GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 777

Short Title:  Kings Mountain Annexation.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representatives Weatherly, Clary, and Dedmon.

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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government II, if favorable, Finance.

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April 3, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT EXTENDING RIGHTS TO PETITION OR INITIATE ANNEXATION BY RESOLUTION FOR VOLUNTARY NONCONTIGUOUS ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 160A-58.7 and G.S. 160A-58.1(b) a city may annex any noncontiguous area provided it meets all of the following standards:
(1)	The area proposed for annexation must be owned by the annexing city.
(2)	The nearest point on the proposed satellite corporate limits must not be more than five and one-half miles from the primary corporate limits of the annexing city.
(3)	No point on the proposed satellite corporate limits may be closer to the primary corporate limits of another city than to the primary corporate limits of the annexing city unless the other city consents to the same by ordinance.
(4)	The area must be so situated that the annexing city will be able to provide the same services within the proposed satellite corporate limits that it provides within its primary corporate limits.
(5)	The area within the proposed satellite corporate limits shall not be counted toward the ten percent (10%) noncontiguous annexation areas as set forth in G.S. 160A-53.1(b)(5).
(b)	The boundaries of any area annexed under this act shall not be considered the primary corporate limits of the city for the purpose of Part 4 of Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, and shall not be considered the boundary of the municipality for the purpose of Part 1, 2, or 3 of that Article, even if the area becomes contiguous due to annexation of the intervening property.
Section 2.  This act applies to the City of Kings Mountain only.
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.