GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION

CHAPTER 161
HOUSE BILL 747

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWNS OF MATTHEWS, MINT HILL, AND PINEVILLE AND THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE 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, as amended by Chapter 966 of the 1983 Session Laws (Regular Session 1984), the Towns of Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville and the City of Charlotte 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.  The authority granted by this act shall not be exercised with respect to the property acquired by Mecklenburg County from Hazeline Massey, tax parcel number 215-062-02; the property acquired by Mecklenburg County from National Facilities Corporation, tax parcel number 215-081-15; or the property acquired by Mecklenburg County from Lester H. Yandle Jr., tax parcel numbers 215-062-01 and 215-061-06.  As owner and user of the property exempted in this section, Mecklenburg County shall not cause the elevation of the property to be increased more than 25 feet above the highest point existing on the property on the date of ratification of this act, unless the increase is approved in a resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Matthews.
Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 29th day of May, 1991.

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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives