ATTACHMENT 4

AN ORDINANCE TO EXTEND THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

WHEREAS, the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill has been petition under G.S. 160A-31, as amended to, to annex the are described herein, and

WHEREAS, the Town Clerk has certified the sufficiency of said petition and a public hearing on the question of this annexation was held at the Chapel Hill Municipal Building, 306 North Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, N.C., 27516 at 7:00 p.m. on October 20, 2003 after due notice by publication on October 5 and October 12, 2003; and

WHEREAS, the Council does hereby find as a fact the petition meets the requirements of G.S. 160A-31, as amended. and

WHEREAS, the Council further finds that the public health, safety and welfare of the Town and of the area proposed for annexation will be best served by annexing the area described herein.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill:

SECTION I

By virtue of the authority granted by G.S. 160A-31, as amended, the following described territory is hereby annexed and made a part of the Town of Chapel Hill as of December 31, 2003:

The parcel of land 4.646 acres located west of the intersection of Homestead and High School Roads, being all of Lot 3 as shown on plat survey by Jack R. Thomason, PLS, entitled  “Recombination for Lots 1A, 1B, 2,3”, dated October 5, 1998, and recorded in Plat Book 83, Page 122, Orange County Registry. Tax Map 7.109..9P.

SECTION II

Upon and after 11.59 p.m. December 31, 2003, the effective date of this annexation, the above described territory and its citizens and property shall be subject to all debts, laws, ordinances and regulations in force in the Town of Chapel Hill and shall be entitled to the same privileges and benefits as other parts of the Town of Chapel Hill.  Said territory shall be subject to municipal taxes according to G.S. 160A-58.10.

SECTION III

The Manager of the Town of Chapel Hill shall cause to be recorded in the office of the Resister of Deeds in Orange County, and in the office of the Secretary of State in Raleigh North Carolina, an accurate map of the annexed territory, described in Section I above, together with a duly certified copy of the ordinance. Such map shall be delivered to the Orange County Board of Elections, as required by G.S. 163-288.1.

This the ________ day of _________, 2003.