GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	2
HOUSE BILL 817
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/26/01

Short Title:	Richmond County Subdivisions.	()	
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Referred to:	     	
March 27, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT relating to the definition of subdivision in richmond county.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 153A‑335, as it applies to Richmond County pursuant to S.L. 2000‑11, reads as rewritten:
"§ 153A‑335. "Subdivision" defined.
(a)	For purposes of this Part, "subdivision" means all divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites, or other divisions for the purpose of sale or building development (whether immediate or future) and includes all division of land involving the dedication of a new street or a change in existing streets; however, the following is not included within this definition and is not subject to any regulations enacted pursuant to this Part:
(1)	The combination or recombination of portions of previously subdivided and recorded lots if the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the county as shown in its subdivision regulations;
(2)	The division of land into parcels greater than five acres if no street right‑of‑way dedication is involved;
(3)	The public acquisition by purchase of strips of land for widening or opening streets; and
(4)	The division of a tract in single ownership the entire area of which is no greater than two acres into not more than three lots, if no street right‑of‑way dedication is involved and if the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the county as shown by its subdivision regulations.
(b)	Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the definition of "subdivision" may be classified into subcategories defined as follows:
(1)	Family subdivision. – Where a parent or grandparent divides a parcel from an existing tract to provide a home site to a child or grandchild. Family subdivisions may be exempted from regulation by ordinances enacted pursuant to this Part.
(2)	Minor subdivision. – A subdivision consisting of up to 10 lots. Minor subdivisions may be exempted from regulation by ordinances enacted pursuant to this Part.
(3)	Major subdivision. – Any subdivision that is not a family subdivision or a minor subdivision. Major subdivisions shall be subject to regulation by ordinances enacted pursuant to this Part."
SECTION 2.  This act applies to Richmond County only.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.