A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to ALLOW THE CITY OF EDEN TO NEGOTIATE ANNEXATION CONTRACTS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The City of Eden may, by contract, provide that certain property described in the contract may not be annexed by the City under Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes prior to December 31, 2038. Nothing in this act impairs the right of the General Assembly to annex any such property by specific local act.
SECTION 2.  The City of Eden may accept, as consideration for such contract, "payments in lieu of taxes."
SECTION 3.  Payments in lieu of taxes under this act shall be annually computed based upon the tax valuations of the properties subject to contracts under Section 1 of this act as determined by the Rockingham County Tax Department, with the formula for making the computation being stated in each contract.
SECTION 4.  Contracts under Section 1 of this act apply only to the following described properties:
TRACT I
Being a tract of land 1357.79 acres, more or less, in Leaksville Township, Rockingham County, North Carolina, bounded by Meadow Road (NC State Road #770) and property owned by Spray Cotton Mills, Inc., on the South; Summit Road, property owned by Powell, Henry Raefield on the West; property owned by Herbert Hopper, Joe Scales, and the Virginia State line on the North; and, Main Street, property owned by Lawson, Lacy Hall, Herman Patterson, Slayton and Cedrick Willard on the East; and more specifically described as follows:
BEGINNING at an iron stake in the North Margin of the right of way of Eastern Street (State Road #1774) at the Southwest corner of property owned by W. Smart, said beginning point also being situate at the Easternmost corner of the property conveyed to Spray Cotton Mills, Inc., in Deed Book 694, Page 902, Rockingham County Public Registry; running thence from said beginning point the following calls along the East line of the Spray Cotton Mills property: North 23º 53' West 133.01 feet; North 37º 21' West 159.23 feet; North 23º 19' West 154.10 feet; and North 9º 52' West 394.73 feet to a point situated at the Northeast corner of the Spray Cotton Mills, Inc. property; thence with the North line of the Spray Cotton Mills, Inc. property, South 78º 53' West 792.12 feet and South 85º 26' West 1,281.15 feet to the Northwest corner of the Spray Cotton Mills, Inc. property; thence continuing with the Spray Cotton Mills, Inc. West line, South 0º 52' West 867.34 feet to a point; thence South 73º 15' West 415.79 feet to a point; thence South 16º 45' East 1300 feet to a point in the northern margin of Meadow Road (N.C. State Road 770); thence with the northern margin of Meadow Road the following courses and distances: South 73º 14' 40" West 2362.50 feet; South 74º 26' 10" West 186.96 feet; South 80º 5' 20" West 210.67 feet; South 84º 16' 30" West 646.55 feet; and, South 83º 53' West 336.01 feet to an iron in the North margin of the right of way of said Meadow Road; thence leaving the North margin of the right of way of Meadow Road and turning in a northern direction, North 3º 37' 20" West 605.50 feet to an iron stake in the East line of Jarrett; thence continuing with Jarrett's East line, North 4º 38' 50" East 470 feet to an iron; thence North 5º 58' 20" East 591 feet to an iron at the Northeast corner of property owned by Jarrett; thence with Jarrett's North line, North 89º 22' 50" West 974.50 feet to an iron in the East margin of the right of way of Summit Road, Jarrett's Northwest corner: thence with the East right of way line of Summit Road North 10º 01' 20" West 239.45 feet and North 26º 45' 50" West 99.93 feet to a point in the East margin of the right of way of Summit Road at Pulliam's Southwest corner; thence with Pulliam's South line, North 63º 13' 10" East 300 feet to an iron stake at Pulliam's Southeast corner; thence with Pulliam's East line, North 26º 46' West 129.71 feet to a point at the Southwest corner of property conveyed to Northwestern Engineering Corporation in Book 694, Page 772; thence with the South line of Northwestern Engineering Corporation, North 46º 15' 51" East 280 feet to a point; thence with Northwestern Engineering Corporation's East line, North 38º 20' West 300 feet to a point in the South right of way of an unnamed street dedicated in Book 685, Page 840, Rockingham County Public Registry; thence with the south right of way line of said unnamed street and with the North line of Northwestern Engineering Corporation, South 47º 6' 34" West 280 feet to the northwest corner of the Northwestern Engineering Corporation; thence along the western line of Northwestern Engineering Corporation, South 38º 33' East 224.32 feet to a point, corner with Pulliam, thence with the line of Pulliam, South 51º 54' West 299.77 feet to a point in the eastern margin of Summit Road; thence with the eastern margin of Summit Road, North 38º 22' West 199.30 feet to a point in the southern margin of the unnamed street referred to above; thence continuing along the eastern margin of Summit Road across said unnamed street, North 44º 10' West 60.01 feet to a point; thence still with the eastern margin of Summit Road, North 47º 2' West 199.18 feet to a point, corner with Powell; thence with the line of Powell, North 44º 38' 50" East 293.38 feet to a point, the northwest corner of the property conveyed to Southeastern Warehousing Distribution Center by deed recorded in the Rockingham County Registry in Book 685, Page 841; thence with the line of Southeastern Warehousing Distribution Center, South 46º 51' East 211.7 feet to a point in the northern margin of said unnamed street; thence with the northern margin of said unnamed street, North 47º 6' 34" East 637.67 feet to a point, the southeast corner of Southeastern Warehousing Distribution Center; thence North 43º 53' 26" West 397.68 feet with the East line