A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending the charter of the city of wilmington to provide that expansion of a medical facility onto an adjacent lot shall be a permitted use under the zoning ordinance.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article XXIII of Chapter 495 of the 1977 Session Laws, as amended, being the Charter of the City of Wilmington, is amended by adding a new section to read:
"Sec. 23.14. Medical Permitted Uses.
Under the zoning ordinance, it shall be a permitted use to expand a medical facility onto an adjacent lot if (i) the adjacent lot has been vacant for at least 10 years and is under the same ownership as the medical facility, (ii) the floor area of the medical facility is not to be increased by more than fifty percent (50%), and (iii) the existing floor area of the medical facility prior to the expansion is less than 5,000 square feet."
SECTION 2.  This act applies to the City of Wilmington only.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.