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NC Gen Stat § 153A-158.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 8 - County Property.|§ 153A-158.2 - Acquisition and improvement of community college property.

 153A-158.2. Acquisition and improvement of community college property.(a) Acquisition. - A county may acquire, by any lawful method, any interest in real or personal property for use by a community college within the county. In exercising the power of eminent domain for real property, a county shall use the procedures of Chapter 40A of the General Statutes.(b) Construction; Disposition. - A county may construct, equip, expand, improve, renovate, repair, or otherwise make available property for use by a community college within the county and may lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of property for use by a community college within the county for any price and on any terms negotiated by the board of county commissioners and the board of trustees of the community college.(c) Public Hearing. - A county may use its authority under this section to acquire an interest in real or personal property for use by a community college within the county only upon request of the board of trustees of the community college for which property is to be made available. The board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing prior to final action. A notice of the public hearing shall be published at least once at least 10 days before the date fixed for the hearing. (1999-115, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-163 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 8 - County Property.|§ 153A-163 - Acquisition of property at a judicial sale, execution sale, or sale pursuant to a power of sale; disposition of such property.

 153A-163. Acquisition of property at a judicial sale, execution sale, or sale pursuant to a power of sale; disposition of such property.A county, city, or other unit of local government may purchase real property at a judicial sale, an execution sale, or a sale made pursuant to a power of sale, to secure a debt due the county, city, or other unit. The purchasing government may sell any property so acquired by private sale for not less than the amount of its bid or may sell or exchange the property for any amount according to the procedures prescribed by Chapter 160A, Article 12. (1868, c. 20, s. 8; 1879, c. 144, s. 1; Code, s. 707; Rev., s. 1318; C.S., s. 1297; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-164 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 8 - County Property.|§ 153A-164 - Joint buildings.

 153A-164. Joint buildings.Two or more counties, cities, other units of local government (including local boards of education), or any combination of such governments may jointly acquire or construct public buildings to house offices, departments, bureaus, agencies, or facilities of each government. The governments may acquire any land necessary for a joint building or may use land already held by one of the governments.In exercising the powers granted by this section, the governments shall proceed according to the procedures and provisions of Chapter 160A, Article 20, Part 1. (1965, c. 682, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-165 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 8 - County Property.|§ 153A-165 - Leases.

 153A-165. Leases.A county may lease as lessee, with or without option to purchase, any real or personal property for any authorized public purpose. A lease of personal property with an option to purchase is subject to Chapter 143, Article 8. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-169 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 8 - County Property.|§ 153A-169 - Care and use of county property; sites of county buildings.

 153A-169. Care and use of county property; sites of county buildings.The board of commissioners shall supervise the maintenance, repair, and use of all county property. The board may issue orders and adopt by ordinance or resolution regulations concerning the use of county property, may designate and redesignate the location of any county department, office, or agency, and may designate and redesignate the site for any county building, including the courthouse. Before it may redesignate the site of the courthouse, the board of commissioners shall cause notice of its intention to do so to be published once at least four weeks before the meeting at which the redesignation is made. (1868, c. 20, ss. 3, 8; Code, ss. 704, 707; Rev., ss. 1310, 1318; C.S., ss. 1291, 1297; 1925, c. 229; 1927, c. 91, ss. 11, 13; 1957, c. 909, s. 1; 1961, c. 811; 1967, c. 581, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-170 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 8 - County Property.|§ 153A-170 - Regulation of parking on county property.

 153A-170. Regulation of parking on county property.A county may by ordinance regulate parking of motor vehicles on county-owned property. Such an ordinance may be enforced pursuant to G.S. 153A-123. In addition, the ordinance may provide that vehicles parked in violation thereof may be removed from the property by the county or an agent of the county to a storage area or garage. If a vehicle is so removed, the owner, as a condition of regaining possession of the vehicle, shall be required to pay to the county all reasonable costs incidental to the removal and storage of the vehicle and any fine or penalty due for the violation. (1961, c. 191; 1971, c. 109; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-176 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 8 - County Property.|§ 153A-176 - Disposition of property.

