North Carolina § 120-168 - Additional criteria; development.
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§ 120-168. Additional criteria; development.
The Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee may not make a positive recommendation unless forty percent (40%) of the area is developed for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental uses, or is dedicated as open space under the provisions of a zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, conditional or special use permit, or recorded restrictive covenants. History (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1; 1999-458, s. 3; 2011-291, s. 2.36.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1999-458, s. 12, provides that section 1 of the act applies with respect to municipalities for which the Joint Legislative Commission on Municipal Incorporations makes recommendations on or after August 13, 1999, and that sections 1 through 11 of the act, s. 3 of which deleted "Except when the entire proposed municipality is within two miles of the Atlantic Ocean, Albemarle Sound, or Pamlico Sound" from the beginning of the first sentence, do not apply to any community which first filed a petition with the Commission prior to July 20, 1999. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-291, s. 2.36, effective June 24, 2011, substituted "Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee" for "Commission."
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Section 120-168 ("Additional criteria; development.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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