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NC Gen Stat § 153A-293 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 15 - Public Enterprises.|§ 153A-293 - (See editor's note) Collection of fees for solid waste disposal facilities and solid waste collection services.

 153A-293. (See editor's note) Collection of fees for solid waste disposal facilities and solid waste collection services.A county may adopt an ordinance providing that any fee imposed under G.S. 153A-292 may be billed with property taxes, may be payable in the same manner as property taxes, and, in the case of nonpayment, may be collected in any manner by which delinquent personal or real property taxes can be collected. If an ordinance states that delinquent fees can be collected in the same manner as delinquent real property taxes, the fees are a lien on the real property described on the bill that includes the fee. (1989, c. 591; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 905, c. 938, c. 940, c. 974, c. 1017; 1991, c. 652, s. 2; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1007, s. 26.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-294 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 15 - Public Enterprises.|§ 153A-294 - Solid waste defined.

 153A-294. Solid waste defined.As used in this Article, "solid waste" means nonhazardous solid waste, that is, solid waste as defined in G.S. 130A-290 but not including hazardous waste. (1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1013, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-300 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-300 - Title; effective date.

 153A-300. Title; effective date.This Article may be cited as "The County Service District Act of 1973," and is enacted pursuant to Article V, Sec. 2(4) of the Constitution of North Carolina, effective July 1, 1973. (1973, c. 489, s. 1; c. 822, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-303 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-303 - Extension of service districts.

 153A-303. Extension of service districts.(a) Standards. - The board of commissioners may by resolution annex territory to any service district upon finding that:(1) The area to be annexed is contiguous to the district, with at least one eighth of the area's aggregate external boundary coincident with the existing boundary of the district; and(2) That the area to be annexed requires the services of the district.(b) Annexation by Petition. - The board of commissioners may also by resolution extend by annexation the boundaries of any service district when one hundred percent (100%) of the real property owners of the area to be annexed have petitioned the board for annexation to the service district.(c) Territory lying within the corporate limits of a city or sanitary district may not be annexed to a service district unless the governing body of the city or sanitary district agrees by resolution to such annexation.(d) Report. - Before the public hearing required by subsection (e), the board shall cause to be prepared a report containing:(1) A map of the service district and the adjacent territory, showing the present and proposed boundaries of the district;(2) A statement showing that the area to be annexed meets the standards and requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c); and(3) A plan for extending services to the area to be annexed.The report shall be available for public inspection in the office of the clerk to the board for at least two weeks before the date of the public hearing.(e) Hearing and Notice. - The board shall hold a public hearing before adopting any resolution extending the boundaries of a service district. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour and place of the hearing and its subject, and shall include a statement that the report required by subsection (d) is available for inspection in the office of the clerk to the board. The notice shall be published at least once not less than one week before the date of the hearing. In addition, the notice shall be mailed at least four weeks before the date of the hearing to the owners as shown by the county tax records as of the preceding January 1 of all property located within the area to be annexed. The notice may be mailed by any class of U.S. mail which is fully prepaid. The person designated by the board to mail the notice shall certify to the board that the mailing has been completed, and his certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud.(f) Effective Date. - The resolution extending the boundaries of the district shall take effect at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after its passage, as determined by the board. (1973, c. 489, s. 1; c. 822, s. 2; 1981, c. 53, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-303.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-303.1 - Removal of territory from service districts.

 153A-303.1. Removal of territory from service districts.(a) Standards. - A board of commissioners may by resolution remove territory from a service district upon finding that:(1) One hundred percent (100%) of the owners of real property in the territory to be removed have petitioned for removal.(2) The territory to be removed no longer requires the services, facilities, or functions financed, provided, or maintained for the district.(3) The service district was created only to provide the services listed in G.S. 153A-301(a)(4) or G.S. 153A-301(a)(6) or both.(4) The service district does not have any obligation or expense related to the issuance of bonds.(b) Report. - Before the public hearing required by subsection (c) of this section, the board shall cause to be prepared a report containing:(1) A map of the district highlighting the territory proposed to be removed, showing the present and proposed boundaries of the district; and(2) A statement showing that the territory to be removed meets the standards and requirements of subsection (a) of this section.The report shall be available for public inspection in the office of the clerk to the board for at least 10 days before the date of the public hearing.  (c) Hearing and Notice. - The board shall hold a public hearing before adopting any resolution reducing the boundaries of a district. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour, and place of the hearing and its subject and shall include a statement that the report required by subsection (b) of this section is available for inspection in the office of the clerk to the board. The notice shall be published at least once not less than seven days before the hearing. In addition, the notice shall be mailed at least two weeks before the date of the hearing by any class of U.S. mail which is fully prepaid to the owners as shown by the county tax records as of the preceding January 1 (and at the address shown thereon) of all property located within the territory to be removed. The person designated by the board to mail the notice shall certify to the board that the mailing has been completed, and the certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud.(d) Effective Date. - The resolution reducing the boundaries of the district shall take effect at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after its passage, as determined by the board.  (2013-402, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-304 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-304 - Consolidation of service districts.

