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NC GS §160D-907 — Family Care Homes as Residential Use (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
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Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

parcel.base_zone_category ∈ {res_sf, res_2f, res_mf, res_th}

Preempted fields

5 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[category=res_sf].allowed_usesaddfamily_care_home
base_districts[category=res_mf].allowed_usesaddfamily_care_home
base_districts[category=res_2f].allowed_usesaddfamily_care_home
base_districts[category=res_th].allowed_usesaddfamily_care_home
family_care_home.dispersion_radius_ftcap_at2640One-half mile = 2,640 ft is the maximum dispersion the statute allows

Citation

Authority source
N.C.G.S. §160D-907
§ §160D-907
https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_160D/GS_160D-907.html

Research notes

Family care home = up to 6 resident handicapped persons with 24-hr care/supervision (federal FHA-aligned). Must be permitted residential use in ALL residential districts. Local government may require a zoning permit but cannot deny based on familial-care character. Dispersion rule (½ mile between homes) is the sole density-management tool. State-law implementation of federal FHA reasonable-accommodation obligations — federal FHA conflict check flagged.