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Methods of Annexation
There are three primary methods that the Town may use under State Law to annex land:
1) Town-initiated Annexation - The Town may undertake to annex by ordinance certain areas that meet statutory standards for contiguity, population density, and intensity of development.
2) Contiguous Annexation Petition - The Town may annex by ordinance any area contiguous to its boundaries upon presentation of a petition signed by all of the owners of real property located within such area.
3) Non-Contiguous "Satellite" Annexation Petition - The Town may annex by ordinance certain areas that meet statutory standards and whose boundaries do not at any point touch the Town's primary corporate limits. Non-Contiguous "Satellite" annexation petitions must be signed by all the owners of real property located within such area.
Annexation has occurred on a regular basis in Chapel Hill. Over the last ten years, the Town has completed the following annexations, with the effective dates noted:
June 30, 1992 Southbridge • Phases 3 & 4 (Town-initiated)
Chandler's Green • Phase 2 (Town-initiated)
Oaks III • Phase B5a (Petition)
Springcrest • Phases 1 & 2 (Petition)
June 30, 1993 Springcrest • Phases 3 & 4 (Petition)
Springcrest • Town-Owned Open Space (Petition)
June 30, 1994 Culbreth Middle School (Petition)
June 30, 1995 Weaver Dairy Road/Erwin Road (Town-initiated)
Clark Lake Road • 3 Lots (Town-initiated)
Culbreth Park/Hundred Oaks (Town-initiated)
Cobble Ridge • Phases 1 - 4 (Town-initiated)
June 30, 1996 OWASA Parcel (Petition)
December 31, 1997 Lowes Parcel (portion) (Petition)
June 30, 1998 Homestead Village/Horace Williams Tract (Town-initiated)
Oaks III • Phase B5b (Town-initiated)
June 30, 2000 Englewood Subdivision (Town-initiated)
UNC/Faculty-Staff Club (Town-initiated)
June 30, 2001 Notting Hill Area (Town-initiated)
Southern Village (Town-initiated)
June 30, 2003 Parkside II (Town-initiated)