Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Charter or the provisions of general law, including the provisions of Article 19 of G.S. Ch. 160A, the town shall not, prior to October 1, 2005, adopt any ordinance creating a planning agency, regulating or restricting the subdivision, zoning, or use of any land, or providing for building inspections. During such time, and until the ordinances adopted by the town become effective, all planning duties, regulation of development, and building inspections within the jurisdiction of the town shall be conducted by Brunswick County and governed by the applicable ordinances of Brunswick County as if the area was not in the corporate limits of any municipality. Provided further, the town may not make any such ordinances effective outside the corporate limits of the town under G.S. § 160A-360 or any other provision of law until January 1, 2010.
(Ord. passed 7-1-1999) (H.B. 328, adopted 8-11-2005)