Wyoming § 15-1-406 Annexing territories; annexation ordinance;
objections; exception; prohibition

Wyoming Statutes

§ 15-1-406 — Annexing territories; annexation ordinance; objections; exception; prohibition

Wyoming § 15-1-406

Title 15Cities and Towns

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 4ANNEXATION; DETERMINATION OF BOUNDARIES;

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-1-406 (2026).

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(a)If after the hearing the governing body finds that the conditions required by W.S. 15-1-402 exist and that the required procedures have been met, it shall by ordinance annex the territory. Upon completion of annexation procedures, the clerk of the annexing municipality shall file with the county clerk a map of the area to be annexed and a copy of the ordinance approved by the governing body of the annexing municipality.

(b)If more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners, or if a landowner or landowners owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the area to be annexed file written objections with the clerk of the annexing municipality within twenty (20) business days after the hearing under W.S. 15-1-405(a) no further action under W.S. 15-1-404 may be taken on any area within the propo

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(a) If after the hearing the governing body finds that the
conditions required by W.S. 15-1-402 exist and that the required
procedures have been met, it shall by ordinance annex the
territory. Upon completion of annexation procedures, the clerk
of the annexing municipality shall file with the county clerk a
map of the area to be annexed and a copy of the ordinance
approved by the governing body of the annexing municipality.
(b) If more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners, or
if a landowner or landowners owning more than fifty percent
(50%) of the area to be annexed file written objections with the
clerk of the annexing municipality within twenty (20) business
days after the hearing under W.S. 15-1-405(a) no further action
under W.S. 15-1-404 may be taken on any area within the proposed
annexation within two (2) years.
(c) If seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the perimeter
of the area to be annexed is contiguous to the corporate limits
of the annexing city or town, the provisions of subsection (b)
of this section do not apply.
(d) No annexation under W.S. 15-1-404 shall create an area
which is situated entirely within the boundaries of the city or
town but is not annexed.