North Carolina § 113A-111 - Effect of land-use plan.
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§ 113A-111. Effect of land-use plan.
No permit shall be issued under Part 4 of this Article for development which is inconsistent with the approved land-use plan for the county in which it is proposed. No local ordinance or other local regulation shall be adopted which, within an area of environmental concern, is inconsistent with the land-use plan of the county or city in which it is effective; any existing local ordinances and regulations within areas of environmental concern shall be reviewed in light of the applicable local land-use plan and modified as may be necessary to make them consistent therewith. All local ordinances and other local regulations affecting a county within the coastal area, but not affecting an area of environmental concern, shall be reviewed by the Commission for consistency with the applicable county and city land-use plans and, if the Commission finds any such ordinance or regulation to be inconsistent with the applicable land-use plan, it shall transmit recommendations for modification to the adopting local government. History (1973, c. 1284, s. 1; 1975, c. 452, s. 5; 1981, c. 932, s. 2.1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2018-5, s. 13.9(b), as amended by Session Laws 2018-138, s. 2.9, and as amended by Session Laws 2019-75, s. 3, provides: "On or before October 1, 2019, the recipients of allocations under this section shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources and the Fiscal Research Division. The report shall contain at least all of the following: "(1) A list of participating local governments and engineering firms and other partners in projects funded under this section. "(2) A list of projects funded, including a summary of the costs and the scope of the project. "(3) Documentation of the impact on the resilience of beach nourishment projects." Session Laws 2018-5, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2018.'" Session Laws 2018-5, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2018- 2019 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2018-2019 fiscal year." Session Laws 2018-5, s. 39.7, is a severability clause. Legal Periodicals. - For article discussing a practical interpretation of North Carolina's comprehensive plan requirement for zoning regulations, see 7 Campbell L. Rev. 1 (1984).
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