Category: Zoning
What Happens When Property Changes Jurisdiction?
By: Jim Joyce Published on: 08/09/23
Making Quasi-Judicial Decisions
By: Jim Joyce Published on: 04/04/23
Hit the Pause Button: Temporary Development Moratoria in North Carolina
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 02/23/23
On-Premises and Off-Premises Signs: An Update from the U.S. Supreme Court
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 09/01/22
What the End of a State of Emergency Means for Permit Extensions
By: Jim Joyce Published on: 08/22/22
What the heck is “agritourism”? Defining a non-farming agricultural use
By: Jim Joyce Published on: 07/07/22
Build-To-Rent Communities and Local Regulations in North Carolina
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 05/24/22
Short-Term Rental Regulations after Schroeder
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 04/14/22
Bona Fide Farms and Housing
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 03/24/22
Appeals of Administrative Development Decisions
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 03/18/22
What’s a Scintilla? Recent NC Court Decisions Clarify Quasi-Judicial Evidence Standards
By: Jim Joyce Published on: 03/15/22
Limits on Criminal Enforcement of Development Regulations
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 02/11/22
Enforcement of Development Regulations
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 02/11/22
Planning Board Basics
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 01/07/22
Calculating the Majority Vote Required for Variances and Development Regulation Amendments
By: David Owens Published on: 12/07/21
Permit Choice Rule for Development Regulations
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 12/06/21
Administrative Minor Modifications of Development Approvals
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 11/09/21
Major Amendments to Approved Developments
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 11/04/21
Impermissible Considerations for Legislative Development Decisions
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 10/15/21
Considerations for Legislative Development Decisions
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 10/07/21
Procedures for Legislative Development Decisions
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 10/01/21
Types of Development Decisions
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 08/24/21
Comprehensive Plans and Land Use Plans Required for Zoning
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 08/19/21
Remote Zoning Hearings during Declared Emergencies
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 05/06/20
160D Extension, Maps by Reference, and Permit Extensions due to COVID-19
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 05/06/20
Remote Participation in Quasi-Judicial Evidentiary Hearings
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 03/24/20
Chapter 160D and Other Zoning Legislation
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 09/19/19
Syringe Exchange Programs and Land Use Zoning
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 11/13/18
Temporary Signs in the Right-of-Way
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 10/16/18
Temporary Housing and Zoning Amendments
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 10/05/18
Residential Zoning Ordinances and Short-Term Rentals: Square Peg, Round Hole?
By: Rebecca Badgett Published on: 08/24/18
Tick Tock! The Clock Is Now Running for Zoning Enforcement
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 09/26/17
Statutory Requirements for Plan Consistency Statements
By: David Owens Published on: 06/20/17
Does the HB2 Repeal Limit Zoning Authority?
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 04/20/17
Can the neighbor speak? Can the neighbor appeal? Standing and quasi-judicial hearings
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 09/27/16
Administrative Modifications in Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 09/23/16
Interpreting the Zoning Ordinance
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 07/26/16
What Does the Farm Exemption from Zoning Regulation Include?
By: David Owens Published on: 02/17/16
Advisory Board Review of Quasi-judicial Decisions
By: David Owens Published on: 01/12/16
Regulating Land Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in a Zoning Ordinance
By: David Owens Published on: 11/17/15
Repealing Ordinances
By: Trey Allen Published on: 11/13/15
Voting Rules, Monuments, and Beehives: Miscellaneous Changes to Local Government Laws
By: Trey Allen Published on: 10/23/15
Annexation Agreements for Economic Development – Not an Option
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 09/09/15
Can the City Tell Me What My New House Has to Look Like? Residential Design Standards
By: David Owens Published on: 08/03/15
Sign Litigation: A Brief Analysis of Reed v. Town of Gilbert
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 07/21/15
The Origins of Chapter 160D: Proposed Reorganization and Modernization of Planning and Development Regulation Statutes
By: David Owens Published on: 04/08/15
Consistently Inconsistent? Considering Consistency Statements for Zoning Amendments
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 09/15/14
Meet the Granny Pod: Zoning Protection for Temporary Family Health Care Structures
By: David Owens Published on: 09/10/14
Requirements for Quasi-Judicial Decision Documents
By: David Owens Published on: 07/08/14
Variance Standards: What is hardship? And when is it unnecessary?
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 05/27/14