AB710,31,5 3(9) (a) Upon receipt of the petition from the circuit court the department shall
4make such any necessary investigation as may be necessary to apply the standards
5under s. 66.016 66.0207.
AB710,31,126 (d) Unless the court sets a different time limit, the department shall prepare
7its findings and determination, citing the supporting evidence in support thereof,
8within 90 days after receipt of the reference referral from the court. The findings and
9determination shall be forwarded by the department to the circuit court. Copies of
10the findings and determination shall be sent by certified or registered mail to the
11designated representative of the petitioners, and to all town and municipal clerks
12entitled to receive mailed notice of the petition under sub. (4).
AB710,31,1513 (e) The determination of the department made in accordance with the
14standards under ss. 66.015, 66.016 66.0205, 66.0207 and 66.021 (11) 66.0217 (6) (c)
15shall be either one of the following:
AB710,31,1616 1. The petition as submitted shall be is dismissed;.
AB710,31,1817 2. The petition as submitted shall be is granted and an incorporation
18referendum held;
.
AB710,31,2119 3. The petition as submitted shall be is dismissed with a recommendation that
20a new petition be submitted to include more or less territory as specified in the
21department's findings and determination.
AB710,31,2522 (f) If the department determines that the petition shall be dismissed under par.
23(e) 1.
, the circuit court shall issue an order dismissing the petition. If the department
24grants the petition, the circuit court shall order an incorporation referendum as
25provided in s. 66.018 66.0211.
AB710,32,5
1(h) Except for an incorporation petition which describes the territory
2recommended by the department under s. 66.014 66.0203 (9) (e) 3., no petition for the
3incorporation of the same or substantially the same territory may be entertained for
4one year following the date of the denial dismissal under par. (f) of the petition or the
5date of any election at which incorporation was rejected by the electors.
AB710,32,8 6(10) Existing ordinances. A county shoreland zoning ordinance enacted under
7s. 59.692 that is in force in any part of the territory shall continue continues in force
8until altered under s. 59.692 (7) (ad).
AB710, s. 37 9Section 37. 66.015 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0205, and 66.0205 (intro.)
10and (5), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,32,15 1166.0205 Standards to be applied by the circuit court. (intro.) Before
12referring the incorporation petition as provided in s. 66.014 66.0203 (2) to the
13department, the court shall determine whether the petition meets the formal and
14signature requirements and shall further find that the following minimum
15requirements are met:
AB710,32,20 16(5) Standards when near first, second 1st, 2nd or third 3rd class city. Where
17If the proposed boundary of a metropolitan village or city is within 10 miles of the
18boundary of a 1st class city of the first class or 5 miles of a 2nd or 3rd class city of the
19second or third class
, the minimum area requirements shall be are 4 and 6 square
20miles for villages and cities, respectively.
AB710, s. 38 21Section 38. 66.016 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0207, and 66.0207 (1) (a)
22and (b) and (2) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,33,523 66.0207 (1) (a) Characteristics of territory. The entire territory of the proposed
24village or city shall be reasonably homogeneous and compact, taking into
25consideration natural boundaries, natural drainage basin, soil conditions, present

1and potential transportation facilities, previous political boundaries, boundaries of
2school districts, shopping and social customs. An isolated municipality shall have
3a reasonably developed community center, including some or all of such features
4such as retail stores, churches, post office, telecommunications exchange and similar
5centers of community activity.
AB710,33,166 (b) Territory beyond the core. The territory beyond the most densely populated
7one-half square mile specified in s. 66.015 66.0205 (1) or the most densely populated
8square mile specified in s. 66.015 66.0205 (2) shall have an average of more than 30
9housing units per quarter section or an assessed value, as defined in s. 66.021
1066.0217 (1) (a) for real estate tax purposes, more than 25% of which is attributable
11to existing or potential mercantile, manufacturing or public utility uses. The
12territory beyond the most densely populated square mile as specified in s. 66.015
1366.0205 (3) or (4) shall have the potential for residential or other urban land use
14development on a substantial scale within the next 3 years. The department may
15waive these requirements to the extent that water, terrain or geography prevents
16such the development.
