(A) Pursuant to G.S. §160A-374 , the approval of a
shall not be deemed to constitute or effect the acceptance by the town or public of the
of any
or other ground, public utility line, or public facility shown on the
. However, the
may, by resolution, accept any
made to the public of lands or facilities for
,
, public utility lines, or other public purposes, when the lands or facilities are located within its
regulation jurisdiction.
(B) Acceptance of
of lands or facilities located within the
regulation jurisdiction but outside the corporate limits of the town shall not place on the town any duty to open, operate, repair, or maintain any
, utility line, or other land or facility, and the town shall in no event be held to answer in any civil action or proceeding for failure to open, repair, or maintain any
located outside its corporate limits.
(C) Unless a municipality, county, or other public entity operating a water system shall have agreed to begin operation and maintenance of the water system or water system facilities within one year of the time of issuance of a certificate for the first unit of housing in the
, a municipality or county shall not, as part of its
regulations applied to facilities or land outside the corporate limits of a municipality, require
of water systems or facilities as a condition for
approval.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005)