ORDER

Defendants’ petition for discretionary review is allowed for the limited purpose of remanding to the Court of Appeals to reconsider its holding in light of Wilkes v. City of Greenville, _ N.C. _, _ S.E.2d _ (2017) (368PA15).

By Order of the Court in Conference, this 8th day of June, 2017.

For the Court

WITNESS my hand and the seal of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, this the 9th day of June, 2017.

J. BRYAN BOYD Clerk of the Supreme Court

s/M.C. Hacknev Assistant Clerk