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63 <br /> SECTION 3.5.(i) G.S. 162A-14(2)d. reads as rewritten: <br /> "d. For requiring the owners of developed property on which there are <br /> situated one or more residential dwelling units or commercial <br /> establishments located within the corporate limits of the political <br /> subdivision and located within a reasonable distance of any waterline <br /> or sewer connection line owned, leased as lessee, or operated by the <br /> authority to connect to the line and collecting, on behalf of the <br /> authority, charges for the connections and requiring, as a condition to <br /> the issuance of any development permit or building permit by the <br /> political subdivision, evidence that any impact fee by the authority <br /> has been paid by or on behalf of the applicant for the permit. In <br /> accordance with G.S. 87-97.1, when developed property is located so <br /> as to be served by the authority's water line and the property owner <br /> has connected to that water line, the property owner may continue to <br /> use any private water well located on the property for nonpotable <br /> purposes as long as the water well is not interconnected to the <br /> authority's water line and the authority shall not require the owner of <br /> any such water well to abandon, cap, or otherwise compromise the <br /> integrity of the water well." <br /> SECTION 3.5.0) Subsections (c) through (i) of this section become effective <br /> August 1, 2016. The remainder of this section becomes effective December 1, 2015, and <br /> applies to permits and licenses issued on or after that date. G.S. 87-97.2(e)(4), as enacted by <br /> subsection (d) of this section, expires on July 1, 2017. <br /> REGULATION OF SIGNAGE <br /> SECTION 4.(a) G.S. 153A-340 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: <br /> "(n) Fence wraps displaying signage when affixed to perimeter fencing at a construction <br /> site are exempt from zoning regulation pertaining to signage under this Article until the <br /> certificate of occupancy is issued for the final portion of any construction at that site or 24 <br /> months from the time the fence wrap was installed, whichever is shorter. If construction is not <br /> completed at the end of 24 months from the time the fence wrap was installed, the county may <br /> regulate the signage but shall continue to allow fence wraping materials to be affixed to the <br /> perimeter fencing. No fence wrap affixed pursuant to this subsection may display any <br /> advertising other than advertising sponsored by a person directly involved in the construction <br /> project and for which monetary compensation for the advertisement is not paid or required." <br /> SECTION 4.(b) G.S. 160A-381 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: <br /> " Fence wraps displaying signage when affixed to perimeter fencing at a construction <br /> site are exempt from zoning regulation pertaining to signage under this Article until the <br /> certificate of occupancy is issued for the final portion of any construction at that site or 24 <br /> months from the time the fence wrap was installed, whichever is shorter. If construction is not <br /> completed at the end of 24 months from the time the fence wrap was installed, the city may <br /> regulate the signage but shall continue to allow fence wraping materials to be affixed to the <br /> perimeter fencing. No fence wrap affixed pursuant to this subsection may display any <br /> advertising other than advertising sponsored by a person directly involved in the construction <br /> project and for which monetary compensation for the advertisement is not paid or required." <br /> PERMIT CHOICE <br /> SECTION 5.(a) G.S. 143-755 reads as rewritten: <br /> "§ 143-755. Permit choice. <br /> (a) If a permit applicant submits a permit application for any type of development and a <br /> rule or ordinance changes between the time the permit application was submitted and a permit <br /> decision is made, the permit applicant may choose which version of the rule or ordinance will <br /> apply to the permit. <br /> (b) This section applies to all development permits issued by the State and by local <br /> governments. <br /> �c4 This seetion shall fiet apply to any 4.2f <br /> SECTION 5.(b) This section is effective when this act becomes law and applies to <br /> permits for which a permit decision has not been made by that date. <br /> Page 8 Session Law 2015-246 House Bi1144-Ratified <br />