AB710,33,20 17(2) (intro.) In addition to complying with each of the applicable standards set
18forth in sub. (1) and s. 66.015, any proposed incorporation 66.0205 in order to be
19approved for referendum, a proposed incorporation must be in the public interest as
20determined by the department upon consideration of the following:
AB710,33,2421 (b) Level of services. The level of governmental services desired or needed by
22the residents of the territory compared to the level of services offered by the proposed
23village or city and the level available from a contiguous municipality which files a
24certified copy of a resolution as provided in s. 66.014 66.0203 (6).
AB710, s. 39
1Section 39. 66.017 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0209, and 66.0209 (title),
2(1), (2) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,34,5 366.0209 (title) Review of the action incorporation-related orders and
4decisions
. (1) The order of the circuit court made under s. 66.014 66.0203 (8) or (9)
5(f) may be appealed to the court of appeals.
AB710,34,7 6(2) The decision of the department made under s. 66.014 66.0203 (9) shall be
7is subject to judicial review under ch. 227.
AB710,34,13 8(4) Where an An incorporation referendum has been ordered by the circuit
9court under s. 66.014 66.0203 (9) (f), the referendum shall may not be stayed pending
10the outcome of further litigation, unless the court of appeals or the supreme court,
11upon appeal or upon the filing of an original action in supreme court, concludes that
12a strong probability exists that the order of the circuit court or the decision of the
13department will be set aside.
AB710, s. 40 14Section 40. 66.018 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0211, and 66.0211 (title),
15(2), (3) and (5), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,34,16 1666.0211 (title) Referendum Incorporation referendum procedure.
AB710,34,21 17(2) Notice of referendum. Notice of the referendum shall be given by
18publication of the order of the circuit court in a newspaper having general circulation
19in the territory. Such publication Publication shall be once a week for 4 successive
20weeks, the. The first publication to may not be not more than 4 weeks before the
21referendum.
AB710,35,2 22(3) Return. An incorporation referendum shall be conducted in the same
23manner as an annexation referendum under s. 66.021 (5) insofar as 66.0217 (7) to
24the extent
applicable except that the ballot shall contain the words "For a city

1[village]" and "Against a city [village]". The inspectors shall make a return to the
2circuit court.
AB710,35,12 3(5) Certification of incorporation. If a majority of the votes in an
4incorporation referendum are cast in favor of a village or city, the clerk of the circuit
5court shall certify the fact to the secretary of state and supply the secretary of state
6with a copy of a description of the legal boundaries of the village or city and the
7associated population and a copy of a plat thereof of the village or city. Within 10 days
8of receipt of the description and plat, the secretary of state shall forward 2 copies to
9the department of transportation, and one copy each to the department of
10administration, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the
11department of commerce. The secretary of state shall issue a certificate of
12incorporation and record the same certificate.
AB710, s. 41 13Section 41. 66.019 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0213 and amended to
14read:
AB710,35,19 1566.0213 Powers of new village or city: elections; adjustment of taxes;
16reorganization as village.
(1) Village or city powers. Every A village or city
17incorporated under this section shall be ss. 66.0201 to 66.0213 is a body corporate and
18politic, with powers and privileges of a municipal corporation at common law and
19conferred by these statutes.
AB710,35,22 20(2) Existing ordinances. (a) Ordinances in force in the territory incorporated
21or any part thereof, insofar as of the territory, to the extent not inconsistent with chs.
2261 and 62, shall continue in force until altered or repealed.
AB710,35,2523 (b) A county shoreland zoning ordinance enacted under s. 59.692 that is in force
24in any part of the territory shall continue continues in force until altered under s.
2559.692 (7) (ad).
AB710,36,7
1(3) Interim officers. All officers of the village or town embracing the territory
2thus that is incorporated as a village or city shall continue in their powers and duties
3until the first meeting of the board of trustees or common council at which a quorum
4is present. Until a village or city clerk is chosen and qualified all oaths of office and
5other papers shall be filed with the circuit court, with whom which the petition was
6filed, who. The court shall deliver them the oaths and other papers with the petition
7to the village or city clerk when that clerk qualifies.
