Southern Glove Manufacturing Co. v. City of Newton

WEBB, Judge.

The petitioners contend the area which the City of Newton proposes to annex does not meet the requirements of G.S. 160A-48 which provides in part:(a) A municipal governing board may extend the municipal corporate limits to include any area(2) Every part of which meets the requirements of either subsection (c) or subsection (d).(c) Part or all of the area to be annexed must be developed for urban purposes. An area developed for urban purposes is defined as any area which meets any one of the following standards:(3) Is so developed that at least sixty percent (60%) of the total…