In May 2009, the City of Wilmington adopted an ordinance annexing an area known as Monkey Junction. The original annexation proposal provided for the addition of personnel and “necessary corresponding equipment” to accommodate and facilitate the annexation of new land into the City. Moreover, the City projected $0 […]
We’ve blogged in the past about the relatively controversial topic of annexation here and here. In North Carolina, local governments may incorporate, or annex, tracts of land within the city or county limits regardless of the unincorporated landowner’s support or resistance to the movement. Having spent some time […]
The statute granting municipalities extraterritorial regulatory authority defines the area within which a city may apply its land development regulations, such as the power to zone. That statute, N.C.G.S. Sec. 160A-360, includes a detailed process that must be followed by a city in establishing extraterritorial jurisdiction. In certain […]
In 1989, the North Carolina General Assembly enabled two or more cities to enter into binding agreements relating to the exercise of the annexation powers. The purpose of enabling such agreements was “to enhance orderly planning by such cities as well as residents and property owners in area […]
Aaron Frank
Amy C. O'Neal
John Cooke
Michael Thelen
WBD Admin
North Carolina Land Use Litigator 