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NC Gen Stat § 160A-193 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-193 - Abatement of public health nuisances.

 160A-193. Abatement of public health nuisances.(a) A city shall have authority to summarily remove, abate, or remedy everything in the city limits, or within one mile thereof, that is dangerous or prejudicial to the public health or public safety. Pursuant to this section, the governing board of a city may order the removal of a swimming pool and its appurtenances upon a finding that the swimming pool or its appurtenances is dangerous or prejudicial to public health or safety. The expense of the action shall be paid by the person in default. If the expense is not paid, it is a lien on the land or premises where the nuisance occurred. A lien established pursuant to this subsection shall have the same priority and be collected as unpaid ad valorem taxes.(b) The expense of the action is also a lien on any other real property owned by the person in default within the city limits or within one mile of the city limits, except for the person's primary residence. A lien established pursuant to this subsection is inferior to all prior liens and shall be collected as a money judgment. This subsection shall not apply if the person in default can show that the nuisance was created solely by the actions of another.(c) The authority granted by this section does not authorize the application of a city ordinance banning or otherwise limiting outdoor burning to persons living within one mile of the city, unless the city provides those persons with either (i) trash and yard waste collection services or (ii) access to solid waste dropoff sites on the same basis as city residents.  (1917, c. 136, subch. 7, s. 4; C.S., s. 2800; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 20; 2001-448, s. 1; 2002-116, s. 3; 2014-120, s. 24(h).)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-193.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-193.1 - Stream-clearing programs.

 160A-193.1. Stream-clearing programs.(a) A city shall have the authority to remove natural and man-made obstructions in stream channels and in the floodway of streams that may impede the passage of water during rain events.(b) The actions of a city to clear obstructions from a stream shall not create or increase the responsibility of the city for the clearing or maintenance of the stream, or for flooding of the stream. In addition, actions by a city to clear obstructions from a stream shall not create in the city any ownership in the stream, obligation to control the stream, or affect any otherwise existing private property right, responsibility, or entitlement regarding the stream. These provisions shall not relieve a city for negligence that might be found under otherwise applicable law.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect otherwise existing rights of the State to control or regulate streams or activities within streams. In implementing a stream-clearing program, the city shall comply with all requirements in State or federal statutes and rules. (2005-441, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-194 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-194 - Regulating and licensing businesses, trades, etc.

 160A-194. Regulating and licensing businesses, trades, etc.(a) A city may by ordinance, subject to the general law of the State, regulate and license occupations, businesses, trades, professions, and forms of amusement or entertainment and prohibit those that may be inimical to the public health, welfare, safety, order, or convenience. In licensing trades, occupations, and professions, the city may, consistent with the general law of the State, require applicants for licenses to be examined and charge a reasonable fee therefor.(b) Nothing in this section shall authorize a city to examine or license a person holding a license issued by an occupational licensing board of this State as to the profession or trade that he has been licensed to practice or pursue by the State.(c) Nothing in this section shall authorize a city to regulate and license a TNC service regulated under Article 10A of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes.  (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 2013-413, s. 12.1(a); 2014-3, s. 12.3(c); 2014-115, s. 17; 2015-237, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-196 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-196 - Sewage tie-ons.

 160A-196. Sewage tie-ons.   Cities that (in whole or in part) are adjacent to, adjoining, intersected by or bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Roanoke, Albemarle, Currituck, or Pamlico Sound may by ordinance regulate the tie-ons to sewage systems within their corporate limits. (1985, c. 525, s. 1; 1987, c. 303.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-198 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-198 - Curfews.

 160A-198. Curfews.A city may by an appropriate ordinance impose a curfew on persons of any age less than 18. (1997-189, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-200.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-200.1 - Annual notice to chronic violators of public nuisance or overgrown vegetation ordinance.

