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

Town of Troy’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction and development requiring a Town zoning permit inside Troy town limits.

  • Montgomery County Building Inspections issues the building permit after Troy issues the zoning permit.

  “Montgomery County Building Inspections Department issues building permits”

• Owner-builder exemptionConditional

  A homeowner serving as general contractor for a building project inside Troy town limits.

  • The homeowner must sign an owner's exemption affidavit.

  “If a homeowner is to serve as the general contractor, they must sign an owner’s exemption affidavit.”

• InspectionsLimited

  Permitted building projects inside Troy town limits.

  • The ordinance identifies final building inspections as the stage at which Montgomery County issues a certificate of occupancy.

  “Certificate of Occupancy – The Montgomery County Building Inspections Department issues upon final building inspections and site plan compliance approval by the Town.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Completed or partially completed building projects inside Troy town limits.

  • Issued by Montgomery County Building Inspections upon final building inspections and Town site-plan-compliance approval.

  “The Town of Troy in conjunction with the Montgomery County Building Inspections Department issues certificates of occupancy, temporary certificates of occupancy, and certificates of floor elevation/flood proofing upon completion or partial completion of a building project.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Troy town limits, North Carolina.

  • The ordinance also governs Troy's planning and development regulation jurisdiction, including any ETJ.

  “including any extraterritorial jurisdiction”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Troy town limits.

  • Primary general-use districts and overlay districts are established by Article 8.

  primary general-use districts: 13 · overlay districts: 5

  “The following Primary General-Use Districts are created. [...] the following Overlay Districts are created”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  New development inside Troy town limits.

  • New development must connect to approved potable-water and wastewater collection and/or treatment systems under Town connection policy.

  “shall be connected to an approved potable water supply system”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Bona fide farms inside Troy town limits.

  • The exclusion is expressly limited to bona fide farms under G.S. 160D-903(c)-(e).

  “except for bona fide farms in accordance with G.S.160D-903(c)-(e).”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development activities in Special Flood Hazard Areas inside Troy town limits.

  • Required before commencement of development activities in Special Flood Hazard Areas determined under Article 18.3(B).

  “A Floodplain Development Permit shall be required [...] prior to the commencement of any development activities within Special Flood Hazard Areas”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning-permit applications for small projects inside Troy town limits.

  • The administrator determines completeness within 10 working days; incomplete applications are not processed until deficiencies are corrected; approval requires compliance with the ordinance.

  completeness determination: <= 10 working days (from submittal, including applicable fees paid)

  “within ten (10) working days of its submittal”

Still unanswered

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

• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Troy town limits.
• Lot coverage — Lots inside Troy town limits.
• Building height — Buildings inside Troy town limits.
• Living in an RV — RV occupancy inside Troy town limits.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping inside Troy 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.