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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-4

Broad construction

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It is the policy of the General Assembly that the counties of this State should have adequate authority to exercise the powers, rights, duties, functions, privileges, and immunities conferred upon them by law. To this end, the provisions of this Chapter and of local acts shall be broadly construed and grants of power shall be construed to include any powers that are reasonably expedient to the exercise of the power. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)

 

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Cited in 16 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2023 · leading case: Lanvale Properties, LLC v. County of Cabarrus
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Lanvale Properties, LLC v. County of Cabarrus (2012) nc · cites it 35× “2d at 658 ), or when its application is necessary to give effect to “any powers that are reasonably expedient to [a county’s] exercise of the power,” see N.C.G.S. § 153A-4. 8 Sections 153A-340(a) and 153A-341 express in unambiguous language the General Assembly’s intent to…”
Durham Land Owners Ass'n v. County of Durham (2006) ncctapp · cites it 8× “2d 475, 482 (1990) (quotations and citations omitted), and its enabling legislation is to be read broadly, see N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-4 (2005). Determining whether the County’s impact fees are supported by the authority granted to it in N.”
Williams v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC (2003) nc · cites it 3× “Counterclaim defendants also cite to N.C.G.S. § 153A-4 (“Broad construction"), N.”
Maready v. City of Winston-Salem (1996) nc · cites it 6× “N.C.G.S. § 153A-4 contains similar language applicable to counties.”
Point S. Props., LLC v. Cape Fear Pub. Util. Auth. (2015) ncctapp · cites it 9× “Defendants direct our attention to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 153A-4, which states that: *524 It is the policy of the General Assembly that the counties of this State should have adequate authority to exercise the powers, rights, duties, functions, privileges, and immunities conferred…”
County of Lancaster v. Mecklenburg County (1993) nc · cites it 3× “While N.C.G.S. §§ 153A-4 and 160A-4 mandate that grants of authority to local governments be broadly interpreted, zoning authority cannot be exercised in a manner contrary to the express provisions of the zoning enabling authority.”
Huntington Properties, LLC v. Currituck County (2002) ncctapp · cites it 2× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-4 (2001) states: It is the policy of the General Assembly that the counties of this State should have adequate authority to exercise the powers, rights, duties, functions, privileges, and immunities conferred upon them by law.”
Three Guys Real Estate v. Harnett County (1997) nc · cites it 3× “Defendants further argue that the statutory mandate that this chapter of the General Statutes should be construed broadly, see N.C.G.S. § 153A-4 (1991), requires a holding that plaintiffs plat is not exempt so that the purpose is not circumvented.”
Town of Green Level v. Alamance County (2007) ncctapp · cites it 2× “Further, although N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-4 “mandate[s] that grants of authority to local governments be broadly interpreted, zoning authority cannot be exercised in a manner contrary to the express provisions of the zoning enabling authority.”
Five C's, Inc. v. County of Pasquotank (2009) ncctapp · cites it 9× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-4 (2001) states: It is the policy of the General Assembly that the counties of this State should have adequate authority to exercise the powers, rights, duties, functions, privileges, and immunities conferred upon them by law.”
Berger v. New Hanover Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs (2013) ncbizct · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. § 153A-4 directs that: It is the policy of the General Assembly that the counties of this State should have adequate authority to exercise the powers, rights, duties, functions, privileges, and immunities conferred upon them by law.”
Summey Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. County of Henderson (1989) ncctapp “Our Legislature, in G.S. 153A-4, mandated that Chapter 153A and local acts “shall be broadly construed and grants of power shall be construed to include any powers that are reasonably expedient to the exercise of that power.”
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