 160A-200.1. Annual notice to chronic violators of public nuisance or overgrown vegetation ordinance.(a) A city may notify a chronic violator of the city's public nuisance ordinance that, if the violator's property is found to be in violation of the ordinance, the city shall, without further notice in the calendar year in which notice is given, take action to remedy the violation, and the expense of the action shall become a lien upon the property and shall be collected as unpaid taxes.(b) The notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail. When service is attempted by registered or certified mail, a copy of the notice may also be sent by regular mail. Service shall be deemed sufficient if the registered or certified mail is unclaimed or refused, but the regular mail is not returned by the post office within 10 days after the mailing. If service by regular mail is used, a copy of the notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected.(c) A city may also give notice to a chronic violator of the city's overgrown vegetation ordinance in accordance with this section.(d) For purposes of this section, a chronic violator is a person who owns property whereupon, in the previous calendar year, the city gave notice of violation at least three times under any provision of the public nuisance ordinance.  (2009-287, s. 1; 2013-151, s. 1; 2015-246, s. 1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-202 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-202 - Limitations on regulating cisterns and rain barrels.

 160A-202. Limitations on regulating cisterns and rain barrels.No city ordinance may prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the installation and maintenance of cisterns and rain barrel collection systems used to collect water for irrigation purposes. A city may regulate the installation and maintenance of those cisterns and rain barrel collection systems for the purpose of protecting the public health and safety and for the purpose of preventing them from becoming a public nuisance.  (2011-394, s. 12(e).)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-203 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-203 - Limitations on regulating soft drink sizes.

 160A-203. Limitations on regulating soft drink sizes.No city ordinance may prohibit the sale of soft drinks above a particular size. This section does not prohibit any ordinance regulating the sanitation or other operational aspect of a device for the dispensing of soft drinks. For purposes of this section, "soft drink" shall have the meaning set forth in G.S. 105-164.3.  (2013-309, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-203.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-203.1 - Limitations on standards of care for farm animals.

 160A-203.1. Limitations on standards of care for farm animals.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no city ordinance may regulate standards of care for farm animals. For purposes of this section, "standards of care for farm animals" includes the following: the construction, repair, or improvement of farm animal shelter or housing; restrictions on the types of feed or medicines that may be administered to farm animals; and exercise and social interaction requirements. For purposes of this section, the term "farm animals" includes the following domesticated animals: cattle, oxen, bison, sheep, swine, goats, horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, hinnies, llamas, alpacas, lagomorphs, ratites, and poultry flocks of greater than 20 birds.  (2015-192, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-203.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-203.2 - Limitations on regulation of catering by bona fide farms.

 160A-203.2. Limitations on regulation of catering by bona fide farms.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no city may require a business located on a property used for bona fide farm purposes, as provided in G.S. 160D-903(a), that provides on- and off-site catering services, to obtain a permit to provide catering services within the city. This section shall not be construed to exempt the business from any health and safety rules adopted by a local health department, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the Commission for Public Health.  (2020-18, s. 5(d); 2020-74, s. 21(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-204 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-204 - Transportation impact mitigation ordinances prohibited.

 160A-204. Transportation impact mitigation ordinances prohibited.No city may enact or enforce an ordinance, rule, or regulation that requires an employer to assume financial, legal, or other responsibility for the mitigation of the impact of his or her employees' commute or transportation to or from the employer's workplace, which may result in the employer being subject to a fine, fee, or other monetary, legal, or negative consequences.  (2013-413, s. 10.1(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-205 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-205 - Cities enforce ordinances within public trust areas.

