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NC Gen Stat § 162A-85.25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 5A - Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Districts.|§ 162A-85.25 - Adoption and enforcement of ordinances.

 162A-85.25. Adoption and enforcement of ordinances.(a) A district shall have the same power as a city under G.S. 160A-175 to assess civil fines and penalties for violation of its ordinances and may secure injunctions to further ensure compliance with its ordinances as provided by this section.(b) An ordinance may provide that its violation shall subject the offender to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) to be recovered by the district in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the penalty within a prescribed period of time after he has been cited for violation of the ordinance. Any person assessed a civil penalty by the district shall be notified of the assessment by registered or certified mail, and the notice shall specify the reasons for the assessment. If the person assessed fails to pay the amount of the assessment to the district within 30 days after receipt of notice, or such longer period, not to exceed 180 days, as the district may specify, the district may institute a civil action in the General Court of Justice of the county in which the violation occurred or, in the discretion of the district, in the General Court of Justice of the county in which the person assessed has his or its principal place of business, to recover the amount of the assessment. The validity of the district's action may be appealed directly to General Court of Justice in the county in which the violation occurred or may be raised at any time in the action to recover the assessment. Neither failure to contest the district's action directly nor failure to raise the issue of validity in the action to recover an assessment precludes the other.(c) An ordinance may provide that it may be enforced by an appropriate equitable remedy issuing from court of competent jurisdiction. In such case, the General Court of Justice shall have jurisdiction to issue such orders as may be appropriate, and it shall not be a defense to the application of the district for equitable relief that there is an adequate remedy at law.(d) Subject to the express terms of an ordinance, a district ordinance may be enforced by any one, all, or a combination of the remedies authorized and prescribed by this section.(e) An ordinance may provide, when appropriate, that each day's continuing violation shall be a separate and distinct offense.  (2013-50, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-85.29 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 5A - Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Districts.|§ 162A-85.29 - No privatization.

 162A-85.29. No privatization.The district board may not in any way privatize the provision of water or sewer to the customers of the district unless related to administrative matters only.  (2013-50, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-86 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-86 - Formation of district; hearing.

 162A-86. Formation of district; hearing.(a) The board of commissioners of any county may create a county water and sewer district.(a1) The governing board of a consolidated city-county, as defined by G.S. 160B-2(1), may create a water and sewer district pursuant to this Article. For the purposes of this Article, the term "board of county commissioners" shall also mean the governing board of a consolidated city-county and the term "county water and sewer district" also means a water and sewer district created by the governing board of a consolidated city-county.(b) Before creating such a district, the board of commissioners shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour, and place of the hearing and its subject and shall set forth a description of the territory to be included within the proposed district. The notice shall be published once a week for three weeks in a newspaper that circulates in the proposed district and in addition shall be posted in at least three public places in the district. The notice shall be posted and published the first time not less than 20 days before the hearing.(b1) Before creating such a district, the board of commissioners shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour, and place of the hearing and its subject and shall set forth a description of the territory to be included within the proposed district. The notice shall be published once in a newspaper that circulates in the proposed district and in addition shall be posted in at least three public places in the district. The notice shall be posted and published not more than 30 nor less than 14 days before the hearing. The newspaper notice and the public hearing may cover more than one district covered by this subsection.This subsection applies only when the local Health Director or the State Health Director has certified that there is a present or imminent serious public health hazard caused by the failure of a low-pressure pipe sewer system within the area of the proposed district, and in such case the board of commissioners may proceed either under subsection (a) of this section or under this subsection.(c) At the public hearing, the commissioners shall hear all interested persons and may adjourn the hearing from time to time.  (1977, c. 466, s. 1; 1979, c. 624, ss. 2, 3; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 696, s. 1; c. 714, s. 1; 1995, c. 461, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-87.1A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-87.1A - Initial boundaries of district.

