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Policy Summary

Provides use standards for beekeeping and chicken keeping, including which zones these uses are allowed (they are allowed as accessory uses in residential zones). Beekeepers must have training; chickens may be kept for personal use only.

Background Information

State North Carolina
Jurisdiction Name Fuquay-Varina
Jurisdiction Type Town/Township,
Population Size 5,000-50,000
Legal Strategies
  • Requires something, sets standards
Reach Community-wide
Food System Category Grow;

Policy Details

Refers to priority populations?
No

Emergency management?
No
Health-related linkage?
Yes

"promote and protect the public health, safety and the general welfare of the citizens " (§ 9-1004).

Environmental linkage?
Yes

"Prevent or minimize adverse impacts on environmentally sensitive areas, and protect natural resources, water quality, floodplains, wetlands and steep slopes related to impacts of development and transportation." § 9-1004(g).

Economic linkage?
Yes

"Maintaining economic resilience, by attracting businesses and a variety of residential choices. Creating a friendly environment that involves communication, efficiency and collaboration that creates a partnership between government, citizens, property owners and developers/builders to sustain existing development and encourage new development." § 9-1004(c ).

Includes findings?
No

Has a stated intent or purpose?
Yes

"the purpose of the Land Development Ordinance is to promote and protect the public health, safety and the general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Fuquay-Varina and its extraterritorial jurisdiction" (sec. § 9-1004).

Includes definitions?
Yes

Sec. 9-1901.

Addresses implementation?
Yes

The powers and duties of the town board of commissioners to implement and execute the purposes of the Land Development Ordinance is specified in § 9-1751.

Enforcement provisions?
Yes

Penalties include: permit revocation; disapproval of subsequent applications; stop work orders; civil penalty in an amount not more than $500.00 but greater than $50.00 for each day the violation continues; criminal penalty not more than $500.00 but greater than $50.00 (sec. § 9-1856).

Evaluation component?
No

Requires extra investment?
No

Code context and ordinance history

Part 9-land development ordinance; article F- use regulations; § 9-1255 use standards; subpart b- Agriculture & animal-related uses; subpart 1, accessory use-residential--bees/beehives and subpart 2, accessory use-residential--chickens.

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