160A-222. Assessments against railroads.
Assessments shall not be made against land owned, leased or controlled by a railroad company, except that if there is a building on the land, the portion of railroad property subject to assessment shall be a lot whose frontage equals the actual front footage occupied by the building plus 25 feet on each side thereof, but not more than the amount of land owned, leased, or controlled by the railroad. If a building is placed on land that would have been subject to assessment but for the limitations imposed by this section after an improvement is made, then the railroad company shall be subject to an assessment without interest on the same basis as if the building had been on the property when the improvement was made.
It is the intent of this section to make uniform the law concerning assessments against railroads. To this end, all provisions of law, whether general or local, in conflict with this section are repealed; and no local act taking effect on or after January 1, 1972, shall be construed to modify, amend, or repeal any portion of this section unless it shall specifically so provide by reference hereto. (1965, c. 839, s. 2; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns
Article 10 - Special Assessments.
§ 160A-216 - Authority to make special assessments.
§ 160A-217 - Petition for street or sidewalk improvements.
§ 160A-218 - Basis for making assessments.
§ 160A-219 - Corner lot exemptions.
§ 160A-220 - Lands exempt from assessment.
§ 160A-221 - Assessments against lands owned by the State.
§ 160A-222 - Assessments against railroads.
§ 160A-223 - Preliminary resolution; contents.
§ 160A-224 - Notice of preliminary resolution.
§ 160A-225 - Hearing on preliminary resolution; assessment resolution.
§ 160A-226 - Determination of costs.
§ 160A-226.1 - Discounts authorized.
§ 160A-227 - Preliminary assessment roll; publication.
§ 160A-228 - Hearing on preliminary assessment roll; revision; confirmation; lien.
§ 160A-229 - Publication of notice of confirmation of assessment roll.
§ 160A-230 - Appeal to General Court of Justice.
§ 160A-232 - Payment of assessments in cash or by installments.
§ 160A-233 - Enforcement of assessments; interests; foreclosure; limitations.
§ 160A-234 - Assessments on property held by tenancy for life or years.
§ 160A-235 - Lien in favor of a cotenant or joint owner paying special assessments.
§ 160A-236 - Apportionment of assessments.
§ 160A-237 - Authority to hold water and sewer assessments in abeyance.