FILED SENATE
May 24, 2022
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
S.B. 773
SESSION 2021 PRINCIPAL CLERK
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SENATE BILL DRS45501-LMx-162
Short Title: Goldston Satellite Annexations. (Local)
Sponsors: Senators Craven and Foushee (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT REMOVING THE CAP ON SATELLITE ANNEXATIONS FOR THE TOWN OF
3 GOLDSTON.
4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
5 SECTION 1. G.S. 160A-58.1 reads as rewritten:
6 "§ 160A-58.1. Petition for annexation; standards.
7 …
8 (b) A noncontiguous area proposed for annexation must meet all of the following
9 standards:
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11 (5) The area within the proposed satellite corporate limits, when added to the area
12 within all other satellite corporate limits, may not exceed ten percent (10%)
13 of the area within the primary corporate limits of the annexing city.
14 This subdivision does not apply to the Cities of Asheboro, Belmont,
15 Claremont, Concord, Conover, Durham, Elizabeth City, Gastonia, Greenville,
16 Hickory, Kannapolis, Kings Mountain, Locust, Lowell, Marion, Mount Airy,
17 Mount Holly, New Bern, Newton, Oxford, Randleman, Roanoke Rapids,
18 Rockingham, Saluda, Sanford, Salisbury, Shelby, Southport, Statesville, and
19 Washington and the Towns of Ahoskie, Angier, Apex, Ayden, Belville,
20 Benson, Bladenboro, Bridgeton, Bunn, Burgaw, Calabash, Carthage,
21 Catawba, China Grove, Clayton, Columbia, Columbus, Cramerton, Creswell,
22 Dallas, Dobson, Four Oaks, Franklin, Franklinton, Franklinville,
23 Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Godwin, Goldston, Granite Quarry, Green Level,
24 Grimesland, Harrisburg, Holly Ridge, Holly Springs, Hookerton, Hope Mills,
25 Huntersville, Jamestown, Kenansville, Kenly, Knightdale, Landis, Leland,
26 Liberty, Lillington, Louisburg, Maggie Valley, Maiden, Mayodan, Maysville,
27 Middlesex, Midland, Mocksville, Morrisville, Mount Pleasant, Nashville,
28 North Wilkesboro, Norwood, Oak Island, Oakboro, Ocean Isle Beach,
29 Pembroke, Pine Level, Pollocksville, Princeton, Ramseur, Ranlo, Richlands,
30 Rockwell, Rolesville, Rutherfordton, Shallotte, Siler City, Smithfield,
31 Spencer, Spring Lake, Stanley, Stem, Stovall, Surf City, Swansboro,
32 Taylorsville, Troutman, Troy, Vass, Wallace, Warsaw, Watha, Waynesville,
33 Weldon, Wendell, West Jefferson, Wilson's Mills, Windsor, Wingate,
34 Yadkinville, Youngsville, and Zebulon.
35 …."
36 SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
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Statutes affected:
Filed: 160A-58.1
Edition 1: 160A-58.1
Ratified: 160A-58.1
SL 2022-22: 160A-58.1