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Kings Mountain annexes 2.72‑acre parcel for Liberty Village and hears ETJ‑removal request
Summary
Council approved voluntary annexation of a 2.72‑acre parcel at 416 Dixon School Road for the Liberty Village project (Ordinance 26‑14) and discussed a separate county request to remove a parcel owned by HB2K, LLC from the city's ETJ; staff recommended no action on the ETJ request citing lack of statutory process and precedent.
The council voted unanimously to extend Kings Mountain’s corporate limits to include a 2.72‑acre property at 416 Dixon School Road as part of the Liberty Village project (Ordinance 26‑14). Planning Director Henry Earle said the property owner seeks connection to city water and sewer and that the city will need to provide municipal services; fire service for the area is currently provided by Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department, which carries related service and payment obligations.
During the meeting staff and council referenced parcel identifiers inconsistently in the record (the staff presentation refers to Cleveland County parcel 10968 while the ordinance motion and other minutes lines list parcel 59453); the minutes also list a separate ETJ removal request referencing parcel #49416 for property owned by HB2K, LLC. Because the record is not internally consistent on parcel numbering, staff and council should be asked to confirm the official county parcel number in subsequent documentation.
Separately, the council discussed a Cleveland County letter requesting removal of a property owned by HB2K, LLC from the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). City Manager Todd Carpenter described the letter and recommended no action at this time, calling the matter informational and noting a lack of statutory process for such removals and potential precedent concerns. Councilmembers asked questions about implications but did not direct a specific follow‑up or take action on the ETJ removal request.
Council took the annexation vote during the regular meeting and then entered a closed session later in the agenda; no action resulted from the closed session.
