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46 <br />11/23/15 Page 3 of 3 <br />BOCC Impact of SL 2015 -246 (HB 44) on Orange Co. <br />ADDED: § 160A- 499.4. and § 153A -457. Notice prior to construction. <br />Article 21, Chapter 160A and Article 23 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes <br />were amended to include new sections requiring counties to provide notice prior to <br />construction <br />(a) A county shall notify the property owners and adjacent property owners prior to <br />commencement of any construction project by the county. <br />(b) Notice under this section shall be in writing at least 15 days prior to the <br />commencement of construction, except in any of the following instances: <br />(1) If the construction is a repair of an emergency nature, the notice may be <br />given by any means, including verbally, that the county has for contacting the <br />property owner within a reasonable time prior to, or after, commencement of <br />the repair. <br />(2) The property owner requests action of the county that requires construction <br />activity. <br />(3) The property owner consents to less than 15 days' notice. <br />(4) Notice of the construction project is given in any open meeting of the county <br />prior to the commencement of the construction project. <br />The Engineering group believes category (4) will prevail as the primary vehicle for <br />such notifications to occur, thereby ensuring Orange County Compliance. <br />SA2Boardsl130CO2015 Public HearingsNov QPH\Work Session Items\2015 Session Law Effects\Att I - In pacGOYSL2015- 246( I -IB44)EC- SW- ProgO10C_111215. doe <br />