GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	2 

SENATE BILL 584
House Committee Substitute Favorable 7/15/91

Short Title:  Durham Parking Fees.	(Local)
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April 11, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF DURHAM TO PROVIDE OFF-STREET PARKING AT REDUCED RATES OR WITHOUT CHARGE TO PERSONS RESIDING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DURHAM COMMISSIONERS TO PROVIDE FOR A REFERENDUM ON SCHOOL MERGER.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	G.S. 160A-314 is amended by adding two new subsections to read:
"( a1)	A schedule of rents, rates, fees, and charges established by a city for use of off-street parking facilities and systems may provide for such use at no charge or at reduced rates by customers residing in housing units located in the downtown area of the city.  The city council shall define the ‘downtown area of the city' for purposes of this subsection.  Eligibility under this subsection may be based on the number of housing units, the number of customers residing in the housing units, or such other method or system of classification as may be determined by the city council.
(a2)	It is the intent of subsection (a1) to provide a means to encourage the rejuvenation and revitalization of the downtown area of the city and thereby promote sound urban development and the general welfare of the city, which are hereby declared to be lawful public purposes of the city."
(b)	This section applies only to the City of Durham.
Sec. 2.  (a)	G.S. 115C-68.1(c), as enacted by Section 37(b) of Chapter 689 of the 1991 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The plans under this section shall be prepared and approved in accordance with G.S. 115C-67 as provided by general law, or G.S. 115C-68 as provided by general law, as applicable, except that the county and city boards of education shall not participate by preparing, entering into, submitting, or agreeing to a plan, and the plan shall not be contingent upon approval of the voters unless the board of commissioners provides for a referendum in the plan it adopts."
(b)	This section applies only to Durham County, the Durham County Board of Education, and the Durham City Board of Education.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.