§ 162A-91 – Taxes authorized.
162A-91. Taxes authorized. The governing body of a county water and sewer district may levy property taxes within the district in order to finance the operation and maintenance of the district’s water system or sewer system or both and in order to finance debt service on any general obligation bonds or notes issued by the […]
§ 162A-92 – Special assessments authorized.
162A-92. Special assessments authorized. A county water and sewer district may make special assessments against benefited property within the district for all or part of the costs of: (1) Constructing, reconstructing, extending, or otherwise building or improving water systems; (2) Constructing, reconstructing, extending, or otherwise building or improving sewage disposal systems. A district shall exercise […]
§ 162A-93 – Certain city actions prohibited.
162A-93. Certain city actions prohibited. (a) No city may duplicate water or sewer services provided by a district under this Article by installing parallel lines and requiring owners of improved property in territory annexed by the city to connect, except with consent of the district governing body. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not […]
§ 162A-85.29 – No privatization.
162A-85.29. No privatization. The district board may not in any way privatize the provision of water or sewer to the customers of the district unless related to administrative matters only. (2013-50, s. 2.)
§ 162A-86 – Formation of district; hearing.
162A-86. Formation of district; hearing. (a) The board of commissioners of any county may create a county water and sewer district. (a1) The governing board of a consolidated city-county, as defined by G.S. 160B-2(1), may create a water and sewer district pursuant to this Article. For the purposes of this Article, the term "board of […]
§ 162A-87 – Creation of district; standards; limitation of actions.
162A-87. Creation of district; standards; limitation of actions. (a) Following the public hearing, the board of commissioners may, by resolution, create a county water and sewer district if the board finds that: (1) There is a demonstrable need for providing in the district water services, or sewer services, or both; (2) The residents of all […]
§ 162A-87.1 – Extension of water and sewer districts.
162A-87.1. Extension of water and sewer districts. (a) Standards. – The board of commissioners may, by resolution, annex territory to any water and sewer district upon a 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 […]
§ 162A-87.1A – Initial boundaries of district.
162A-87.1A. Initial boundaries of district. (a) The initial boundaries of a district may exclude areas contained solely within the external boundaries of the district. (b) The initial boundaries of a district may include noncontiguous portions, as long as the closest distance from a noncontiguous piece to the part of the district containing the greatest area […]
§ 162A-87.1B – Transfer of State-owned property from one district to another.
162A-87.1B. Transfer of State-owned property from one district to another. If any property owned by the State is located in a county water and sewer district, the board of commissioners of that county by resolution may transfer the property to another county water and sewer district in that county. This section only applies if the […]
§ 162A-87.2 – Abolition of water and sewer districts.
162A-87.2. Abolition of water and sewer districts. (a) Upon finding that there is no longer a need for a water and sewer 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 of commissioners shall hold […]