| Annexation
Information and Resources
File
Annexation Reports
Web-based Annexation Report
System
Governments can submit and track their annexation reports to DCA online.
Use the same login and password that was previously given to your Mayor for DCA surveys, which will enable you to submit annexation reports electronically.
If you need your User Name and Password, email gis@dca.ga.gov.
This simple system ensures that your report is complete.
We have updated the website used to View Annexation Reports. The old website will soon be removed. Read below for details.
Mailing or faxing Annexation Reports is NO LONGER ACCEPTED by DCA. You MUST submit annexation reports, accompanying GIS files, and other required materials/information through the link above.
GIS Annexation Assistance Regional Commission Request (NEW in 2023!)
Developed by the Georgia Association of Regional Commissions
Georgia House Bill 1385 requires all local governments that annex or deannex property
after July 1, 2022 to submit a digital GIS file of the parcels to the
Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the Office of Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment.
Communities that do not have GIS capabilities can request assistance from its district Regional Commission.
Please be aware that, as a result of this new legislation, statute now provides that no annexed area shall
be added to the state map until such report has been properly submitted.
To request GIS assistance, complete the survey at the link below:
GIS Annexation Assistance Request Site
THE SUBMISSION MUST NOW INCLUDE A DIGITAL SHAPEFILE OF THE ANNEXED AREA.
Local governments in need of assistance with submitting GIS files can contact their Regional Commission at the link above for help.
A GIS shapefile is a collection of multiple vector files that are used in a geographic information system.
The GIS file can include a geodatabase, feature layer or the many files that comprise a shapefile.
These files should be zipped into a single .zip file format to be uploaded to the database.
Image files (i.e. pdf, jpg, png, gif, etc.) are NOT part of a GIS submission.
To submit your GIS file with the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office of the General Assembly email:
annexations@legis.ga.gov
View Annexation Reports Submitted to DCA
These are reports submitted to the state since March 17, 2000 to the Department of Community Affairs.
View Older Annexation Reports Submitted to the Secretary of State- Archives
These are reports
submitted to the state before March 17, 2000 to the Secretary of State
Office at the Georgia Department of Archives and History.
Georgia
Code related to annexation reporting
OCGA 36-36-3, 36-36-59, 36-36-92(b) as amended by the General Assembly's HB 1385, effective July 1, 2022.
As a result of the passage of HB 1385: Any municipality annexing property shall file a report identifying any property annexed with the Department of Community Affairs,
the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office of the General Assembly, and with the county governing authority of the county in which the property being annexed is located.
Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office of the General Assembly Website and Email
Local governments in need of assistance with submitting GIS files can contact their Regional Commission for help.
The following link is to the Georgia Association of Regional Commissions (GARC) website that has contact information for you Regional Commission.
Regional Commission Contact Information
Scroll down on the page and select the Regional Commission from the list on the bottom right of the page.
View City Boundaries
In Georgia, cities report the geographic boundary changes to the US Census Bureau (not to the DCA). The Census Bureau has an online interactive map with city boundaries (aka places).
Link to Census Map to view City boundaries
Boundary and Annexation Survey
Cities that annex or deannex are
required by state law to particpate in the US Census Bureau's Boundary and
Annexation Survey (BAS). BAS updates the boundaries on the Census maps that are used for the administration of programs and services, for planning, elections, and for population and housing counts.
Boundary and Annexation
Survey Home Page at US Census Bureau
Georgia Municipal Association Resources
Growing Cities, Growing Georgia: A Guide to Georgia's Annexation Law January 2014, sixth edition.
Arbitration Handbook: For Annexation Land Use Disputes January 2008
Contact DCA's Planning Office for arbitration assistance.
Last
updated May 2023 |