 162A-87.1A. Initial boundaries of district.(a) The initial boundaries of a district may exclude areas contained solely within the external boundaries of the district.(b) The initial boundaries of a district may include noncontiguous portions, as long as the closest distance from a noncontiguous piece to the part of the district containing the greatest area does not exceed one mile.(c) This section does not invalidate any district created prior to the effective date of this section. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 696, s. 3; c. 714, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-87.1B (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-87.1B - Transfer of State-owned property from one district to another.

 162A-87.1B. Transfer of State-owned property from one district to another.If any property owned by the State is located in a county water and sewer district, the board of commissioners of that county by resolution may transfer the property to another county water and sewer district in that county. This section only applies if the State acquired the property from the county. Any such resolution shall become effective on the date specified in the resolution, and a copy of the resolution shall be sent to the Department of Administration. (2005-127, s. 1; 2006-226, s. 29.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-87.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-87.3 - Services outside the district.

 162A-87.3. Services outside the district.(a) A county water and sewer district may provide water or sewer services, or both, to customers outside the district, but in no case shall the county water and sewer district be held liable for damages to those outside the district for failure to furnish such services.(b) A county water and sewer district may provide a different schedule of rents, rates, fees, and charges for services provided outside the district.(c) A county water and sewer district may not extend service to customers lying within the corporate limits of a city or sanitary district unless the governing body of a city or sanitary district agrees, by resolution, to the extension.(d) A county water and sewer district may not extend service to customers lying within another county unless the board of commissioners of that county agrees, by resolution, to the extension. (1989, c. 726, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-88 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-88 - District is a municipal corporation.

 162A-88. District is a municipal corporation.(a) The inhabitants of a county water and sewer district created pursuant to this Article are a body corporate and politic by the name specified by the board of commissioners. Under that name they are vested with all the property and rights of property belonging to the corporation; have perpetual succession; may sue and be sued; may contract and be contracted with; may acquire and hold any property, real and personal, devised, sold, or in any manner conveyed, dedicated to, or otherwise acquired by them, and from time to time may hold, invest, sell, or dispose of the same; may have a common seal and alter and renew it at will; may establish, revise and collect rates, fees or other charges and penalties for the use of or the services furnished or to be furnished by any sanitary sewer system, water system or sanitary sewer and water system of the district; and may exercise those powers conferred on them by this Article.(b) The district board may require system development fees only in accordance with Article 8 of this Chapter.  (1977, c. 466, s. 1; 1979, c. 624, s. 5; 2011-284, s. 124; 2017-138, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-88.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-88.1 - Contracts with private entities.

 162A-88.1. Contracts with private entities.A county water and sewer district may contract with and appropriate money to any person, association, or corporation, in order to carry out any public purpose that the county water and sewer district is authorized by law to engage in. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 696, s. 5; c. 714, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-89 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-89 - Governing body of district; powers.

 162A-89. Governing body of district; powers.(a) The board of commissioners of the county in which a county water and sewer district is created is the governing body of the district.(b) The governing board of a consolidated city-county in which a water and sewer district is created is the governing body of the district. (1977, c. 466, s. 1; 1995, c. 461, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-89.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-89.1 - Eminent domain power authorized.

 162A-89.1. Eminent domain power authorized.A county water and sewer district shall have the power of eminent domain, to be exercised in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the General Statutes, over the acquisition of any improved or unimproved lands or rights in land, within or without the district. (1977, c. 466, s. 1; 1983, c. 735, s. 1.; 1987, c. 2, s. 2)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-90 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-90 - Bonds and notes authorized.

 162A-90. Bonds and notes authorized.A county water and sewer district may from time to time issue general obligation and revenue bonds and bond anticipation notes pursuant to the Local Government Finance Act, for the purposes of providing sanitary sewer systems or water systems or both.A county water and sewer district may from time to time issue tax and revenue anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 159, Article 9, Part 2. (1977, c. 466, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-91 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-91 - Taxes authorized.

