A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the dare county board of education to construct and provide affordable rental housing for teachers and other local governmental employees.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 66‑58, G.S. 115C‑518, or any other provision of law, the Dare County Board of Education may enter into a lease, partnership, joint venture, or similar arrangement with the Outer Banks Community Development Corporation, Inc., The Affordable Housing Group of North Carolina, Inc., and/or other governmental and nonprofit entities interested in providing affordable housing, to construct and provide affordable housing on property owned or leased by the Dare County Board of Education.  The affordable housing program shall include a priority for teachers.  The projects may contain a mixture of below‑market and at‑market rental units.
SECTION 2.  This act shall not exempt any affordable housing project constructed pursuant to this act from compliance with applicable building codes, zoning ordinances, and other health and safety statutes, rules, and regulations.
SECTION 3.  This act authorizes up to three affordable housing projects, one on the beach area of Dare County north of Oregon Inlet, one on Hatteras Island, and one on the Roanoke Island/mainland section of Dare County.
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.