S.L. 1981-126

1981 SESSION

CHAPTER 126

HOUSE BILL 348

AN ACT TO ANNEX CONTIGUOUS STATE OWNED PROPERTY INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUMBERTON.

Whereas, the corporate limits of the City of Lumberton abutts certain State owned property; and

Whereas, the inclusion of these State owned properties into the corporate limits of the City of Lumberton will create a continuous corporate limit; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. The Corporate Limits of the City of Lumberton be, and they are hereby, extended to include therein the tracts lying contiguous thereto, more particularly described as follows:

"TRACT ONE:

Beginning at a point 130 feet west of the centerline and in the western right-of-way of Interstate 95, said point being the intersection of the western right-of-way of Interstate 95 and Meadow Branch (the existing corporate limits line), thence following the western right-of-way of Interstate 95 North 17 degrees 20 minutes East 6,780 feet to a point in said right-of-way, thence continuing along the western right-of-way line of Interstate 95 and running parallel with and 30 feet at right angles west of the centerline of the Interstate Service Road 1,685 feet to a point in said right-of-way, thence continuing with said right of way and in a northeasterly direction approximately 40 feet to a point, thence continuing with said right-of-way and in a north and northeasterly direction approximately 520 feet to a point (as shown on map filed with the Department of Transportation under project number 8.13978, Federal Aid Project number I-95-1 (5) 14), said point being the intersection of the western right-of-way of Interstate 95 and the southern right-of-way of U.S. 301A, thence with the southern right-of-way of U.S. 301A (the existing corporate limits line), the following courses and distances: South 30 degrees 16 minutes East 296.2 feet, South 33 degrees 10 minutes East 292.8 feet, South 35 degrees 35 minutes East 771 feet to a point in said right-of-way, said point also being the intersection of the southern right-of-way of U.S. 301A and the eastern right-of-way of Interstate 95, thence continuing with the eastern right-of-way of Interstate 95 the following courses and distances:

North 81 degrees 28 minutes West 30.7 feet; South 49 degrees 43 minutes West 312.2 feet; South 49 degrees 30 minutes West 66.44 feet; South 46 degrees 31 minutes West 46.77 feet; South 40 degrees 36 minutes West 46.77 feet; South 34 degrees 20 minutes West 46.77 feet; South 30 degrees 18 minutes West 18.25 feet; South 23 degrees 47 minutes West 83.66 feet; South 18 degrees 47 minutes West 200.15 feet; South 20 degrees 25 minutes 16 seconds West 195.62 feet; South 21 degrees 54 minutes West 399.87 feet; South 18 degrees 21 minutes West 689.6 feet; South 18 degrees 25 minutes West 1,120 feet to a point in the eastern right-of-way of Interstate 95, said point being the intersection of said right-of-way and the northwest property corner of the N.C. State Highway Patrol Station, thence with the property line of the Highway Patrol Station South 71 degrees 35 minutes East 396.0 feet to a point; thence South 18 degrees 25 minutes West 300 feet to a point, thence North 71 degrees 35 minutes West 396.0 feet to a point, said point being the intersection of the southern property line of the N.C. Highway Patrol Station and the eastern right-of-way of interstate 95, thence continuing with the eastern right-of-way of Interstate 95 South 18 degrees 25 minutes West 4,127.20 feet to a point in said right-of-way, said point also being the intersection of the eastern right-of-way of I-95 and the centerline of Meadow Branch, thence with the run of Meadow Branch and in a westerly direction across I-95 260 feet to the beginning.

TRACT TWO:

Beginning at a stake at the intersection of a canal with the east right-of-way of U.S. 301 (50 feet from center) in the Robeson Technical College line and runs with the eastern right-of-way of U.S. 301 South 26 degrees 18 minutes East 59.61 feet to an existing iron pipe in the northwest corner of Rogers Oil Company property, thence continuing with said right-of-way North 26 degrees 18 minutes West 300.2 feet to an existing iron pipe, thence continuing with said right-of-way North 26 degrees 40 minutes West 51.17 feet to an iron pipe in the intersection of the right-of-ways of U.S. 301 and Interstate 95, thence with the West right-of-way of Interstate 95 North 72 degrees 21 minutes West 57.35 feet to a concrete monument, thence continuing with said right-of-way the following courses and distances: South 51 degrees 11 minutes West 112.0 feet, North 49 degrees 58 minutes East 147.6 feet, North 46 degrees 09 minutes East 100.0 feet, North 39 degrees 45 minutes East 100.0 feet, North 33 degrees 16 minutes East 100.0 feet, North 27 degrees 09 minutes East 100.0 feet, North 21 degrees 19 minutes East 171.03 feet, North 20 degrees 09 minutes East 176.8 feet to an iron pipe, said iron pipe being located in the northeast corner of Norshel, Inc. property, thence leaving said right-of-way and crossing Interstate 95 North 69 degrees 51 minutes East 260 feet to a point in the East right-of-way of Interstate 95, thence following said right-of-way in a southerly direction approximately 1,064.33 feet to a point in the northeast intersection of the right-of-ways of Interstate 95 and U.S. 301, thence crossing U.S. 301 in a southwesterly direction 100 feet to a point in the southwest right-of way of said highway, thence with the southwest right-of-way of U.S. 301 and in a northwesterly direction approximately 728.15 feet to a point, thence crossing said U.S. 301 and in a easterly direction 100 feet to the beginning.

