NC H456

Eliminates all municipal extraterritorial planning jurisdiction outside city corporate limits, effective January 1, 2022, removing cities' authority to regulate land use in areas up to 1-3 miles beyond their boundaries

Requires cities to relinquish extraterritorial planning jurisdiction by January 1, 2022, with counties assuming regulatory authority over these areas with a 60-day transition period

Addresses voting rights concern that rural citizens in extraterritorial areas cannot vote in municipal elections despite being subject to city planning regulations

Makes conforming changes to statutes governing water systems, sewers, building codes, mountain ridge construction, and other regulations to reference pre-2022 extraterritorial boundaries for service area purposes

Does not affect law enforcement extraterritorial jurisdiction authorized under other statutes