North Carolina § 63-35 - Enforcement and remedies.

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§ 63-35. Enforcement and remedies.

G.S. 160D-1404 shall be applicable to ordinances adopted pursuant to this Article. History (1941, c. 250, s. 7; 1993, c. 539, s. 498; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2019-111, s. 2.5(g); 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-111, s. 3.2, as amended by Session Laws 2020-3, s. 4.33(a), made the rewriting of this section by Session Laws 2019-111, s. 2.5(g), effective August 1, 2021, and applicable to local government development regulation decisions made on or after that date, and further provided that: "Part II of this act clarifies and restates the intent of existing law and applies to ordinances adopted before, on, and after the effective date." Session Laws 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), and (d), effective June 19, 2020, repealed Session Laws 2019-111, s. 3.2, and Session Laws 2020-3, s. 4.33(a), and provides: "Part II of S.L. 2019-111 [which amended this section] is effective when this act becomes law [June 19, 2020]. Part II of S.L. 2019-111 clarifies and restates the intent of law existing on the effective date of this act [June 19, 2020] and applies to ordinances adopted before, on, and after that date. Valid local government development regulations that are in effect at the time of the effective date of Part II of S.L. 2019-111 remain in effect but local governments shall amend those regulations to conform to the provisions of Part II of S.L. 2019-111 on or before July 1, 2021. Part II of S.L. 2019-111 applies to local government development regulation decisions made on or after the earlier of: "(1) The effective date of the amendments to local development regulations made to conform to the provisions of Part II of S.L. 2019-111 or "(2) July 1, 2021." Session Laws 2020-3, s. 5, is a severability clause. The reference to "G.S. 160D-14-4" was changed to "G.S. 160D-1404" to conform to the renumbering of enacted sections in Session Laws 2019-111 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2019-111, s. 2.5(g), rewrote the section. For effective date and applicability, see Editor's note.

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