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2004 Legislation Related to Planning, Development, and Land Use Regulation

David W. Owens
School of Government
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Updated: 8/19/04
The 2004 session of the General Assembly convened on May 10 and adjourned July 18, 2004.

The following is a list of bills related to planning, land use regulation, environment, transportation, and similar matters introduced in the 2004 session of the North Carolina General Assembly. Individual funding and study bills are not listed, as any approved are incorporated into the budget and studies bill.

House bills are listed first, followed by Senate bills. The last action taken in each house is indicated. "Comm. fav" indicates the bill was reported out of committee, but no floor action taken. "Passed" indicates the bill passed in the indicated house. For bills that have become law, a session law chapter number is included in the last column. Where identical bills were introduced in both houses and one is enacted, the other is deleted from the list. Similarly, bills that were incorporated into other bills are also deleted from the list.

The 2005 session will convene January 25, 2005.

Copies of the texts of all bills, and a current detailed legislative history for each bill, can be obtained through the General Assembly’s Bill Information web site.

Bill Number	Title/Short Description	Identical	House Action	Senate Action	Session Law Chapter No.
H. 224	Annex specified territory into Kannapolis, Mount Pleasant		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-39
H. 281	Technical Corrections Act		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-203
H. 429	Limit use of amortization to remove nonconforming off-premise outdoor advertising signs {See H. 1213}		Passed	Passed	Vetoed
H. 1042	Study revocation of local inspection permits
H. 1083	Facilitate water conservation in multifamily housing through use of submeters		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-143
H. 1112	Modify regulation of animal feedlots, amend phosphorus nutrient management		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-176
H. 1213	Limit amortization of off-premise outdoor advertising		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-152
H. 1264	Authorize issuance of debt to fund various capital projects (including $25 for parks expansion and $20 for conservation easements to prevent incompatible development near military bases)		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-179
H. 1355	Various amendments to economic development incentives
H. 1369	Set Bogue Inlet as dynamic boundary for Emerald Isle corporate limits; move specified territory from Stanfield to Midland		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-56
H. 1385	Remove 10% cap on satellite annexations for Creswell, Fuqua-Varina, Garner, Holly Ridge, Knightdale, Leland, Mayodan, Morrisville, Mount Holly, Randelman, Rolesville, Washington, Wallace, Warsaw, Wendell, and Zebulon		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-57
H. 1399	Expand NCDOT authority re driveway connections to allow requirements for traffic control devices
H. 1411	Designate potion storm damaged beachfront in Hatteras village as "unvegetated beach area" under CAMA		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-1
H. 1414	2004 Appropriations Act		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-124
H. 1417	Modify Bill Lee Act tiers	S. 1061
H. 1433	Allow city and ETJ residents on Wake County historic commission		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-11
H. 1447	Modify definition of junked vehicle for Greenville, Henderson, and Waynesville	S. 1037	Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-30
H. 1451	Make the Express Review program for expedited permit review in DENR permanent	S. 1100
H. 1465	Allow farmland owned by family business to retain use value taxation when leased for farm use		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-8
H. 1471	Deannex specified area from Bakersville		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-31
H. 1472	Allow Cornelius to provide for street and sidewalk improvements without petition
H. 1475	Annex correctional facility into Badin		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-40
H. 1546	Authorize Chapel Hill TDR program
H. 1547	Authorize Chapel Hill extraterritorial purchase of land for open space		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-119
H. 1570	Allow bill to require Council of State Approval for grants of exclusive federal jurisdiction over land	S. 1232
H. 1574	Authorize Lower Haw River state natural area and study possible Blewett Falls Lake state recreation area	S. 1270	Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-24
H. 1575	Require ABC license permittees to recycle	S. 1269
H. 1593	Annex specified area to Swansboro		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-42
H.1602	Increase pass-through tax credit for real property donations	S. 1214	Comm fav
H. 1640	Authorize Dare County to provide affordable rental housing for teachers and government employees		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-16
H. 1666	Allow Garner to demolish unsafe residential buildings in community development areas	S. 1238	Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-6
H. 1678	Annex specified area into Norwood		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-43
H. 1680	Expand homestead tax exemption for low-income elderly persons
H. 1688	Allow deferred date for voluntary annexations by Concord		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-103
H. 1695	Require voter approval for annexations by Kernersville		Failed
H. 1724	Amend subdivision definition for Harnett and Pitt Counties		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-46
H. 1726	Authorize Roanoke Rapids and Winston-Salem to require residences to be repaired rather than vacated		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-70
H. 1737	Allow Reidsville and Winston-Salem to limit vacation of condemned buildings to six months		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-98
H. 1743	Tax credit for revitalization of brownfields created by abandoned furniture or textile plants	S. 1345