of the Southeastern Warehousing property to a point; thence North 88º 23' 10" West 442.49 feet with the North line of the Southeastern Warehousing property to a point in the East line of property owned by Powell; thence with Powell's East line, North 8º 45' West 859.33 feet to an old set stone, corner with property formerly owned by W. B. Light; thence with Light's East line, North 16º 30' 10" West 1230.19 feet to an iron & monument; thence North 14º 50' 40" West 1082.81 feet to an iron & monument found, corner with Henry Raefield; thence with Raefield's East line, North 16º 01' 50" West 336.06 feet to an iron stake; thence turning in an easterly direction, North 80º 33' 30" East 317.69 feet to an iron stake; North 80º 48' 10" East 267.03 feet to an iron stake; South 87º 59' East 265.93 feet to an iron; thence North 2º 1' East 581.28 feet to an iron within the right of way line of N.C. State Road #1715; thence a line within the right of way of N.C. State road #1715, South 87º 58' East 520.71 feet to a point and South 81º 3' East 203.10 feet to an iron; thence North 81º 47' East 508.30 feet to an iron, corner with Herbert Hopper; thence with Hopper's South line, South 40º 59' East 242.22 feet to an iron and North 77º 26' East 669.10 feet to an iron; thence continuing with Hopper's South line, North 30º East 600.70 feet to an iron stake, Hopper's Southeast corner and Joe Scales' Southwest corner; thence with Scales' South line North 80º 28' 10" East 657.76 feet to a post oak and North 73º 36' 40" East 1874.50 feet to an iron stake, corner with Joe Scales; thence with Scales' East line, North 4º 58' 20" East 589.17 feet to a white oak; thence North 64º 0' 40" East 544 feet to an iron stake; thence North 8º 5' 30" West 532 feet to an iron stake, corner with Joe Scales in the North Carolina‑Virginia State Line; thence with the North Carolina‑Virginia State Line, South 86º 39' 10" East 3,654.49 feet to an iron stake in said State Line, corner with property owned by Cedrick and Maria P. Willard; thence with Willard's West line, South 4º 27' East 1756.47 feet to an iron stake, Slayton's Northeast corner; thence with Slayton's and Herman Patterson's North lines, South 85º 33' 20" West 497.30 feet to an iron stake; thence South 3º 23' 30" West with Herman Patterson's West line, 1313.85 feet to an iron stake; thence with Lacy Hall's West line, South 3º 0' 10" West 759.38 feet to an iron stake, Lacy Hall's Southwest corner and Lawson's Northwest corner; thence with Lawson's West line South 0º 25' 20" West 1,069.67 feet to an iron stake, Lawson's Southwest corner and Harris' Northwest corner; thence with Harris' West line, South 4º 21' 10" East 267 feet to an iron stake in the North right of way line of Findowrie street; thence with the Northern terminus line of Main Street, South 85º 38' 50" West 63.16 feet to a point; thence continuing with the West right of way line of Main Street, South 4º 21' 10" East 840.03 feet to an iron stake; thence leaving the West right of way line of Main Street, South 85º 34' 40" West 300 feet to an iron stake and South 4º 25' 20" East 150.23 feet to an iron stake; thence South 85º 34' 40" West 125 feet to a point and South 4º 25' 20" East 400 feet to an iron stake at W. Smart's Northeast corner; thence with Smart's North line, South 85º 34' 10" West 821 feet to an iron stake at Smart's Northwest corner; thence with Smart's West line, South 4º 25' 20" East 350 feet to an iron stake in the North right of way line of Eastern Street at the easternmost corner of property conveyed to Spray Cotton Mills, Inc., in Book 694, Page 902, Rockingham County Public Registry, the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 1357.79 acres, more or less, as shown on plat of survey by Shanks and Wilmarth, Engineers & Surveyors, dated December 2, 1975, File No. C‑1034, and revised on May 20, 1976, and being the same property shown on Map Book 13, Page 28, Rockingham County Public Registry.
SAVE AND EXCEPT THEREFROM the 5.175 acres conveyed by Miller Brewing Company to Evans Warehouse, Inc. by deed recorded in Book 840, Page 2264, in the Rockingham County Public Registry.
TRACT II
Being a tract of 7.489 acres, more or less, in Leaksville Township, Rockingham County, North Carolina, and more specifically described as follows:
Commencing at an iron in the easterly margin of Summit Road, which iron is the Southwest corner of Powell and the Northwest corner of Lot I as shown on map hereinafter referred to; thence with the said margin of Summit Road South 47º 01' 51" East 199.18 ft. to an iron where said Summit Road is intersected by the northerly margin of a 60 ft. wide unnamed street; thence with said margin of said unnamed street North 47º 06' 34" East 300 ft. to a point, the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence leaving the said unnamed street North 46º 54' 39" West 220.39 ft., more or less, to Powell's line; thence with Powell's line North 08º 45' West 589.63 feet to an iron; thence leaving Powell South 88º 23' 10" East 442.49 ft., to an iron; thence South 42º 53' 26" East 397.68 ft. to an iron in the northerly margin of the aforementioned unnamed street; thence with the said margin of the said unnamed street, South 47º 06' 34" West 631.05 ft. more or less to the point of beginning, containing 7.489 acres, more or less, and being a portion of Lot 2 as shown on Plat of Survey for Homer E. Wright, Jr., dated September 20, 1972, by E. L. Wilmarth, the said survey being recorded with a certain deed from W. P. Bickham, Trustee, et als. to Thomas S. Harrington, Trustee, dated February 6, 1973, which deed was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Rockingham County.
SECTION 5.  This act does not affect the validity of S.L. 2002‑74 which restricted certain annexations by the City of Eden through December 31, 2013.
SECTION 6.  This act is effective when it becomes law.