This chapter shall be known as the "Land Development Ordinance of Granville County, North Carolina," and may be referred to as the "Land Development Ordinance" or as the "Granville Land Development Ordinance."

(Ord. of 7-12-1999, div. 01.000)

All development or actions within the county specified in section 32-3 shall fully comply with the terms of this chapter. Developments exempted are listed in section 32-4. This chapter shall not apply to any area contained within the jurisdiction of any incorporated municipality set forth in G.S. 160A-360 or to Camp Butner as set forth in G.S. 122C-401.

(Ord. of 7-12-1999, div. 01.100)

(a)

Use of any building, structure, land or water. Every use shall specifically require a permit for the construction, modification, use or occupancy of any lot, parcel, building or structure as specified in this chapter.

(b)

Disturbance of land, soil, vegetation or waterways. The alteration of land for development or other purposes shall conform to the standards of this chapter.

(c)

Division of land or land development. Whether by metes and bounds, subdivision, or land development, the design and layout of development shall comply with the regulations of this chapter.

(Ord. of 7-12-1999, § 01.110)

(a)

Single-family development on lots of record. Any single-family development on a lot that was created through proper recordation and conformed to the zoning at the time of creation shall be considered a legal lot of record, even if smaller in size than is allowed in its respective zoning district; except that all lots relying on on-lot sewage disposal shall meet county standards.

(b)

Developments approved as conditional or special uses. Any development approved as a conditional or special use prior to July 12, 1999, shall be governed by the code under which it was approved. If changes are requested, the approvals of such changes shall require the plan to be revised to conform to this chapter as closely as is feasible, subject to a conditional use permit.

(c)

Developments issued building permits. Where a use does not fall into one of the exempted categories (subsection (a) or (b) of this section) and a building permit was issued prior to July 12, 1999, the following standards shall apply:

(1)

Any development that received a building permit prior to July 12, 1999, shall have 24 months from July 12, 1999, to complete the construction of the buildings for which the building permit was issued.

(2)

Time extensions may be granted by the land development administrator for six-month periods consistent with the provisions of article XVII of this chapter. Under no circumstances shall time extensions exceed a cumulative total of 12 months.

(d)

Planned unit developments. All planned unit developments shall continue under the regulations, plans and standards approved in their adoption resolution. If changes are to be made to approved PUDs, it shall be done pursuant to the granting of a major special use permit; and every effort shall be made to comply with the regulations of this chapter.

(e)

Land disturbance. Land disturbances of less than one acre and agriculture or silviculture not involving the buffer in water supply watersheds, article V, are not regulated by this chapter.

(f)

Expansion of an existing manufactured home park or subdivision. The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete slabs).

(g)

Other exemptions. Other sections of this chapter that specifically exempt a use from that section shall apply only to the specific exemption.

(Ord. of 7-12-1999, § 01.120; Amend. of 4-19-2021(2), § 1)