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North Carolina State overlays

All 15 tracked preemption laws for North Carolina.

Overview

All tracked preemption laws for North Carolina. Click any law for its trigger predicate, preempted fields, and source citation.

Laws tracked
15
Preempted fields
45
Required city attrs
9
Last reviewed
2026-04-19
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Tracked laws

NC S.L. 2023-108 (HB 409) — Statewide By-Right ADU Mandate6 fields
Effective
2023-10-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_SL_2023_108_ADU_MANDATE
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NC GS §160D-907 — Family Care Homes as Residential Use5 fields
Effective
2021-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_160D_907_FAMILY_CARE_HOMES
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NC GS §160D-910 — Manufactured Housing Anti-Exclusion3 fields
Effective
2021-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_160D_910_MANUFACTURED_HOUSING
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NC GS §160D-914 — Residential Solar Collector Protection2 fields
Effective
2021-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_160D_914_SOLAR_COLLECTOR_PROTECTION
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NC GS §160D-921 — Tree Ordinance Local-Act Requirement1 field
Effective
2021-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_160D_921_TREE_ORDINANCE_PREEMPTION
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NC GS §160D-903 — Bona Fide Farm Exemption from County Zoning1 field
Effective
2021-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_160D_903_BONA_FIDE_FARM_EXEMPTION
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NC HB 130 (2021) — Vested Rights Protections for Permit Applications2 fields
Effective
2021-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_HB130_2021_VESTED_RIGHTS
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NC GS §160D Article 9 Part 4 — Historic Preservation Commission Authority2 fields
Effective
2021-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_160D_HISTORIC_PRESERVATION_COMMISSION
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NC GS §160D-702 — Building Design Element Preemption (1-2 Family Detached)9 fields
Effective
2015-08-05
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_160D_702_DESIGN_ELEMENT_PREEMPTION
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NC Military Installation AICUZ — State-Level Coordination with Federal Overlays2 fields
Effective
2013-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_MILITARY_AICUZ_FEDERAL_DEFERENCE
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NC GS §160D-1207(c) — Short-Term Rental Registration/Permit Preemption5 fields
Effective
2011-06-23
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_160D_1207C_STR_REGISTRATION_PREEMPTION
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NC Mountain Ridge Protection Act2 fields
Effective
1983-08-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_MOUNTAIN_RIDGE_PROTECTION_ACT
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NC Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) — NC DEQ Preemption in 20 Coastal Counties3 fields
Effective
1974-04-12
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_CAMA_COASTAL_PREEMPTION
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NC State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)1 field
Effective
1971-10-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_STATE_ENVIRONMENTAL_POLICY_ACT
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NC Urban Redevelopment Law1 field
Effective
1951-04-21
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_URBAN_REDEVELOPMENT_LAW
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Required city attributes

Required city attributes

The evaluator needs these city-level facts present to resolve whether a given law's predicate fires.

  • population
  • county_population
  • is_in_cama_jurisdiction
  • is_in_mountain_ridge_zone
  • has_local_act_tree_ordinance_authority
  • has_local_historic_district
  • airport_influence_zones
  • military_installation_influence
  • military_installation_influence.installation_name