A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the city of durham to annex roads that are adjacent on both sides to property already within the city limits.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Charter of the City of Durham, being Chapter 671 of the 1975 Session Laws, as amended, is further amended by adding a new section to read:
"Sec. 2.5A.  Annexation of Streets Adjacent to City Limits.
In addition to its authority to annex streets under this Charter and under general law, the City may annex the portions of public or private streets that are directly contiguous on two opposing sides to property that is within the City limits. When the City proposes to annex a street under this authority and the annexation is of the street alone, and no other property, the City may accomplish the annexation using the procedure described in this section. The City Council shall pass a resolution describing the street area to be annexed, and setting a date for a public hearing. Notice and a public hearing as required under Parts 1 and 4 of Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes shall be provided. Upon compliance with these requirements, the City Council may pass an ordinance annexing the described area, and no other requirements shall apply. The time period for appeal of the annexation shall be as provided in Section 2.6 of this Charter."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.