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Walls
Retaining walls that are load bearing may require a building permit, as determined by the North Carolina State Building Code. Certain other walls may require a building permit, as determined by the North Carolina State Building Code.
§9-1304 STRUCTURES EXCLUDED FROM HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
The height limitations of the Land Development Ordinance shall not apply to a church steeple, belfry, cupola, dome, ornamental roof or tower not intended for human occupancy, monuments, elevated or ground storage water tanks, transmission or cell towers, chimneys, radio or television tower, parapet walls not exceeding a maximum height of 42 inches above a flat roof or above the roof line of a building with a gable, hip or shed roof, and screening material for mechanical and exhaust pipes on roofs, unless such structure is considered part of the height in regards to the North Carolina State Building Code regulations.
§9-1305 SUBSTANDARD LOTS OF RECORD
Any zoning lot of record existing at the time of the adoption of the Land Development Ordinance, which has a square footage or a lot width which is less than the requirement of the Land Development Ordinance, shall be subject to the exceptions and modifications included in §9-1505 Nonconforming Lot of Record.
§9-1306 ZONING LOT SIZE REDUCTION PROHIBITED
No existing zoning lot shall be reduced or changed in size so that the total area or square footage, minimum zoning lot yard setbacks, maximum dwelling units per acre, or any other minimum dimension, regulation or requirement are not maintained.
§9-1307 ZONING LOT SUBDIVISION
No zoning lot shall be subdivided in size so as to create an additional lot that is not in conformity with the land development ordinance, unless said lot is combined with other land to create a forming lot, or unless said lot is procured or donated for public use.
§9-1308 ILLEGAL ZONING LOT OF RECORD
In no case shall a zoning lot created illegally be considered a lot of record.
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