O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 36-36-50 (2019)

Purpose of article

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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It is declared to be the intention of the General Assembly in enacting this article to provide a method for annexing to municipal corporations areas which meet the legislative standards established by Code Section

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1997–2017 · leading case: City of Fort Oglethorpe v. Boger, 480 S.E.2d 186 (Ga. 1997).
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City of Fort Oglethorpe v. Boger, 480 S.E.2d 186 (Ga. 1997). · cites it 56× “Plaintiffs assert that OCGA § 36-36-50 [3] demonstrates the General Assembly's intent to be bound by a contiguity requirement.”
City of Atlanta v. Mays, 801 S.E.2d 1 (Ga. 2017). · cites it 4× “485 ( 267 SE2d 186 ) (1997), the Court held that the General Assembly’s annexation of a non-contiguous area into the City of Fort Oglethorpe by local act was valid even though municipalities are limited to annexing contiguous areas and some language in OCGA § 36-36-50 could be…”
City of Brookhaven Et Al. v. City of Chamblee, 765 S.E.2d 33 (Ga. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “ns, OCGA §§ 36-36-20 to 36-36-23; (2) the “60% method,” by which a municipality may annex adjoining land upon application by a minimum of 60% of adjoining landowners, OCGA §§ 36-36-30 to 36-36-40; and (3) the “Resolution and Referendum method,” by which a municipality may, on…”
H-B Props., Ltd. v. City of Roswell, 545 S.E.2d 37 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 4× “The City decided to annex the land by resolution and referendum in accordance with the requirements set forth in OCGA §§ 36-36-50 through 36-36-61. The City directed the preparation of a survey plat showing the area to be annexed.”
City of Atlanta v. Mays (Ga. 2017). · cites it 4× “ree alternative methods: (1) the “100% method,” by which a municipality may annex adjoining land upon application by all the owners of the land, with certain exceptions, OCGA §§ 36-36-50 to 36-36-23; (2) the “60% method,” by which a municipality may annex adjoining land upon…”
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