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8/19/2002
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Board of Commissioners
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H. Acquisition. The power of acquisition can be a useful tool for pursuing mitigation goals. <br />Localgovemments may find the most effective method for completely "hazard-proofing" a <br />particular piece of property or area is to acquire the property (either in fee or a lesser interest, <br />such as an easement), thus removing the property from the private market and eliminating or <br />reducing the possibility of inappropriate development occurring. North Carolina legislation <br />empowers cities, towns, and counties to acquire property or public purpose by gift, grant, devise, <br />bequest, exchange, purchase, lease or eminent domain (NCGS 153A. Art. 8; 160A. Art. 11). <br /> <br />I. Taxation. <br /> <br /> 1. The power to levy taxes and special asseSsments is an important tool delegated to local <br />governments by North Carolina law. The power of taxation extends beyond <br />merely the collection of revenue, and can have a profound impact on the pattern of <br />development in the community. Many communities set preferential tax rates for areas, <br />which are unsuitable for development (e.g., agricultural land, wetlands), and can be <br />used to discourage development in hazardous areas. <br /> <br /> 2. Local units of government also have the authority to levy special assessments on <br />property owners for all or part of the costs of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, <br />extending or otherwise building or improving beach erosion control or flood and <br />hurricane protection works within a designated area (NCGS 160A-238). This can <br />serve to increase the cost of building in such areas, thereby discouraging development. <br /> <br /> 3. Because the usual methods of apportionment seem mechanical and arbitrary, and <br />because the tax burden On a particular piece of property is often quite large, the major constraint <br />in using special assessments is political. Special assessments seem to offer little in terms of <br />control over land use in developing areas. They can, however, be used to finance the provision of <br />necessary services within municipal or county boundaries. In addition, they are useful in <br />distributing to the new property owners the costs of the infrastructure required by new <br />development. <br /> <br />J. Spending. <br /> <br /> 1. The fourth major power that has been delegated from the North Carolina General <br />Assembly to local governments is the power to make expenditures in the public interest. Hazard <br />mitigation principles should be made a routine part of all spending decisions made by the local <br />government, including annual budgets and a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). <br /> <br /> 2. A C~ is a schedule for the provision of municipal or county services over a specified <br />period of time. Capital programming, by itself, can be used as a growth management technique, <br />with a view to hazard mitigation. By tentatively committing itself to a timetable for the <br />provision of capital to extend services, a community can control its <br />growth to some extent especially where the surrounding area is such that the provision of on-site <br />sewage disposal and water supply are unusually expensive. <br /> <br /> 3. In addition to formulating a timetable for the provision of services, a local community <br />can regulate the extension of and access to services. A C2 that is coordinated with extension and <br />access policies can provide a significant degree of control over the location and timing of <br /> <br />Draf~ Annex C v.3 C-5 1 June 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />
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