18 NCAC 13 .0411             MAP SOURCES

Maps obtained from the following sources may be submitted and are acceptable so long as the map submitted complies with all service area requirements in this Section:

(1)           A map which is obtained either from a property mapper certified by the Department's Land Records Management Section or a county mapping office for the county in which the service area is located and which meets minimum State standards for creating base or cadastral maps established by G.S. 102-17 and G.S. 147-54.3, including any subsequent amendments to those standards. Copies of the standards may be viewed online using the Department's Internet site at the following address: https://www.sosnc.gov/divisions/land_records/standards_specifications or may be obtained by contacting the Land Records Management Section, NC Department of the Secretary of State, PO Box 29626, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0626, telephone number 919-814-5400, facsimile number 919-814-5597. The cost for receiving a paper copy of these materials is twenty cents ($.20) per page; or

(2)           A map which is obtained from the website established by the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council at: www.nconemap.com at no cost to the user and which contains at least the following geo-referenced representation of the service area boundaries:

(a)           County boundaries;

(b)           City boundaries;

(c)           Township boundaries;

(d)           Roads and streets; or

(3)           A map which meets the requirements of the Utilities Commission as set forth in 04 NCAC 11 R09-04, including any subsequent amendments to those Rules. Copies of those Rules and the standards incorporated therein may be viewed online at: http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac.asp or may be obtained by contacting the Business Registration Division, NC Department of the Secretary of State; PO Box 29626, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0626, telephone number 919-814-5400; or

(4)           For maps concerning municipalities, a map which is obtained from the office of the clerk for the municipality depicted in the map.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 55D-5; 55D-10; 55D-15; 66-352; 66-354(a);

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2007 (18 NCAC 13 .0401);

Eff. November 1, 2007;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 20, 2015;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2021; October 1, 2019.