The proposed restriction on chicken ownership in Johnston County's draft UDO would effectively ban roosters outright and cap hens for most people up to 10.
North Carolina's second-highest court has revived a lawsuit challenging city restrictions on the right to earn a living.
North Carolina’s second-highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a case challenging Jacksonville’s food truck regulations. Plaintiffs working with the Institute for Justice argue that the regulations restrict constitutionally guaranteed economic rights.
A North Carolina Supreme Court justice used an opinion Friday in an Orange County zoning dispute to point out the increasing complexity of local zoning rules. He labeled the effort to keep those rules consistent and unambiguous a “daunting task.”
Questions during oral arguments Wednesday suggest the North Carolina Supreme Court does not favor mandating a 30-foot buffer between an Orange County subdivision and a neighboring horse farm. Plaintiff Alison Arter sued the county and property owners involved with the Array subdivision in 2021.
New technology is exciting, but politicians who flex their influence and power to force premature adoption do a disservice to their communities. As a New Hanover County commissioner, I write to caution my county — and all the other counties and municipalities in North Carolina — against imposing harmful electric vehicle (EV) mandates. In January,...
The state Appeals Court split 2-1 in ruling Tuesday against the owner of a horse farm in Orange County. The owner had argued that county rules required a buffer that would shield her property from a new housing development.
The Raleigh City Council once again has changed the rules of outdoor seating for downtown diners, but some business owners say they were never consulted before the changes were made. On May 1, the City Council unanimously — with the exception of Dickie Thompson who was absent — approved changes to the outdoor dining ordinance...
RALEIGH — Irregardless Café owner Arthur Gordon wants to convert an abandoned lot in three miles from downtown Raleigh into a community vegetable garden. City planners have rejected the plan because some of the produce would be sold for profit and the location is in the wrong part of town.
RALEIGH — In a potentially significant decision, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has held that the addition of the phrase “without limitation” to a list of specific reasons why a town can reject a land-use decision does not grant the locality new authority. The town may reject only an application for a reason that is specifically listed in its zoning ordinances, it found. The case involves a Knightdale couple who wanted to put a modular house on a piece of property zoned “residential/agricultural.” After hearing public comment, the town council rejected the proposal, citing fears about the impact a modular home would have upon the value of neighboring properties.
