GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 747

Short Title:  Mecklenburg Towns ETJ.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representatives Black; and Balmer.
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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.
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April 15, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWNS OF MATTHEWS, MINT HILL, AND PINEVILLE IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY TO REGULATE IN CERTAIN EXTRATERRITORIAL AREAS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Notwithstanding Section 12 of Chapter 860 of the 1971 Session Laws, the Towns of Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville may exercise the powers granted by Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes within extraterritorial areas in Mecklenburg County not to exceed one mile of their respective corporate limits, subject to the limitations set forth in this act.
Sec. 2.  Any exercise of the authority granted by this act shall be accomplished in accordance with G.S. 160A-360, except that no approval from Mecklenburg County is required prior to such exercise. 
Sec. 3.  This act authorizes the exercise of extraterritorial jurisdiction only in those areas that may be annexed by each town, as set forth in and referred to as the "Sphere of Influence" in annexation agreements entered into by the Towns of Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville, respectively, and the City of Charlotte.  The area in which the extraterritorial jurisdiction authorized by this act is to be exercised shall be specifically identified in an ordinance as required by G.S. 160A-360, and may be changed from time to time in the same manner, in accordance with the above-referenced agreement, modifications thereto, or future agreements or changed circumstances delineating areas in which the towns may annex.
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.