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S25 Zoning Design and Aesthetics Bill: The Town of Nags Head Approves
Architectural guidelines incentives The following is reprinted with permission from the Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® “Willo’s Legislative Briefing 8/26/15”
Text appearing in italics has been added for our out-of-town readers’ clarification. The Planning Board met [August 18] and passed a motion to recommend approval of zoning ordinance text amendments [in response to the state’s recent bill, S25 Zoning Design and Aesthetics, which limits a municipality’s authority to require building standards that exceed the state building code.
to enhance attractiveness and market competitiveness. The desirable design elements of these styles include wraparound porches, dormers, coastal watch towers, pitched roofs, exposed rafter tails, and working shutters.]
The Board of Commissioners met [again on August 19,] and after much discussion, adopted the zoning ordinance amendments with an addition of a parking incentive. If the desired The Town of features are added Nags Head new to a structure amendments An outstanding example of the Coastal style over 3,500 sq. ft. architectural design of eastern North Carolina, would then height can be featuring a coastal watch tower and exposed incentivize the rafter tail. JR36, Bottoms Up increased from 35 use of the Nags ft. to 42 ft. with an Head Residential Design Guidelines, 8/12 roof pitch; setbacks can be reduced which contain desirable architectural to 10 ft. and parking can be decreased by features,] when building a single- or one space. two-family residential structure over As outlined by Assistant Town 3,500 sq. ft.; when adding to an existing Manager/Planning Director Andy structure to bring it over 3,500 sq. ft.; or Garman: “Large residential dwellings” when remodeling an existing residential are allowed as defined in our current structure that is 3,500 sq. ft. or greater ordinance (up to 5,000 s.f.) and the and where the value of the project use of the residential design guidelines exceeds one hundred percent (100%) is incentivized for large residential of the current assessed tax value of the dwellings with two separate standards structure. for height and setbacks (there is also an [Homes of this size have generally optional separate parking standard). been built with the added Nags Head For large residential dwellings 3,500 or Coastal style architectural features continued on next page