 160A-205. Cities enforce ordinances within public trust areas.(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 113-131 or any other provision of law, a city may, by ordinance, define, prohibit, regulate, or abate acts, omissions, or conditions upon the State's ocean beaches and prevent or abate any unreasonable restriction of the public's rights to use the State's ocean beaches. In addition, a city may, in the interest of promoting the health, safety, and welfare of the public, regulate, restrict, or prohibit the placement, maintenance, location, or use of structures that are uninhabitable and without water and sewer services for more than 120 days, as determined by the city with notice provided to the owner of record of the determination by certified mail at the time of the determination, equipment, personal property, or debris upon the State's ocean beaches. A city may enforce any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section or any other provision of law upon the State's ocean beaches located within or adjacent to the city's jurisdictional boundaries to the same extent that a city may enforce ordinances within the city's jurisdictional boundaries. A city may enforce an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section by any remedy provided for in G.S. 160A-175. For purposes of this section, the term "ocean beaches" has the same meaning as in G.S. 77-20(e).(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to (i) limit the authority of the State or any State agency to regulate the State's ocean beaches as authorized by G.S. 113-131, or common law as interpreted and applied by the courts of this State; (ii) limit any other authority granted to cities by the State to regulate the State's ocean beaches; (iii) deny the existence of the authority recognized in this section prior to the date this section becomes effective; (iv) impair the right of the people of this State to the customary free use and enjoyment of the State's ocean beaches, which rights remain reserved to the people of this State as provided in G.S. 77-20(d); (v) change or modify the riparian, littoral, or other ownership rights of owners of property bounded by the Atlantic Ocean; or (vi) apply to the removal of permanent residential or commercial structures and appurtenances thereto from the State's ocean beaches, except as provided in subsection (a) of this section.  (2013-384, s. 4(a); 2015-246, s. 1.5.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-205.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-205.1 - Requiring compliance with voluntary State regulations and rules prohibited.

 160A-205.1. Requiring compliance with voluntary State regulations and rules prohibited.(a) If a State department or agency declares a regulation or rule to be voluntary or the General Assembly delays the effective date of a regulation or rule proposed or adopted by the Environmental Management Commission, or any other board or commission, a city shall not require or enforce compliance with the applicable regulation or rule, including any regulation or rule previously or hereafter incorporated as a condition or contractual obligation imposed by, agreed upon, or accepted by the city in any zoning, land use, subdivision, or other developmental approval, including, without limitation, a development permit issuance, development agreement, site-specific development plan, or phased development plan.(b) This section shall apply to the following regulations and rules:(1) Those currently in effect.(2) Those repealed or otherwise expired.(3) Those temporarily or permanently held in abeyance.(4) Those adopted but not yet effective.(c) This section shall not apply to any water usage restrictions during either extreme or exceptional drought conditions as determined by the Drought Management Advisory Council pursuant to G.S. 143-355.1.  (2015-246, s. 2(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-205.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-205.2 - Adoption of sanctuary ordinances prohibited.

 160A-205.2. Adoption of sanctuary ordinances prohibited.(a) No city may have in effect any policy, ordinance, or procedure that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law.(b) No city shall do any of the following related to information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual:(1) Prohibit law enforcement officials or agencies from gathering such information.(2) Direct law enforcement officials or agencies not to gather such information.(3) Prohibit the communication of such information to federal law enforcement agencies.  (2015-294, s. 15(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-205.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-205.3 - Hours of certain alcohol sales.

 160A-205.3. Hours of certain alcohol sales.In accordance with G.S. 18B-1004(c), a city may adopt an ordinance allowing for the sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, and mixed beverages beginning at 10:00 A.M. on Sunday pursuant to the licensed premises' permit issued under G.S. 18B-1001.  (2017-87, s. 4(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-205.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-205.4 - Authorization of social district.

 160A-205.4. Authorization of social district.A city may adopt an ordinance designating a social district for use in accordance with G.S. 18B-904.1.  (2021-150, s. 20.2.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-205.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 8 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 160A-205.5 - Authorization of expanded area for ABC licensed premises.

 160A-205.5. Authorization of expanded area for ABC licensed premises.In accordance with G.S. 18B-904(h), a city may adopt an ordinance authorizing permittees holding a permit under Article 10 or 11 of Chapter 18B of the General Statutes to utilize an area that is not part of the permittee's licensed premises for the outdoor possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages sold by the permittee.  (2021-150, s. 21.2.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-206 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 9 - Taxation.|§ 160A-206 - General power to impose taxes.

