North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation

§ 160D-307 - Extraterritorial representation on boards. - 160D-307. Extraterritorial representation on boards. (a) Proportional Representation. - When...

§ 160D-308 - Rules of procedure. - 160D-308. Rules of procedure. Rules of procedure that are consistent...

§ 160D-309 - Oath of office. - 160D-309. Oath of office. All members appointed to boards under...

§ 160D-310 - Appointments to boards. - 160D-310. Appointments to boards. Unless specified otherwise by statute or...

Article 4 - Administration, Enforcement, and Appeals.

§ 160D-401 - Application. - 160D-401. Application. (a) The provisions of this Article shall apply...

§ 160D-402 - Administrative staff. - 160D-402. Administrative staff. (a) Authorization. - Local governments may appoint...

§ 160D-403 - Administrative development approvals and determinations. - 160D-403. Administrative development approvals and determinations. (a) Development Approvals. -...

§ 160D-404 - Enforcement. - 160D-404. Enforcement. (a) Notices of Violation. - When staff determines...

§ 160D-405 - Appeals of administrative decisions. - 160D-405. Appeals of administrative decisions. (a) Appeals. - Except as...

§ 160D-406 - Quasi-judicial procedure. - 160D-406. Quasi-judicial procedure. (a) Process Required. - Boards shall follow...

Article 5 - Planning.

§ 160D-501 - Plans. - 160D-501. Plans. (a) Requirements for Zoning. - As a condition...

§ 160D-502 - Grants, contracts, and technical assistance. - 160D-502. Grants, contracts, and technical assistance. (a) Grants and Services....

§ 160D-503 - Coordination of planning. - 160D-503. Coordination of planning. A local government may undertake any...

Article 6 - Development Regulation.

§ 160D-601 - Procedure for adopting, amending, or repealing development regulations. - 160D-601. Procedure for adopting, amending, or repealing development regulations. (a)...

§ 160D-602 - Notice of hearing on proposed zoning map amendments. - 160D-602. Notice of hearing on proposed zoning map amendments. (a)...

§ 160D-603 - Citizen comments. - 160D-603. Citizen comments. Subject to the limitations of this Chapter,...

§ 160D-604 - Planning board review and comment. - 160D-604. Planning board review and comment. (a) Initial Zoning. -...

§ 160D-605 - Governing board statement. - 160D-605. Governing board statement. (a) Plan Consistency. - When adopting...

Article 7 - Zoning Regulation.

§ 160D-701 - Purposes. - 160D-701. Purposes. Zoning regulations shall be made in accordance with...

§ 160D-702 - Grant of power. - 160D-702. Grant of power. (a) A local government may adopt...

§ 160D-703 - Zoning districts. - 160D-703. Zoning districts. (a) Types of Zoning Districts. - A...

§ 160D-704 - Incentives. - 160D-704. Incentives. (a) For the purpose of reducing the amount...

§ 160D-705 - Quasi-judicial zoning decisions. - 160D-705. Quasi-judicial zoning decisions. (a) Provisions of Ordinance. - The...

§ 160D-706 - Zoning conflicts with other development standards. - 160D-706. Zoning conflicts with other development standards. (a) Unless otherwise...

Article 8 - Subdivision Regulation.

§ 160D-801 - Authority. - 160D-801. Authority. A local government may by ordinance regulate the...

§ 160D-802 - Applicability. - 160D-802. Applicability. (a) For the purpose of this Article, subdivision...

§ 160D-803 - Review process, filing, and recording of subdivision plats. - 160D-803. Review process, filing, and recording of subdivision plats. (a)...

§ 160D-804 - Contents and requirements of regulation. - 160D-804. Contents and requirements of regulation. (a) Purposes. - A...

§ 160D-804.1 - Performance guarantees. - 160D-804.1. Performance guarantees. To assure compliance with G.S. 160D-804 and...

§ 160D-805 - Notice of new subdivision fees and fee increases; public comment period. - 160D-805. Notice of new subdivision fees and fee increases; public...