S. 137	Authorize municipal service districts for transit-oriented development and allow special obligation financing for projects in municipal service districts		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-151
S. 732	Authorize CRC to allow one pilot "new urbanism" project in non-urban area in a non-oceanfront county		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-117
S. 859	Establish bi-state advisory committees for Catawba River and Yadkin-Pee Dee River basins		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-83
S. 933	Reimburse counties/wetlands		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-188.
S. 1061	Modify Bill Lee Act tiers	H. 1417
S. 1064	Authorize issuance of special bonds for state parks, recreation areas, and protection of natural heritage areas		Comm fav	Passed
S. 1089	Allow NCDOT to receive funds from cities and nonprofits to accelerate projects on TIP	H. 1382	Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-168
S. 1092	VA-NC high speed rail compact		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-114
S. 1096	Adjust Concord-Kannapolis border	H. 1508	Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-17
S. 1100	Make the Express Review program for expedited permit review in DENR permanent	H. 1451
S. 1122	Allow Chapel Hill to delay SUP and site plan approvals up to 18 months (now 12 months) on sites proposed for school sites in comprehensive plan	H. 1548	Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-27
S. 1126	Require referendum and approval of residents of area affected for annexations by Fayetteville
S. 1127	Incorporate Town of Wallburg		Passed	Passed	.S.L. 2004-37
S. 1136	Authorize Durham to set guidelines for protest petitions and to do development plan rezonings similar to CUD rezonings			Passed
S. 1139	Revise standards for Rules Review Commission review of state administrative rules
S. 1152	Studies Act {Among potential studies are light pollution, urban cores, state-local relations, building code and housing costs; continues Growth Strategies Oversight Committee; creates study committee re encroachment on military bases		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-161
S. 1161	Require cities and counties near military bases to provide notice to military of hearings on proposed land use changes	H. 1567	Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-75
S. 1189	Allow two mile ETJ for Chadbourne	H. 1534	Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-4
S. 1202	Modify minimum setback requirements for pre-1977 septic tanks	H. 1568	Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-140
S. 1209	Technical corrections regarding hearings by Durham housing appeals board		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-91
S. 1210	Administrative provisions for Phase II stormwater programs	H. 1585	Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-163
S. 1214	Increase pass-through tax credit for real property donations
S. 1222	Limit liability for purchasers of contaminated property subject to remediation
S. 1225	Technical Corrections Act: Changes references to city and county planning "agency" to "board"; makes city regulations applicable to other governmental uses of land as well as buildings		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-199
S. 1232	Allow bill to require Council of State Approval for grants of exclusive federal jurisdiction over land	H. 1570
S. 1244	Modify formula for determining county tier under Bill Lee Act		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-202
S. 1263	Require State Building Code amendment to cross-reference additional requirements
S. 1269	Require ABC license permittees to recycle	H. 1575
S. 1301	Modify discharge limits for animal feedlots
S. 1305	Remove satellite annexation limits for Angier		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-99
S. 1309	Allow Apex to exercise conditional zoning and to expend road funds outside city limits			Passed
S. 1326	Extend low income credit sunset to 2010
S. 1336	Authorize study of state-local relations
S. 1343	Annex specified state ROW into Whiteville		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-107
S. 1345	Tax credit for revitalization of brownfields created by abandoned furniture or textile plants	H. 1743
S. 1355	Allow Goldsboro to make annual notice of refuse and debris ordinance violations		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-93
S. 1356	Adjust boundary between Whitsett and Gibsonville		Passed	Passed	S.L. 2004-86
S. 1373	Allow governmental entities to enter into guaranteed water savings contracts