 162A-91. Taxes authorized.The governing body of a county water and sewer district may levy property taxes within the district in order to finance the operation and maintenance of the district's water system or sewer system or both and in order to finance debt service on any general obligation bonds or notes issued by the district. No voter approval is necessary in order for such taxes to be levied. (1977, c. 466, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-92 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-92 - Special assessments authorized.

 162A-92. Special assessments authorized.A county water and sewer district may make special assessments against benefited property within the district for all or part of the costs of:(1) Constructing, reconstructing, extending, or otherwise building or improving water systems;(2) Constructing, reconstructing, extending, or otherwise building or improving sewage disposal systems.A district shall exercise the authority granted by this section according to the provisions of Chapter 153A, Article 9. For the purposes of this section references in that Article to the "county" and the "board of commissioners" are deemed to refer, respectively, to the "district" and the "governing body of the district." (1977, c. 466, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-93 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-93 - Certain city actions prohibited.

 162A-93. Certain city actions prohibited.(a) No city may duplicate water or sewer services provided by a district under this Article by installing parallel lines and requiring owners of improved property in territory annexed by the city to connect, except with consent of the district governing body.(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply if the city council adopts an annexation ordinance including an area served by a district and finds, after a public hearing, that adequate fire protection cannot be provided in the area because of the level of available water service. Notice of the public hearing shall be provided by first class mail to each affected customer and by publication in a newspaper having general circulation in the area, each not less than 10 days before the hearing. The clerk's certification of the mailing shall be deemed conclusive in the absence of fraud. Any resident of the annexed area aggrieved by such a finding of the council may file a petition for review in the superior court in the nature of certiorari, within 30 days after the finding. The petition for review in the nature of certiorari shall comply with G.S. 160A-393.(c) Provision of public water and sewer services by a district under this Article to an area annexed by a city shall satisfy the city's obligation to provide for water and sewer services under G.S. 160A-35 and G.S. 160A-47. The city may negotiate for purchase of the lines or systems owned and operated by the district.(d) Upon annexation by a city of an area served by a district under this Article, the city may provide for installation of and use fire hydrants on the district water lines, by arrangement with the district and at the city's cost.  (1989, c. 741, s. 1; 2009-421, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-94 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 6 - County Water and Sewer Districts.|§ 162A-94 - Certain actions validated.

 162A-94. Certain actions validated.Any contract entered into by a county water and sewer district on or before February 1, 1995, is not invalid because of failure to comply with Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes. (1995, c. 266, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-101 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 7 - Assumption of Indebtedness of Certain Districts.|§ 162A-101 - Assumption of indebtedness of certain districts.

 162A-101. Assumption of indebtedness of certain districts.Subject to approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election thereon, a county may assume all indebtedness, incurred for paying all or any part of the cost of a water supply and distribution system, a sewerage system, or both, of any:(1) Water and sewer authority organized under Article 1 of this Chapter;(2) Metropolitan water district organized under Article 4 of this Chapter;(3) Metropolitan sewerage district organized under Article 5 of this Chapter; or(4) County water and sewer district organized under Article 6 of this Chapter.An election under this Article shall be called and held in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Finance Act, insofar as the same may be made applicable, and the returns of the election shall be canvassed and a statement of the result thereof prepared, recorded and published as provided in the Local Government Finance Act. No right of action or defense founded upon the invalidity of the election shall be asserted nor shall the validity of the election be open to question in any court upon any ground whatever, except in an action or proceeding commenced within 30 days after the publication of the statement of result. In the event that any indebtedness of a water and sewer authority, metropolitan water district, metropolitan sewerage district, or county water and sewer district is assumed by the county, there shall be annually levied and collected an ad valorem tax upon all the taxable property in the county sufficient to pay the assumed indebtedness and the interest thereon as it becomes due and payable; provided, however, the tax may be reduced by the amount of other moneys actually available for this purpose. The tax shall be determined, levied and collected in the manner provided by law. (1989, c. 573.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-200 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 8 - System Development Fees.|§ 162A-200 - Short title.

