Subject to G.S. 143-138(e), a county may in an ordinance adopt by reference a published technical code or a standard or regulation promulgated by a public agency. A technical code or standard or regulation so adopted has the force of law in any area of the county in which the ordinance is applicable. An official copy of a technical code or standard or regulation adopted by reference shall be available for public inspection in the office of the clerk and need not be filed in the ordinance book.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-47
Technical ordinances
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 198 N.C. App. 309 - Murdock v. Chatham County (2009)
Most recently applied in 198 N.C. App. 309 - Murdock v. Chatham County (July 2009)
1973, c. 822, s. 1.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.