Adeveloper plans to place a subdivision slightly outside the city limits in an area that is rapidly developing. however, the city claims to have the right to control urban development even in the proposed area. the right the city is attempting to invoke is referred to as:

The right the city is attempting to invoke is referred to as "extraterritorial jurisdiction."

Extraterritorial jurisdiction alludes to a court's capacity to practice control past its territorial limits. For instance, long arm jurisdiction. Long-Arm Statute is a lawful arrangement that enables a state to practice locale over an out-of-state litigant, gave that the planned respondent has adequate least contacts with the gathering state.  

It can likewise allude to the lawful capacity of a legislature to practice specialist past its typical limits. Extraterritorial jurisdiction can apply internationally too. For instance, the United States has Status of Forces Agreements with numerous countries which give the United States locale over individuals from its military.