GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 2202

Short Title:  Onslow Property Tax Enforcement.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representatives B. Etheridge, Mills, and Grady.
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Referred to:  Finance.
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May 31, 1990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ONSLOW COUNTY MAY PROHIBIT ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT TO A DELINQUENT TAXPAYER.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S.  153A-357 reads as rewritten:
"§ 153A-357.  Permits.
(a)	No person may commence or proceed with:
(1)	The construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, movement to another site, removal, or demolition of any building;
(2) 	The installation, extension, or general repair of any plumbing system;
(3) 	The installation, extension, alteration, or general repair of any heating or cooling equipment system; or
(4) 	The installation, extension, alteration, or general repair of any electrical wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment
without first securing from the inspection department with jurisdiction over the site of the work each permit required by the State Building Code and any other State or local law or local ordinance or regulation applicable to the work.  A permit shall be in writing and shall contain a provision that the work done shall comply with the State Building Code and all other applicable State and local laws and local ordinances and regulations.  No permit may be issued unless the plans and specifications are identified by the name and address of the author thereof; and if the General Statutes of North Carolina require that plans for certain types of work be prepared only by a registered architect or registered engineer, no permit may be issued unless the plans and specifications bear the North Carolina seal of a registered architect or of a registered engineer.  If a provision of the General Statutes of North Carolina or of any ordinance requires that work be done by a licensed specialty contractor of any kind, no permit for the work may be issued unless the work is to be performed by such a duly licensed contractor.  No permit issued under Articles 9 or 9C of G.S. Chapter 143 shall be required for any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration costing five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less in any single-family residence or farm building unless the work involves:  the addition, repair or replacement of load bearing structures; the addition (excluding replacement of same size and capacity) or change in the design of plumbing; the addition, replacement or change in the design of heating, air conditioning, or electrical wiring, devices, appliances, or equipment; the use of materials not permitted by the North Carolina Uniform Residential Building Code; or the addition (excluding replacement of like grade of fire resistance) of roofing.  Violation of this section constitutes a misdemeanor.
(b)	No permit shall be issued pursuant to subsection (a) for any land-disturbing activity, as defined in G.S. 113A-52(6), for any activity covered by G.S. 113A-57, unless an erosion control plan has been approved by the Sedimentation Pollution Control Commission pursuant to G.S. 113A-54(d)(4) or by a local government pursuant to G.S. 113A-61 for the site of the activity or a tract of land including the site of the activity.
(c)	A county may by ordinance provide that a permit may not be issued under subsection (a) to any person who owes property taxes that are delinquent under G.S. 105-360."
Sec. 2.  This act applies to Onslow County only.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.