(A) A noncontiguous area proposed for annexation must meet all of the following standards:
(1) The nearest point on the proposed satellite corporate limits must be not more than five miles from the primary corporate limits of the annexing city.
(2) No point on the proposed satellite corporate limits may be closer to the primary corporate limits of another city than to the primary corporate limits of the annexing city.
(3) The area must be so situated that the annexing city will be able to provide the same services within the proposed satellite corporate limits that it provides within its primary corporate limits.
(4) If the area proposed for annexation, or any portion thereof, is a subdivision as defined in G.S. § 160A-376, all of the subdivision must be included.
(5) The area within the proposed satellite corporate limits, when added to the area within the other satellite corporate limits, may exceed 10% of the area within the primary corporate limits of the annexing city.
(B) This applies to the city of Oxford.
Cross-reference:
Annexations, see TSO I
Statutory reference:
Related law, see G.S. § 160A-58.1(b)