North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H876: Development Application Review Time Lines.
Status: In committee, April 10, 2025
What the bill says
An act to require review of certain development approvals and building inspections by local governments within two business days of request.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE REVIEW OF CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS AND BUILDING INSPECTIONS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS OF REQUEST. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Article 4 of Chapter 160D of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 160D-402.1. Administrative review of applications for development approvals. (a) Within two business days of a local government's receipt of an application for development approval, the local government shall complete an administrative review of the application and any supporting documents and make an administrative decision that does one of the following: (1) Notifies the developer in writing that the application is complete and no further information is required for the local government to make a development approval determination. (2) Notifies the developer in writing that the application is deficient and provides the developer with a deficiency list, in writing, that identifies all of the following: a. Each deficiency. b. The specific law, ordinance, policy, or procedure used as the basis for each deficiency. c. A description of the action the local government would deem corrective for each deficiency identified. (b) The notice under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section may include local government recommendations pertaining to the development project but any recommendations must be clearly …
Sponsors
- Gillespie, Karl E. (R, 120) · primary sponsor
- Zenger, Jeff (R, 74) · primary sponsor
- Brody, Mark (R, 55) · primary sponsor
- Winslow, Matthew (R, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ref to the Com on Housing and Development, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: PROPERTY, ARCHITECTS & ARCHITECTURE, BUILDINGS, PLANNING & ZONING, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CONSTRUCTION, INSURANCE
Common questions
- What is H876?
- H876 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Development Application Review Time Lines.
- What does H876 do?
- In its own words: An act to require review of certain development approvals and building inspections by local governments within two business days of request.
- What is the status of H876?
- In committee as of April 10, 2025. Latest action: Ref to the Com on Housing and Development, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (April 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored H876?
- Gillespie, Karl E. (R, 120), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H876?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H876
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