NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 790

HOUSE BILL 465

 

 

AN ACT REQUIRING A BUILDING PERMIT IN HAYWOOD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Before any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association shall commence the erection of a new building, or the remodeling, alteration or improvement of any building, the cost of which shall exceed a sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00), the owner or builder shall first obtain a County Builder's Permit from the County Tax Supervisor; the said permit shall show the township and the location where the said building is to be located or improved; provided, a holder of a similar building permit issued by a municipality shall not be required to obtain a County Builder's Permit.

Sec. 2. Before any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association shall erect, install or connect any house trailer or mobile home for the purpose of living in the same, he shall first obtain a County Builder's Permit from the County Tax Supervisor. The said Builder's Permit shall show the township and the location where said house trailer or mobile home is to be erected, installed or connected; provided, a holder of a similar permit from a municipality shall not be required to obtain a County Builder's Permit.

Sec. 3. The person designated by any municipality in said county to issue permits to persons, firms, corporations, partnerships, or associations within the corporate limits of said municipality, shall file a copy of such permit with the Tax Supervisor of said county on the first day of each month for permits issued during the prior month; said permit shall set forth the street and location where said building or improvement is to be located within said municipality.

Sec. 4. The Tax Supervisor of said county shall make no charges for the issuance of a County Builder's Permit.

Sec. 5. Any person, firm, corporation, or partnership violating the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned for more than 30 days.

Sec. 6. This Act shall apply only to Haywood County.

Sec. 7. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 8. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of June, 1961.