AB710,36,20 8(4) First village or city election. (a) Within 10 days after incorporation of
9the village or city, the clerk of the circuit court with whom the petition was filed shall
10fix a time for the first election, and where appropriate designate the polling place or
11places, and name 3 inspectors of election for each place. The time for the election
12shall be fixed no less than 40 nor more than 50 days after the date of the certificate
13of incorporation issued by the secretary of state, irrespective of any other provision
14in the statutes. Nomination papers shall conform to ch. 8 insofar as to the extent
15applicable. Such Nomination papers shall be signed by not less than 5% nor more
16than 10% of the total votes cast at the referendum election, and be filed no later than
1715 days before the time fixed for the election. Ten days' previous notice of the election
18shall be given by the clerk of the circuit court by publication in the newspapers
19selected under s. 66.018 66.0211 (2) and by posting notices in 3 public places in such
20the village or city, but failure to give such notice shall does not invalidate the election.
AB710,37,521 (b) The election shall be conducted as prescribed by ch. 6, except that no
22registration of voters shall may be required. The inspectors shall make returns to
23the clerk of the circuit court who shall, within one week after such the election,
24canvass the returns and declare the result. The clerk shall notify the officers-elect
25and issue certificates of election. If the first election is on the first Tuesday in April

1the officers so elected and their appointees shall commence and hold their offices as
2for a regular term. Otherwise they shall commence within 10 days and hold their
3offices until the regular village or city election and the qualification of their
4successors and the terms of their appointees shall expire as soon as successors
5qualify.
AB710,37,13 6(5) Taxes levied before incorporation; how collected and divided. Whenever
7If a village or city is incorporated from territory within any town or towns, after the
8assessment of taxes in any year and before the collection of such the taxes, the tax
9so assessed shall be collected by the town treasurer of the town or the town treasurers
10of the different towns of which such the village or city formerly constituted a part,
11and all moneys collected from the tax levied for town purposes shall be divided
12between the village or city and the town or the towns, as provided by s. 66.03 66.0235
13(13) (a) 1., for the division of property owned jointly by towns and villages.
AB710,38,4 14(6) Reorganization of city as village. If the population of the any city falls
15below 1,000 as determined by the United States census, the council may upon filing
16of a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 containing the signatures of
17at least 15% of the electors submit at any general or city election the question
18whether the city shall reorganize as a village. If three-fifths of the votes cast on the
19question are for reorganization the mayor and council shall record the return in the
20office of the register of deeds and, file a certified copy with the clerk of the circuit
21court, and shall immediately call an election, to be conducted as are village elections,
22for the election of village officers. Upon the qualification of such the officers, the
23board of trustees shall declare the city reorganized as a village, and the
24reorganization shall be effected is effective. The clerk shall certify a copy of the
25declaration to the secretary of state who shall file the declaration and endorse a

1memorandum thereof of the declaration on the record of the certificate of
2incorporation of the city. Rights and liabilities of the city shall continue in favor of
3or against the village. Ordinances, so far as within the power of the village, shall
4remain in force until changed.
Note: Expands the scope of sub. (6) to include any city, not just a city
incorporated under ss. 66.013 to 66.019 (renumbered ss. 66.0201 to 66.0213), by
changing the reference to "the" city to "any" city.
AB710, s. 42 5Section 42. 66.02 of the statutes is renumbered 66.0229 and amended to read:
AB710,39,6 666.0229 Consolidation. Subject to s. 66.023 66.0307 (7), any a town, village
7or city may be consolidated with a contiguous town, village or city, by ordinance,
8passed by a two-thirds vote of all the members of each board or council, fixing the
9terms of the consolidation and ratified by the electors at a referendum held in each
10municipality. The ballots shall bear the words, "for consolidation", and "against
11consolidation", and if a majority of the votes cast thereon in each municipality are
12for consolidation, the ordinances shall then be in take effect and have the force of a
13contract. The ordinance and the result of the referendum shall be certified as
14provided in s. 66.018 66.0211 (5); if a town the certification shall be preserved as
15provided in ss. 60.03 and 66.018 66.0211 (5) and 66.0235, respectively. Consolidation
16shall does not affect the preexisting rights or liabilities of any municipality and
17actions thereon on those rights or liabilities may be commenced or completed as
18though if there were no consolidation had been effected. Any. A consolidation
19ordinance proposing the consolidation of a town and another municipality shall,
20within 10 days after its adoption and prior to its submission to the voters for
21ratification at a referendum, be submitted to the circuit court and the department
22of administration for a determination whether such the proposed consolidation is in
23the public interest. The circuit court shall determine whether the proposed

1ordinance meets the formal requirements of this section and shall then refer the
2matter to the department of administration, which shall find as prescribed in s.