 153A-304. Consolidation of service districts.(a) The board of commissioners may by resolution consolidate two or more service districts upon finding that:(1) The districts are contiguous or are in a continuous boundary;(2) The services provided in each of the districts are substantially the same; or(3) If the services provided are lower for one of the districts, there is a need to increase those services for that district to the level of that enjoyed by the other districts.(b) Report. - Before the public hearing required by subsection (c), the board of commissioners shall cause to be prepared a report containing:(1) A map of the districts to be consolidated;(2) A statement showing the proposed consolidation meets the standards of subsection (a); and(3) If necessary, a plan for increasing the services for one of the districts so that they are substantially the same throughout the consolidated district.The report shall be available in the office of the clerk to the board for at least two weeks before the public hearing.(c) Hearing and Notice. - The board of commissioners shall hold a public hearing before adopting any resolution consolidating service districts. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour, and place of the hearing and its subject, and shall include a statement that the report required by subsection (b) is available for inspection in the office of the clerk to the board. The notice shall be published at least once not less than one week before the date of the hearing. In addition, the notice shall be mailed at least four weeks before the hearing to the owners as shown by the county tax records as of the preceding January 1 of all property located within the consolidated district. The notice may be mailed by any class of U.S. mail which is fully prepaid. The person designated by the board to mail the notice shall certify to the board that the mailing has been completed, and his certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud.(d) Effective Date. - The consolidation of service districts shall take effect at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after passage of the resolution of consolidation, as determined by the board. (1973, c. 489, s. 1; c. 822, s. 2; 1981, c. 53, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-304.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-304.2 - Reduction in district after annexation to Chapter 69 fire district.

 153A-304.2. Reduction in district after annexation to Chapter 69 fire district.(a) When the whole or any portion of a county service district organized for fire protection purposes under G.S. 153A-301(2) has been annexed into a fire protection district created under Chapter 69 of the General Statutes, then such county service district or the portion thereof so annexed shall immediately thereupon cease to be a county service district or a portion of a county service district; and such district or portion thereof so annexed shall no longer be subject to G.S. 153A-307 authorizing the board of county commissioners to levy and collect a tax in such district for the purpose of furnishing fire protection therein.(b) Nothing in this section prevents the board of county commissioners from levying and collecting taxes for fire protection in the remaining portion of a county service district not annexed into a fire protection district. This section does not affect the rights or liabilities of the county, a taxpayer, or other person concerning taxes previously levied. (1989, c. 622.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-304.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-304.3 - Changes in adjoining service districts.

 153A-304.3. Changes in adjoining service districts.(a) Changes. - The board of county commissioners may by resolution relocate the boundary lines between adjoining county service districts if the districts were established for substantially similar purposes. The boundary lines may be changed in accordance with a petition from landowners or may be changed in any manner the board deems appropriate. Upon receipt of a request to change service district boundaries, the board of county commissioners shall set a date and time for a public hearing on the request prior to taking action on the request.(b) Report. - Before the public hearing required by subsection (a) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall cause to be prepared a report containing all of the following:(1) A map of the service district and the adjacent territory showing the current and proposed boundaries of the district.(2) A statement indicating that the proposed boundary relocation meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.(3) A plan for providing service to the area affected by the relocation of district boundaries.(4) The effect that the changes in the amount of taxable property will have on the ability of the district to provide services or to service any debt.The report shall be available for public inspection in the office of the clerk of the board for at least two weeks before the date of the public hearing.  (c) Notice and Hearing. - The board shall hold a public hearing before adopting any resolution relocating the boundaries of a service district. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour, and place of the hearing and its subject, and shall include a statement that the report required by subsection (b) of this section is available for inspection in the office of the clerk to the board. The notice shall be published at least once not less than one week before the date of the hearing.(d) Effective Date. - The resolution changing the boundaries of the districts shall take effect at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after its passage, as determined by the board. (2005-136, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-304.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-304.4 - Reduction in law enforcement service district after annexation.

 153A-304.4. Reduction in law enforcement service district after annexation.When any portion of a county law enforcement service district organized under G.S. 153A-301(10) is annexed by a municipality, and the effective date of the annexation is a date other than a date in the month of June, the amount of the county law enforcement service district tax levied on each parcel of real property in the district for the fiscal year in which municipal taxes are prorated under G.S. 160A-58.10 shall be multiplied by the following fraction: the denominator shall be 12 and the numerator shall be the number of full calendar months remaining in the fiscal year following the day on which the annexation becomes effective. For each parcel of real property in the portion of the district that is annexed, the product of the multiplication is the amount of the law enforcement service district tax to be refunded if the taxes have been paid, or released if the taxes have not been paid. The finance officer of the county shall obtain from the assessor or tax collector of the county a list of the owners of the real property on which law enforcement service district taxes were levied in the territory annexed, and the county shall pay the refund amount, if applicable, to the owner as shown on the records of the tax assessor of the real property as of the January 1 immediately preceding the date of the refund. Refund payments shall come from any funds not otherwise restricted by law.  (2008-134, s. 76(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-305 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-305 - Required provision or maintenance of services.

