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A request by the Planning Department to schedule a legislative public hearing for November 18, 2019 to consider County-initiated zoning of five parcels formerly located in Harnett County.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
A request by the Planning Department to schedule a legislative public hearing for November 18, 2019 to consider County-initiated zoning of five parcels formerly located in Harnett County
Introduction & Background:
Uncertainty with the location of county boundary lines is common in North Carolina because today's technology can locate boundary lines much more precisely and uncover discrepancies in old boundaries. Discrepancies create issues when it comes to tax assessment, property value, deed recordation, zoning, building permitting, public safety, boards of election, and the school systems.
The current issues were prompted by the differences between the boundary lines used by Chatham and Harnett County. In some instances, the boundary line used between the two counties varied as much as several hundred feet. This resulted in confusion over the delivery of services and tax assessment to the properties along the boundary line.
During the months of April and May 2018, Wake, Chatham and Harnett counties passed joint resolutions authorizing the North Carolina Geodetic Survey to locate and survey the boundary line between Chatham and Harnett County. As part of preliminary survey work competed by the North Carolina Geodetic Survey, it was determined that Wake County and Chatham County had been using a corner boundary established by a 1961 survey that differed from the actual location of the tri-county border. To correct the error, the North Carolina General Assembly ratified SL2018-62 establishing a tri-county corner; and with a new corner, Chatham and Harnett mutually agreed to adjust the common boundary between them.
At the December 3rd 2018 Board of Commissioners meeting the Board adopted a joint resolution adopting and establishing the com...
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