GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 216
Short Title: Sharpsburg Satellite Annexation. (Local)
Sponsors: Senator Smith (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 3, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REMOVE THE CAP ON SATELLITE ANNEXATIONS FOR THE TOWN OF 2
SHARPSBURG. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 160A-58.1 reads as rewritten: 5
"§ 160A-58.1. Petition for annexation; standards. 6
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(b) A noncontiguous area proposed for annexation must meet all of the following 8
standards: 9
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(5) The area within the proposed satellite corporate limits, when added to the area 11
within all other satellite corporate limits, may not exceed ten percent (10%) 12
of the area within the primary corporate limits of the annexing city. 13
This subdivision does not apply to the Cities of Archdale, Asheboro, 14
Belmont, Claremont, Concord, Conover, Durham, Elizabeth City, Gastonia, 15
Greenville, Hickory, Kannapolis, Kings Mountain, Locust, Lowell, Marion, 16
Mount Airy, Mount Holly, New Bern, Newton, Oxford, Randleman, Roanoke 17
Rapids, Rockingham, Saluda, Sanford, Salisbury, Shelby, Southport, 18
Statesville, and Washington and the Towns of Ahoskie, Angier, Apex, Ayden, 19
Belville, Benson, Bladenboro, Bridgeton, Bunn, Burgaw, Calabash, Carthage, 20
Catawba, China Grove, Clayton, Columbia, Columbus, Cramerton, Creswell, 21
Dallas, Dobson, Four Oaks, Franklin, Franklinton, Franklinville, 22
Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Godwin, Goldston, Granite Quarry, Green Level, 23
Grimesland, Harrisburg, Holly Ridge, Holly Springs, Hookerton, Hope Mills, 24
Huntersville, Jamestown, Kenansville, Kenly, Knightdale, Landis, Laurel 25
Park, Liberty, Lillington, Louisburg, Maggie Valley, Maiden, Mayodan, 26
Maysville, Middlesex, Midland, Mocksville, Morrisville, Mount Pleasant, 27
Nashville, North Wilkesboro, Norwood, Oak Island, Oakboro, Ocean Isle 28
Beach, Pembroke, Pine Level, Pollocksville, Princeton, Ramseur, Ranlo, 29
Richlands, Rockwell, Rolesville, Rutherfordton, Shallotte, Sharpsburg, Siler 30
City, Smithfield, Spencer, Spring Lake, Stanley, Stem, Stovall, Surf City, 31
Swansboro, Taylorsville, Troutman, Troy, Vass, Wallace, Warsaw, Watha, 32
Waynesville, Weldon, Wendell, West Jefferson, Wilson's Mills, Windsor, 33
Wingate, Yadkinville, Youngsville, and Zebulon. 34
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SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 36