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Raeford council adopts code and zoning enforcement changes to comply with Senate Bill 300
Summary
The Raeford City Council on Dec. 6 approved Ordinances #2021-05 and #2021-06 to remove or rephrase criminal penalties in the City Code and Unified Development Ordinance as required by Senate Bill 300, in a unanimous vote following a public hearing.
The Raeford City Council on Dec. 6 unanimously approved two ordinances that update the City Code and the Unified Development Ordinance to reflect limits imposed by Senate Bill 300.
City Attorney Regina Sutherland told the council that a portion of Senate Bill 300 prohibits enforcement of certain local ordinances by criminal penalties and that any ordinance retaining a criminal penalty must state that penalty explicitly. The council opened a public hearing, reviewed Ordinance #2021-05 (comprehensive City Code amendment) and Ordinance #2021-06 (amendments to enforcement language in the Unified Development Ordinance) and then closed the hearing before voting to adopt both measures.
The council’s action makes conforming changes to enforcement language across the city code and UDO to ensure local ordinances comply with the state law effective Dec. 1, 2021. The ordinances were placed on file with the city clerk following the vote.
By adopting the amendments, council members removed criminal penalties where state law now prohibits them and preserved explicit criminal penalties only where they remain permissible under SB 300. The ordinances were approved by unanimous motion; Councilman John Jordan moved to open the hearing and Councilwoman Mary Neil King moved to close it before Councilman Charles Allen moved to adopt the ordinances.