§ 160D-806 - Effect of plat approval on dedications. - 160D-806. Effect of plat approval on dedications. The approval of...

§ 160D-807 - Penalties for transferring lots in unapproved subdivisions. - 160D-807. Penalties for transferring lots in unapproved subdivisions. (a) If...

§ 160D-808 - Appeals of decisions on subdivision plats. - 160D-808. Appeals of decisions on subdivision plats. Appeals of subdivision...

Article 9 - Regulation of Particular Uses and Areas.

§ 160D-901 - Regulation of particular uses and areas. - 160D-901. Regulation of particular uses and areas. A local government...

§ 160D-902 - Adult businesses. - 160D-902. Adult businesses. (a) The General Assembly finds and determines...

§ 160D-903 - Agricultural uses. - 160D-903. Agricultural uses. (a) Bona Fide Farming Exempt From County...

§ 160D-904 - Airport zoning. - 160D-904. Airport zoning. Any local government may enact and enforce...

§ 160D-905 - Amateur radio antennas. - 160D-905. Amateur radio antennas. A local government ordinance based on...

§ 160D-906 - Bee hives. - 160D-906. Bee hives. Restrictions on bee hives in local development...

§ 160D-907 - Family care homes. - 160D-907. Family care homes. (a) The General Assembly finds it...

§ 160D-908 - Fence wraps. - 160D-908. Fence wraps. Fence wraps displaying signage when affixed to...

§ 160D-909 - Fraternities and sororities. - 160D-909. Fraternities and sororities. A zoning regulation or unified development...

§ 160D-910 - Manufactured homes. - 160D-910. Manufactured homes. (a) The General Assembly finds that manufactured...

§ 160D-911 - Modular homes. - 160D-911. Modular homes. Modular homes, as defined in G.S. 105-164.3(143),...

§ 160D-912 - Outdoor advertising. - 160D-912. Outdoor advertising. (a) As used in this section, the...

§ 160D-913 - Public buildings. - 160D-913. Public buildings. All local government zoning regulations are applicable...

§ 160D-914 - Solar collectors. - 160D-914. Solar collectors. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c)...

§ 160D-915 - Temporary health care structures. - 160D-915. Temporary health care structures. (a) The following definitions apply...

§ 160D-916 - Streets and transportation. - 160D-916. Streets and transportation. (a) Street Setbacks and Curb Cut...

§ 160D-920 - Local environmental regulations. - 160D-920. Local environmental regulations. (a) Local governments are authorized to...

§ 160D-921 - Forestry activities. - 160D-921. Forestry activities. (a) The following definitions apply to this...

§ 160D-922 - Erosion and sedimentation control. - 160D-922. Erosion and sedimentation control. Any local government may enact...

§ 160D-923 - Floodplain regulations. - 160D-923. Floodplain regulations. Any local government may enact and enforce...

§ 160D-924 - Mountain ridge protection. - 160D-924. Mountain ridge protection. Any local government may enact and...

§ 160D-925 - Stormwater control. - 160D-925. Stormwater control. (a) A local government may adopt and...

§ 160D-926 - Water supply watershed management. - 160D-926. Water supply watershed management. A local government may enact...

§ 160D-930 - Purpose and compliance with federal law. - 160D-930. Purpose and compliance with federal law. (a) The purpose...

§ 160D-931 - Definitions. - 160D-931. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Part: (1)...

§ 160D-932 - Local authority. - 160D-932. Local authority. A local government may plan for and...

§ 160D-933 - Construction of new wireless support structures or substantial modifications of wireless support structures. - 160D-933. Construction of new wireless support structures or substantial modifications...

§ 160D-934 - Collocation and eligible facilities requests of wireless support structures. - 160D-934. Collocation and eligible facilities requests of wireless support structures....

§ 160D-935 - Collocation of small wireless facilities. - 160D-935. Collocation of small wireless facilities. (a) Except as expressly...

