Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding comprehensive plans and annexing an area of city impact.

This legislation balances the interests of those involved in decisions regarding impact areas and annexations. The bill provides criteria for impact area boundary decisions and a one-mile distance standard and a five year regular planning time frame related to impact areas. It promotes cooperation between cities, counties and landowners and clarifies that decisions regarding the establishment, modification or confirmation of impact area boundaries are the jurisdiction of the counties. The bill provides that city impact areas may not overlap. Annexations may extend beyond impact area boundaries except in cases where impact areas abut and the five-yeartimeperiodrelatedtotheboundaryhasnotexpired. Thisprovidesaprocessforindividuallandowners to work with a desired city to request adjustment of impact area boundaries to facilitate annexation. The bill notes that area of impact decisions are legislative actions but also provides for a specific expedited court review of these decisions.