S355 - Land-Use Regulatory Changes. (SL 2019-111)

Overview: Part I of S.L. 2019-111 makes various changes to the land-use regulatory laws of the State, and became effective on July 11, 2019.

Part II of S.L. 2019-111 reorganizes and consolidates existing statutes governing local government regulation of land planning and development into a new Chapter 160D of the General Statutes. Part II also makes various changes to these laws. Part II of this act also clarifies and restates the intent of existing law.

Part II becomes effective January 1, 2021, and applies to local government development regulation decisions made on or after that date. Insofar as Part II clarifies and restates the intent of existing law, it applies to ordinances adopted before, on, and after that date.

This act has various effective dates. Please see the full summary for more detail.