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Section 165.041, Florida Statutes, have been met. As applied to any new municipality within the County, those standards include the following; (a) The new municipality must have a total population of at least 5,000 persons; (b) The new municipality must have an average population density of at least 15 persons per acre except under certain extraordinary conditions; and (c) Any part of the new municipality's proposed boundaries must be at least two miles from the boundaries of an existing municipality within the County contiguous and amicable to separate municipal government. Under Section 171.041(3), Florida Statutes, a municipality may annex contiguous, compact, unincorporated territory by adopting an annexation ordinance. Following adoption, such ordinance must be submitted to a separate vote of the registered electors of the annexing municipality and the registered electors of the area proposed to be annexed. If there is a separate majority vote for annexation in both the annexing municipality and in the area proposed to be annexed, then the ordinance of annexation shall become effective on the effective date speed therein. If there is a majority vote against annexation in either the annexing municipality or in the area proposed to be annexed, or in both, the ordinance shall not become effective and the area proposed to be annexed shall not be the subject to an annexation ordinance by the annexing municipality for a period of two years from the date of the referendum on annexation. If more than 70% of the land in an area proposed to be annexed is owned by individuals, corporations, or legal entities which are not registered electors of such area, such area may not be annexed unless the owners of moro than 50% of the land in such area consent to such annexation. Such consent must be obtained prior to the referendum to be held on the annexation. An area proposed to be annexed must meet certain standards set forth in Section 171.043, Florida Statutes. In addition to the annexation procedures described above, under Section 171.044, Florida Statutes, the owner or owners of real property in an unincorporated area which is contiguous to a municipality, and reasonably compact, may file a petition with the governing body of such municipality requesting that such property be annexed to the municipality. Upon determination by the governing body of the municipality that the petition bears the signatures of all owners of property in the area proposed to be annexed, the governing body may adopt a ordinance to annex such property and, after publication as required by law, such ordinance shall becow effective. (Remainder of page intentionally left blank]