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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 1018
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/6/26
Short Title: Remove Cap: Satellite Annexations. (Local)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 22, 2026
*H1018-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT REMOVING THE CAP ON SATELLITE ANNEXATIONS FOR THE TOWNS OF 2
CLEVELAND AND SPRUCE PINE. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 160A-58.1, as amended by Section 1 of S.L. 2025 -14, reads as 5
rewritten: 6
"§ 160A-58.1. Petition for annexation; standards. 7
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(b) A noncontiguous area proposed for annexation must meet all of the following 9
standards: 10
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(5) The area within the proposed satellite corporate limits, when added to the area 12
within all other satellite co rporate limits, may not exceed ten percent (10%) 13
of the area within the primary corporate limits of the annexing city. 14
This subdivision does not apply to the Cities of Archdale, Asheboro, 15
Belmont, Claremont, Concord, Conover, Durham, Elizabeth City, Gaston ia, 16
Greenville, Hickory, Kannapolis, Kings Mountain, Locust, Lowell, Marion, 17
Mount Airy, Mount Holly, New Bern, Newton, Oxford, Randleman, Roanoke 18
Rapids, Rockingham, Saluda, Sanford, Salisbury, Shelby, Southport, 19
Statesville, and Washington and the Towns of Ahoskie, Angier, Apex, Ayden, 20
Belville, Benson, Bladenboro, Bridgeton, Bunn, Burgaw, Calabash, Carthage, 21
Catawba, China Grove, Clayton, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, 22
Cramerton, Creswell, Dallas, Dobson, Four Oaks, Franklin, Franklinton, 23
Franklinville, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Godwin, Goldston, Granite Quarry, 24
Green Level, Grimesland, Harrisburg, Holly Ridge, Holly Springs, 25
Hookerton, Hope Mills, Huntersville, Jamestown, Kenansville, Kenly, 26
Knightdale, Landis, Laurel Park, Liberty, Lillington, Louisburg, M adison, 27
Maggie Valley, Maiden, Mayodan, Maysville, Middlesex, Midland, 28
Mocksville, Morrisville, Mount Pleasant, Nashville, North Wilkesboro, 29
Norwood, Oak Island, Oakboro, Ocean Isle Beach, Pembroke, Pine Level, 30
Pollocksville, Princeton, Ramseur, Ranlo, Ric hlands, Rockwell, Rolesville, 31
Rutherfordton, Shallotte, Siler City, Smithfield, Spencer, Spring Lake, Spruce 32
Pine, Stanley, Stem, Stovall, Surf City, Swansboro, Taylorsville, Troutman, 33
Troy, Vass, Wallace, Warsaw, Watha, Waynesville, Weldon, Wendell, West 34
Jefferson, Wilson's Mills, Windsor, Wingate, Yadkinville, Youngsville, and 35
Zebulon. 36
General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
Page 2 House Bill 1018-Second Edition
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SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 2