SB87-SSA1,3,82 66.0217 (2) Direct annexation by unanimous approval. If Except as provided
3in sub. (14), and subject to s. 66.0307 (7), if
a petition for direct annexation signed
4by all of the electors residing in the territory and the owners of all of the real property
5in the territory is filed with the city or village clerk, and with the town clerk of the
6town or towns in which the territory is located, together with a scale map and a legal

1description of the property to be annexed, an annexation ordinance for the
2annexation of the territory may be enacted by a two-thirds vote of the elected
3members of the governing body of the city or village without compliance with the
4notice requirements of sub. (4). In an annexation under this subsection, subject to
5sub. (6), the person filing the petition with the city or village clerk and the town clerk
6shall, within 5 days of the filing, mail a copy of the scale map and a legal description
7of the territory to be annexed to the department and the governing body shall review
8the advice of the department, if any, before enacting the annexation ordinance.
SB87-SSA1, s. 2 9Section 2. 66.0217 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB87-SSA1,3,1210 66.0217 (3) Other methods of annexation. (intro.) Subject to s. 66.0307 (7),
11and except as provided in sub. (14), territory contiguous to a city or village may be
12annexed to the city or village in the following ways:
SB87-SSA1, s. 3 13Section 3. 66.0217 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
SB87-SSA1,3,1714 66.0217 (14) Limitations on annexation authority. (a) Except as provided in
15par. (c), no territory may be annexed by a city or village under this section if no part
16of the city or village is located in the same county as the territory that is subject to
17the proposed annexation.
SB87-SSA1,3,1918 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), no territory may be annexed by a city or village
19under this section unless the entire annexation follows one or more of the following:
SB87-SSA1,3,2020 1. A natural boundary.
SB87-SSA1,3,2121 2. The center line of a highway.
SB87-SSA1,3,2222 3. A surveyor's section line that is no lower than a quarter-quarter section line.
SB87-SSA1,3,2423 (c) Territory to which par. (a) or (b) applies may be annexed by a city or village
24if all of the following apply:
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11. The city or village, and the town, enter into a boundary agreement under s.
266.0307.
SB87-SSA1,4,53 2. The city or village agrees to pay annually to the town, for 5 years, an amount
4equal to the amount of property taxes that the town levied on the annexed territory,
5as shown by the tax roll under s. 70.65, in the year in which the annexation is final.
SB87-SSA1, s. 4 6Section 4. 66.0219 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB87-SSA1,4,11 766.0219 Annexation by referendum initiated by city or village. (intro.)
8As a complete alternative to any other annexation procedure, and subject to sub. (10)
9and
s. 66.0307 (7), unincorporated territory which contains electors and is
10contiguous to a city or village may be annexed to the city or village under this section.
11The definitions in s. 66.0217 (1) apply to this section.
SB87-SSA1, s. 5 12Section 5. 66.0219 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
SB87-SSA1,4,1613 66.0219 (10) Limitations on annexation authority. (a) Except as provided in
14par. (c), no territory may be annexed by a city or village under this section if no part
15of the city or village is located in the same county as the territory that is subject to
16the proposed annexation.
SB87-SSA1,4,1817 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), no territory may be annexed by a city or village
18under this section unless the entire annexation follows one or more of the following:
SB87-SSA1,4,1919 1. A natural boundary.
SB87-SSA1,4,2020 2. The center line of a highway.
SB87-SSA1,4,2121 3. A surveyor's section line that is no lower than a quarter-quarter section line.
SB87-SSA1,4,2322 (c) Territory to which par. (a) or (b) applies may be annexed by a city or village
23if all of the following apply:
SB87-SSA1,4,2524 1. The city or village, and the town, enter into a boundary agreement under s.
2566.0307.
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12. The city or village agrees to pay annually to the town, for 5 years, an amount
2equal to the amount of property taxes that the town levied on the annexed territory,
3as shown by the tax roll under s. 70.65, in the year in which the annexation is final.
SB87-SSA1, s. 6 4Section 6. 66.0221 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB87-SSA1,5,255 66.0221 (1) Upon its own motion and subject to sub. (3) and s. 66.0307 (7), a
6city or village, by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of its governing body,
7may enact an ordinance annexing territory which comprises a portion of a town or
8towns and which was completely surrounded by territory of the city or village on
9December 2, 1973. The ordinance shall include all surrounded town areas except
10those that are exempt by mutual agreement of all of the governing bodies involved.