§ 160D-936 - Use of public right-of-way. - 160D-936. Use of public right-of-way. (a) A city shall not...

§ 160D-937 - Access to city utility poles to install small wireless facilities. - 160D-937. Access to city utility poles to install small wireless...

§ 160D-938 - Applicability. - 160D-938. Applicability. (a) A city shall not adopt or enforce...

§ 160D-940 - Legislative findings. - 160D-940. Legislative findings. The heritage of our State is one...

§ 160D-941 - Historic preservation commission. - 160D-941. Historic preservation commission. Before it may designate one or...

§ 160D-942 - Powers of the historic preservation commission. - 160D-942. Powers of the historic preservation commission. A preservation commission...

§ 160D-943 - Appropriations. - 160D-943. Appropriations. A governing board is authorized to make appropriations...

§ 160D-944 - Designation of historic districts. - 160D-944. Designation of historic districts. (a) Any local government may,...

§ 160D-945 - Designation of landmarks. - 160D-945. Designation of landmarks. Upon complying with G.S. 160D-946, the...

§ 160D-946 - Required landmark designation procedures. - 160D-946. Required landmark designation procedures. As a guide for the...

§ 160D-947 - Certificate of appropriateness required. - 160D-947. Certificate of appropriateness required. (a) Certificate Required. - After...

§ 160D-948 - Certain changes not prohibited. - 160D-948. Certain changes not prohibited. Nothing in this Part shall...

§ 160D-949 - Delay in demolition of landmarks and buildings within historic district. - 160D-949. Delay in demolition of landmarks and buildings within historic...

§ 160D-950 - Demolition by neglect to contributing structures outside local historic districts. - 160D-950. Demolition by neglect to contributing structures outside local historic...

§ 160D-951 - Conflict with other laws. - 160D-951. Conflict with other laws. Whenever any regulation adopted pursuant...

§ 160D-960 - Powers and duties of commission. - 160D-960. Powers and duties of commission. A community appearance commission...

§ 160D-961 - Staff services; advisory council. - 160D-961. Staff services; advisory council. The commission may recommend to...

§ 160D-962 - Annual report. - 160D-962. Annual report. The commission shall, no later than April...

§ 160D-963 - Receipt and expenditure of funds. - 160D-963. Receipt and expenditure of funds. The commission may receive...

Article 10 - Development Agreements.

§ 160D-1001 - Authorization. - 160D-1001. Authorization. (a) The General Assembly finds the following: (1)...

§ 160D-1002 - Definitions. - 160D-1002. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 160D-1003 - Approval of governing board required. - 160D-1003. Approval of governing board required. (a) A local government...

§ 160D-1004 - Size and duration. - 160D-1004. Size and duration. A local government may enter into...

§ 160D-1005 - Hearing. - 160D-1005. Hearing. Before entering into a development agreement, a local...

§ 160D-1006 - Content and modification. - 160D-1006. Content and modification. (a) A development agreement shall, at...

§ 160D-1007 - Vesting. - 160D-1007. Vesting. (a) Unless the development agreement specifically provides for...

§ 160D-1008 - Breach and cure. - 160D-1008. Breach and cure. (a) Procedures established pursuant to G.S....

§ 160D-1009 - Amendment or termination. - 160D-1009. Amendment or termination. Subject to the provisions of G.S....

§ 160D-1010 - Change of jurisdiction. - 160D-1010. Change of jurisdiction. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...

§ 160D-1011 - Recordation. - 160D-1011. Recordation. The developer shall record the agreement with the...

§ 160D-1012 - Applicability of procedures to approve debt. - 160D-1012. Applicability of procedures to approve debt. In the event...

Article 11 - Building Code Enforcement.

§ 160D-1101 - Definitions. - 160D-1101. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following terms...

§ 160D-1102 - Building code administration. - 160D-1102. Building code administration. A local government may create an...

§ 160D-1103 - Qualifications of inspectors. - 160D-1103. Qualifications of inspectors. No local government shall employ an...