 153A-176. Disposition of property.A county may dispose of any real or personal property belonging to it according to the procedures prescribed in Chapter 160A, Article 12. For purposes of this section references in Chapter 160A, Article 12, to the "city," the "council," or a specific city official are deemed to refer, respectively, to the county, the board of commissioners, and the county official who most nearly performs the same duties performed by the specified city official. For purposes of this section, references in G.S. 160A-266(c) to "one or more city officials" are deemed to refer to one or more county officials designated by the board of county commissioners. (1868, c. 20, ss. 3, 8; Code, ss. 704, 707; Rev., ss. 1310, 1318; C.S., ss. 1291, 1297; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1983, c. 130, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-177 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 8 - County Property.|§ 153A-177 - Reconveyance of property donated to a local government.

 153A-177. Reconveyance of property donated to a local government.If real or personal property is conveyed without consideration to a county, city, or other unit of local government to be used for a specific purpose set out in the instrument of conveyance and the governing body of the county, city, or other unit of local government determines that the property will not be used for that purpose, the county, city, or other unit of local government may reconvey the property without consideration to the grantor or his heirs, assigns, or nominees. Before it may make a reconveyance, the county, city, or other unit of local government shall publish once a week for two weeks notice of its intention to do so. (1937, c. 441; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-178 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 8 - County Property.|§ 153A-178 - Disposition of county property for a State psychiatric hospital.

 153A-178. Disposition of county property for a State psychiatric hospital.When the Secretary of Health and Human Services selects a county for the location of a new State psychiatric hospital as authorized by law, the county selected for the location of the new State psychiatric hospital is authorized under the general law to acquire real and personal property and convey it to the State under G.S. 160A-274 or other applicable law for use as a psychiatric hospital. The county may acquire the property by eminent domain, and the power under this section is supplementary to any other power the county may have to take property by eminent domain. (2003-314, s. 3.2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-185 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-185 - Authority to make special assessments.

 153A-185. Authority to make special assessments.A county may make special assessments against benefited property within the county 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 collection and disposal systems of all types, including septic tank systems or other on-site collection or disposal facilities or systems;(3) Acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, extending, renovating, enlarging, maintaining, operating, or otherwise building or improvinga. Beach erosion control or flood and hurricane protection works; andb. Watershed improvement projects, drainage projects and water resources development projects (as those projects are defined in G.S. 153A-301).(4) Constructing, reconstructing, paving, widening, installing curbs and gutters, and otherwise building and improving streets, as provided in G.S. 153A-205.(5) Providing street lights and street lighting in a residential subdivision, as provided in G.S. 153A-206.A county may not assess property within a city pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this section unless the governing board of the city has by resolution approved the project. (1963, c. 985, s. 1; 1965, c. 714; 1969, c. 474, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1975, c. 487, s. 1; 1979, c. 619, s. 11; 1983, c. 321, s. 1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 923, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-186 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-186 - Bases for making assessments.

 153A-186. Bases for making assessments.(a) For water or sewer projects, assessments may be made on the basis of:(1) The frontage abutting on the project, at an equal rate per foot of frontage; or(2) The street frontage of the lots served, or subject to being served, by the project, at an equal rate per foot of frontage; or(3) The area of land served, or subject to being served, by the project, at an equal rate per unit of area; or(4) The valuation of land served, or subject to being served, by the project, being the value of the land without improvements as shown on the tax records of the county, at an equal rate per dollar of valuation; or(5) The number of lots served, or subject to being served, by the project when the project involves extension of an existing system to a residential or commercial subdivision, at an equal rate per lot; or(6) A combination of two or more of these bases.(b) For beach erosion control or flood and hurricane protection works, watershed improvement projects, drainage projects and water resources development projects, assessments may be made on the basis of:(1) The frontage abutting on the project, at an equal rate per foot of frontage; or(2) The frontage abutting on a beach or shoreline or watercourse protected or benefited by the project, at an equal rate per foot of frontage; or(3) The area of land benefited by the project, at an equal rate per unit of area; or(4) The valuation of land benefited by the project, being the value of the land without improvements as shown on the tax records of the county, at an equal rate per dollar of valuation; or(5) A combination of two or more of these bases.(c) Whenever the basis selected for assessment is either area or valuation, the board of commissioners shall provide for the laying out of one or more benefit zones according (i), in water or sewer projects, to the distance of benefited property from the project being undertaken and (ii), in beach erosion control or flood and hurricane protection works, watershed improvement projects, drainage projects and water resources development projects, to the distance from the shoreline or watercourse, the distance from the project, the elevation of the land, or other relevant factors. If more than one benefit zone is established, the board shall establish differing rates of assessment to apply uniformly throughout each benefit zone.(d) For each project, the board of commissioners shall endeavor to establish an assessment method from among the bases set out in this section that will most accurately assess each lot or parcel of land according to the benefit conferred upon it by the project. The board's decision as to the method of assessment is final and not subject to further review or challenge. (1963, c. 985, s. 1; 1965, c. 714; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1983, c. 321, ss. 2, 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-187 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-187 - Corner lot exemptions.

