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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Robersonville

Town of Robersonville 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

  Building work inside Robersonville town limits that is subject to G.S. 160D-1110.

  • The statute expressly excepts work described in G.S. 160D-1110(c) and G.S. 160D-1110.1(h).
  • Required permits include those required by the North Carolina State Building Code and other applicable State or local laws.

  “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:”

• Owner-builder exemptionConditional

  Owner construction or alteration of a building on land the owner owns inside Robersonville town limits.

  • The building must be intended solely for occupancy by the owner and the owner's family, firm, or corporation after completion.
  • The owner must comply with G.S. 87-14.
  • If not occupied solely by the owner and family, firm, or corporation for at least 12 months after completion, the statute presumes the required intent was absent.

  post-completion owner occupancy presumption period: >= 12 months (Applies when the building is not occupied solely by the owner and family, firm, or corporation.)

  “Any person, firm, or corporation who constructs or alters a building on land owned by that person, firm, or corporation provided (i) the building is intended solely for occupancy by that person and his family, firm, or corporation after completion; and (ii) the person, firm, or corporation complies with G.S. 87-14.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  A new building, addition, enlargement, altered building, or moved building inside Robersonville town limits that is covered by G.S. 160D-1116.

  • A temporary certificate may permit occupancy for a stated period if the inspector finds the building may safely be occupied before final completion.
  • The rule is subject to G.S. 160D-1116(b).

  “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.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  A person engaged in farming who constructs or alters a building on land the person owns and uses in farming inside Robersonville town limits.

  • The person must be engaged in the business of farming.
  • The land must be owned by and used in the farming business of that person.
  • The building must be intended for use by that person after completion.

  “Any person engaged in the business of farming who constructs or alters a building on land owned by that person and used in the business of farming, when the building is intended for use by that person after completion.”

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• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption or enforcement for land inside Robersonville town limits.
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Robersonville town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential dwellings inside Robersonville town limits.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside Robersonville town limits.
• Setbacks — Structures inside Robersonville 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.