c. Annexation
Annexation is the process for the Town of Fuquay-Varina to expand its corporate boundaries in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes §160D, Article 4A, which sets out the procedures and administration for annexations whether initiated by the municipality or initiated by a property owner who voluntarily submits an application for annexation. (1) Voluntary Annexation . The owner(s) of a property requesting annexation shall submit a signed application requesting annexation to the Town of Fuquay-Varina Planning Department. Such annexation petition may be submitted at any time. The following criteria shall be part of the voluntary annexation procedure: A. Annexations within the Town's Jurisdiction . Property proposed for development located within the Town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, and that is requesting public services or if public services are available within a certain distance of the property proposed for development in accordance with Article M Thoroughfare, the Drainage & Utility Standards, §9-1615 Public Utilities shall submit a voluntary annexation application in conjunction with a proposed development. B. Annexations Outside Town's Jurisdiction . Property proposed for development which is located outside the Town’s corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction, but is within the Town’s Urban Service Area, and is requesting public services shall submit a voluntary annexation application and a zoning application prior to submitting any other applications for such development. C. Voluntary Annexation without Certain Services . There are instances where a voluntary annexation application is submitted; however, a service(s) may not be reasonably available to the property at the time of annexation. In such cases the owner(s) of the property requesting voluntary annexation shall execute a Declaration of Annexation Agreement whereby the owner(s) agrees not to receive such service(s) that cannot reasonably be provided at the time of annexation. Such Declaration of Annexation Agreement document shall be part of the voluntary annexation application. D. Determination of Utility Service Availability . The Town’s utility line is located such that only a service tap is required. If the location of the Town utility line requires an extension of such utility line, the property owner requesting the utility service will be responsible for the cost of such extension. The Public Utilities Department will provide a general estimate of the cost to extend the
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