 162A-200. Short title.This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Water and Sewer System Development Fee Act."  (2017-138, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-203 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 8 - System Development Fees.|§ 162A-203 - Authorization of system development fee.

 162A-203. Authorization of system development fee.(a) A local governmental unit may adopt a system development fee for water or sewer service only in accordance with the conditions and limitations of this Article.(b) A system development fee adopted by a local governmental unit under any lawful authority other than this Article and in effect on October 1, 2017, shall be conformed to the requirements of this Article not later than July 1, 2018.  (2017-138, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-205 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 8 - System Development Fees.|§ 162A-205 - Supporting analysis.

 162A-205. Supporting analysis.A system development fee shall be calculated based on a written analysis, which may constitute or be included in a capital improvements plan, that:(1) Is prepared by a financial professional or a licensed professional engineer qualified by experience and training or education to employ generally accepted accounting, engineering, and planning methodologies to calculate system development fees for public water and sewer systems.(2) Documents in reasonable detail the facts and data used in the analysis and their sufficiency and reliability.(3) Employs generally accepted accounting, engineering, and planning methodologies, including the buy-in, incremental cost or marginal cost, and combined cost methods for each service, setting forth appropriate analysis as to the consideration and selection of a method appropriate to the circumstances and adapted as necessary to satisfy all requirements of this Article.(4) Documents and demonstrates the reliable application of the methodologies to the facts and data, including all reasoning, analysis, and interim calculations underlying each identifiable component of the system development fee and the aggregate thereof.(5) Identifies all assumptions and limiting conditions affecting the analysis and demonstrates that they do not materially undermine the reliability of conclusions reached.(6) Calculates a final system development fee per service unit of new development and includes an equivalency or conversion table for use in determining the fees applicable for various categories of demand.(7) Covers a planning horizon of not less than five years nor more than 20 years.(8) Is adopted by resolution or ordinance of the local governmental unit in accordance with G.S. 162A-209.(9) Uses the gallons per day per service unit that the local governmental unit applies to its water or sewer system engineering or planning purposes for water or sewer, as appropriate, in calculating the system development fee.  (2017-138, s. 1; 2018-34, s. 1(a); 2021-76, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-207 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 8 - System Development Fees.|§ 162A-207 - Minimum requirements.

 162A-207. Minimum requirements.(a) Maximum. - A system development fee shall not exceed that calculated based on the system development fee analysis.(b) Revenue Credit. - In applying the incremental cost or marginal cost, or the combined cost, method to calculate a system development fee with respect to capital improvements, the system development fee analysis must include as part of that methodology a credit against the projected aggregate cost of capital improvements. That credit shall be determined based upon generally accepted calculations and shall reflect a deduction of either the outstanding debt principal or the present value of projected water and sewer revenues received by the local governmental unit for the capital improvements necessitated by and attributable to such new development, anticipated over the course of the planning horizon. In no case shall the credit be less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate cost of capital improvements.(c) Construction or Contributions Credit. - In calculating the system development fee with respect to new development, the local governmental unit shall credit the value of costs in excess of the development's proportionate share of connecting facilities required to be oversized for use of others outside of the development. No credit shall be applied, however, for capital improvements on-site or to connect new development to facilities.  (2017-138, s. 1; 2021-76, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 162A-209 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 162A - Water and Sewer Systems|Article 8 - System Development Fees.|§ 162A-209 - Adoption and periodic review.

 162A-209. Adoption and periodic review.(a) For not less than 45 days prior to considering the adoption of a system development fee analysis, the local governmental unit shall post the analysis on its Web site and solicit and furnish a means to submit written comments, which shall be considered by the preparer of the analysis for possible modifications or revisions.(b) After expiration of the period for posting, the governing body of the local governmental unit shall conduct a public hearing prior to considering adoption of the analysis with any modifications or revisions.(c) The local governmental unit shall publish the system development fee in its annual budget or rate plan or ordinance. The local governmental unit shall update the system development fee analysis at least every five years.  (2017-138, s. 1.)