After the North Carolina General Assembly overrode Governor Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382, which became Session Law 2024-57 (the “New Law”), we published a client alert describing the state-wide effect of the New Law....more
1/17/2025
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Zoning Laws
Traditionally, “down-zoning” referred to changes in zoning that reduced the intensity of land use – such as a switch from commercial to residential zoning. As with any general district zoning effort, historically in North...more
In 2011, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the following statute allowing payment of attorney fees in the face of certain local government acts...more
This past session, the North Carolina General Assembly replaced the existing Underground Damage Prevention Act with the Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Act, which took effect on October 1, 2014....more