NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1149

HOUSE BILL 1585

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GASTONIA TO GRANT TO THE CITY THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CONDITIONAL USE ZONING DISTRICTS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. Section 4.61 of Session Laws 1971, Chapter 910, is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end of that section to read:

"The council is hereby authorized to establish conditional use zoning districts to coincide and correlate with the issuance of conditional use permits. Such districts shall be established and amended under such rules, regulations and guidelines as may be established by the council."

Sec. 2. Chapter VII of Session Laws 1971, Chapter 910, is amended by adding a new Subchapter to read:

"SUBCHAPTER E.

"SEVERABILITY.

"Sec. 7.81. Should any provision of this act be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, that declaration shall not affect the validity of any part of this act not specifically declared to be invalid or unconstitutional."

Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of June, 1978.