 153A-187. Corner lot exemptions.The board of commissioners may establish schedules of exemptions from assessments for water or sewer projects for corner lots when water or sewer lines are installed along both sides of the lots. A schedule of exemptions shall be based on categories of land use (residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural) and shall be uniform for each category. A schedule may not allow exemption of more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the frontage of any side of a corner lot, or 150 feet, whichever is greater. (1963, c. 985, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-188 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-188 - Lands exempt from assessment.

 153A-188. Lands exempt from assessment.Except as provided in this Article, no land within a county is exempt from special assessments except land belonging to the United States that is exempt under the provisions of federal statutes and, in the case of water or sewer projects, land within any floodway delineated by a local government pursuant to Chapter 143, Article 21, Part 6. In addition, in the case of water or sewer projects, land owned, leased, or controlled by a railroad company is exempt from assessments by a county to the same extent that it would be exempt from assessments by a city under G.S. 160A-222. (1963, c. 958, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-189 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-189 - State participation in improvement projects.

 153A-189. State participation in improvement projects.If a county proposes to undertake a project that would benefit land owned by the State of North Carolina or a board, agency, commission, or institution of the State and to finance all or a part of the project by special assessments, the board of commissioners may request the Council of State to authorize the State to pay its ratable part of the cost of the project, and the Council of State may authorize these payments. The Council of State may authorize the Secretary of Administration to approve or disapprove requests from counties for payment pursuant to this section, but a county may appeal to the Council of State if the Secretary disapproves a request. The Council of State may direct that any payment authorized pursuant to this section be made from the Contingency and Emergency Fund of the State of North Carolina or from any other available funds. Except as State payments are authorized pursuant to this section, state-owned property is exempt from assessment under this Article. (1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1975, c. 879, s. 46.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-190 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-190 - Preliminary resolution; contents.

 153A-190. Preliminary resolution; contents.Whenever the board of commissioners decides to finance all or part of a proposed project by special assessments, it shall first adopt a preliminary assessment resolution containing the following:(1) A statement of intent to undertake the project;(2) A general description of the nature and location of the project;(3) A statement as to the proposed basis for making assessments, which shall include a general description of the boundaries of the area benefited if the basis of assessment is either area or valuation;(4) A statement as to the percentage of the cost of the work that is to be specially assessed;(5) A statement as to which, if any, assessments shall be held in abeyance and for how long;(6) A statement as to the proposed terms of payment of the assessment; and(7) An order setting a time and place for a public hearing on all matters covered by the preliminary assessment resolution. The hearing shall be not earlier than three weeks and not later than 10 weeks from the day on which the preliminary resolution is adopted. (1963, c. 985, s. 1; 1965, c. 714; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-191 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-191 - Notice of preliminary resolution.

 153A-191. Notice of preliminary resolution.At least 10 days before the date set for the public hearing, the board of commissioners shall publish a notice that a preliminary assessment resolution has been adopted and that a public hearing on it will be held at a specified time and place. The notice shall describe generally the nature and location of the improvement. In addition, at least 10 days before the date set for the hearing, the board shall cause a copy of the preliminary assessment resolution to be mailed by first-class mail to each owner, as shown on the county tax records, of property subject to assessment if the project is undertaken. The person designated to mail these resolutions shall file with the board a certificate stating that they were mailed by first-class mail and on what date. In the absence of fraud, the certificate is conclusive as to compliance with the mailing requirements of this section. (1963, c. 985, s. 1; 1965, c. 714; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-192 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-192 - Hearing on preliminary resolution; assessment resolution.

