North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1069: Inclusionary Zoning/Workforce Housing Funds.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to supplement the availability of affordable housing by allowing local governments to provide for inclusionary zoning and to appropriate funds to the north carolina housing finance agency for the workforce housing loan program.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO SUPPLEMENT THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY ALLOWING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR INCLUSIONARY ZONING AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FOR THE WORKFORCE HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 160D-702 reads as rewritten: "§ 160D-702. Grant of power. (a) A local government may adopt zoning regulations. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a zoning regulation may regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of lots that may be occupied; the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; the density of population; the location and use of buildings, structures, and land. A local government may regulate development, including floating homes, over estuarine waters and over lands covered by navigable waters owned by the State pursuant to G.S. 146-12. A zoning regulation shall provide density credits or severable development rights for dedicated rights-of-way pursuant to G.S. 136-66.10 or G.S. 136-66.11. To supplement the availability of affordable housing, the regulation may also provide for inclusionary zoning. Where appropriate, a zoning regulation may include requirements that street and utility rights-of-way be dedicated to the public, that provision be made of recreational space and facilities, and that performance …
Sponsors
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: PROPERTY, BUDGETING, PLANNING & ZONING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC, HOUSING, HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, APPROPRIATIONS
Common questions
- What is S1069?
- S1069 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Inclusionary Zoning/Workforce Housing Funds.
- What does S1069 do?
- In its own words: An act to supplement the availability of affordable housing by allowing local governments to provide for inclusionary zoning and to appropriate funds to the north carolina housing finance agency for the workforce housing loan program.
- What is the status of S1069?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1069?
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5).
- Where is the official record for S1069?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1069
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