TRACT THREE:

Beginning at a point in the eastern right-of-way of US Highway 301-A, said point being the intersection of said right-of-way and Ivey's Branch (the existing corporate limits line), thence running with the eastern right-of-way of US 301-A North 02 degrees 58 minutes East 310 feet to a point, thence crossing US 301-A North 79 degrees 54 minutes 30 seconds West 100 feet to a point in the western right-of-way of US 301-A, thence with the western right-of-way South 02 degrees 58 minutes West 310 feet to a point at the intersection of said right-of-way and Ivey's Branch, thence with said Branch and crossing US 301-A South 79 degrees 54 minutes 30 seconds East 100 feet to the beginning.

TRACT FOUR:

Beginning at a point in the southwestern right-of-way of US Highway 301-A, said point being the intersection of the southwestern right-of-way of US 301-A and the eastern right-of-way of Interstate 95, thence with the southwestern right-of-way of US Highway 301-A South 34 degrees 41 minutes East 301.5 feet to a point, thence continuing with said right-of-way South 34 degrees 34 minutes East 1,526.8 feet to a point, thence continuing with said right-of-way and following the chord South 25 degrees 22 minutes and 56 seconds East 378.81 feet to a point, thence continuing with said right-of-way South 18 degrees 47 minutes East 60 feet to a point, said point being the northeast corner of the Atkins Short Stop property, thence continuing with the right-of-way of US Highway 301-A South 12 degrees 10 minutes East 75 feet, thence South 06 degrees 56 minutes East 100 feet, thence South 02 degrees 06 minutes East 100 feet to a point, thence crossing US 301-A North 88 degrees 18 minutes East 100 feet to a point in the northeastern right-of-way of US 301-A, thence continuing with the northeastern right-of-way of US 301-A, the following courses and distances: North 02 degrees 6 minutes West 100 feet, North 06 degrees 56 minutes West 100 feet, North 12 degrees 10 minutes West 75 feet, North 18 degrees 47 minutes West 60 feet, chord North 25 degrees 22 minutes 56 seconds West 378.81 feet, North 34 degrees 34 minutes West 1,526.8 feet, and North 34 degrees 41 minutes West 301.5 feet to a point, thence crossing US Highway 301-A South 55 degrees 19 minutes West 100 feet to the beginning.

TRACT FIVE:

Beginning at a point in the northeast right-of-way of NC Highway 211, said point being the intersection of said right-of-way and the (1967) corporate limits of the City of Lumberton, North Carolina and said point being 50 feet at right angles northeast of the centerline of NC Highway 211, thence running parallel with and 50 feet at right angles northeast of the centerline of said highway North 35 degrees 46 minutes West about 503.15 feet to a point in said right-of-way; thence continuing with said right-of-way and 30 feet at right angles northeast of the centerline of said highway, North 37 degrees and 00 minutes West 1037.0 feet to an iron stake on the north side of NC Highway 211; thence crossing NC Highway 211 South 53 degrees 00 minutes West 60 feet to a point in the southwest right-of-way of NC Highway 211; thence with said right-of-way and 30 feet at right angles southwest of said highway South 37 degrees and 00 minutes East 1037.0 feet to a point; thence continuing with said right-of-way and 50 feet at right angles southwest of the centerline South 35 degrees 46 minutes East about 503 feet to a point in said right-of-way; said point being the intersection of the southwest right-of-way of NC Highway 211 and the present corporate limits line; thence crossing NC Highway 211 and with the present corporate limits line in a northeasterly direction 100 feet to the beginning."

Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 24th day of March, 1981.