153A-300. Title; effective date. This Article may be cited as "The County Service District Act of 1973," and is enacted pursuant to Article V, Sec. 2(4) of the Constitution of North Carolina, effective July 1, 1973. (1973, c. 489, s. 1; c. 822, s. 2.)
153A-301. Purposes for which districts may be established. (a) The board of commissioners of any county may define any number of service districts in order to finance, provide, or maintain for the districts one or more of the following services, facilities and functions in addition to or to a greater extent than those financed, provided […]
153A-302. Definition of service districts. (a) Standards. – In determining whether to establish a proposed service district, the board of commissioners shall consider all of the following: (1) The resident or seasonal population and population density of the proposed district. (2) The appraised value of property subject to taxation in the proposed district. (3) The […]
153A-303. Extension of service districts. (a) Standards. – The board of commissioners may by resolution annex territory to any service district upon finding that: (1) The area to be annexed is contiguous to the district, with at least one eighth of the area’s aggregate external boundary coincident with the existing boundary of the district; and […]
153A-303.1. Removal of territory from service districts. (a) Standards. – A board of commissioners may by resolution remove territory from a service district upon finding that: (1) One hundred percent (100%) of the owners of real property in the territory to be removed have petitioned for removal. (2) The territory to be removed no longer […]
153A-304. Consolidation of service districts. (a) The board of commissioners may by resolution consolidate two or more service districts upon finding that: (1) The districts are contiguous or are in a continuous boundary; (2) The services provided in each of the districts are substantially the same; or (3) If the services provided are lower for […]
153A-304.1. Reduction in district after annexation. (a) When the whole or any portion of a county service district organized for fire protection purposes under G.S. 153A-301(2) has been annexed by a municipality furnishing fire protection to its citizens, and the municipality had not agreed to allow territory within it to be within the county service […]
153A-304.2. Reduction in district after annexation to Chapter 69 fire district. (a) When the whole or any portion of a county service district organized for fire protection purposes under G.S. 153A-301(2) has been annexed into a fire protection district created under Chapter 69 of the General Statutes, then such county service district or the portion […]
153A-304.3. Changes in adjoining service districts. (a) Changes. – The board of county commissioners may by resolution relocate the boundary lines between adjoining county service districts if the districts were established for substantially similar purposes. The boundary lines may be changed in accordance with a petition from landowners or may be changed in any manner […]
153A-304.4. Reduction in law enforcement service district after annexation. When any portion of a county law enforcement service district organized under G.S. 153A-301(10) is annexed by a municipality, and the effective date of the annexation is a date other than a date in the month of June, the amount of the county law enforcement service […]
153A-305. Required provision or maintenance of services. (a) New District. – When a county defines a new service district, it shall provide, maintain, or let contracts for the services for which the residents of the district are being taxed within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year, after the effective date of the definition […]
153A-306. Abolition of service districts. Upon finding that there is no longer a need for a particular service district and that there are no outstanding bonds or notes issued to finance projects in the district, the board of commissioners may by resolution abolish that district. The board shall hold a public hearing before adopting a […]
153A-307. Taxes authorized; rate limitation. A county may levy property taxes within defined service districts in addition to those levied throughout the county, in order to finance, provide or maintain for the districts services provided therein in addition to or to a greater extent than those financed, provided or maintained for the entire county. In […]
153A-308. Bonds authorized. A county may issue its general obligation bonds under the Local Government Bond Act to finance services, facilities, or functions provided within a service district. If a proposed bond issue is required by law to be submitted to and approved by the voters of the county, and if the proceeds of the […]
153A-309. EMS services in fire protection districts. (a) If a service district is established under this Article for fire protection purposes under G.S. 153A-301(2), (including a district established with a rate limitation under G.S. 153A-309.2), and it was not also established under this Article for ambulance and rescue purposes under G.S. 153A-301(7), the board of […]
153A-309.2. Rate limitation in certain districts – Alternative procedure for fire protection service districts. (a) In connection with the establishment of a service district for fire protection as provided by G.S. 153A-301(2) [G.S. 153A-301(a)(2)], if the board of commissioners adopts a resolution within 90 days prior to the public hearing required by G.S. 153A-302(c) but […]
153A-309.3. Rate limitation in certain districts – Fire protection service districts for industrial property. (a) Any area in a service district for fire protection established pursuant to G.S. 153A-301(a)(2) may be removed from that district by resolution of the county board of commissioners and a new service district simultaneously created for the area so removed […]
153A-310. Rate limitation in certain districts – Alternative procedure for ambulance and rescue districts. (a) In connection with the establishment of a service district for ambulance and rescue as provided by G.S. 153A-301(7) [G.S. 153A-301(a)(7)], if the board of commissioners adopts a resolution within 90 days prior to the public hearing required by G.S. 153A-302(c) […]
153A-311. Purposes for which districts may be established. The board of commissioners of any county may define a county research and production service district in order to finance, provide, and maintain for the district any service, facility, or function that a county or a city is authorized by general law to provide, finance, or maintain. […]
153A-312. Definition of research and production service district. (a) Standards. – The board of commissioners may by resolution establish a research and production service district for any area of the county that, at the time the resolution is adopted, meets the following standards: (1) All (i) real property in the district is being used for […]
