§ 153A-377. Acquisition and disposition of property for redevelopment. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 153A‑377. Acquisition and disposition of property for redevelopment.

In addition to the powers granted by G.S. 153A‑376, any county isauthorized, either as a part of a community development program orindependently thereof, and without the necessity of compliance with the UrbanRedevelopment Law, to exercise the following powers:

(1)        To acquire, by voluntary purchase from the owner or owners,real property which is either:

a.         Blighted, deteriorated, deteriorating, undeveloped, orinappropriately developed from the standpoint of sound community developmentand growth;

b.         Appropriate for rehabilitation or conservation activities;

c.         Appropriate for housing construction of the economicdevelopment of the community; or

d.         Appropriate for the preservation or restoration of historicsites, the beautification of urban land, the conservation of open space,natural resources, and scenic areas, the provision of recreationalopportunities, or the guidance of urban development;

(2)        To clear, demolish, remove, or rehabilitate buildings andimprovements on land so acquired; and

(3)        To retain property so acquired for public purposes, or todispose, through sale, lease, or otherwise, of any property so acquired to anyperson, firm, corporation, or governmental unit; provided, the disposition ofsuch property shall be undertaken in accordance with the procedures of G.S.153A‑ 176, or the procedures of G.S. 160A‑514, or any applicablelocal act modifying such procedures. (1977, c. 660, s. 2.)