Extension of Services; Conduct of Public Hearing - History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 426, § 5; Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-58. Referendum for Ratification or Rejection of Annexation Resolution Generally; Procedure; Subsequent Annexation Attempt - The municipal corporation shall issue a call for a referendum...
§ 36-36-59. Filing of Identification of Annexed Territory With Department of Community Affairs and County Governing Authority - Whenever the limits of a municipal corporation are enlarged in...
§ 36-36-60. Authorized Expenditures Relating to Annexation - Any municipal corporation initiating annexations under this article is authorized...
§ 36-36-61. Restriction on Applicability of Article - This article shall not apply to any territory which has...
Article 5 - Limitation on Annexation of Areas Furnished Services or Included in Comprehensive Zoning Plan by Certain Counties
§ 36-36-70. Prohibition on Annexation of County Operated Airport Property by Certain Municipal Corporations Absent Approval of Airport’s Governing Authority - A municipality that contains more than 85 square miles within...
Article 6 - Annexation of Unincorporated Islands
§ 36-36-90. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-91. Area Included in Determining Aggregate External Boundary - For the purposes of determining the aggregate external boundary of...
§ 36-36-92. Annexation of Unincorporated Islands; Procedures; Provision of Municipal Services - History. Code 1981, § 36-36-92 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 7 - Procedure for Resolving Annexation Disputes
§ 36-36-110. Applicability - The procedures of this article shall apply to all annexations...
§ 36-36-110.1. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 36-36-111. Notice of Annexation - Within 30 days of a municipal corporation’s acceptance of a...
§ 36-36-112. Prohibition on a Change in Zoning or Land Use - If no objection is received as provided in Code Section...
§ 36-36-113. Objection to Annexation; Grounds and Procedures - History. Code 1981, § 36-36-113 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 36-36-114. Arbitration Panel; Composition and Membership; Assistance in Formulating Record; regulation - History. Code 1981, § 36-36-114 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 36-36-115. Meetings of Arbitration Panel; Duties; Findings and Recommendations; Compensation - History. Code 1981, § 36-36-115 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 36-36-116. Appeal - The municipal or county governing authority or an applicant for...
§ 36-36-117. Annexation After Conclusion of Procedures; Remedies for Violations of Conditions - If the annexation is completed after final resolution of any...
§ 36-36-118. Abandonment of Proposed Annexation; Remedies for Violations of Conditions - If at any time during the proceedings the municipal corporation...
§ 36-36-119. Good Faith Negotiations; Written Agreement Governing Terms of Annexation - The county, the municipal governing authorities, and the property owner...