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City: Carolina Shores

Contact Information:

The following links may be used to find updated or additional contact information for your local city or county government:

• North Carolina League of Municipalities
  Cities, Towns, and Villages
  http://www.nclm.org/resource-center/municipalities/Pages/Default.aspx
  
  
• North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
  Links to Counties
  http://www.ncacc.org/countyinfo.htm
  
  
  

• University of North Carolina Institute of Government
  • Cities in North Carolina
    http://www.sog.unc.edu/library/cities.html
  • Counties in North Carolina
    http://www.sog.unc.edu/library/counties.html
    
    

• North Carolina - Councils of Government (Cities and Counties)
  http://www.ncregions.org/regcouncils1.htm

Important Reminder: Please also refer to the State and Federal Laws and Regulations sections of this website for additional information on statutes and regulations that may also apply to your city and county jurisdiction.

Links:

Please see Contact Information and Citations sections.

Indications:

None yet noted.

Much of the information provided on this site for counties and cities is obtained through survey results. Indications and citations are based on responses received from responding cities and counties as well as those that have not submitted information or that have responded "no" to the question of whether their jurisdictions have ordinances that could affect forestry management. Please use our Survey on Ordinances, the Feedback Form, or Contact Us to let us know about ordinances or laws for your community that have not been included or if the information provided here has changed or is incorrect. Thank you.

Citations:

See local government website links under Links and Contact Information for information available on city and county websites. Also, the following links may be used to find ordinances and citations:

• American Legal Publishing Corporation
  North Carolina
  http://www.amlegal.com/library/nc/index.shtml
  
  
• General Code
  North Carolina
  http://www.generalcode.com/webcode2.html#norc
  
  
• Municipal Code Corporation
  North Carolina
  http://www.municode.com/Library/ClientListing.aspx?stateID=33
  
  
• Counties Administering Water Supply Watershed Protection Program
  North Carolina Division of Water Quality
  http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/wswp/OrdRvwCo.html
  
  
• Municipalities Administering Water Supply Watershed Protection Program
  North Carolina Division of Water Quality
  http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/wswp/MunicipalInformation.html
  
  
• North Carolina Local Government Document Warehouse http://207.67.203.71/U93000AStaff/OPAC/

• [Session Law 2005-447 applies to all municipalities and counties in North Carolina.]
  An Act to Clarify the Role of Counties and Cities in Regulating Certain Forestry Activities, Session Law 2005-447 (September 29, 2005)

Last Updated:

Carolina Shores information last updated on August 13, 2005

County: Brunswick

Contact Information:

Mailing Address:

Brunswick County Planning Department
P.O. Box 249
Bolivia, N.C. 28422

Phone:

910-253-2025

Fax:

910-253-2437

E-mail:

None

Important Reminder: Please also refer to the State and Federal Laws and Regulations sections of this website for additional information on statutes and regulations that may also apply to your city and county jurisdiction.

Links:

• Planning Department - Brunswick County
• Unified Development Ordinance - Brunswick County (Page contains links to ordinance documents)
• Brunswick County Code of Ordinances (Municode)
• CAMA Permits - Will My Project Require a Permit - N.C. Division of Coastal Management
• Voluntary Agricultural District Program - Brunswick County Cooperative Extension

Indications:

• Zoning and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO); Bona fide farming uses may be exempt from all zoning requirements in the UDO
• Bona fide farm defined; Forestry not clearly included within this definition
• Rural Residential District may allow farming and silviculture operations
• Table of permitted uses; Bona fide farms may be allowed in all districts except CP Conservation and Protection District
• Conservation and Protection District standards may apply to all development except bona fide farms (See Article 4, Section 4.11, Section 4.11.1)
• Landscaping and buffering requirements may apply to all development within Brunswick County with the exception of bona fide farming activities and the construction of one or two single-family or two-family households; Heritage tree survey may be required; Credit for existing vegetation; Landscape plan may be required; (See Article 7)
• Clearcutting for forestry; Properties should not be clear-cut during the conduct of forestry or silvicultural activities; To maintain the visual character of the site from adjoining properties and right-of-way, a vegetated perimeter buffer shall be maintained while tree harvesting for forestry occurs; (See Article 7)
• Clearcutting prior to development; Applications proposing development of properties that failed to maintain such a buffer prior to development may be denied for a period of up to five years from the date of clearing in conformance with N.C.G.S. Section 153A-452(c); (See Article 7)
• Voluntary agricultural district ordinance; Voluntary Agricultural District Program is not an overlay zoning district, and is not implemented in the same way as a zoning district would be
• Agricultural tourism defined and listed as use within zoning ordinance

Citations:

All citations available through Brunswick County website unless otherwise indicated.

• Bona Fide Farm, Unified Development Ordinance of Brunswick County, North Carolina, Definitions
  
  
• Bona Fide Farms, Unified Development Ordinance of Brunswick County, Section 5.3, Limited Use Standards, Section 5.3.2, Agricultural Use Standards, Section C
  
  
• RR Rural Residential, Unified Development Ordinance of Brunswick County, Article 4, Zoning Districts, Section 4.8, Residential Zoning Districts. Section 4.8.1, 4.8.1. Residential District Intent Statements, Section (A)
  
  
• CP Conservation and Protection, Unified Development Ordinance of Brunswick County, Article 4, Zoning Districts, Section 4.11, Special Purpose Base Districts, Section 4.11.1
  
  
• Bona Fide Farms, Unified Development Ordinance of Brunswick County,Article 5, Permitted Uses, Section 5.2, Use Table, Section 5.2.3, Use Table
  
  
• Landscaping and Buffering, Unified Development Ordinance of Brunswick County, Article 7
  
  
• Voluntary Agricultural District Program, Unified Development Ordinance of Brunswick County, North Carolina, Article 4, Zoning Districts, Section 4.13

• [Session Law 2005-447 applies to all municipalities and counties in North Carolina.]
  An Act to Clarify the Role of Counties and Cities in Regulating Certain Forestry Activities, Session Law 2005-447 (September 29, 2005)

Last Updated:

Brunswick information last updated on June 26, 2009

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