GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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HOUSE DRH50355-LR-86  (03/16)

 

 

 

Short Title:        Currituck Development Rights.

(Local)

Sponsors:

Representative Owens.

Referred to:

 

 

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT authorizing the transfer of development rights into the developed areas of currituck county in association with conservation easements in rural areas of the county.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 153A-340, as it applies to Currituck County, is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(a1)     Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a county may grant transferable development rights to be used within the county's jurisdiction in exchange for the preservation of undeveloped land in rural areas of the county."

SECTION 2.  This act applies to Currituck County only.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.