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GE]til>QtAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLMiA SESSION 1985 <br />Sec. 6.- Part 3, of Article 18 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes is <br />•- 2 amended by adding a new section to read:_- <br />3 1 153A-.U4 V ri ts.. :.. - <br />�, Th General kssemtly finds and d lar s thal it i:s necelsary and dgsirable. <br />.5 <br />m tt r of publig.j2olicy. to r vid f r the esta li hm n of rtain v sted i ht� in <br />- 6 <br />older to ensurt r c na le certainty. st ilit nd f irn in the land-use l nnin <br />7 <br />roc s secure the reasonable ;x tati nc of landowners, and foster go eration <br />8 <br />rw n the j2u ljc and j2rivat ctgrl in the area f } n - se planninL <br />9 <br />rth rm r h n ral Assem lv seta niz s that c my a r val land -us <br />10 <br />d2v;lopment typically f 1] ws i ifi ant Ignd.Qwner investment in site evaluation. <br />11 <br />21annin - d� e�elopMent costs, c nsultant fees. and rested exx2:nse5 <br />12 <br />Th a ility of p land wn r to taro a vg5ted ri ht aficr county al2proval Qf e site <br />13 <br />spegific dev to ment plan or a 12hgsed development lan will preserve the <br />14 <br />prerogatives and authority of local elected officials with respect to land -use matters <br />15 <br />7h erg will be amj21e_oj2j2ortunjtje,, f r public pgrticipation and the public int r st will <br />16 <br />be served. These j2rovisjons will strike an appropriate alance between privale <br />17 <br />ex ectati m and the putlic interest while scrul2u1pusly prptecting the 12&iz health <br />18 <br />afety and welfare. <br />19 <br />b Definitions. <br />20 <br />Ll� `Landciwmer' means any owner of a legal or equitable interest in <br />21. <br />- <br />real prgperty. including the heirs devisees succe sors assi ns and <br />. ::,•22 <br />er onal representative f such owner. The landowner max, allow <br />23 <br />_ a person holding a valid option to purchase to act as his agent or <br />— l 24 <br />representative for purpo5e.5 of submitting a proposed site specific <br />_ <br />25 <br />develo ment plan or a phased development lap under this <br />26 <br />section, in the manner allowed by ordinance. <br />27 <br />M 'County' shall have the saMe-meaning same—meaning as set forth in O.S. 151-L-- <br />28 <br />1 U3. <br />29 <br />`Phased development lan' means a plan which has been <br />30 <br />submitted to a county by a landa%;mer for phased development <br />31 <br />which shows the =a and intensity of use for a s ecific Da7Cel or <br />32 <br />parcels with a lesser degree of certainty than the plan determined <br />33 <br />bv the counry to be a sites ecific develo ment 321an. <br />34 <br />LAI `Pro erty' means all rea] 12ro22rry subject tQ zoning regulations <br />3$ <br />gnd restrictions and zone boundaries v a county. <br />36 <br />LSD, `Site specific development plan' meant a plan, which has been <br />37 <br />submitted to a c unto by a land wn r describing with reasonable <br />certainty the Me and intensity f use for a Mecific narr el or <br />.3$ <br />39 <br />parcels of proj2erw. uch plan may be in the form of, but not be <br />40 <br />limited to aTiv of the foll-ovring plgns or approvals: A planned unit <br />41 <br />development lap a subdivision }at a preliminary or general <br />_ <br />42 <br />develo ment plan— a conditional or Special use errnit <br />43 <br />c nditional or ecial use district z nip lap or any gther -and- <br />44 <br />use apprava] designation as ma %, be utilized by -a counrv. 'Unless <br />Senate Bill 766 Page 7 <br />