North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H369: Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control.
Status: Introduced, June 10, 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:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 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 any of the following: a. Properties located within the boundaries of a National Register Historic District or a local historic district; and shall not apply to properties that are either (i) individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places or (ii) individually designated as a local historic landmark. b. Properties located within a district on the Study …
Sponsors
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109) · primary sponsor
- Brody, Mark (R, 55) · primary sponsor
- Penny, Howard (R, 53) · primary sponsor
- Dahle, Allison A. (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Cunningham, Carla D. (I, 106)
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61)
- Helfrich, Beth (D, 98)
- Prather, Lindsey (D, 115)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Com Substitute Adopted
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref Com On Agriculture, Energy, and Environment
- : Com Substitute Adopted
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref to State and Local Government. If fav, re-ref to Agriculture, Energy, and Environment. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
Votes
- Parking Lot Reform and Modernization Act. Second Reading (June 25, 2025): 107 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CONSTRUCTION, UTILITIES, PUBLIC, LOCAL ORDINANCES, WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS
Common questions
- What is H369?
- H369 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control.
- What does H369 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 H369?
- Introduced as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored H369?
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H369?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H369
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