Zoning, Planning & Land Use Section
Volunteers Needed to Help Write Articles on NCGS 160D
To celebrate and prepare for Chapter 160D taking effect next year, the ZPLU section plans to publish a series of articles on 160D written by ZPLU…
Good Resource on 160D
If you’re looking to learn more about new Chapter 160D of the North Carolina General Statutes (effective 2021), David Owens and Adam Lovelady with the UNC…
Case Summary: Dellinger v. Lincoln County, N.C. App. No. COA18-1080 (2019)
N.C. Court of Appeals (i) further clarifies conditions which demonstrate bias by a quasi-judicial decision maker, and (ii) clarifies the burden of expert…
Part I of S.L. 2019-111–Provisions to Clarify and Change the Land Use Regulatory Laws of the State
On June 28, 2019, the General Assembly ratified Senate Bill 355, (S.L. 2019-111), titled “An Act to Clarify, Consolidate, and Reorganize the Land-Use…
Land Use Law Changes, Including New 160D, Signed Into Law
By Lisa Glover S355, Land-Use Regulatory Changes, was signed by the governor July 12. The law (S.L. 2019-111) contains provisions affecting litigation…
From the Chair: ZPLU At the Forefront Of Change
Growing up in Hickory, N.C., I once thought that the entire world ran on furniture and textile mills. How much has changed in 30 years: North Carolina’s…
2017 Bills Of Interest To Zoning, Planning & Land Use Section
A handful of complicated bills of interest to this section were adopted during the 2017 “long session.” Highlights include: S.L. 2017-10 (SB 131, the…
Coming Soon To a Street Near You: 50-Foot Wireless Cell Phone Towers
With the adoption of H.B. 310 (S.L. 2017-159), all municipalities and the N.C. Department of Transportation must allow the location of “small wireless…