GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 486

SENATE BILL 653

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THE TOWN OF RICHFIELD, SUBJECT TO REMOVAL FROM THE CORPORATE LIMITS IF THE VOTERS OF THE TOWN REJECT A SEWER BOND.

 

Whereas, the Town of Richfield is planning to hold a sewer bond referendum at a later date after enough funds have been acquired to make the balance feasible by user fees and property taxes; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The corporate limits of the Town of Richfield are extended to include the following described territory:

AREA 1

Lying and being just East of the TOWN OF RICHFIELD, and BEGINNING at a point where the present city limits line intersects the West right-of-way line of High Rock Road, (SR #1005), and running thence with the West right-of-way line of said road in a Southern direction a distance of 2000 feet more or less and crossing NC Hwy. #49 to a point where the West right-of-way line of High Rock Road intersects the South right-of-way line of NC Hwy. #49; thence with the South right-of-way  line of NC Hwy. #49 in a Northeast direction a distance of 3120 feet more or less to a point where the said right-of-way intersects the Northeast line of Cardinal Estates Subdivision extended; thence with the property line of Cardinal Estates Subdivision South 38 deg. 57 min. East a distance of 1209 feet more or less to Northwest right-of-way line of Bell Road, (SR #1627); thence with Northwest right-of-way line Bell Road a Southwest direction a distance of 1200 feet more or less to a point where it intersects the Northeast right-of-way line of Gold Branch Road, (SR #1507); thence with the Northeast right-of-way line of Gold Branch Road a Southeast direction a distance of 250 feet more or less to a point where it intersects the Southeast right-of-way line of Deese Road, (SR #1506); thence with the Southeast right-of-way line of Deese Road a Southwest direction a distance of 1400 feet more or less to a point where it intersects the common property line of Ronald T. Burleyson, (Deed Book 311, Page 360) and Thomas G. Redwine (Deed Book 257, Page 986); thence with said common property line and a line of J.F. Fisher a Southwest direction a distance of 1800 feet more or less to a common corner of J.F. Fisher and R.R. Ingram in the line of Ronald T. Burleyson; thence with the common property line of J.F. Fisher, R.R. Ingram, and others in a Southeast direction a distance of 1380 feet more or less to the West property line of Helen Mauney (Deed Book 298, Page 283); thence with the West property line of Helen Mauney in a South direction a distance of 2460 feet more or less to a point where it intersects the Northeast right-of-way line of US Hwy. #52 just south of the D. F. Ritchie homeplace; thence with the Northeast right-of-way line of US Hwy. #52 in a Northwest direction a distance of 3500 feet more or less to a point where it intersects the present city limits line.

AREA 2

Lying and being just Southwest of the TOWN OF RICHFIELD, and BEGINNING at a point where the present city limits line intersects the common property line of James Ritchie (Deed Book 274, Page 260) and Spencer Goodman (Deed Book 152, Pages 125 & 272), and runs thence with their common property line in a South direction a distance of 600 feet more or less to the point of Spencer Goodman's corner; thence with Spencer Goodmen's property line in a Southeast direction a distance of 400 feet more or less to a point located in Southeast right-of-way line of the Millingport Road (SR #1134); thence with Southeast right-of-way line of Millingport Road in a Southwest direction a distance of 30 feet more or less to a point located in said right-of-way and being in a Southwest direction a distance of 200 feet as measured at right angles from the West right-of-way line of the Old Salisbury Road; thence in a South direction a line parallel to and 200 feet West of the West right-of-way line of the Old Salisbury Road a distance of 3240 feet more or less to a point where said line intersects the property line of Ray Barringer (Deed Book 157, Page 50 and Deed Book 218, Page 60); thence with property line of Ray Barringer in a Northeast direction and crossing the Old Salisbury Road, 270 feet more or less to the East right-of-way line of the Old Salisbury Road; thence with the East right-of-way line of the Old Salisbury Road in a North direction 740 feet more or less to a point where said right-of-way line intersects the common property line of Ruby Whitley (Deed Book 180, Page 134) and Sherri Stein (Deed Book 305, Page 80); thence with said common property line in a Northeast direction 480 feet more or less to a point where it intersects the existing city limits line.

Sec. 2.  If at the first referendum on issuance of sewer bonds in the Town of Richfield after the effective date of this act, such sewer bonds are not approved, then effective on the 30th day of June which occurs more than one year after the date of the referendum, the territory described in Section 1 of this act is removed from the corporate limits of the Town of Richfield, but such removal does not affect the validity of any taxes or assessments.

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective June 30, 1987.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 26th day of June, 1987.