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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-502 (2026)

Additional findings and declaration of policy

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It is further determined and declared as a matter of legislative finding:

(1) That the cities of North Carolina constitute important assests  for the State and its citizens; that the preservation of the cities and of urban life against physical, social, and other hazards is vital to the safety, health, and welfare of the citizens of the State, and sound urban development in the future is essential to the continued economic development of North Carolina, and that the creation, existence, and growth of substandard areas present substantial hazards to the cities of the State, to urban life, and to sound future urban development.

(2) That blight exists in commercial and industrial areas as well as in residential areas, in the form of dilapidated, deteriorated, poorly ventilated, obsolete, overcrowded, unsanitary, or unsafe buildings, inadequate and unsafe streets, inadequate lots, and other conditions detrimental to the sound growth of the community; that the presence of such conditions tends to depress the value of neighboring properties, to impair the tax base of the community, and to inhibit private efforts to rehabilitate or improve other structures in the area; and that the acquisition, preparation, sale, sound replanning and redevelopment of such areas in accordance with sound and approved plans will promote the public health, safety, convenience and welfare.

(3) That not only is it in the interest of the public health, safety, convenience and welfare to eliminate existing substandard areas of all types, but it is also in the public interest and less costly to the community to prevent the creation of new blighted areas or the expansion of existing blighted areas; that vigorous enforcement of municipal and State building standards, sound planning of new community facilities, public acquisition of dilapidated, obsolescent buildings, and other municipal action can aid in preventing the creation of new blighted areas or the expansion of existing blighted areas; and that rehabilitation, conservation, and reconditioning of areas in accordance with  sound and approved plans, where, in the absence of such action, there is a clear and present danger that the area will become blighted, will protect and promote the public health, safety, convenience and welfare.

Therefore it is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of  North Carolina to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of its urban areas by authorizing redevelopment commissions to undertake nonresidential redevelopment in accord with sound and approved plans and to undertake the rehabilitation, conservation, and reconditioning of areas where, in the absence of such action, there is a clear and present danger that the area will become blighted. (1961, c. 837, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 75.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: Meinck v. City of Gastonia, 819 S.E.2d 353 (N.C. 2018).
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Meinck v. City of Gastonia, 819 S.E.2d 353 (N.C. 2018). · cites it 9× “The legislature made additional findings in N.C.G.S. § 160A-502, providing: (1) That the cities of North Carolina constitute important assets for the State and its citizens; that the preservation of the cities and of urban life against physical, social, and other hazards is…”
Redevelopment Com'n of Greensboro v. Johnson, 500 S.E.2d 118 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “Though the purpose of Chapter 160A, Article 22 of the General Statutes is to promote the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of our State's urban areas, see N.C. Gen.Stat. § 160A-502 (1994), we are not unsympathetic with those whose property is taken by governmental…”
Providence Volunteer Fire Dep't, Inc. v. Town of Weddington (N.C. 2022). · cites it 3× “at 507–08 (quoting N.C.G.S. § 160A-502 (2017)). This Court noted that, even when the legislature has not directly resolved whether a specific activity is governmental or proprietary in nature, a legislative provision addressing the activity may still be relevant—in conjunction…”
Providence Volunteer Fire Dep't, Inc. v. Town of Weddington (N.C. 2022). · cites it 3× “at 507–08 (quoting N.C.G.S. § 160A-502 (2017)). This Court noted that, even when the legislature has not directly resolved whether a specific activity is governmental or proprietary in nature, a legislative provision addressing the activity may still be relevant—in conjunction…”
Providence Volunteer Fire Dep't, Inc. v. Town of Weddington (N.C. 2022). · cites it 3× “at 507–08 (quoting N.C.G.S. § 160A-502 (2017)). This Court noted that, even when the legislature has not directly resolved whether a specific activity is governmental or proprietary in nature, a legislative provision addressing the activity may still be relevant—in conjunction…”
Providence Volunteer Fire Dep't, Inc. v. Town of Weddington (N.C. 2022). · cites it 3× “at 507–08 (quoting N.C.G.S. § 160A-502 (2017)). This Court noted that, even when the legislature has not directly resolved whether a specific activity is governmental or proprietary in nature, a legislative provision addressing the activity may still be relevant—in conjunction…”
Redevelopment Comm'n v. Agapion, 499 S.E.2d 474 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-502 (1994). A redevelopment commission may only condemn property if it is: (1) located within a blighted area, and (2) “substantially contributes to the conditions endangering the area[.”
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Meinck v. City of Gastonia, 819 S.E.2d 353 (N.C. 2018). “The legislature made additional findings in N.C.G.S. § 160A-502, providing: (1) That the cities of North Carolina constitute important assets for the State and its citizens; that the preservation of the cities and of urban life against physical, social, and other hazards is…”
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