366.014 66.0203 whether the proposed consolidation is in the public interest in
4accordance with the standards in s. 66.016 66.0207. The department's findings shall
5have the same status as incorporation findings under ss. 66.014 66.0203 to 66.019
666.0213.
AB710, s. 43 7Section 43. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 66 [precedes 66.0201] of the
8statutes is created to read:
AB710,39,99 Chapter 66
AB710,39,1210 Subchapter II
11 Incorporation;
12 Municipal Boundaries
AB710, s. 44 13Section 44. 66.021 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (title) and
14amended to read:
AB710,39,16 1566.0217 (title) Annexation of territory initiated by electors and
16property owners
.
AB710, s. 45 17Section 45. 66.021 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are renumbered 66.0217
18(1) (intro.) and (a).
AB710, s. 46 19Section 46. 66.021 (1) (am) to (e) of the statutes are renumbered 66.0217 (1)
20(c) to (g), and 66.0217 (1) (d), (e) and (f), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,39,2521 66.0217 (1) (d) "Owner" means the holder of record of an estate in possession
22in fee simple, or for life, in land or real property, or a vendee of record under a land
23contract for the sale of an estate in possession in fee simple or for life but does not
24include the vendor under a land contract. A tenant in common or joint tenant shall
25be considered such
is an owner to the extent of his or her interest.
AB710,40,2
1(e) "Petition" includes the original petition and any counterpart thereof of the
2original petition
.
AB710,40,33 (f) "Real property" means land and the improvements thereon to the land.
AB710, s. 47 4Section 47. 66.021 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (3), and 66.0217
5(3) (intro.) and (a) (title), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,40,86 66.0217 (3) Methods Other methods of annexation. (intro.) Subject to s.
766.023 66.0307 (7), territory contiguous to any a city or village may be annexed
8thereto to the city or village in the following ways:
AB710,40,99 (a) (title) Direct annexation by one-half approval.
AB710, s. 48 10Section 48. 66.021 (2m) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB710, s. 49 11Section 49. 66.021 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (10) (b) and
12amended to read:
AB710,40,1513 66.0217 (10) (b) Whenever For purposes of this section, if a number of electors
14cannot be determined on the basis of reported election statistics, the number shall
15be determined in accordance with s. 60.74 (6).
AB710, s. 50 16Section 50. 66.021 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (4), and 66.0217
17(4) (title), (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,40,2118 66.0217 (4) (title) Notice of proposed annexation. (a) (intro.) The An
19annexation under sub. (3) shall be initiated by publishing in the territory proposed
20for annexation a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of intention to circulate an annexation
21petition. The notice shall contain:
AB710,41,322 (b) The person who causes has the notice to be published shall serve a copy of
23the notice, within 5 days after its publication, upon the clerk of each municipality
24affected, upon the clerk of each school district affected and upon each owner of land
25in a town if that land will be in a city or village after the annexation. Such service

1Service may be either by personal service or by registered certified mail with return
2receipt requested. If required under sub. (6) (a), a copy of the notice shall be mailed
3to the department as provided in that paragraph.
Note: Revises the required service of notice of intention to circulate an
annexation petition to include the method of certified mail, rather than
registered mail. Certified mail is less expensive than registered mail and there
appears to be no policy reason to require registered mail.
AB710, s. 51 4Section 51. 66.021 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (5) and amended
5to read:
AB710,41,136 66.0217 (5) Petition Annexation petition. (a) The An annexation petition
7under this section shall state the purpose of the petition, contain a legal description
8of the territory proposed to be annexed and have attached thereto a scale map. The
9petition shall also specify the population, as defined in s. 66.013 (2) (b), of the
10territory. In this paragraph, "population" means the population of the territory as
11shown by the last federal census, by any subsequent population estimate certified
12as acceptable by the department or by an actual count certified as acceptable by the
13department.
Note: In addition to the current methods, authorizes the population of the
territory to be determined by an actual count, certified as acceptable by the
department.
AB710,41,1614 (b) No person who has signed a petition shall be permitted to may withdraw
15his or her name therefrom from the petition. No additional signatures shall may be
16added after a petition is filed.
AB710,41,2017 (c) The circulation of the petition shall commence not less than 10 days nor
18more than 20 days after the date of publication of the notice of intention to circulate.