 160A-206. General power to impose taxes.(a) Authority. - A city shall have power to impose taxes only as specifically authorized by act of the General Assembly. Except when the statute authorizing a tax provides for penalties and interest, the power to impose a tax shall include the power to impose reasonable penalties for failure to declare tax liability, if required, or to impose penalties or interest for failure to pay taxes lawfully due within the time prescribed by law or ordinance. In determining the liability of any taxpayer for a tax, a city may not employ an agent who is compensated in whole or in part by the city for services rendered on a contingent basis or any other basis related to the amount of tax, interest, or penalty assessed against or collected from the taxpayer. The power to impose a tax shall also include the power to provide for its administration in a manner not inconsistent with the statute authorizing the tax.(b) Prohibition. - A city may not impose a license, franchise, or privilege tax on a person engaged in any of the businesses listed in this subsection. These businesses are subject to sales tax at the combined general rate for which the city receives a share of the tax revenue or they are subject to the local sales tax:(1) Supplying piped natural gas.(2) Providing telecommunications service taxed under G.S. 105-164.4(a)(4c).(3) Providing video programming taxed under G.S. 105-164.4(a)(6).(4) Providing electricity.  (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 2012-152, s. 5; 2012-194, s. 61.5(b); 2015-6, s. 2.18(a); 2015-109, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-207 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 9 - Taxation.|§ 160A-207 - Remedies for collecting taxes.

 160A-207. Remedies for collecting taxes.In addition to any other remedies provided by law, the remedies of levy, garnishment, and attachment shall be available for collecting any city tax under the rules and procedures prescribed by the Machinery Act for the enforcement of tax liability against personal property, except that:(1) The remedies shall become available on the due date of the tax and not before that time;(2) Rules dependent on the existence of a lien against real property for the same tax shall not apply; and(3) The lien acquired by levy, garnishment, or attachment shall be inferior to any prior or simultaneous lien for property taxes acquired under the Machinery Act. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 29.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-208 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 9 - Taxation.|§ 160A-208 - Continuing taxes.

 160A-208. Continuing taxes.Except for taxes levied on property under the Machinery Act, a city may impose an authorized tax by a permanent ordinance that shall stand from year to year until amended or repealed, and it shall not be necessary to reimpose the tax in each annual budget ordinance. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 30.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-208.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 9 - Taxation.|§ 160A-208.1 - Disclosure of certain information prohibited.

 160A-208.1. Disclosure of certain information prohibited.(a) Disclosure Prohibited. - Notwithstanding Chapter 132 of the General Statutes or any other law regarding access to public records, local tax records that contain information about a taxpayer's income or receipts are not public records. A current or former officer, employee, or agent of a city who in the course of service to or employment by the city has access to information about the amount of a taxpayer's income or receipts may not disclose the information to any other person unless the disclosure is made for one of the following purposes:(1) To comply with a court order or a law.(2) Review by the Attorney General or a representative of the Attorney General.(3) To sort, process, or deliver tax information on behalf of the city, as necessary to administer a tax.(4) To include on a property tax receipt the amount of property taxes due and the amount of property taxes deferred on a residence classified under G.S. 105-277.1B, the property tax homestead circuit breaker.(5) To disclose to the authorized finance officer of the county in which the municipality is located tax information in the possession of the municipality, as necessary to administer a tax.(b) Punishment. - A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. If the person committing the violation is an officer or employee, that person shall be dismissed from public office or public employment and may not hold any public office or public employment in this State for five years after the violation.  (1993, c. 485, s. 34; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 67; 2008-35, s. 1.5; 2016-92, s. 3.1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-212 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 9 - Taxation.|§ 160A-212 - Animal taxes.

 160A-212. Animal taxes.A city shall have power to levy an annual license tax on the privilege of keeping any domestic animal, including dogs and cats, within the city. This section shall not limit the city's authority to enact ordinances under G.S. 160A-186. (R.C., c. 111, s. 13; 1862, c. 51; Code, s. 3800; Rev., s. 2924; C.S., s. 2677; 1949, c. 933; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-213 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 9 - Taxation.|§ 160A-213 - Motor vehicle taxes.

 160A-213. Motor vehicle taxes.(a) A city may impose an annual license tax on motor vehicles as permitted by G.S. 20-97.(b) By ordinance a city may provide that the annual license tax imposed under subsection (a) above may be waived for individuals serving as firemen or as members of emergency medical teams. A city may also provide such individuals with tags or decals with distinctive coloring, or other means, to identify the individual as a fireman or a member of an emergency medical team. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1979, c. 442.)