§ 160A-205.4 – Authorization of social districts.
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.)
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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. […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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).)
§ 160A-191 – Limitations on enactment of Sunday-closing ordinances.
160A-191. Limitations on enactment of Sunday-closing ordinances. No ordinance regulating or prohibiting business activity on Sundays shall be enacted unless the council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance. Notice of the hearing shall be published once each week for four successive weeks before the date of the hearing. The notice shall fix […]