19The annexation petition shall be is void unless filed within 6 months of the date of
20publication of the notice.
AB710, s. 52
1Section 52. 66.021 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (7) and amended
2to read:
AB710,42,83 66.0217 (7) Referendum. (a) Notice. 1. Within 60 days after the filing of the
4petition under sub. (3), the common council or village board may accept or reject the
5petition and if rejected no further action shall may be taken thereon on the petition.
6Acceptance may consist of adoption of an annexation ordinance. Failure to reject the
7petition shall obligate obligates the city or village to pay the cost of any referendum
8favorable to annexation.
AB710,42,15 92. If the petition is not rejected the clerk of the city or village with whom the
10annexation petition is filed shall give written notice thereof of the petition by
11personal service or registered mail with return receipt requested to the clerk of any
12town from which territory is proposed to be detached and shall give like notice to any
13person who files a written request therefor with the clerk. Such The notice shall
14indicate whether the petition is for direct annexation or whether it requests a
15referendum on the question of annexation.
AB710,43,5 163. If the notice indicates that the petition is for a referendum on the question
17of annexation, the town clerk shall give notice as provided in par. (c) of a referendum
18of the electors residing in the area proposed for annexation to be held within 30 days
19after the date of personal service or mailing of the notice required under this
20paragraph. If the notice indicates that the petition is for direct annexation, no
21referendum shall be held unless, within 30 days after the date of personal service or
22mailing of the notice required under this paragraph, a petition conforming to the
23requirements of s. 8.40 requesting a referendum is filed with the town clerk signed
24by at least 20% of the electors residing in the area proposed to be annexed. If such
25a petition requesting a referendum is filed, the clerk shall give notice as provided in

1par. (c) of a referendum of the electors residing in the area proposed for annexation
2to be held within 30 days of the receipt of the petition and shall mail a copy of such
3the notice to the clerk of the city or village to which the annexation is proposed. Any
4The referendum shall be held at some a convenient place within the town to be
5specified in the notice.
AB710,43,116 (b) Clerk to act. If more than one town is involved, the city or village clerk shall
7determine as nearly as is practicable which town contains the most electors in the
8area proposed to be annexed and shall indicate in the notice required under par. (a)
9such that determination. The clerk of the town so designated shall perform the
10duties required hereunder under this subsection and the election shall be conducted
11in such the town as are other elections conducted therein.
AB710,43,1412 (c) Publication of notice. The notice shall be published in a newspaper of
13general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed on the publication day next
14preceding the referendum election and one week prior to such that publication.
AB710,43,2015 (d) How conducted. The referendum shall be conducted by the town election
16officials but the town board may reduce the number of such election officials for that
17election. The ballots shall contain the words "For annexation" and "Against
18annexation" and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of s. 5.64 (2). The election
19shall be conducted as are other town elections in accordance with chs. 6 and 7 insofar
20as
to the extent applicable.
AB710,44,221 (e) Canvass; statement to be filed. The election inspectors shall make a
22statement of the holding of the election showing the whole number of votes cast, and
23the number cast for and against annexation, attach thereto their affidavit to the
24statement
and immediately file it in the office of the town clerk. They shall file a

1certified statement of the results in the office of the clerk of each other municipality
2affected.
AB710,44,63 (f) Costs. If the referendum is against annexation, the costs of the election shall
4be borne by the towns involved in the proportion that the number of electors of each
5town within the territory proposed to be annexed, voting in the referendum, bears
6to the total number of electors in such that territory, voting in the referendum.
AB710,44,107 (g) Effect. If the result of the referendum is against annexation, all previous
8proceedings shall be are nullified. If the result of the referendum is for annexation,
9failure of any town official to perform literally any duty required by this section shall
10does not invalidate the annexation.
AB710, s. 53 11Section 53. 66.021 (6) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (10) (title)
12and amended to read:
AB710,44,1413 66.0217 (10) (title) Qualifications of electors and owners; elector
14determination
.
AB710, s. 54 15Section 54. 66.021 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (10) (a) and
16amended to read:
AB710,44,2217 66.0217 (10) (a) Qualifications Under this section, qualifications as to electors
18and owners shall be determined as of the date of filing any a petition, except that all
19qualified electors residing in the territory proposed for annexation on the day of the
20conduct of
a referendum election shall be entitled to may vote therein in the election.
