Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Tar Heel, North Carolina

Rules another office applies inside Town of Tar Heel

Town of Tar Heel does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, relocation, removal, or demolition of a building or structure inside Tar Heel town limits when covered by G.S. 160D-1110.

  • Exceptions identified in G.S. 160D-1110(c) and G.S. 160D-1110.1(h) apply.
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  “Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, and subsection (h) of G.S. 160D-1110.1, no person shall commence or proceed with any of the following without first securing all permits required by the North Carolina State Building Code and any other State or local laws applicable to any of the following activities:”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction subject to the North Carolina State Building Code, including qualifying work inside Tar Heel town limits.

  • The cited statute requires compliance with the North Carolina State Building Code and other applicable State or local laws; it does not identify Tar Heel's local code-enforcement department.

  “For the purposes of this Article, "North Carolina State Building Code" or "Code" shall collectively refer to all Code volumes, as revised or amended, prepared and adopted by the Building Code Council or Residential Code Council pursuant to this Article.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Work inside Tar Heel town limits for which the North Carolina State Building Code requires an inspection.

  • The statute addresses inspections required by the North Carolina State Building Code; it does not establish that every type of work needs an inspection.

  “In accordance with G.S. 143-139.4, timely assign a Code-enforcement official from the marketplace pool established under G.S. 143-151.12(9)a. to conduct any plumbing, electrical systems, general building restrictions and regulations, heating and air-conditioning, or general construction inspection required by the North Carolina State Building Code.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  New buildings, additions, enlargements, altered buildings, or moved buildings inside Tar Heel town limits that are covered by G.S. 160D-1116.

  • A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued for a stated period if the inspector finds the building may safely be occupied before final completion and State Building Code conditions are met.

  “Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, no new building or part thereof may be occupied, no addition or enlargement of an existing building may be occupied, and no existing building that has been altered or moved may be occupied, until the inspection department has issued a certificate of compliance.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation, construction, or repair of an on-site wastewater system inside Tar Heel town limits where no approved wastewater system serves the site.

  • An engineered option under G.S. 130A-336.1 or an Authorized On-Site Wastewater Evaluator option under G.S. 130A-336.2 may apply.
  • No Improvement Permit or Construction Authorization is required for maintenance of a wastewater system.

  “No person shall commence or assist in the installation, construction, or repair of a wastewater system unless an Improvement Permit and a Construction Authorization have been obtained from the Department or the local health department unless that person is acting in accordance with the conditions and criteria of an engineered option permit pursuant to G.S. 130A-336.1 or the Authorized On-Site Wastewater Evaluator permit option pursuant to G.S. 130A-336.2.”

• Well permitRequired

  Private drinking-water wells inside Tar Heel town limits.

  • A well repair permit is not required for maintenance or pump repair or replacement.
  • Disinfection under 15A NCAC 02C .0111 is maintenance that does not require a repair permit.

  “No person shall construct a private drinking water well without first obtaining a well construction permit from the local health department. No person shall repair a private drinking water well without first obtaining a well repair permit, except a well repair permit is not required for maintenance or pump repair or replacement.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Tar Heel or Bladen County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Tar Heel town limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Tar Heel town limits.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Tar Heel town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Tar Heel town limits.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside Tar Heel town limits.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.