GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1983 SESSION
CHAPTER 171
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. A new section is added to Chapter 113A of the General Statutes G.S. 113A-118.1 to read:
"§ 113A-118.1. General permits. - (a) The Commission may, by rule, designate certain classes of major and minor development for which a general or blanket permit may be issued. In developing these rules, the Commission shall consider:
(1) The size of the development;
(2) The impact of the development on areas of environmental concern;
(3) How often the class of development is carried out;
(4) The need for on-site oversight of the development; and
(5) The need for public review and comment on individual development projects.
(b) General permits may be issued by the Commission as rules under the provisions of G.S. 113A-107. Individual developments carried out under the provisions of general permits shall not be subject to the mandatory notice provisions of G.S. 113A-119."
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of April, 1983.