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D. Law t...■ Iej J. 4 lc• • V 47 • abo .4. -1,4* 9 , • GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA. SESSION 1989 • (1) Orange County may expend these funds to the extent otherwise 2 " authorized by law on capital improvements projects related to .„ • 3 schools. libraries, stormwater drainage. open space. and recreation. 4 and on emergency and public safety facilities, including jails. 5 (2) The Town of Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro may expend 6 these funds on capital improvements related. to roads and other 7 transportation. systems, stormwater drainage, open space and 8 recreation, and police and fire stations. The funds may be.spent by • 9 each municipality only for improvements that are located within • 10 the corporate limits of that municipality or within its extra- 11 oe..' • territorial planning jurisdiction or transition area(s) as established 12 under a joint planning agreement with Orange County. except that 13 Chapel Hill and Carrboro may by agreement expend funds on joint 14 projects that transcend each other's jurisdictional boundaries, such 15 _. as road or drainage improvement projects. . 16 Sec_ 4_ An ordinance adopted under this act shall provide that: 17 (1) A person responsible for the impact of land development shall pay 18 an excess tax for each square foot of dwelling space and 19 commercial building enclosed floor space for which an occupancy .00". 20 permit is issued or, if no such permit is issued, for each square foot 21 of dwelling space in an occupied dwelling and for each square foot 22 of occupied enclosed floor space in a commercial building. 23 (2) The tax shall be due on or before the date an occupancy permit is 24 issued for the dwelling unit or commercial building enclosed floor 25 space in question or. if no such permit is issued, the date the 26 dwelling unit or commercial floor space is occupied. However, no 27 • tax due shall be considered delinquent until 60 days after the tax 28 becomes due.. There shall be added to delinquent taxes interest at . 29 the legal rate.. 30 (3) Taxes authorized by this act may be collected pursuant to G-S. . 31 153A-147 or G.S. 160A-207. In addition, taxes authorized by this .P* 32 act may be recovered in a civil *action in the nature of debt 33 . including an award of reasonable attorney fees as part of costs. 34 Sec. 5. The Orange County Board of Commissioners, after consultation .00e 35 with the Town of Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro, shall establish annually at•House Bill 925 • Page •