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North Carolina State overlays

All 27 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
27
Preempted fields
84
Required city attrs
22
Last reviewed
2026-05-19
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Tracked laws

NC S.L. 2024-43 (HB 250) — Public Safety / Other Changes Omnibus (placeholder — zoning provisions unverified)1 field
Effective
2024-07-08
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_SL_2024_43_HB_250_PUBLIC_SAFETY_OMNIBUS
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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-705 — Conditional Districts (Voluntary) and Conditional-Use Districts2 fields
Effective
2021-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_160D_705_CONDITIONAL_DISTRICTS
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NC Subdivision Regulation Authority (G.S. §160D Article 8)3 fields
Effective
2021-07-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_SUBDIVISION_REGULATION_160D_ARTICLE_8
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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 Stormwater Management Program — Post-Construction & Coastal (15A NCAC 02H .1000)4 fields
Effective
2008-10-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_STORMWATER_PROGRAM_02H_1000
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NC Floodplain Management — NCFMP / NFIP State Participation (G.S. 143-215.51 et seq.)4 fields
Effective
2000-10-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_FLOODPLAIN_NCFMP_NFIP
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NC Neuse / Tar-Pamlico / Jordan / Falls / Randleman / Catawba Basin Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B)3 fields
Effective
1997-08-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_NEUSE_TAR_PAMLICO_RIPARIAN_BUFFERS
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NC Water Supply Watershed Protection Act (G.S. 143-214.5; 15A NCAC 02B .0200)5 fields
Effective
1992-01-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_WATER_SUPPLY_WATERSHED_143_214_5
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NC Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) and High-Quality Waters (HQW) Standards4 fields
Effective
1989-09-01
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_ORW_HQW_15A_NCAC_02B
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NC Voluntary / Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts (G.S. §106-737 – §106-744)3 fields
Effective
1986-07-15
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_VOLUNTARY_AGRICULTURAL_DISTRICTS_106_737
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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 Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (G.S. 113A Article 4)4 fields
Effective
1973-07-04
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_SEDIMENTATION_POLLUTION_CONTROL_ACT_113A_4
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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 Residential Code Preemption (G.S. §143-138 / §143-139.1)3 fields
Effective
1953-04-15
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_RESIDENTIAL_CODE_PREEMPTION_143_138
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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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NC Airport Zoning Act (G.S. §63-30 et seq.) — Airport Hazard Zoning / PIN Airports3 fields
Effective
1941-03-25
Authority
state · scope: state:NC
ID
NC_AIRPORT_ZONING_63_30
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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
  • in_water_supply_watershed
  • water_supply_watershed_class
  • in_orw_hqw_basin
  • in_neuse_or_tar_pamlico_basin
  • in_jordan_or_falls_lake_watershed
  • in_randleman_lake_watershed
  • in_catawba_basin
  • in_nfip_sfha
  • in_voluntary_agricultural_district
  • airport_part77_surface_present
  • in_phase_ii_ms4
  • in_coastal_stormwater_county
  • local_sedimentation_program_delegated