21Residence and ownership must shall be bona fide and not acquired for the purpose
22of defeating or invalidating the annexation proceedings.
AB710, s. 55 23Section 55. 66.021 (7) (title), (a), (b) and (d) of the statutes are renumbered
2466.0217 (8) (title), (a), (b) and (c), and 66.0217 (8) (a) and (c), as renumbered, are
25amended to read:
AB710,45,16
166.0217 (8) (a) An ordinance for the annexation of the territory described in the
2annexation petition under sub. (3) may be enacted by a two-thirds vote of the elected
3members of the governing body not less than 20 days after the publication of the
4notice of intention to circulate the petition and not later than 120 days after the date
5of filing with the city or village clerk of the petition for annexation or of the
6referendum election if favorable to the annexation. If the annexation is subject to
7sub. (11) (6) the governing body shall first review the reasons given by the
8department of administration that the proposed annexation is against the public
9interest. Subject to s. 59.692 (7), such an ordinance under this subsection may
10temporarily designate the classification of the annexed area for zoning purposes
11until the zoning ordinance is amended as prescribed in s. 62.23 (7) (d). Before
12introduction of an ordinance containing such a temporary classification, the
13proposed classification shall be referred to and recommended by the plan
14commission. The authority to make such a temporary classification shall is not be
15effective when the county ordinance prevails during litigation as provided in s. 59.69
16(7).
AB710,45,2017 (c) The annexation shall be is effective upon enactment of the annexation
18ordinance. The board of school directors in any city of the first a 1st class shall city
19is
not be required to administer the schools in any territory annexed to any such the
20city until July 1 following such the annexation.
AB710, s. 56 21Section 56. 66.021 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (9) and amended
22to read:
AB710,46,1223 66.0217 (9) Filing requirements; surveys. (a) The clerk of a city or village
24which has annexed territory shall file immediately with the secretary of state a
25certified copy of the ordinance, certificate and plat, and shall send one copy to each

1company that provides any utility service in the area that is annexed. The clerk shall
2also record the ordinance with the register of deeds and file a signed copy of the
3ordinance with the clerk of any affected school district. Failure to file, record or send
4shall does not invalidate the annexation and the duty to file, record or send shall be
5is a continuing one. The ordinance that is filed, recorded or sent shall describe the
6annexed territory and the associated population. The information filed with the
7secretary of state shall be utilized in making recommendations for adjustments to
8entitlements under the federal revenue sharing program and distribution of funds
9under ch. 79. The clerk shall certify annually to the secretary of state and record with
10the register of deeds a legal description of the total boundaries of the municipality
11as those boundaries existed on December 1, unless there has been no change in the
1212 months preceding.
AB710,46,1913 (b) Within 10 days of receipt of the ordinance, certificate and plat, the secretary
14of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance, certificate and plat to the department
15of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the
16department of revenue, one copy to the department of public instruction, one copy
17to the department of commerce, one copy to the department of natural resources, one
18copy to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and 2 copies
19to the clerk of the municipality from which the territory was annexed.
AB710,46,2420 (c) Any city or village may direct a survey of its present boundaries to be made,
21and when properly attested the survey and plat may be filed in the office of the
22register of deeds in the county in which the city or village is located , whereupon.
23Upon filing,
the survey and plat shall be are prima facie evidence of the facts therein
24set forth in the survey and plat.
AB710, s. 57
1Section 57. 66.021 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (12) and amended
2to read:
AB710,47,63 66.0217 (12) Validity of plats. Where any If an annexation is declared invalid
4but prior to such before the declaration and subsequent to such the annexation a plat
5has been is submitted and has been is approved as required in s. 236.10 (1) (a), such
6the plat shall be deemed is validly approved despite the invalidity of the annexation.
AB710, s. 58 7Section 58. 66.021 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0217 (11), and
866.0217 (11) (title) and (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB710,47,149 66.0217 (11) (title) Action to contest annexation. (a) An action on any
10grounds whatsoever, whether denominated procedural or jurisdictional, to contest
11the validity of an annexation shall be commenced within the time after adoption of
12the annexation ordinance provided by s. 893.73 (2). During the action, the
13application of, and jurisdiction over, any county zoning in the area annexed is as
14provided under s. 59.69 (7).
Note: A cross-reference to s. 59.69 (7) is added for convenience.
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