Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Connelly Springs, North Carolina

Town of Connelly Springs’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Property within the corporate limits of Connelly Springs town.

  • The ordinance states that its provisions apply to all property within the corporate limits.

  “The provisions of this Ordinance shall be applicable to all property within the corporate limits of the Town of Connelly Springs.”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family residential uses in the R-1 Residential Low Density District.

  • Size varies by availability of public water and sewer.

  minimum lot area without public water or sewer: 50000 square feet · minimum lot area with either public water or sewer: 40000 square feet · minimum lot area with both public water and sewer: 30000 square feet

  “Table 74-1: Minimum Residential Lot Sizes R-1 Residential Low Density | 50,000 square feet (1.15 Acres) | 40,000 square feet (0.92 Acre) | 30,000 square feet (0.69 Acre)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Single-family residential uses in the R-3 Residential High Density District.

    “Table 74-1: Minimum Residential Lot Sizes R-3 Residential High Density | 30,000 square feet (0.69 Acre) | 25,000 square feet (0.58 Acre) | 21,780 square feet (0.50 Acre)”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-1 Residential Low Density District.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 30 percent (Principal building and all accessory buildings.)

  “Maximum permissible lot coverage by the principal building and all accessory buildings shall not exceed 30% of the total lot area.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — R-3 Residential High Density District.

    “Maximum permissible lot coverage by the principal building and all accessory buildings shall not exceed thirty (30) percent of the total lot area.”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-3 Residential High Density District.

  • Above 35 feet, the ordinance increases required front-yard depth and total side-yard width by one foot for each two feet or fraction of excess height.

  base maximum building height: <= 35 feet (Subject to increased yards above this height.)

  “Height of buildings shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet unless the depth of the front and total width of the side yards required herein shall be increased by one (1) feet for each two (2) feet or fraction thereof of building height in excess of thirty-five (35) feet.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  Manufactured homes on individual lots and manufactured-home parks in the R-3 Residential High Density District inside Connelly Springs.

  • Individual manufactured homes are subject to Article IX, Section 96.
  • Manufactured-home parks are subject to Article IX, Sections 95 and 96.

  “Manufactured homes on individual lots subject to the provisions of Article IX Section 96 of this Ordinance.”

• Agricultural exemptionAvailable

  Bona fide farms and related uses inside Connelly Springs town.

  “This Ordinance shall in no way regulate, restrict, prohibit or otherwise deter any bona fide farm and its related uses.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town zoning variance and zoning-amendment applications.

  • Each application is filed with the Town Administrator at least 20 days before presentation to the Board of Adjustment or Planning Board, respectively.
  • The stated fee is refunded if a public hearing is not held.

  variance application fee: 200 USD (Refunded if a public hearing is not held.) · zoning-amendment petition fee: 200 USD (Refunded if a public hearing is not held.)

  “Each variance application shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) to help defray the costs of advertising the public hearing required by Article 6, Chapter 160D-601 of the North Carolina General Statutes.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permits for property inside Connelly Springs town.

  • The town maintains its own zoning-permit application.
  • The source does not describe the complete application contents, fee, approval criteria, or timeline.

  “All zoning permits for the Town of Connelly Springs are issued through the Burke County Community Development Office located at 110 N Green Street, Morganton, NC 28655 — (828) 764-9030. Connelly Springs has its own zoning permit application.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Connelly Springs

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual manufactured homes on lots in Connelly Springs when municipal utilities are unavailable.

  • The town ordinance applies this approval requirement when municipal utilities are not available.

  “If municipal utilities are not available, the well and/or septic tank must be approved by the Burke County Health Department.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Individual manufactured homes in Connelly Springs where municipal utilities are unavailable.

  • The well and/or septic tank must be approved by the Burke County Health Department when municipal utilities are not available.

  “If municipal utilities are not available, the well and/or septic tank must be approved by the Burke County Health Department.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Connelly Springs or Burke County directly.

• Building permit — Residential building construction inside Connelly Springs town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Connelly Springs town.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption and enforcement inside Connelly Springs town.
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Connelly Springs town.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered dwellings inside Connelly Springs town.

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.