Court Opinion

ID: 9848126
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 04:13:18.5832+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:18:03.131676
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Chief Justice Bobbitt
concurring.
I am in accord with the majority view that G.S. 18A-33(b) in its entirety is constitutional and valid. It both confers and limits the authority of a municipality. Any portion of an ordinance which conflicts with or exceeds the authority conferred by G.S. 18A-33 (b) is invalid.
*532G.S. 18A-33(b), if unconstitutional on account of the proviso, is unconstitutional in its entirety. Cheek v. City of Charlotte, 273 N.C. 293, 160 S.E. 2d 18 (1968). Whether the proviso should be deleted is for legislative — not judicial — determination.