In 2007, the North Carolina General Assembly established the Renewable Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards ("Standards"), which required that all investor-owned utilities in the state obtain 12.5% of their energy needs from...more
Discovering unauthorized persons on your farm is a growing problem. Such unauthorized entry could include media news teams filming farm operations, environmental activists seeking to identify violations of various water...more
On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") to address some of the effects COVID-19 has caused in workplaces across the country.
As we have written previously, the U.S....more
With social distancing guidelines limiting the number of people gathering in one place to 10 or fewer, and with the Governor's "stay at home" order now in effect, local governments have been doing their best to maintain the...more
North Carolina statutes provide that cities and counties may issue special use permits in accordance with the principles, conditions, safeguards, and procedures specified in their zoning regulations. A special use permit...more
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Zoning Laws
Before 2005, North Carolina's laws on vested rights offered developers some protection, but not enough, for the large, multi-phased, multi-year, mixed use developments that are becoming the norm. Developers and their lenders...more