GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 879

Short Title:  Oxford Sidewalks.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representatives Moore; and Wilkins.
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Referred to:  Finance.
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April 12, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW THE CITY OF OXFORD TO MAKE SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESS WITHOUT A PETITION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 160A-217 is amended by adding the following at the end:
"The Board of Commissioners may order sidewalk improvements, and may assess adjoining landowners in keeping with applicable assessment statutes according to one or more of the assessment bases as set forth in Article 10 of this Chapter without the necessity of a petition upon finding by the Board as a fact that the sidewalk improvement project as proposed is necessary for public safety."
Sec. 2.  In ordering sidewalk improvements without a petition and assessing the cost thereof under authority of this act, the Board of Commissioners shall comply with the procedure as outlined under Article 10 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, except those provisions related to the petition of property owners and the sufficiency thereof.
Sec. 3.  The City of Oxford does not have to own the street right-of-way upon which sidewalk improvements are made under this act in the case of State system streets; and in such cases made and provided for, an approved application for encroachment from the North Carolina Department of Transportation will be sufficient.
Sec. 4.  This act applies only to the City of Oxford.
Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.