GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 146

HOUSE BILL 334

 

AN ACT TO PERMIT MUNICIPAL LAND PLANNING ORDINANCES TO PERMIT MONEY INSTEAD OF LAND DEDICATION FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 160A-372 is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end to read:

"The ordinance may provide that a developer may provide funds to the city whereby the city may acquire recreational land or areas to serve the development or subdivision, including the purchase of land which may be used to serve more than one subdivision or development within the immediate area. All funds received by the city pursuant to this paragraph shall be used only for the acquisition or development of recreation, park, or open space sites. Any formula enacted to determine the amount of funds that are to be provided under this paragraph shall be based on the value of the development or subdivision for property tax purposes. The ordinance may allow a combination of partial payment of funds and partial dedication of land when the governing body of the city determines that this combination is in the best interests of the citizens of the area to be served."

Sec. 2.  The first sentence of G.S. 160A-372 is amended by inserting between the words "within the subdivision" and the comma the phrase:  "or, alternatively, for provision of funds to be used to acquire recreation areas serving residents of the development or subdivision or more than one subdivision or development within the immediate area".

Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of May, 1985.