N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-340
Amended by 2020 N.C. Sess. Laws 18,s. 5-b, eff. 6/12/2020.Amended by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 174,s. 3-d, eff. 7/1/2019.Repealed by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 111,s. 2.2, eff. 1/1/2021.Amended by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 111,s. 1.13, eff. 7/11/2019.Amended by 2017 N.C. Sess. Laws 108,s. 8-a,s. 9-a, eff. 7/12/2017.Amended by 2017 N.C. Sess. Laws 102,s. 29, eff. 7/12/2017.Amended by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 246, 3.1-b, as added by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 286,s. 1.8-b, eff. 10/22/2015.Amended by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 246,s. 4-a, eff. 9/23/2015.Amended by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 86,s. 2, eff. 6/19/2015.Amended by 2013 N.C. Sess. Laws 413,s. 6-a, eff. 8/23/2013.Amended by 2013 N.C. Sess. Laws 347,s. 1, eff. 7/22/2013.Amended by 2013 N.C. Sess. Laws 126,s. 5,s. 8, eff. 10/1/2013.Amended by 2011 N.C. Sess. Laws 384,s. 5, eff. 7/1/2011.Amended by 2011 N.C. Sess. Laws 363,s. 1, eff. 6/27/2011.Amended by 2011 N.C. Sess. Laws 286,s. 1, eff. 6/24/2011.Amended by 2007 N.C. Sess. Laws 381,s. 1, eff. 8/19/2007.Amended by 2006 N.C. Sess. Laws 259,s. 26.(a), eff. 1/1/2007.Amended by 2005 N.C. Sess. Laws 426, s. 5.(b), eff. 1/1/2006. Subdivision (h) becomes effective September 1, 2005.Amended by 2005 N.C. Sess. Laws 390, s. 6, eff. 9/13/2005. 1959, c. 1006, s. 1; 1967, c. 1208, s. 4; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1981, c. 891, s. 6; 1983, c. 441; 1985, c. 442, s. 2; 1987, c. 747, s. 12; 1991, c. 69, s. 1; 1997-458, s. 2.1.Sampson County, 2012 N.C. Sess. Laws 23, s. 1-a
Currituck County, 2010 N.C. Sess. Laws 30, s. 2.
Effective Date - S.L. 2019-111: Section 3.2 of 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 111 repealed Article 18 of Chapter 153A, effective January 1, 2021. 2020 N.C. Sess. Laws 25,s. 51-a, eff. 6/19/2020, repealed § 3.2 of S.L. 2019-111. Section 51.(b) of S.L. 2020-25 provides: "Part II of S.L. 2019-111 is effective when this act becomes law. Part II of S.L. 2019-111 clarifies and restates the intent of law existing on the effective date of this act and applies to ordinances adopted before, on, and after that date. Valid local government development regulations that are in effect at the time of the effective date of Part II of S.L. 2019-111 remain in effect but local governments shall amend those regulations to conform to the provisions of Part II of S.L. 2019-111 on or before July 1, 2021. Part II of S.L. 2019-111 applies to local government development regulation decisions made on or after the earlier of: (1) The effective date of the amendments to local development regulations made to conform to the provisions of Part II of S.L. 2019-111 or (2) July 1, 2021." Construction: 2020 N.C. Sess. Laws 18,s. 5-e provides: "Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not be construed to affect any existing agreement or settlement with a local government, any permit or zoning decision previously issued by a local government, or any pending or ongoing litigation."