§ 160D-1104 - Duties and responsibilities. - 160D-1104. Duties and responsibilities. (a) The duties and responsibilities of...

§ 160D-1104.1 - Remote inspection alternative. - 160D-1104.1. Remote inspection alternative. An inspection department shall implement remote...

§ 160D-1105 - Other arrangements for inspections. - 160D-1105. Other arrangements for inspections. A local government may contract...

§ 160D-1106 - Alternate inspection method for component or element. - 160D-1106. Alternate inspection method for component or element. (a) Notwithstanding...

§ 160D-1107 - Mutual aid contracts. - 160D-1107. Mutual aid contracts. (a) Any two or more cities...

§ 160D-1108 - Conflicts of interest. - 160D-1108. Conflicts of interest. Staff members, agents, or contractors responsible...

§ 160D-1109 - Failure to perform duties. - 160D-1109. Failure to perform duties. (a) If any member of...

§ 160D-1110 - Building permits. - 160D-1110. Building permits. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c)...

§ 160D-1111 - Expiration of building permits. - 160D-1111. Expiration of building permits. A building permit issued pursuant...

§ 160D-1112 - Changes in work. - 160D-1112. Changes in work. After a building permit has been...

§ 160D-1113 - Inspections of work in progress. - 160D-1113. Inspections of work in progress. Subject to the limitation...

§ 160D-1114 - Appeals of stop orders. - 160D-1114. Appeals of stop orders. (a) The owner or builder...

§ 160D-1115 - Revocation of building permits. - 160D-1115. Revocation of building permits. The appropriate inspector may revoke...

§ 160D-1116 - Certificates of compliance; temporary certificates of occupancy. - 160D-1116. Certificates of compliance; temporary certificates of occupancy. (a) At...

§ 160D-1117 - Periodic inspections. - 160D-1117. Periodic inspections. The inspection department may make periodic inspections,...

§ 160D-1118 - Defects in buildings to be corrected. - 160D-1118. Defects in buildings to be corrected. When a local...

§ 160D-1119 - Unsafe buildings condemned. - 160D-1119. Unsafe buildings condemned. (a) Designation of Unsafe Buildings. -...

§ 160D-1120 - Removing notice from condemned building. - 160D-1120. Removing notice from condemned building. If any person shall...

§ 160D-1121 - Action in event of failure to take corrective action. - 160D-1121. Action in event of failure to take corrective action....

§ 160D-1122 - Order to take corrective action. - 160D-1122. Order to take corrective action. If, upon a hearing...

§ 160D-1123 - Appeal; finality of order if not appealed. - 160D-1123. Appeal; finality of order if not appealed. Any owner...

§ 160D-1124 - Failure to comply with order. - 160D-1124. Failure to comply with order. If the owner of...

§ 160D-1125 - Enforcement. - 160D-1125. Enforcement. (a) Action Authorized. - Whenever any violation is...

§ 160D-1126 - Records and reports. - 160D-1126. Records and reports. The inspection department shall keep complete...

§ 160D-1127 - Appeals. - 160D-1127. Appeals. Unless otherwise provided by law, appeals from any...

§ 160D-1128 - Fire limits. - 160D-1128. Fire limits. (a) County Fire Limits. - A county...

§ 160D-1129 - Regulation authorized as to repair, closing, and demolition of nonresidential buildings or structures; order of public officer. - 160D-1129. Regulation authorized as to repair, closing, and demolition of...

§ 160D-1130 - Vacant building receivership. - 160D-1130. Vacant building receivership. (a) Petition to Appoint a Receiver....

Article 12 - Minimum Housing Codes.

§ 160D-1201 - Authorization. - 160D-1201. Authorization. (a) Dwellings. - The existence and occupation of...

§ 160D-1202 - Definitions. - 160D-1202. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1)...

§ 160D-1203 - Ordinance authorized as to repair, closing, and demolition; order of public officer. - 160D-1203. Ordinance authorized as to repair, closing, and demolition; order...

