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tion, or shown by a combination of these techniques. This delinea- <br /> tion shall be maintained in the manner provided in G.S. 160A-22 <br /> for the delineation of the corporate limits, and shall be recorded in <br /> the office of the register of deeds of each county in which any por- <br /> tion of the area lies. <br /> (c) Where the extraterritorial jurisdiction of two or more cities <br /> overlaps, the jurisdictional boundary between them shall be a line <br /> connecting the midway points of the overlapping area unless the <br /> city councils agree to another boundary line within the overlapping <br /> area based upon existing or projected patterns of development. <br /> (d) If a city fails to adopt an ordinance specifying the boundaries <br /> of its extraterritorial jurisdiction, the county of which it is a part <br /> shall be authorized to exercise the powers granted by this Article in <br /> any area beyond the city's corporate limits.The county may also,on <br /> request of the city council,exercise any or all these powers in any or <br /> all areas lying within the city's corporate limits or within the city's <br /> specified area of extraterritorial jurisdiction. <br /> (e) No city may hereafter extend its extraterritorial powers un- <br /> der this Article into any area for which the county at that time has <br /> adopted and is enforcing a zoning ordinance and subdivision reggouae. <br /> tions and within which it is enforcing the State Building <br /> However, the city may do so where the county is not exercising all <br /> three of these powers, or when the city and the counth a agreed <br /> upon the area within which each will exercise the powers <br /> by this Article. <br /> (f) When a city annexes,or a new city is incorpo rated in,or a city <br /> extends its jurisdiction to include, an area that is currently being <br /> regulated by the county, the county regulations and powers of en- <br /> forcement shall remain in effect until (i) the city has adopted such <br /> regulations, or (ii) a period of 60 days has elapsed following the <br /> annexation, extension or incorporation, whichever is sooner. Dur- <br /> ing this period the city may hold hearings and take any o other for the <br /> sures that may be required in order to adopt its regu <br /> area. <br /> (f1) When a city relinquishes jurisdictio�Oe cira r area regulation s and <br /> regulating under this Article to a county, h city re a has <br /> powers of enforcement shall remain in effect <br /> f 6 until(as the <br /> lapsed adopted this regulation or(ii)a period Y <br /> follow- <br /> ing the action by which the city relinquished jurisdiction, which- <br /> ever is sooner.During this period b co county in order old hearin <br /> adopt its <br /> take other measures that may required <br /> regulations for the area. powers by this section <br /> bj When a local t, approval, or agreement of another local gov- <br /> ernment,to the request, <br /> the request, approval,or agreement shall be evidenced by <br /> a formally adopted resolution of that government's be legislative upon <br /> Any such request, approval, or agreement <br /> two years' written notice to the other legislative bodies odifieconcerne <br /> any <br /> by repealing the resolution.The resolution may <br /> time by mutual a ment of the legislatimodify,vebodi s amend any <br /> (h) Nothing in t is section shall repeal, <br /> local act.which defines the boundaries of a city's extraterritorial <br /> jurisdiction by metes and bounds or courses and distances. <br /> (i) Whenever a city or county, pursuant to this section, acquires <br /> jurisdiction over a territory that theretofore has b=e�eonrs hect to ace <br /> jurisdiction of another local government, any pe <br /> quired vested rights under a permit,certificate,or other evidence of <br /> compliance issued by the local government surrendering jurisdic- <br /> tion may exercise those rights as if no change of jurisdict�e any <br /> occurred. The rata' or county acquiring Jurisdiction may <br /> action regarding such a permit, certificate, or other evidence of <br /> compliance that could have been taken by the local government <br />