{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-168","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-168","heading":"Additional criteria; development.","body":"The Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee may not make a positive recommendation unless forty percent (40%) of the area is developed for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental uses, or is dedicated as open space under the provisions of a zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, conditional or special use permit, or recorded restrictive covenants. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1; 1999-458, s. 3; 2011-291, s. 2.36.)","path":["Chapter 120. General Assembly.","Article 20. Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government.","Part 2. Procedure for Incorporation Review."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_120/GS_120-168.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:18:52Z","sha256":"72ddeddfa672508f92c554eaa54de7116276643ea803e8f1e10ecb815f546648","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-167","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-169"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}