Bill Summary for S 170 (2021-2022)

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Senate Bill 170 (Local) Filed Monday, March 1, 2021
AN ACT TO ELIMINATE THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES IN HAYWOOD COUNTY, TO PROHIBIT THE TOWN OF MAGGIE VALLEY FROM ADOPTING OR ENFORCING ANY MORATORIA ON ANY DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL, AND TO EXPAND THE PROHIBITIONS ON DOWN-ZONING PROPERTY IN MAGGIE VALLEY.
Intro. by Corbin, Alexander, Proctor.

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House committee substitute replaces the content of the 2nd edition with the following.

Applicable only to municipalities lying wholly in Haywood County, bars municipalities from exercising the powers of extraterritorial jurisdiction. 

Disallows the Town of Maggie Valley from adopting or enforcing temporary moratoria on any development approval. Sunsets this prohibition on January 1, 2025.

Applicable to the Town of Maggie Valley only, amends GS 160D-601(d) to expand the definition of down-zoning to include a zoning ordinance that affects an area of land by limiting the options available, or adding additional requirements, to develop an area of land as specified in a a zoning ordinance or land development regulation to depress or hinder development to the same extent allowed under its previous usage. Additionally, eliminates the provisions allowing for down-zoning amendments initiated by the relevant local government to be enforceable without the written consent of all subject property owners. Sunsets these changes on January 1, 2025.

Changes the act's titles.