A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to increase the building permit exemption threshold for single family residenceS and farm buildings.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 143‑138(b5) reads as rewritten:
"(b5)	Exclusion for Certain Minor Activities in Residential and Farm Structures. – No permit shall be required under the Code or any local variance thereof approved under subsection (e) for any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration performed in accordance with the current edition of the North Carolina State Building Code and costing sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) or less in any single family residence or farm building unless the work involves any of the following:
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 143‑138(b5), as rewritten by Section 1 of this act, reads as rewritten:
"(b5)	Exclusion for Certain Minor Activities in Residential and Farm Structures. – No permit shall be required under the Code or any local variance thereof approved under subsection (e) for any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration performed in accordance with the current edition of the North Carolina State Building Code and costing seventeen thousand dollars ($17,000) or less in any single family residence or farm building unless the work involves any of the following:
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SECTION 3.  G.S. 143‑138(b5), as rewritten by Section 2 of this act, reads as rewritten:
"(b5)	Exclusion for Certain Minor Activities in Residential and Farm Structures. – No permit shall be required under the Code or any local variance thereof approved under subsection (e) for any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration performed in accordance with the current edition of the North Carolina State Building Code and costing eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) or less in any single family residence or farm building unless the work involves any of the following:
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SECTION 4.  G.S. 143‑138(b5), as rewritten by Section 3 of this act, reads as rewritten:
"(b5)	Exclusion for Certain Minor Activities in Residential and Farm Structures. – No permit shall be required under the Code or any local variance thereof approved under subsection (e) for any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration performed in accordance with the current edition of the North Carolina State Building Code and costing nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) or less in any single family residence or farm building unless the work involves any of the following:
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SECTION 5.  G.S. 143‑138(b5), as rewritten by Section 4 of this act, reads as rewritten:
"(b5)	Exclusion for Certain Minor Activities in Residential and Farm Structures. – No permit shall be required under the Code or any local variance thereof approved under subsection (e) for any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration performed in accordance with the current edition of the North Carolina State Building Code and costing twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or less in any single family residence or farm building unless the work involves any of the following:
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SECTION 6.  Section 1 of this act is effective October 1, 2021, and applies to any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration on single family residences or farm buildings occurring on or after that date. Section 2 of this act is effective October 1, 2022, and applies to any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration on single family residences or farm buildings occurring on or after that date. Section 3 of this act is effective October 1, 2023, and applies to any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration on single family residences or farm buildings occurring on or after that date. Section 4 of this act is effective October 1, 2024, and applies to any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration on single family residences or farm buildings occurring on or after that date. Section 5 of this act is effective October 1, 2025, and applies to any construction, installation, repair, replacement, or alteration on single family residences or farm buildings occurring on or after that date. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.