NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 853

SENATE BILL 858

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GREENSBORO, AS REVISED AND REORGANIZED BY CHAPTER 1137 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1959, AND AS AMENDED: TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF GREENSBORO TO CREATE A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CLEARINGHOUSE COMMISSION.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Chapter V, Subchapter D, Article 2 of the Charter of the City of Greensboro as set forth in Section 1, Chapter 1137, Session Laws of 1959, as amended, is amended by adding the following new section following Section 5.74 as follows:

"Section 5.75. Creation and duties of housing development clearinghouse commission. (a)  The City Council may provide for the creation and organization of a Housing Development Clearinghouse Commission to serve as an advisory body to the City Council, other local public agencies, sponsoring agencies and financing agencies of government-assisted housing developments on matters pertaining to existing and proposed government-assisted housing developments. The City Council may require that prior to the issuance of any building permit or certificate of occupancy for any proposed government-assisted housing development, plans for such development shall have been submitted to the Commission for review, recommendation, suggestions and advice; provided, however, that the recommendation, suggestions or advice of the Commission shall not preclude the subsequent issuance of any building permit or certificate of occupancy; and provided further, that failure of said Commission to act upon said plans within 60 days of submission shall be deemed to constitute approval of said plans.

(b)       For the purposes of recommending, promoting and coordinating local goals, objectives and standards in regard to government-assisted housing developments, the City Council may assign to the Commission such duties as it deems necessary including but not limited to the following:

(1)       to initiate studies in regard to the locations and environments of existing and proposed government-assisted housing developments and to develop and promote city-wide goals, objectives and standards for such housing developments; and

(2)       to make recommendations to appropriate public and private agencies for actions it deems necessary in furtherance of local goals, objectives and standards for government-assisted housing developments; and

(3)       to serve as a clearinghouse for the purpose of reviewing proposals for government-assisted housing developments which may from time to time be referred to the Commission and for the purpose of making recommendations to the appropriate agencies in regard to the degree of compliance of such proposals with local goals, objectives, and standards and other such recommendations, suggestions, or advice as the Commission may deem appropriate; and

(4)       to perform such other duties as may be assigned it from time to time by the City Council.

(c)       The City Council may provide for the membership of the Commission including ex-officio members, the manner of appointment, the tenure of office and other rules of procedure regarding such Commission as it deems appropriate; provided, that the Commission shall adopt such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with those conferred by the City Council, which may be necessary and desirable for the proper discharge of its duties and shall keep an accurate record of all of its proceedings."

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of July, 1971.