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

Town of Greenevers’s own rules

• InspectionsRequired

  New or altered mobile-home and travel-trailer parks within Greenevers jurisdiction.

  • Inspection verifies required improvements after they are completed for the phase under review.

  “A field inspection by the appropriate inspection officials shall be conducted to verify the installation of required improvements.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Greenevers town limits in Duplin County, North Carolina.

  • The Town Planning Board reviews proposed amendments, site plans, and plat applications.

  “The Planning Board reviews proposed amendments to zoning ordinances, site plans and plat applications”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Greenevers zoning districts and related zoning controls.

  • The Town website publishes a document titled “Greenevers Zoning Ordinance Final 2021”; the DOCX itself could not be opened through the permitted research interface, so district names and controls were not extracted.

  “Greenevers Zoning Ordinance Final 2021 ( DOCX / 286 KB )”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Mobile-home spaces within Greenevers mobile-home parks.

  • Minimum depends on water and sewage arrangement; County Health Department determines needed land after investigation of soil, disposal method, and water system.

  mobile-home space area with community water and sewer: >= 10000 square feet · mobile-home space area with central or private community well and individual septic tanks: >= 15000 square feet · mobile-home space area with individual well and individual septic tank: >= 20000 square feet

  “in no case shall the size of a mobile home space be less than 10,000 square feet with community water and sewer, 15,000 square feet with central or private community well and individual septic tanks, 20,000 square feet with individual well and individual septic tank.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Mobile-home spaces within Greenevers mobile-home parks.

  clearance between mobile homes: >= 20 feet (Includes homes parked end-to-end.) · exterior property-boundary setback: >= 20 feet · street-right-of-way setback: >= 25 feet

  “There shall be at least 20 feet of clearance between mobile homes including ones parked end-to-end. No mobile home shall be located closer than 20 feet to any exterior property boundary. The mobile home shall be setback a minimum of 25 feet from the street right-of-way.”

• Living in an RVProhibited

  Travel trailers set up for use or connected to utilities within a Greenevers mobile-home park.

  • Travel trailers may be stored only in an approved area shown on the approved Final Development Plan.

  “Travel trailers are not permitted to be set up for use or connected to any utilities within a mobile home park.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Tent-only sites within a Greenevers travel-trailer park.

  • The Board of Adjustment may provide flexibility; special-use-permit conditions apply, otherwise the sites must satisfy all travel-trailer-site requirements.

  “The conditions designated for such sites and contained in the special use permit shall apply, otherwise such spaces shall be subject to all requirements of Travel Trailer Sites.”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  Each space in a mobile-home park within Greenevers jurisdiction.

  • Each space must also have an electrical connection.

  “Each space shall be equipped with water, sewer and electrical connections.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Road access to a mobile-home park within Greenevers jurisdiction.

  • Park must have access to a publicly maintained street or highway; individual mobile-home spaces may not have direct access to a public street or thoroughfare.

  minimum access-road width: >= 18 feet (All-weather surface; generally centered in a right-of-way not less than 30 feet wide.)

  “Each road surface in and providing access to the park shall be at least 18 feet in width with an all weather surface and shall be generally centered in a right-of-way not less than 30 feet in width.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Mobile-home parks proposed in the 100-year floodplain inside Greenevers jurisdiction.

  • Must comply with the Greenevers Flood Control Ordinance.

  “Mobile Home Parks may be located in the 100 year Flood Plain if they are in compliance with the Greenevers Flood Control Ordinance.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Greenevers

Town of Greenevers 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 activities inside Greenevers town limits for which North Carolina State Building Code or other applicable State or local law requires a permit.

  • Statutory exceptions include G.S. 160D-1110(c) and G.S. 160D-1110.1(h).

  “no person shall commence or proceed with any of the following without first securing all permits required by the North Carolina State Building Code”

• Owner-builder exemptionConditional

  Building-permit applicants inside Greenevers town limits seeking the North Carolina owner exemption from contractor licensure.

  • Applicant must execute a verified affidavit; must be owner of the property; must personally superintend and manage construction; and must be personally present for required inspections unless plans were drawn and sealed by a licensed architect.

  construction-cost threshold: >= 40000 USD (Statutory building-permit licensing proof provision.)

  “If an applicant claims an exemption from licensure pursuant to G.S. 87-1(b)(2), the applicant for the building permit shall execute a verified affidavit”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Sewage-disposal approval for mobile-home and travel-trailer parks inside Greenevers.

  • The Town ordinance defines the Health Officer as the Duplin County Health Department director or authorized representative; centralized sewer must meet County Health Department or appropriate State-agency requirements.

  “Health Officer: Shall mean the director of the Duplin County Health Department or his authorized representative.”

• Septic permitRequired

  A residence, business, or public assembly inside Greenevers not served by an approved wastewater system.

  • Engineered-option and Authorized On-Site Wastewater Evaluator permit options are exceptions; maintenance does not require an Improvement Permit or Construction Authorization.

  “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”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  New wastewater systems inside Greenevers installed under a North Carolina construction authorization.

  • Applies after determination of compliance with the construction authorization and before issuance of the operation permit.

  “The wastewater system contractor certified under rules established by the North Carolina On-Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board shall notify the local health department of completion of the wastewater system for the inspection and issuance of the operation permit pursuant to G.S. 130A-337 after determination of compliance with the construction authorization.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Off-site wastewater systems and other Department-approved systems inside Greenevers.

  • System must meet the specific conditions of Department approval.

  “a unit of local government shall not prohibit or regulate by ordinance or enforce an existing ordinance regulating the use of off-site wastewater systems or other systems approved by the Department”

Still unanswered

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

• Building code adopted — Buildings inside Greenevers town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Greenevers town limits.
• Lot coverage — Lots inside Greenevers town limits.
• Building height — Buildings inside Greenevers town limits.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Greenevers 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.