§ 160A-273. Grant of easements. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑273.  Grantof easements.

A city shall have authority to grant easements over, through, under, oracross any city property or the right‑of‑way of any public streetor alley that is not a part of the State highway system. Easements in a streetor alley right‑of‑way shall not be granted if the easement wouldsubstantially impair or hinder the use of the street or alley as a way ofpassage. A grant of air rights over a street right‑of‑way or otherproperty owned by the city for the purpose of erecting a building or otherpermanent structure (other than utility wires or pipes) shall be treated as asale of real property, except that a grant of air rights over a street right‑of‑wayfor the purpose of constructing a bridge or passageway between existing buildingson opposite sides of the street shall be treated as a grant of an easement. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)