A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT the towns of Columbia and edenton MAY PROHIBIT THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT TO A DELINQUENT TAXPAYER.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  This act applies only to the Towns of Columbia and Edenton.
SECTION 2.  G.S. 160A‑417 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d)	A city may by ordinance provide that a permit may not be issued under subsection (a) of this section to a person who owes delinquent property taxes, determined under G.S. 105‑360, on property owned by the person. The ordinance may provide that a building permit may be issued to a person protesting the assessment or collection of property taxes."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.