358C.18 Additional territory.
1. The district may be enlarged and additional territory annexed to the district by either of the following methods:
a. By petitions signed by the owners of all the property to be annexed to the district. If a petition requesting annexation is presented to the trustees and approved by the trustees the change in the boundaries to include the additional area shall be certified by the clerk of the district to the county auditor in which the greater portion of the district is located and thereafter the district shall include the area thus annexed.
b. By a petition filed with the clerk of the district, signed by persons owning not less than fifty percent of the area to be annexed, but not signed by persons owning all the area requested to be annexed. On the filing of the petition, the trustees of the district shall fix a time and place for a hearing on the petition and give notice of the hearing, as provided in section 331.305, and by certified mail to the record owners of all persons owning land within the territory sought to be annexed, not less than ten days prior to the date of the hearing, if the address of the owners is known or can be ascertained by reasonable diligence by the trustees. At the hearing, any person owning property within the area proposed to be annexed or any person owning property or residing within the district may appear and be heard. If, after the hearing, the board of trustees determines that annexation of the additional area will be conducive to the public health, convenience, and welfare and will not be an undue burden on the district, the board of trustees may, by resolution, annex the additional area and fix the boundary which shall not include more than the area requested in the petition. A copy of the resolution shall be filed with the county auditor of the county in which the largest portion of the district is located and thereafter the area included by the resolution shall be a part of the district.
2. All property, from and after it is annexed to the district, shall be subject to all taxes and other burdens levied by the district, regardless of when the obligation for which the taxes or assessments are levied was incurred.
95 Acts, ch 200, §18
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Chapter 358C - REAL ESTATE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
Section 358C.1 - Legislative findings — purpose — definitions.
Section 358C.3 - Real estate improvement district created.
Section 358C.4 - Public improvements authorized.
Section 358C.5 - Date and notice of hearing.
Section 358C.6 - Hearing of petition and order.
Section 358C.7 - Notice of election.
Section 358C.9 - Expenses and costs of election.
Section 358C.10 - Selection of trustees — term of office.
Section 358C.11 - Trustee’s bond.
Section 358C.12 - Real estate improvement district to be a body corporate — eminent domain.
Section 358C.13 - Board of trustees — powers — prohibited actions.
Section 358C.14 - Taxes — power to levy — tax sales.
Section 358C.15 - Rentals and charges.
Section 358C.16 - Debt limit — borrowing — bonds — purposes.
Section 358C.17 - Special assessments.
Section 358C.18 - Additional territory.
Section 358C.19 - Annexation by a city.
Section 358C.20 - Effective date of merger.
Section 358C.21 - Dissolution of district.
Section 358C.22 - Detachment of land.