December 8, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Hurd, Krug, Macco, Mursau, O’Connor, Petryk, Schmidt, Wittke and Rozar, cosponsored by Senators Testin, James, Quinn, Stafsholt and Wanggaard. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AB768,,22An Act to amend 62.23 (7a) (a) and 236.02 (5); and to create 60.10 (1) (h), 66.0217 (14) (c) and 66.0813 (7) of the statutes; relating to: water and sewerage system connections and annexation of territory and extraterritorial zoning in certain towns. AB768,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill allows certain towns to designate themselves as “urban towns,” a designation that would limit the effect of extraterritorial zoning and plat approval and annexation by other municipalities. The bill also requires local governments to allow connection, with certain limited exceptions, to their water or sewerage systems by certain other local governments.
Under the bill, a town that meets all of the following may designate itself as an “urban town” upon approval by the town meeting:
1. The town has a population of more than 5,000 and a population density of 750 persons in any one square mile.