GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1985 SESSION

CHAPTER 485 
HOUSE BILL 651 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GUILFORD COUNTY TO ASSIGN THE AUTHORITY FOR THE REZONING OF PROPERTY TO A DESIGNATED PLANNING AGENCY. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 153A-344 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"The Board of County Commissioners may, by ordinance, delegate or assign the authority for the rezoning of property to a designated planning agency. The Board of Commissioners shall provide a right of appeal and review before the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with rules adopted by the County Board of Commissioners. Such authority shall be exercised by the designated planning agency under such rules, regulations and guidelines as may be established by the Board of County Commissioners." 
Sec. 2.  This act applies to Guilford County only.  Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification. 
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 27th day of June, 1985.