Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 36. LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Chapter 36. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY · Article 4. ANNEXATION PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION AND REFERENDUM

36-36-52. Definitions.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
“Contiguous area” means any area which, at the time annexation procedures are initiated, either abuts directly on the municipal boundary or is separated from the municipal boundary by a street or street right of way, a creek or river, the right of way of a railroad or other public service corporation, lands owned by the municipal corporation or some other political subdivision, or lands owned by this state.#
(2)
“Used for residential purposes” refers to any lot or tract five acres or less in size on which is constructed a habitable dwelling unit.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1970, p. 426, § 8; Code 1981, § 36-36-42; Code 1981, § 36-36-52, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2592, § 3.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 1992, p. 2592, § 3, effective July 1, 1992, renumbered former Code Section 36-36-42 as present Code Section 36-36-52.

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