Florida Statute 171.043 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XII
MUNICIPALITIES

Chapter 171
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES

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F.S. 171.043

171.043 Character of the area to be annexed.—A municipal governing body may propose to annex an area only if it meets the general standards of subsection (1) and the requirements of either subsection (2) or subsection (3).

(1) The total area to be annexed must be contiguous to the municipality’s boundaries at the time the annexation proceeding is begun and reasonably compact, and no part of the area shall be included within the boundary of another incorporated municipality.

(2) Part or all of the area to be annexed must be developed for urban purposes. An area developed for urban purposes is defined as any area which meets any one of the following standards:

(a) It has a total resident population equal to at least two persons for each acre of land included within its boundaries;

(b) It has a total resident population equal to at least one person for each acre of land included within its boundaries and is subdivided into lots and tracts so that at least 60 percent of the total number of lots and tracts are 1 acre or less in size; or

(c) It is so developed that at least 60 percent of the total number of lots and tracts in the area at the time of annexation are used for urban purposes, and it is subdivided into lots and tracts so that at least 60 percent of the total acreage, not counting the acreage used at the time of annexation for nonresidential urban purposes, consists of lots and tracts 5 acres or less in size.

(3) In addition to the area developed for urban purposes, a municipal governing body may include in the area to be annexed any area which does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) if such area either:

(a) Lies between the municipal boundary and an area developed for urban purposes, so that the area developed for urban purposes is either not adjacent to the municipal boundary or cannot be served by the municipality without extending services or water or sewer lines through such sparsely developed area; or

(b) Is adjacent, on at least 60 percent of its external boundary, to any combination of the municipal boundary and the boundary of an area or areas developed for urban purposes as defined in subsection (2).

The purpose of this subsection is to permit municipal governing bodies to extend corporate limits to include all nearby areas developed for urban purposes and, where necessary, to include areas which at the time of annexation are not yet developed for urban purposes whose future probable use is urban and which constitute necessary land connections between the municipality and areas developed for urban purposes or between two or more areas developed for urban purposes.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-190; s. 2, ch. 76-176.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 171.043

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 171.043

Total Results: 16

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2007-09-24

Snippet: to be annexed provided in sections171.042 and 171.043, Florida Statutes, as guidance in determining whether

BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS v. City of Cocoa

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-01-05

Citation: 953 So. 2d 8, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 91, 2007 WL 28294

Snippet: disagree with Judge Evander's analysis of section 171.043, Florida Statutes (2003). Rather, we find that

County of Volusia v. City of Deltona

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-01-20

Citation: 925 So. 2d 340, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 460, 2006 WL 140380

Snippet: criteria set forth in sections 171.0413, 171.042, and 171.043 apply only to involuntary annexations. We quash

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2004-04-30

Snippet: the criteria for annexation set forth in section 171.043, Florida Statutes, may be proposed for exclusion

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1998-12-10

Snippet: that property meets the requirements of section 171.043, Florida Statutes, and such an action would create

Town of Baldwin v. Consolidated City of Jacksonville

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-12-16

Citation: 610 So. 2d 95, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 12783, 1992 WL 371321

Snippet: within the boundaries of Duval County. Section 171.043, Florida Statutes, prohibits annexation of an area

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1991-03-26

Snippet: in s. 171.043, F.S., may be proposed for exclusion by municipal governing bodies.6 Section 171.043, F.S

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1987-02-17

Snippet: express legislative requirement set forth in s. 171.043, F.S. Cf., s. 165.061(1)(a), F.S., which establishes

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1986-08-27

Snippet: setting forth annexation procedures. And see, s. 171.043, F.S., especially subsections (1) and (3) thereof

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1980-09-30

Snippet: supplied.) This office has previously opined that s. 171.043 is inapplicable to parcels of land sought to be

Capella v. City of Gainesville

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1979-11-15

Citation: 377 So. 2d 658, 1979 Fla. LEXIS 4857

Snippet: must meet all the standards specified in section 171.043, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1976). Chapter 77-557

Snippet: America v. Whitney Central National Bank, 261 U.S. 171, 43 Sup. Ct. 311,67 Law Ed. 594, and by Mr. Justice

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