§ 160D-1204 - Heat source required. - 160D-1204. Heat source required. (a) A local government shall, by...

§ 160D-1205 - Standards. - 160D-1205. Standards. An ordinance adopted under this Article shall provide...

§ 160D-1206 - Service of complaints and orders. - 160D-1206. Service of complaints and orders. (a) Complaints or orders...

§ 160D-1207 - Periodic inspections. - 160D-1207. Periodic inspections. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b)...

§ 160D-1208 - Remedies. - 160D-1208. Remedies. (a) An ordinance adopted pursuant to this Article...

§ 160D-1209 - Compensation to owners of condemned property. - 160D-1209. Compensation to owners of condemned property. Nothing in this...

§ 160D-1210 - Additional powers of public officer. - 160D-1210. Additional powers of public officer. An ordinance adopted by...

§ 160D-1211 - Administration of ordinance. - 160D-1211. Administration of ordinance. A local government adopting an ordinance...

§ 160D-1212 - Supplemental nature of Article. - 160D-1212. Supplemental nature of Article. Nothing in this Article shall...

Article 13 - Additional Authority.

§ 160D-1301 - Legislative intent. - 160D-1301. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the General...

§ 160D-1302 - Finding of necessity. - 160D-1302. Finding of necessity. The General Assembly finds that the...

§ 160D-1303 - Local governments authorized to acquire and reconvey real property. - 160D-1303. Local governments authorized to acquire and reconvey real property....

§ 160D-1304 - Joint action by governing bodies. - 160D-1304. Joint action by governing bodies. A local government may...

§ 160D-1305 - Powers of governing bodies. - 160D-1305. Powers of governing bodies. A local government, in order...

§ 160D-1306 - Appropriations authorized. - 160D-1306. Appropriations authorized. For the purposes set forth in this...

§ 160D-1307 - Definitions. - 160D-1307. Definitions. As used in this Part, the following definitions...

§ 160D-1311 - Community development programs and activities. - 160D-1311. Community development programs and activities. (a) A local government...

§ 160D-1312 - Acquisition and disposition of property for redevelopment. - 160D-1312. Acquisition and disposition of property for redevelopment. Any local...

§ 160D-1313 - Urban Development Action Grants. - 160D-1313. Urban Development Action Grants. Any local government is authorized,...

§ 160D-1314 - Urban homesteading programs. - 160D-1314. Urban homesteading programs. A local government may establish a...

§ 160D-1315 - Downtown development projects. - 160D-1315. Downtown development projects. (a) Definition. - As used in...

§ 160D-1316 - Low- and moderate-income housing programs. - 160D-1316. Low- and moderate-income housing programs. Any local government is...

§ 160D-1320 - Program to finance energy improvements. - 160D-1320. Program to finance energy improvements. (a) Purpose. - The...

Article 14 - Judicial Review.

§ 160D-1401 - Declaratory judgments. - 160D-1401. Declaratory judgments. Challenges of legislative decisions of governing boards,...

§ 160D-1402 - Appeals in the nature of certiorari. - 160D-1402. Appeals in the nature of certiorari. (a) Applicability. -...

§ 160D-1403 - Appeals of decisions on subdivision plats. - 160D-1403. Appeals of decisions on subdivision plats. (a) When a...

§ 160D-1403.1 - Civil action for declaratory relief, injunctive relief, other remedies; joinder of complaint and petition for writ of certiorari in certain cases. - 160D-1403.1. Civil action for declaratory relief, injunctive relief, other remedies;...

§ 160D-1403.2 - No estoppel effect when challenging development conditions. - 160D-1403.2. No estoppel effect when challenging development conditions. A local...

§ 160D-1404 - Other civil actions. - 160D-1404. Other civil actions. Except as expressly stated, this Article...

§ 160D-1405 - Statutes of limitation. - 160D-1405. Statutes of limitation. (a) Zoning Map Adoption or Amendments....

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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation

North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 160D - Local Planning and Development Regulation