11The annexation ordinance shall contain a legal description of the territory and the
12name of the town or towns from which the territory is detached. Upon enactment of
13the ordinance, the city or village clerk immediately shall file 6 certified copies of the
14ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 6 copies of a scale map.
15The secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance and scale map to the
16department of transportation, one copy to the department of natural resources, one
17copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of administration.
18This subsection does not apply if the town island was created only by the annexation
19of a railroad right-of-way or drainage ditch. This subsection does not apply to land
20owned by a town government which has existing town government buildings located
21on the land. No town island may be annexed under this subsection if the island
22consists of over 65 acres or contains over 100 residents. Section 66.0217 (11) applies
23to annexations under this subsection. Except as provided in sub. (2), after
24December 2, 1973, no city or village may, by annexation, create a town area which
25is completely surrounded by the city or village.
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1Section 7. 66.0221 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB87-SSA1,6,42 66.0221 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), no territory may be annexed by
3a city or village under this section if no part of the city or village is located in the same
4county as the territory that is subject to the proposed annexation.
SB87-SSA1,6,65 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), no territory may be annexed by a city or village
6under this section unless the entire annexation follows one or more of the following:
SB87-SSA1,6,77 1. A natural boundary.
SB87-SSA1,6,88 2. The center line of a highway.
SB87-SSA1,6,99 3. A surveyor's section line that is no lower than a quarter-quarter section line.
SB87-SSA1,6,1110 (c) Territory to which par. (a) or (b) applies may be annexed by a city or village
11if all of the following apply:
SB87-SSA1,6,1312 1. The city or village, and the town, enter into a boundary agreement under s.
1366.0307.
SB87-SSA1,6,1614 2. The city or village agrees to pay annually to the town, for 5 years, an amount
15equal to the amount of property taxes that the town levied on the annexed territory,
16as shown by the tax roll under s. 70.65, in the year in which the annexation is final.
SB87-SSA1, s. 8 17Section 8. 66.0223 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0223 (1) and amended to
18read:
SB87-SSA1,7,1119 66.0223 (1) Annexation of territory owned by a city or village. In
20addition to other methods provided by law and subject to sub. (2) and ss. 59.692 (7)
21and 66.0307 (7), territory owned by and lying near but not necessarily contiguous to
22a village or city may be annexed to a village or city by ordinance enacted by the board
23of trustees of the village or the common council of the city, provided that in the case
24of noncontiguous territory the use of the territory by the city or village is not contrary
25to any town or county zoning regulation. The ordinance shall contain the exact

1description of the territory annexed and the names of the towns from which
2detached, and attaches the territory to the village or city upon the filing of 7 certified
3copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 7 copies
4of a plat showing the boundaries of the territory attached. Two copies of the
5ordinance and plat shall be forwarded by the secretary of state to the department of
6transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the
7department of natural resources, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy
8to the department of public instruction. Within 10 days of filing the certified copies,
9a copy of the ordinance and plat shall be mailed or delivered to the clerk of the county
10in which the annexed territory is located. Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations
11under this section.
SB87-SSA1, s. 9 12Section 9. 66.0223 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB87-SSA1,7,1513 66.0223 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), no territory may be annexed by
14a city or village under this section if no part of the city or village is located in the same
15county as the territory that is subject to the proposed annexation.
SB87-SSA1,7,1716 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), no territory may be annexed by a city or village
17under this section unless the entire annexation follows one or more of the following:
SB87-SSA1,7,1818 1. A natural boundary.
SB87-SSA1,7,1919 2. The center line of a highway.
SB87-SSA1,7,2020 3. A surveyor's section line that is no lower than a quarter-quarter section line.
SB87-SSA1,7,2221 (c) Territory to which par. (a) or (b) applies may be annexed by a city or village
22if the city or village, and the town, enter into a boundary agreement under s. 66.0307.
SB87-SSA1, s. 10 23Section 10. Initial applicability.
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1(1) This act first applies to any annexation that has not taken effect on the
2effective date of this subsection.
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