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

Town of Stallings’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Stallings town limits.

  • The incorporated Development Ordinance is amended from time to time.
  • Copies are kept by the Town Clerk for public inspection during regular business hours.

  “The town's zoning regulations are set forth in the town's Development Ordinance”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Stallings town limits.

  • Primary general-use districts and overlay districts are established in the Town Development Ordinance.

  primary general-use districts: AG; SFR-1; SFR-2; SFR-3; SFR-MH; MFT; TC; CIV; MU-1; MU-2; C-74; CP-485; VSR; BC; IND

  “The following Primary General-Use Districts are created. This listing is in order of intensity of development listed within the district, from least intense to most intense:”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Major and minor subdivisions inside Stallings town limits.

  • The Town's subdivision regulations are in the Development Ordinance and are amended from time to time.
  • The Town permit page states that a plat review application is required for both major and minor subdivisions.

  “The town's subdivision regulations are set forth in the town's Development Ordinance”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Construction, relocation, or alteration of a driveway on a Town- or NCDOT-maintained street inside Stallings town limits.

  • A permit or approval is required from the Town or NCDOT, depending on street maintenance.
  • The applicant must comply with NCDOT driveway standards.
  • The Town must review driveway plans before construction.
  • Driveways must be paved within the public right-of-way.

  “Driveway Permit: [Engineering Permit] Must be obtained”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town zoning and planning permit applicants inside Stallings town limits.

  • Applicants must submit complete applications with required information and fees before issuance.
  • The page links the 2026-2027 Fee Schedule.

  “All permit applicants must submit a complete application, including all required information and fees, before being issued a permit. View an example plot plan sketch and copy of our fee schedule below:”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Stallings

Town of Stallings 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

  Principal structures in Stallings Agriculture (AG) District.

  • The table applies in addition to applicable lot-type and building-type standards in Article 9.
  • Residential density is limited to 0.50 units per acre.

  minimum lot size: 2.5 acres

  “In addition to the requirements established by the lot type standards and building type standards, the following minimum dimensional standards shall apply in the Agriculture District: Lot Size Lot Width Front Yard Setback Rear Yard Setback Side Yard Setback Corner Lot Side Yard Setback 2.5 acres 150’ 90’ 25’ 25’ 70’”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Principal structures in Stallings Agriculture (AG) District.

  • The table applies in addition to Article 9 lot-type and building-type standards.

  front-yard setback: 90 feet · rear-yard setback: 25 feet · side-yard setback: 25 feet · corner-lot side-yard setback: 70 feet

  “In addition to the requirements established by the lot type standards and building type standards, the following minimum dimensional standards shall apply in the Agriculture District: Lot Size Lot Width Front Yard Setback Rear Yard Setback Side Yard Setback Corner Lot Side Yard Setback 2.5 acres 150’ 90’ 25’ 25’ 70’”

• Building heightSpecified

  Detached-house building type in Stallings districts that allow that building type.

  • The principal-building height is measured from mean finished grade to the midpoint of peak and eave heights.
  • Height to the ridge may vary with roof pitch.
  • Permitted uses are controlled by district standards.

  principal building height: <= 30 feet · accessory building height: <= 25 feet

  “Principal Building height is limited to thirty (30’) feet. [...] Accessory Building height is limited to twenty-five (25’) feet.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Stallings town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Detached houses in the Stallings single-family residential districts.
• Lot coverage — Residential districts inside Stallings town limits.
• Living in an RV — Residential occupancy of recreational vehicles on private land inside Stallings town limits.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Stallings 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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Town of Stallings means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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