To relieve downward economic pressures on land development resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina General Assembly has extended the term of most development approvals three times: on May 4, 2020, on September 4, 2020, and on March 11, … Read more

Chapter 160D is the updated statutory authority for development regulations like zoning and subdivision in North Carolina. This new chapter of the North Carolina General Statutes consolidates the city- and county-enabling statutes for development regulations (previously under Chapters 153A and … Read more

To understand the Superior Court judge’s rational for striking down the city of Wilmington’s whole-house lodging ordinance (Sec. 18-329), it is helpful to review the law that served as the basis for the decision.  As discussed in this previous blog … Read more