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r4k% Town also provides inspections services to the area and residents of the area are eligible to attend Chapel Hill public schools. . Annexation Annexation is the process by which towns and cities expand their corporate limits to provide for the orderly extension of municipal services to areas that are becoming urbanized. The required municipal services include police protection, fire protection, garbage and trash collection, maintenance and lighting of public streets, and all other services provided by the municipality, on the same basis as provided within the existing municipal boundaries. Over the past two decades, the Town has annexed over a dozen areas. Recent actions by the state legislature, however, have altered the permissible methods of annexation and effectively limited the ability of municipalities to annex new areas. Methods. Under current state statute, there are four options for annexation: 1) Annexation by .,Petition (160A-31) This option allows the owners of property contiguous to municipal corporate limits to submit a petition signed by owners of all the real property in the area. The municipality is then required to hold a public hearing, and the annexation ordinance is adopted. Additionally, a petition may also be used to annex areas that meet a poverty standard set in statute and to annex municipal -owned property. 2) Satellite Annexation (160A -58 et seq.) This option allows for annexation of noncontiguous areas. Property owners within three miles of corporate limits that are not closer to another municipality may submit a petition signed by all owners of real property, except tax exempt property. The municipality is then required to hold a public hearing, and the annexation ordinance is adopted. 3) Town Initiated Annexation (160A-58.50 et seq.) This option allows the municipality to initiate annexation of areas that meet contiguity and density requirements. After the adoption of a resolution of intent, the law requires a referendum to be held at a regular municipal election. only registered voters in the area proposed for annexation are allowed to vote on the referendum. If less than a majority of the votes cast are in favor of annexation, the municipality cannot proceed with adoption of annexation ordinance or begin another involuntary annexation for the proposed area for three years. If the election authorizes annexation, the municipality approves the annexation report, holds a public information meeting and public hearing, considers comments at public hearing and may adopt the annexation ordinance. The law requires municipalities to reimburse the county for the costs of the referendum and provide notice to property owners of their opportunity to vote in the referendum and request water and sewer service. 4) Legislative Annexation This option allows the municipality to request legislation to adjust boundaries of the municipality. options for area 5. The area under consideration meets the annexation character requirements outlined in state statute, which are (See Attachment 4):