AN ACT removing the cap on satellite annexations for the town of weaverville and the city of cherryville and deannexing certain described property from the corporate limits of the town of vass.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

TOWN OF WEAVERVILLE/CITY OF CHERRYVILLE SATELLITE ANNEXATION CAP REMOVAL

SECTION 1.  G.S. 160A‑58.1(b) reads as rewritten:

(b)      A noncontiguous area proposed for annexation must meet all of the following standards:

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(5)        The area within the proposed satellite corporate limits, when added to the area within all other satellite corporate limits, may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the area within the primary corporate limits of the annexing city.

This subdivision does not apply to the Cities of Archdale, Asheboro, Belmont, Cherryville, Claremont, Concord, Conover, Durham, Elizabeth City, Gastonia, Greenville, Hickory, Kannapolis, Kings Mountain, Locust, Lowell, Marion, Mount Airy, Mount Holly, New Bern, Newton, Oxford, Randleman, Roanoke Rapids, Rockingham, Saluda, Sanford, Salisbury, Shelby, Southport, Statesville, and Washington and the Towns of Ahoskie, Angier, Apex, Ayden, Belville, Benson, Bladenboro, Bridgeton, Bunn, Burgaw, Calabash, Carthage, Catawba, China Grove, Clayton, Columbia, Columbus, Cramerton, Creswell, Dallas, Dobson, Four Oaks, Franklin, Franklinton, Franklinville, Fuquay‑Varina, Garner, Godwin, Goldston, Granite Quarry, Green Level, Grimesland, Harrisburg, Holly Ridge, Holly Springs, Hookerton, Hope Mills, Huntersville, Jamestown, Kenansville, Kenly, Knightdale, Landis, Laurel Park, Liberty, Lillington, Louisburg, Madison, Maggie Valley, Maiden, Mayodan, Maysville, Middlesex, Midland, Mocksville, Morrisville, Mount Pleasant, Nashville, North Wilkesboro, Norwood, Oak Island, Oakboro, Ocean Isle Beach, Pembroke, Pine Level, Pollocksville, Princeton, Ramseur, Ranlo, Richlands, Rockwell, Rolesville, Rutherfordton, Shallotte, Siler City, Smithfield, Spencer, Spring Lake, Stanley, Stem, Stovall, Surf City, Swansboro, Taylorsville, Troutman, Troy, Vass, Wallace, Warsaw, Watha, Waynesville, Weaverville, Weldon, Wendell, West Jefferson, Wilson's Mills, Windsor, Wingate, Yadkinville, Youngsville, and Zebulon.

TOWN OF VASS DEANNEXATION

SECTION 2.(a)  The following described property, identified by Moore County Tax Property Identification Numbers, is removed from the corporate limits of the Town of Vass: 950300365918, 950300363850, 950300362794, and 950300361693.

SECTION 2.(b)  This section has no effect upon the validity of any liens of the Town of Vass for ad valorem taxes or special assessments outstanding before the effective date of this section. Such liens may be collected or foreclosed upon after the effective date of this section as though the property were still within the corporate limits of the Town of Vass.

SECTION 2.(c)  This section becomes effective June 30, 2026. Property in the territory described in this section as of January 1, 2026, is no longer subject to municipal taxes for taxes imposed for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2026.

EFFECTIVE DATE

SECTION 3.  Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.