GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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HOUSE BILL 531

Short Title:        Weaverville ETJ.		(Local)
Sponsors:	Representatives Ramsey and Moffitt (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Government, if favorable, Finance.

April 4, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to amend the extraterritorial jurisdiction authority of the town of weaverville.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.(a)  G.S. 160A-360 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(m) The Town of Weaverville shall have no authority to exercise any power under this section."

SECTION 1.(b)  Upon relinquishment of the jurisdiction over an area that the Town of Weaverville is regulating under Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, the city regulations and powers of enforcement shall remain in effect until (i) Buncombe County has adopted the regulation or (ii) a period of 120 days has elapsed following the effective date of this act, whichever is sooner. During this period, Buncombe County may hold hearings and take other measures that may be required in order to adopt county regulations for the area.

SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding Section 1 of this act, Buncombe County shall have the authority to continue to appoint residents of the County who reside within one mile of the municipal limits of the Town of Weaverville, as if G.S. 160A-362 applied.

SECTION 3.  This act applies to the Town of Weaverville only.

SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2013.