TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL PLANNING; AND TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO CONTRACT WITH A PROPERTY OWNER OUTSIDE THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN CERTAIN INSTANCES.

Senate Bill 531 would have allowed municipalities to contract with property owners outside their city limits to provide municipal services. These agreements could be established if the property owner agreed to follow the municipality's land and development regulations, or if they agreed to voluntarily annex into the city when their property became contiguous. If an annexation agreement was made, the requirement had to be clearly defined, and the municipality could initiate annexation proceedings if the owner failed to annex within one year of the property becoming contiguous. Such agreements would apply to all future owners of the property.