Bill Text: NC H565 | 2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Union Fire Fees
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-09 - Ch. SL 2010-84 [H565 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2010-H565-Chaptered.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2009
SESSION LAW 2010-84
HOUSE BILL 565
AN ACT to allow union county to adjust its fire protection fees.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 153A‑236(c), as it applies to Union County pursuant to Chapter 883 of the 1991 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 61 of the 1995 Session Laws and S.L. 1999‑39, reads as rewritten:
"(c) Fees. – The fees
imposed by the county may not exceed the cost of providing fire protection
services within the district and may be imposed on owners of all real property
that benefits from the availability of fire protection and on owners of all
manufactured or mobile homes that benefit from the availability of fire
protection; provided, however, that the fees shall not be imposed on the North
Carolina Department of Transportation for real property owned by the Department
and used solely for highway purposes. For the purpose of this section, the term
'fire protection' includes furnishing emergency medical, rescue, and ambulance
services to protect persons in the district from injury or death. The county
shall establish a schedule of fees for different classes of property and the
fee for each class of property shall be proportional to the estimated cost of
providing fire protection services to that class of property. The schedule of
fees shall include the following classes of property and the fee on each class
of property shall not not, except as otherwise provided in this
section, exceed the following maximums:
(1) A single‑family dwelling or manufactured or mobile home, and appurtenant structures, plus up to five acres of surrounding land. The fee on this class of property may not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per site per year.
(2) Unimproved land other than the five acres of land classified as part of a single‑family dwelling or manufactured or mobile home. The fee on this class of property may not exceed two cents (2¢) per acre per year. The county may establish a minimum fee for unimproved land of not more than five dollars ($5.00) per year.
(3) An animal production or horticultural operation. The fee on this class of property may not exceed ten dollars ($10.00) per site per year.
(4) A commercial facility other than an animal production or horticultural operation. The fee on this class of property may not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per site per year for commercial facilities with structures encompassing less than 5,000 square feet and one hundred dollars ($100.00) per site per year for commercial facilities with structures encompassing 5,000 square feet or more.
(5) A multiple‑family dwelling. The fee on a duplex may not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per building per year. The fee on a triplex may not exceed seventy‑five dollars ($75.00) per building per year. The fee on any other multiple‑family dwelling may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) per building per year.
(6) Any other class of property selected by the county. The fee on these classes of property may not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per year.
The board of commissioners may increase the fees authorized by this subsection by no more than twice the amount provided for each class of property by including the increase in the budget ordinance adopted under Article 3 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes."
SECTION 2. G.S. 153A‑236, as it applies to Union County pursuant to Chapter 883 of the 1991 Session Laws, as amended by S.L. 1995‑61, S.L. 1999‑39, and this act, expires July 1, 2012.
SECTION 3. This act applies to Union County only.
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 9th day of July, 2010.
s/ Walter H. Dalton
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives
