§ 62-182.1. Access to dedicated public right-of-way. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 62‑182.1.  Access todedicated public right‑of‑way.

When any map or plat of asubdivision, recorded as provided in G.S. 47‑30 and G.S. 136‑102.6,reflects the dedication of a public street or other public right‑of‑way,the dedicated public street or public right‑of‑way shall, uponrecordation of the map or plat, become immediately available for use by anypublic utility, telephone membership corporation organized under G.S. 117‑30,or cable television system to install, maintain, and operate lines, cables, orfacilities for the provision of service to the public. No public utility,telephone membership corporation organized under G.S. 117‑30, or cabletelevision system shall place or erect any line, cable, or facility in, over,or upon a street or right‑of‑way in a subdivision that is intendedto become a public street or public right‑of‑way, until a map orplat of the subdivision has been recorded as provided in G.S. 47‑30 andG.S. 136‑102.6, and except in accordance with procedures established bythe Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, for accommodatingutilities or cable television systems on highway rights‑of‑way.Upon recordation of a map or plat of a subdivision as provided in G.S. 47‑30and G.S. 136‑102.6, no liability shall attach to the developer of theproperty as a result of any activity of a public utility, telephone membershipcorporation organized under G.S. 117‑30, or cable television systemoccurring in the dedicated public street or public right‑of‑way.Nothing in this section shall relieve the developer of the property ofresponsibilities under G.S. 136‑102.6. (2005‑286, s. 1; 2006‑259, s. 15.)