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

Town of Garland’s own rules

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  A manufactured home located in Garland's planning and development regulation jurisdiction.

  • The home must meet the listed placement and post-setup inspection requirements; the Administrative Officer may waive the minimum-housing-code inspection for new homes.

  “An occupancy permit must be obtained from the town before occupation.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Garland town corporate limits.

  • The chapter also applies in the town's extraterritorial jurisdiction as shown on the official zoning map.

  “there is hereby adopted and established official zoning regulations and an official zoning map for the Town of Garland.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Garland town limits.

  • District locations and boundaries are shown on the official zoning map, which is adopted by reference; the code identifies R-15, R-85, RA, RA-85, GBD, HBD, and I district regulations.

  “the town is hereby divided into several conventional zoning districts whose locations and boundaries are shown on the official zoning map”

• Living in an RVTemporary only (with conditions)

  Recreational-vehicle occupancy in a campground inside Garland town limits.

  • No person, recreational vehicle, or tent may occupy the campground more than 30 days during a 90-day period unless otherwise stated in the ordinance; the owner-occupant or resident manager may permanently occupy a compliant residential structure.

  maximum occupancy: <= 30 days (over a 90-day time period unless otherwise stated herein)

  “No person, recreational vehicle, or tent may occupy the campground for a period in excess of 30 days over a 90-day time period unless otherwise stated herein.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Campgrounds inside Garland town limits.

  • A campground has two or more campsites used for recreation or vacation purposes and not intended as permanent living facilities; occupancy is limited to 30 days in a 90-day period unless otherwise stated.

  minimum campground area: >= 5 acres · maximum campsite density: <= 8 sites per acre

  “All proposed campgrounds shall be a minim,un of five (5) contiguous acres in size. Campsites shall be limited to a density of 8 sites per I acre of land.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes in Garland's R-85 and RA residential districts.

  • In R-85 and RA, individual-lot manufactured homes must be underpinned with material approved by the Administrative Officer and comply with all provisions of the zoning chapter; an occupancy permit is required before occupation.

  “Manufactured homes on individual lots, provided they are underpinned with material approved by the Administrative Officer, and they comply with all provisions of this chapter.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Manufactured-home parks and occupied units inside Garland town limits.

  • Connection may instead be to another system approved by the Sampson County Health Department, North Carolina Division of Health Services, and North Carolina Division of Environmental Management.

  “The manufactured home park and all occupied units located in it must be connected to the municipal water and sewerage systems or other systems approved”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Curb cuts for ingress or egress to property abutting a public right-of-way inside Garland town limits.

  • Approval is by the public authority having jurisdiction over the right-of-way.

  “Construction of curb cuts for purposes of ingress or egress to property abutting a public right-of-way shall be approved by the public authority in the town which has jurisdiction”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Certificates of zoning compliance for land inside Garland town limits.

  • The fee is set by the Town Board and the adopted fee schedule is posted in the Town Clerk's office; no amount was stated in the opened code text.

  “The adopted fee schedule shall be posted in the Town Clerk's office.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Certificates of zoning compliance for land inside Garland town limits.

  • Each application requires two sets of scaled plans and the listed lot, building, use, parking, and ingress/egress information; the Administrative Officer may require additional information.

  plan sets: 2 sets (one is returned to the applicant upon approval)

  “Each application for a certificate of zoning compliance shall be accompanied by 2 sets of plans drawn to scale”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Garland

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

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwellings in Garland Residential Agricultural District RA.

  • The minimum varies according to whether public sewer and water serve the lot.

  minimum lot area: >= 20000 square feet (without public sewer and water) · minimum lot area: >= 15000 square feet (with public sewer and water)

  “Minimum 20,000 square feet (without public sewer and water)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Single-family dwellings in Garland Residential District R-15.

    “Criteria | Dimensional Requirement Area | Minimum 15,000 square feet”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Single-family dwellings in Garland Residential District R-15.

  front yard: >= 65 feet · rear yard: >= 12 feet · side yard: >= 12 feet · corner-side yard: >= 25 feet

  “Criteria Yards | Dimensional Requirement Front | Minimum 65 feet”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Multifamily dwellings in Garland Residential Agricultural District RA.

  • The standard applies to multifamily dwellings as a special use under §§ 152.160 through 152.165.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 40 percent of lot area

  “Criteria Lot Covera.2:e | Dimensional Requirement None | Maximum 40% oflot area”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Multifamily dwellings in Garland Residential Agricultural District RA.

  • The standard applies to multifamily dwellings as a special use under §§ 152.160 through 152.165.

  maximum building height: <= 40 feet

  “Criteria Building Height | Dimensional Requirement None | Maximum 40 feet”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual or community septic systems for campgrounds inside Garland town limits.

  • The town ordinance also requires wells to comply with Sampson County Environmental Health regulations.

  “Individual or community septic systems and wells shall comply with Sampson County Environmental Health regulations regarding campgrounds and similar uses”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agriculture in Garland Residential Agricultural District RA.

  • The ordinance identifies agriculture as subject to the bona fide farm-purpose exemptions in G.S. 160D-903.

  “The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to bona fide farms.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — General residential construction inside Garland town limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Garland town limits.
• Inspections — General residential construction inside Garland town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwellings inside Garland town limits.
• Tiny homes — Tiny homes inside Garland 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.