NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 945

SENATE BILL 482

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 160-200 OF ARTICLE 18 OF CHAPTER 160 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA DEALING WITH POWERS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  Section 160-200 of the General Statutes of North Carolina is hereby amended by rewriting subparagraph (31) to read as follows:

(31)      To provide for the regulation, diversion, and limitation of pedestrians and vehicular traffic upon public streets, highways, and sidewalks of the city and to regulate and limit vehicular parking on streets and highways in congested areas.

In the regulation and limitation of vehicular traffic and parking in cities and towns the governing bodies may, in their discretion, enact ordinances providing for a system of parking meters designated to promote traffic regulation and requiring a reasonable deposit (not in excess of five cents (5˘) per hour) from those who park vehicles for stipulated periods of time in certain areas in which the congestion of vehicular traffic is such that public convenience and safety demand such regulation. The proceeds derived from the use of such parking meters shall be used for the purpose of making such regulation effective and for the expenses incurred by the city or town in the regulation and limitation of vehicular parking, and traffic relating to such parking, on the streets and highways of said cities and towns, or the proceeds derived from the use of such parking meters may be used to provide for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension and operation of parking facilities as defined in § 160-414(4), and may be pledged to amortize bonds or other evidence of debts issued for such purposes. Nothing contained in Chapter 2, Section 29, of the Public Laws of 1921, or in Section 61 of Chapter 407 of the Public Laws of 1937 shall be construed as in any way affecting the validity of these parking meters or the fees required in the use thereof.

The governing authorities of all cities and towns of North Carolina shall have the power to own, establish, regulate, operate and control municipal parking lots for parking of motor vehicles within the corporate limits of cities and towns. Cities and towns are likewise hereby authorized, in their discretion, to make a charge for the use of such parking lots.

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall be effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of June, 1965.