RULE AS TO FINAL EFFECTIVE DATE.
Raleigh City Charter, art. II, § 2.10
in effectSec. 2.10 - RULE AS TO FINAL EFFECTIVE DATE.
Every ordinance, unless it shall specify another date subsequent to the twenty-day period following publication, shall become effective at the expiration of twenty days after such publication following final passage, as herein provided, or, if the ordinance be submitted at a referendum election, then upon a favorable vote of a majority of those voting thereon except as otherwise expressly provided by this charter or by the general laws of the State.
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVICH_ARTIILEGOBOGEPO_S2.10RUFIEFDAFetched: 11/1/2026