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  <br />Item 6a Attachment 2 <br />  <br />Chapter 22 ‐ LAND RECORDS[1]   <br />  <br />Footnotes:   <br />‐‐‐ (1) ‐‐‐   <br />Cross reference— Administration, ch. 2. <br />State Law reference— Modernization of land records, G.S. 161-30. <br />  <br />Sec. 22‐1. ‐ Authority.   <br />This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to N.C. General Statutes § 161-30. <br />(Ord. of 11-16-1982, § 1, eff. 1-1-1983; Amend. of 9-18-1990, eff. 9-18-1990) <br />Sec. 22‐2. ‐ Requirements for registration.   <br />The Register of Deeds shall not accept for registration any deed, deed of trust, map or plat, or any <br />other instrument containing a description of the real property affected by the instrument unless the parcel <br />identifier numbers of all parcels affected have been assigned and written on the instrument by the County <br />Land Records Office in accordance with the county procedures manual for creating and assigning parcel <br />identifier numbers. Presentation of the instrument to the Land Records Office as herein described does <br />not constitute filing the instrument for registration. <br />(Ord. of 11-16-1982, § 2, eff. 1-1-1983; Amend. of 9-18-1990, eff. 9-18-1990) <br />Sec. 22‐3. ‐ Assignment of parcel identifier numbers.   <br />The Land Records office shall have exclusive authority to create and assign parcel identifier <br />numbers and shall maintain a procedures manual for that purpose. The procedures manual shall include <br />provisions to insure that no two parcels of property will be assigned the same parcel identifier number. <br />(Ord. of 11-16-1982, § 3, eff. 1-1-1983; Amend. of 9-18-1990, eff. 9-18-1990) <br />Sec. 22‐4. ‐ Parcel identifier numbers required.   <br />Every map (including a map incorporated by reference in a deed), subdivision plat, or land survey <br />plot that creates or more fully defines one or more parcels of land must have a parcel identifier number <br />written on it before it can be registered. This requirement shall not apply to flood plain maps, annexation <br />and municipal boundary maps, and similar maps prepared by governmental agencies. <br />(Ord. of 11-16-1982, § 4, eff. 1-1-1983; Amend. of 9-18-1990, eff. 9-18-1990) <br />Sec. 22‐5. ‐ Order of processing instruments.   <br />16