NC GS §160D-705 — Conditional Districts (Voluntary) and Conditional-Use Districts (NC)
Tracked preemption from the North Carolina overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2021-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:NC
Other North Carolina preemptions
NC S.L. 2024-43 (HB 250) — Public Safety / Other Changes Omnibus (placeholder — zoning provisions unverified)NC S.L. 2023-108 (HB 409) — Statewide By-Right ADU MandateNC GS §160D-907 — Family Care Homes as Residential UseNC GS §160D-910 — Manufactured Housing Anti-ExclusionNC GS §160D-914 — Residential Solar Collector ProtectionNC GS §160D-921 — Tree Ordinance Local-Act RequirementNC GS §160D-903 — Bona Fide Farm Exemption from County ZoningNC HB 130 (2021) — Vested Rights Protections for Permit Applications
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
parcel.in_conditional_district == TruePreempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].applicable_district | override | conditional_district_text_and_site_plan | Conditional district approval functions as a rezoning with site-specific conditions voluntarily proffered by the applicant; conditions supersede base district where stated |
review_type | override | legislative_rezoning_with_site_plan | Approval is by elected body via rezoning; bound by consistency statement under §160D-605 and statement of reasonableness |
Citation
Authority source
N.C.G.S. §160D-703 (district classifications); §160D-705 (granting powers); §160D-205, -703(b) (conditional districts)
§ §160D-703(b); §160D-705
Research notes
NC permits two voluntary mechanisms beyond Euclidean zoning: (1) Conditional Districts (CD/CZ), where applicant proffers binding site plan and conditions as part of legislative rezoning; (2) Conditional-Use Districts (legacy CUD, still authorized) combining legislative rezoning with quasi-judicial CUP. §160D-703(b) bars conditions from being applied without applicant consent. Critical interaction: conditional zoning is one of the listed §160D-702(c)(4) carve-outs that re-enables design-element regulation (because applicant voluntarily proffered).