 153A-192. Hearing on preliminary resolution; assessment resolution.At the public hearing, the board of commissioners shall hear all interested persons who appear with respect to any matter covered by the preliminary assessment resolution. At or after the hearing, the board may adopt a final assessment resolution directing that the project or portions thereof be undertaken. The final assessment resolution shall describe the project in general terms (which may be by reference to projects described in the preliminary resolution) and shall set forth the following:(1) The basis on which the special assessments will be made, together with a general description of the boundaries of the areas benefited if the basis of assessment is either area or valuation;(2) The percentage of the cost of the work that is to be specially assessed; and(3) The terms of payment, including the conditions, if any, under which assessments are to be held in abeyance.The percentage of cost to be assessed may not be different from the percentage proposed in the preliminary assessment resolution, nor may the project authorized be greater in scope than the project described in that resolution. If the board decides that a different percentage of the cost should be assessed than that proposed in the preliminary assessment resolution, or that the project should be greater in scope than that described in that resolution, it shall adopt and advertise a new preliminary assessment resolution as provided in this Article. (1963, c. 985, s. 1; 1965, c. 714; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-193 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-193 - Determination of costs.

 153A-193. Determination of costs.When a project is complete, the board of commissioners shall determine the project's total cost. In determining total cost, the board may include construction costs, the cost of necessary legal services, the amount of interest paid during construction, the cost of rights-of-way, and the cost of publishing and mailing notices and resolutions. The board's determination of the total cost of a project is conclusive. (1963, c. 985, s. 1; 1965, c. 714; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-193.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-193.1 - Discounts authorized.

 153A-193.1. Discounts authorized.The board of commissioners is authorized to establish a schedule of discounts to be applied to assessments paid before the expiration of 30 days from the date that notice is published of confirmation of the assessment roll pursuant to G.S. 153A-196. Such a schedule of discounts may be established even though it was not included among the terms of payment as specified in the preliminary assessment resolution or final assessment resolution. The amount of any discount may not exceed thirty percent (30%). (1983, c. 381, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-194 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 9 - Special Assessments.|§ 153A-194 - Preliminary assessment roll; publication.

 153A-194. Preliminary assessment roll; publication.When the total cost of a project has been determined, the board of commissioners shall cause a preliminary assessment roll to be prepared. The roll shall contain a brief description of each lot, parcel, or tract of land assessed, the basis for the assessment, the amount assessed against each, the terms of payment, including the schedule of discounts, if such a schedule is to be established and the name of the owner of each lot, parcel, or tract as far as this can be ascertained from the county tax records. A map of the project on which is shown each lot, parcel, or tract assessed, the basis of its assessment, the amount assessed against it, and the name of its owner as far as this can be ascertained from the county tax records is a sufficient assessment roll.After the preliminary assessment roll has been completed, the board shall cause the roll to be filed in the clerk's office, where it shall be available for public inspection, and shall set the time and place for a public hearing on the roll. At least 10 days before the date set for the hearing, the board shall publish a notice that the preliminary assessment roll has been completed. The notice shall describe the project in general terms, note that the roll in the clerk's office is available for inspection, and state the time and place for the hearing on the roll. In addition, at least 10 days before the date set for the hearing, the board shall cause a notice of the hearing to be mailed by first-class mail to each owner of property listed on the roll. The mailed notice shall state the time and place of the hearing, note that the roll in the clerk's office is available for inspection, and state the amount as shown on the roll of the assessment against the property of the owner. The person designated to mail these notices shall file with the board a certificate stating that they were mailed by first-class mail and on what date. In the absence of fraud, the certificate is conclusive as to compliance with the mailing requirements of this section. (1963, c. 985, s. 1; 1965, c. 714; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1983, c. 381, s. 2.)