Annexations

E-Size printable map displaying annexations to the City of Lincoln by year. In the United States, such limits are usually formally described in a state, provincial, or territorial law (or an appropriate regulation) as being under the control of the municipal corporation or agency that constitutes the city government. It is customary to indicate city limits with the posting of signs on major freeways, highways, and arterial roads. Property which within city limits is subject to city taxation and city regulation, and expects city services. Areas outside of any city's limits are considered to be unincorporated, and in most U.S. states they are by default regulated and taxed by the county. Maintained and Updated by the City of Lincoln / Lancaster County Planning Department.