A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow harnett county to use funds received for recreational purposes in connection with its subdivision control ordinance to develop recreational sites.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 153A‑331 reads as rewritten:
"§ 153A‑331.  Contents and requirements of ordinance.
(a)	A subdivision control ordinance may provide for the orderly growth and development of the county; for the coordination of transportation networks and utilities within proposed subdivisions with existing or planned streets and highways and with other public facilities; for the dedication or reservation of recreation areas serving residents of the immediate neighborhood within the subdivision and of rights‑of‑way or easements for street and utility purposes including the dedication of rights‑of‑way pursuant to G.S. 136‑66.10 or G.S. 136‑66.11; and for the distribution of population and traffic in a manner that will avoid congestion and overcrowding and will create conditions that substantially promote public health, safety, and the general welfare.
(b)	The ordinance may require that a plat be prepared, approved, and recorded pursuant to the provisions of the ordinance whenever any subdivision of land takes place. The ordinance may include requirements that the final plat show sufficient data to determine readily and reproduce accurately on the ground the location, bearing, and length of every street and alley line, lot line, easement boundary line, and other property boundaries, including the radius and other data for curved property lines, to an appropriate accuracy and in conformity with good surveying practice.
(c)	A subdivision control ordinance may provide that a developer may provide funds to the county whereby the county may acquire recreational land or areas to serve the development or subdivision, including the purchase of land that may be used to serve more than one subdivision or development within the immediate area. All funds received by the county pursuant to this subsection shall be used only for the acquisition or development of recreation, park, or open‑space sites.
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SECTION 2.(a)  This act applies to Harnett County only.
SECTION 2.(b)  This act is effective when it becomes law.