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missioners of any affected city or county, and for the hearing to be he]d in the county where the rdTectec~ property is located. (c) Ck~es may pro~ide for petk~ons for v~ances the board of adjustment or other boards or cemm~s~ons which can hear v~iances ~utho~zed by G.S. 160A-388. ~e procedures for bo~ds of adjustment shall be followed except that no vo~ ~eater than a majorfty shall be req~red ~ gant a v~ance. Cd) A v~ance may be ~an~d upon a showing that: (1) E~,en with the ~ benefits authored by t~s A~cle, reasonab]e ret~ may be e~ed ~om the ]and; and (2) ~e requirements of G.S. t36-44.51 result in p?ct~ca] d~ffi- cu]tSes or unnecess~ h~dsh~ps. (1987, c. ~47, s. § 136-44.53. Advance acquisition of right-of-way ~ith~n the roadway corridor. (a) After a roadway corridor officlal map is filed ~th t~e register of deeds, the Department of Transportation or the city ~hich inki- ated the roadway corridor official map is authorized to make ad- vanced acquisition of specific parcels of property when such acquisi- tion is determined by the respective governing board to be in the best public interest to protect the roadway corridor from develop- ment or when the roadway corridor official map creates an undue hardship on the affected property, o~er. (b) Prior to making any such ad~ ance acquisition of right~of-way under the authority of this .~-'~cle, the Bom-d of Transportation or the respective munJcyal governing board which ir~tiated the road- way corridor official map shall deve]op a~d adopt appropriate poll- cies and procedures to govern such advanced acquisitmn of right-of- way and to assure such advanced acquisition is in the best overall public interest. ' (c) '~"hen a city makes an advanced right-of, way acquisition of property within a roadway corridor official map for a street or high- way that h~s been determined to be a St~e responsibility pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 136-66.2, 'due Department of Transporta- tion shall reimburse the ciD' for the cost of such advanced right-of- way acquisition at the time the street or highway is constructed. The Department of Transportation shall have no responsibility to reimburse a municipality for any advanced right-of, way acquisition for a street or highway that has not been designated a State respon- sibility pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 136-66.2 prior to the fniriation of the advanced acquisition by the city. The city shall obtsin the concurrence of the Department of Transportation in all instances of advanced acquisition. (d) In exercising the aufho~ty granted by this section, a munici- pality 5s authorized to expend municipal funds for the protection of rights-of-way shown on a du]y adopted roadway corridor official map ~'bether the right.or-d, ay to be acquired is ]ocated inside or outside the municipal corporate limits. (1987, c. 747, s. 19.) 270 34 _