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91 <br />Page 8 of 8 - <br />adoption oir aniendmdnt of a noiring ordinance.. ~rizzelk v. Harnett travmty, ! 06 N_C: App 234, . <br />416 S.Fi.2d 421(1992). "... [O]nly the legislative body of a muaictpality is authorized to adopt <br />acct amend zoning otdinances. Only a law making body can adopt and amend a zoning <br />ordmaoce. i ee v ]ward of Adj 7.25 N.C. l O7, 37 S.E.Zd 128 (1946}; Brvan v. Wilson. -` <br />259 N.C.107, 134 S.E.2d 68 (1953); application ofRea Co~tr Co 2T2 N.G 715,158 S.e2d <br />88T (1958). - - - <br />Thos, North Carolina taw does not coatstitutmnally pCamit local. gbveming bodies ~ <br />incarpnrate by refereaoe nsviaioms in flood itlsucaace maps v~itthout also following the <br />statutoey provisions for amending the floodplain managrrnent oi~diitanoe undue N.C.C:S. §iGOA- <br />• 384; § 1 S3A-343 and § t 53A 344. In acxordance with~N.C.C#_S. § 153A~7 and § I60A 76(b~ the <br />• - •city council ar the baatd of eotrmrissioners macy inaaiporate by reference present maps tltst have- <br />. been appra~ed by the dty _cotmcil or board of county ronuaissionexs in aceor~danee with <br />N:GGr.S §160A-384, § 153A 343 and §153A 344. However, if Choy inonfporare future changes <br />' _ ar future revisions of the maps, this would constimte.an nntawfui delegattion of legislative <br />~utharity car power. - . - - • <br />'As you laeow, other states such as Santh Camliua, Mississippi, and Oregon also . <br />.co~lucled that the incorporation of futru3e changes or rewisions of the maps constituted-an <br />• unlaa~rfiut delegation of legislative authority ar power aad thus. were unoaastitationaturdertheir <br />State OOpStittlUOds. . <br />• This meinoi~andutn is not an Advisory let~ar and-has not been reviewed and •appmved is <br />accordance with procedures for issuing an Attorney Generals opinion. . <br />. - - Sincea~ty, <br />. ~' . ~ - <br />- Cheryl Pent . <br />.. Assistant Attamey. <br />c: Doug Hoeil,.Director,.N.C. Division of Emergency Management <br />]. Cliais Crew, Hazard Mitigation Section Chief N.G: Division of EM <br />Lillie Peebles, Agency Legal Spadatist, N.C. Division of F1VI- . <br />i <br />I <br />i <br />