AN ACT allowing the state, counties, and cities to construct PRE-ENGINEERED STRUCTURES without having the plans and specifications for the structures REVIEWED by a registered architect or engineer.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 133‑1.1(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The following shall be excepted from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section:
(1)	Dwellings and outbuildings in connection therewith, such as barns and private garages.
(2)	Apartment buildings used exclusively as the residence of not more than two families.
(3)	Buildings used for agricultural purposes other than schools or assembly halls which are not within the limits of a city or an incorporated village.
(4)	Temporary buildings or sheds used exclusively for construction purposes, not exceeding 20 feet in any direction, and not used for living quarters.
(5)	Pre-engineered garages, sheds, and workshops up to 5,000 square feet used exclusively by city, county, public school, or State employees for purposes related to their employment. For pre-engineered garages, sheds, and workshops constructed pursuant to this subdivision, there shall be a minimum separation of these structures from other buildings or property lines of 30 feet."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 26th day of June, 2003.

	s/	 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 Richard T. Morgan
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 4:51 p.m. this 4th day of July, 2003