Matter of City of Durham Annexation Ord. No. 5791

EAGLES, Judge.

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Part three of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes governs the annexation of unincorporated contiguous areas by cities having a population of 5,000 or more. See G.S. 160A-45 through 160A-56 (Replacement Volume 3D, Part I, 1982) amended by Session Laws 1983, c. 636, s. 37.1, and c. 768, s. 25 (Supp. 1983). The basic question presented by a petition for review under G.S. 160A-50 is whether the procedure followed in adopting the ordinance was in substantial compliance with the applicable statutes. Food Town Stores, Inc. v. City of Salisbury, 300 N.C. 21, 265 S.E. 2d 123 (1980); In…