 153A-305. Required provision or maintenance of services.(a) New District. - When a county defines a new service district, it shall provide, maintain, or let contracts for the services for which the residents of the district are being taxed within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year, after the effective date of the definition of the district.(b) Extended District. - When a county annexes territory to a service district, it shall provide, maintain, or let contracts for the services provided or maintained throughout the district to the residents of the area annexed to the district within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year, after the effective date of the annexation.(c) Consolidated District. - When a county consolidates two or more service districts, one of which has had provided or maintained a lower level of services, it shall increase the services within that district (or let contracts therefor) to a level comparable to those provided or maintained elsewhere in the consolidated district within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year, after the effective date of the consolidation. (1973, c. 489, s. 1; c. 822, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-306 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-306 - Abolition of service districts.

 153A-306. Abolition of service districts.Upon finding that there is no longer a need for a particular service district and that there are no outstanding bonds or notes issued to finance projects in the district, the board of commissioners may by resolution abolish that district. The board shall hold a public hearing before adopting a resolution abolishing a district. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour and place of the hearing, and its subject, and shall be published at least once not less than one week before the date of the hearing. The abolition of any service district shall take effect at the end of a fiscal year following passage of the resolution, as determined by the board. (1973, c. 489, s. 1; c. 822, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-307 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-307 - Taxes authorized; rate limitation.

 153A-307. Taxes authorized; rate limitation.A county may levy property taxes within defined service districts in addition to those levied throughout the county, in order to finance, provide or maintain for the districts services provided therein in addition to or to a greater extent than those financed, provided or maintained for the entire county. In addition, a county may allocate to a service district any other revenues whose use is not otherwise restricted by law.Property subject to taxation in a newly established district or in an area annexed to an existing district is that subject to taxation by the county as of the preceding January 1.Property taxes may not be levied within any district established pursuant to this Article in excess of a rate on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) value of property subject to taxation which, when added to the rate levied countywide for purposes subject to the rate limitation, would exceed the rate limitation established in G.S. 153A-149(c), unless the portion of the rate in excess of this limitation is submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified voters residing within the district. Any referendum held pursuant to this paragraph shall be held and conducted as provided in G.S. 153A-149. (1973, c. 489, s. 1; c. 822, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-308 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-308 - Bonds authorized.

 153A-308. Bonds authorized.A county may issue its general obligation bonds under the Local Government Bond Act to finance services, facilities, or functions provided within a service district. If a proposed bond issue is required by law to be submitted to and approved by the voters of the county, and if the proceeds of the proposed bond issue are to be used in connection with a service that is or, if the bond issue is approved, will be provided only for one or more service districts or at a higher level in service districts than countywide, the proposed bond issue must be approved concurrently by a majority of those voting throughout the entire county and by a majority of the total of those voting in all of the affected or to-be-affected service districts. (1973, c. 489, s. 1; c. 822, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-309 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-309 - EMS services in fire protection districts.

 153A-309. EMS services in fire protection districts.(a) If a service district is established under this Article for fire protection purposes under G.S. 153A-301(2), (including a district established with a rate limitation under G.S. 153A-309.2), and it was not also established under this Article for ambulance and rescue purposes under G.S. 153A-301(7), the board of county commissioners may, by resolution, permit the service district to provide emergency medical, rescue, and/or ambulance services, and may levy property taxes for such purposes under G.S. 153A-307, but if the district was established under G.S. 153A-309.2, the rate limitation established under that section shall continue to apply.(b) The resolution expanding the purposes of the district under this section shall take effect at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after its passage. (1983, c. 642; 1989, c. 559.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-309.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 16 - County Service Districts; County Research and Production Service Districts; County Economic Development and Training Districts.|§ 153A-309.2 - Rate limitation in certain districts - Alternative procedure for fire protection service districts.

 153A-309.2. Rate limitation in certain districts - Alternative procedure for fire protection service districts.(a) In connection with the establishment of a service district for fire protection as provided by G.S. 153A-301(2) [G.S. 153A-301(a)(2)], if the board of commissioners adopts a resolution within 90 days prior to the public hearing required by G.S. 153A-302(c) but prior to the first publication of notice required by subsection (b) of this section, which resolution states that property taxes within a district may not be levied in excess of a rate of fifteen cents (15 ) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of property subject to taxation, then property taxes may not be levied in that service district in excess of that rate.(b) Whenever a service district is established under this section, instead of the procedures for hearing and notice under G.S. 153A-302(c), the board of commissioners shall hold a public hearing before adopting any resolution defining a new service district under this section. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour and place of the hearing and its subject, and shall include a map of the proposed district and a statement that the report required by G.S. 153A-302(b) is available for public inspection in the office of the clerk to the board. The notice shall be published at least twice, with one publication not less than two weeks before the hearing, and the other publication on some other day not less than two weeks before the hearing. (1985, c. 724.)