§ 136-151. Rules and regulations by Department of Transportation; delegation of authority to Secretary of Transportation. - North Carolina Statutes

§136‑151.  Rules and regulations by Department of Transportation;delegation of authority to Secretary of Transportation.

The Department ofTransportation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in the form ofordinances governing:

(1)        The establishment,operation and maintenance of junkyards permitted in G.S. 136‑144 whichshall include, but not be limited to, rules and regulations for determiningunzoned industrial areas for the purpose of this Article.

(2)        The specificrequirements and procedures for obtaining a permit for junkyards as required inG.S. 136‑149 and for the administrative procedures for appealing adecision at the agency level to refuse to grant or in revoking a permitpreviously issued.

(3)        The administrativeprocedures for appealing a decision at the agency level to declare any junkyardillegal and a nuisance as pursuant to G.S. 136‑146.

(4)        The specificrequirements governing the location, planting, construction and maintenance ofmaterial used in the screening or fencing required by this Article, all as maybe necessary to carry out the policy of the State as declared in this Article.

The Department ofTransportation, in its discretion, may delegate to the Secretary ofTransportation the authority to promulgate such rules and regulations on itsbehalf. (1967, c. 1198, s. 11; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; c. 1439, s.11; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1.)