A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending the charter of the town of holly springs to allow the town to regulate the removal and preservation of trees and shrubs as part of development projects, providing that tree ordinances shall be enforced in the same manner as all other town ordinances, and making a technical amendment.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 5.1 of the Charter of the Town of Holly Springs, being S.L. 2003‑73, as amended, reads as rewritten:
"Section 5.1. Tree Ordinances.
(a)	The Town may adopt ordinances to regulate the removal and preservation of existing trees and shrubs as part of development projects.
(b)	Ordinances adopted pursuant to this section shall:
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(8)	Provide that the ordinances shall be enforced as provided in G.S. 160A‑175.
(c)	Before adopting an ordinance under this section, the governing board of the municipality shall hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance. Notice of the public hearing shall be given in accordance with G.S. 160D‑601.
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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.