Laws & Codes — Cleveland County, North Carolina

A live mirror of statutes, administrative rules, regulations, and case decisions that apply in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Pulled directly from official sources, ordered most-recent first, fully searchable across the network.

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• Cleveland County Code § 12-411
  Delay in demolition of landmarks
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-410
  Enforcement and penalties
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-409
  Certain changes not prohibited
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-408
  Review criteria
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-407
  Administrative approval of minor works
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-406
  Application, commission action and appeal
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-405
  Certificate of appropriateness required
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-404
  Historic landmarks
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-403
  Historic preservation commission
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-402
  Purpose
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-401
  Authority
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-400
  Short title
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-365
  State agency notification
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-364
  Consultation authority
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-363
  Waiver of water and sewer assessments
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-362
  Subdivision ordinance and zoning ordinance review
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-361
  Public notice
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-360
  Public hearings
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-359
  Revocation of preservation agreement
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-358
  Application, approval and appeal procedure
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-357
  Certification and qualification of farmland
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-356
  Creation of voluntary agricultural districts
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-355
  Agricultural advisory board
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-354
  Definitions
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-353
  Purpose
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-352
  Authority
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-351
  Title
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• Cleveland County Code § COOR_CH12UNDEOR_ARTXVIIVOFAPRPR
  ARTICLE XVII. - VOLUNTARY FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-324
  Conditional district rezoning
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-323
  Board of commissioners action
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-322
  Planning board consideration of proposed amendments
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-321
  Amendments in general
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-305
  Description of screens
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-304
  Flexibility in administration required
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-303
  Retention and protection of large trees
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-302
  General screening standard
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-301
  The need for screening requirements
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-285
  On-premise signs
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-284
  Nonconforming signs
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-283
  Unlawful cutting of trees or shrubs
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-282
  Sign standards
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-281
  Permit required for signs
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• Cleveland County Code § COOR_CH12UNDEOR_ARTXIVSI
  ARTICLE XIV. - SIGNS
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-273
  Sedimentation and erosion control
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-272
  Stormwater management
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-271
  Developments must drain properly
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-270
  Natural drainage system utilized to extent feasible
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-262
  Legal status provisions
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-261
  Floodways and non-encroachment areas
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• Cleveland County Code § 12-260
  Standards for riverine floodplains base flood elevations but no floodways or non-encroachment areas
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