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Onslow County amends subdivision rule to match state rule on secondary access
Summary
County commissioners approved a text amendment raising the threshold for required secondary access from 30 dwelling units to 100, aligning the county subdivision ordinance with recent changes in state law and the North Carolina fire code.
On Sept. 3 the Onslow County Board of Commissioners approved a revision to the county subdivision ordinance (SOTA 2025-1) to change the county’s secondary-access threshold from 30 dwelling units to 100, bringing the local standard in line with changes enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly.
Planning staff told the board the change responds to House Bill 600, which amended the statutory authority for local…
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