North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H162: Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control.
Status: Signed into law, July 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act to restrict local governments from regulating certain aspects of off-street parking spaces and to modify the authority of certain local governments to require stormwater control for redeveloped property.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO RESTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM REGULATING CERTAIN ASPECTS OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES AND TO MODIFY THE AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO REQUIRE STORMWATER CONTROL FOR REDEVELOPED PROPERTY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. PROHIBITING CERTAIN ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITATIONS RELATED TO OFF-STREET PARKING SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 160D-702 reads as rewritten: "§ 160D-702. Grant of power. ... (c) A zoning or other development regulation shall not do any of the following: (1) Set a minimum square footage of any structures subject to regulation under the North Carolina Residential Code. (2) Require a an off-street parking space to be larger than 9 feet wide by 20 feet long unless the parking space is designated for handicap, parallel, or diagonal parking. (2a) Require an off-street parking lot to meet a minimum number of parking spaces per development or structure, regardless of occupancy or use. The limitations of this subdivision shall not, however, apply to local governments located in the coastal area, as those terms are defined under G.S. 113A-103, except with respect to the following properties located in the coastal area: a. Within the boundaries of a National Register Historic District or a local historic district. b. That are either (i) individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places or (ii) individually designated as a local …
Sponsors
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109) · primary sponsor
- Jackson, Neal (R, 78) · primary sponsor
- Ward, Bill (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Kidwell, Keith (R, 79) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Balkcom (R, HD-117)
- Biggs, Brian (R, 70)
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
- Carver, Todd (R, 95)
- Chesser, Allen (R, 25)
- Johnson, Todd (R, 35)
- McNeely, Jeffrey C. (R, 84)
- Miller, Charles W. (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2026-39
- : Signed by Gov. 7/6/2026
- : Pres. To Gov. 7/2/2026
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred In S Com Sub
- : Placed On Cal For 06/30/2026
- : Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- : Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- : Regular Message Sent To House
Votes
- Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control. M11 Concur (June 30, 2026): 111 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control. Second Reading (June 23, 2026): 44 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control. Amendment 1 (June 23, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Local Government Applicants/Criminal History Check. Second Reading (March 25, 2025): 117 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, COUNTIES, MINORS, PUBLIC, PERSONNEL, SOCIAL SERVICES, CRIMINAL RECORDS
Common questions
- What is H162?
- H162 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control.
- What does H162 do?
- In its own words: An act to restrict local governments from regulating certain aspects of off-street parking spaces and to modify the authority of certain local governments to require stormwater control for redeveloped property.
- What is the status of H162?
- Signed into law as of July 7, 2026. Latest action: Ch. SL 2026-39 (July 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored H162?
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H162?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H162
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