{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-273","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-273","heading":"Grant of easements.","body":"A city shall have authority to grant easements over, through, under, or across any city property or the right-of-way of any public street or alley that is not a part of the State highway system. Easements in a street or alley right-of-way shall not be granted if the easement would substantially impair or hinder the use of the street or alley as a way of passage. A grant of air rights over a street right-of-way or other property owned by the city for the purpose of erecting a building or other permanent structure (other than utility wires or pipes) shall be treated as a sale of real property, except that a grant of air rights over a street right-of-way for the purpose of constructing a bridge or passageway between existing buildings on opposite sides of the street shall be treated as a grant of an easement. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 160A. Cities and Towns.","Article 12. Sale and Disposition of Property."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_160A/GS_160A-273.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:25:42Z","sha256":"02f9f48ab8cb3a4eec027456953f65bb82af733ce99673c1bd43d939d666f759","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-272.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-274"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}