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

Town of Turkey’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land within Turkey town limits.

  • The ordinance also describes an extraterritorial jurisdiction; this claim is limited to town limits.

  “there is hereby adopted and established an official Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Turkey.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Turkey town zoning jurisdiction; this claim concerns the districts applicable inside town limits.

  • District locations and boundaries are shown on the Official Zoning Map retained by the Town Clerk.

  districts: Agricultural Residential (AR); Residential Business (RB); Industrial (I)

  “the planning and development regulation jurisdiction of the Town of Turkey, as set forth on the official zoning map, are hereby divided into three (3) districts as follows: Agricultural Residential - AR Residential Business - RB Industrial - I”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Class A and Class B manufactured homes in Turkey's Agricultural/Residential district.

  • Class B homes must meet the listed condition-at-application requirements, be manufactured after July 1, 1976, and have specified installation and perimeter treatment within 90 days.
  • The Zoning Officer may inspect a Class B unit if deemed necessary.

  Class A manufactured-home minimum enclosed heated living area: >= 1200 square feet

  “Class “B” Manufactured Homes – (for living accommodations only) in good condition at the time of application as follows:”

• Agricultural exemptionAvailable

  Bona fide farms within Turkey town limits.

  • Residences not occupied by the owner, lessee, or operator and other nonfarm uses remain subject to the ordinance.

  “The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to bona fide farms. This ordinance does not exercise controls over crop lands, timber land, pasture lands, idle or other farm lands, nor over any farm house, barn, poultry house, other farm building including tenant or other houses for persons working on said farms, as long as such houses shall be in the same ownership as the farm and located on the farm.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision plats within Turkey's planning and development regulation jurisdiction; this result concerns land inside town limits.

  • The plat must be submitted to and approved by the Town before filing or recording.

  final plat filing fee: 100 USD (Certificate form states this amount for the final plat.)

  “After the effective date of this ordinance, no subdivision plat of land within the Town’s planning and development regulation jurisdiction shall be filed or recorded until it has been submitted to and approved by the Town as set forth in this ordinance, and until this approval is entered in writing on the face of the plat as provided herein.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Buildings erected on lots within Turkey town limits.

  • A shopping-center building may instead adjoin a parking area used in common with other lots.

  public street abutment minimum: >= 25 feet (Alternative is a valid written and recorded right-of-way.) · right-of-way width minimum: >= 25 feet (Must be recorded with the Sampson County Register of Deeds.)

  “No building shall be erected on a lot which does not abut a public street for a distance of at least twenty-five (25) feet or does not have access to a public street by a valid right-of-way of at least twenty-five (25) feet wide which is in writing and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Sampson County, North Carolina.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Certificates of Zoning Compliance and related Town zoning applications within Turkey town limits.

  • The Board of Commissioners sets the fee and the adopted schedule is posted in the Town Clerk's Office.

  “A fee, set by the Board of Commissioners, shall be charged for the processing of such application. The adopted fee schedule shall be posted in the Town Clerk's Office.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Certificate of Zoning Compliance applications for land or buildings within Turkey town limits.

  • Application must include two sets of scale plans and the enumerated site, building, use, and other information the Zoning Officer deems necessary.

  plan sets: 2 sets (One set is returned upon approval.)

  “Each application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance shall be accompanied by two (2) sets of plans drawn to scale, one (1) of which shall be returned to the applicant upon approval.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction within Turkey town limits.
• Building code adopted — Building construction within Turkey town limits.
• Inspections — Building inspections within Turkey town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings within Turkey town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwellings within Turkey 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.