Forms

The Municipal Boundary Adjustment Unit provides sample petitions/resolutions for a majority of boundary adjustments authorized by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414.

The following is a list of sample petition and resolution forms for initiating boundary adjustments:

Boundary Adjustment Type Sample Form Statutory Cite
Annexation by Chief Administrative Law Judge's Order Petition Word Icon Minn. Stat. § 414.031
Annexation by Ordinance Petition by Property Owner Word Icon
120 acres or less		 Minn. Stat. § 414.033, subd. 2(3)
Annexation by Ordinance City Ordinance Word Icon
120 acres or less		 Minn. Stat. § 414.033, subd. 2(3)
Annexation by Ordinance Notice of Intent Word Icon Minn. Stat. § 414.033, subd. 3
Annexation by Ordinance Petition by Property Owner Word Icon Minn. Stat. § 414.033, subd. 5
Orderly Annexation Joint Resolution Word Icon Minn. Stat. § 414.0325
Orderly Annexation Joint Resolution Word Icon
Designate and Immediately Annex Entire Area		 Minn. Stat. § 414.0325
Orderly Annexation Amendment to Joint Resolution Word Icon Minn. Stat. § 414.0325
Detachment Property Owner Petition Word Icon Minn. Stat. § 414.06
Detachment City Resolution Word Icon
Responding to Property Owner Petition		 Minn. Stat. § 414.06
Detachment Township Resolution Word Icon
Responding to Property Owner Petition		 Minn. Stat. § 414.06
Detachment City Resolution Word Icon
Initiating Detachment		 Minn. Stat. § 414.06
Concurrent Detachment/Annexation Petition Word Icon Minn. Stat. § 414.061, subd. 5
Incorporation Petition/Resolution Word Icon Minn. Stat. § 414.02
Dissolution Petition Word Icon Minn. Stat. § 412.091
Consolidation of Two or More Municipalities Petition/Resolutions Word Icon Minn. Stat. § 414.041