§ 113A-212. Assistance to counties and cities under ridge law. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 113A‑212. Assistance to counties and cities under ridge law.

(a)        The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources shallprovide assistance upon request to the counties and cities in carrying outtheir functions pursuant to this Article, such as by providing model studies,plans, and ordinances for their consideration.

(b)        The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources shallidentify the protected mountain ridge crests in each county by showing them ona map or drawing, describing them in a document, or any combination thereof.Such maps, drawings, or documents shall identify the protected mountain ridgesas defined in G.S. 113A‑206 and such other mountain ridges as any countymay request, and shall specify those protected mountain ridges that serve asall or part of the boundary line between two counties. By November 1, 1983, themap, drawing, or document tentatively identifying the protected mountain ridgecrests of each county shall be filed with the board of county commissioners andwith the city governing body of each city that requests it. By January 1, 1984,the map, drawing, or document identifying the protected mountain ridge crestsshall be permanently filed by the Secretary with the register of deeds in thecounty where the land lies, and made available for inspection at theSecretary's office in Raleigh. Copies of the maps, drawings, or documentscertified by the register of deeds, shall be admitted in evidence in all courtsand shall have the same force and effect as would the original.

(b1)      By January 1, 1986, a map, drawing, or document tentativelyidentifying the protected mountain ridge crests of each city with a populationof fifty thousand (50,000) or more that has eliminated the requirement for aminimum elevation of 3,000 feet, shall be filed by the Secretary of Environmentand Natural Resources with the board of county commissioners and with the citygoverning body. By March 1, 1986, the map, drawing, or document identifying theprotected mountain ridge crests in the city with a population of fifty thousand(50,000) or more shall be permanently filed by the Secretary with the registerof deeds in the county where the land within that city with a population offifty thousand (50,000) or more lies, and shall be made available for inspectionat the Secretary's office in Raleigh. Copies of the maps, drawings, ordocuments certified by the register of deeds shall be admitted in evidence inall courts and shall have the same force and effect as would the original.

(c)        Determinations by the Secretary of elevations under thissection shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud. (1983, c. 676, s. 1; 1985, c. 713, s. 3; 1989, c. 727,s. 218(79); 1997‑443, s. 11A.119(a).)