Sec. 11.4.1. Permit Requirements

  1. Building Permit
    The permit required shall conform to the provisions of the North Carolina Administration and Enforcement Requirement Code.
  2. Plumbing Permit
    The permit required shall conform to the provisions of the North Carolina Administration and Enforcement Requirement Code and requirements of the City of Raleigh Public Utilities Handbook.
  3. Mechanical Permit
    The permit required shall conform to the provisions of the North Carolina Administration and Enforcement Requirement Code.
  4. Electrical Permit
    The permit required shall conform to the provisions of the North Carolina Administration and Enforcement Requirement Code.
  5. Fire Protection Permit
    The permit required shall conform to the provisions of the North Carolina Administration and Enforcement Requirement Code.
  6. Flood Permit
    1. No person shall change the existing condition of any land or part thereof, or place, erect, construct, enlarge, reconstruct, move or alter any building or structure or driveway, manufactured home pad, or dike, levee, or fence wall or automobile parking area, or outdoor play equipment, or pole (lighting, etc.) or storage facility (above or below ground), or part thereof within a special flood hazard area (SFHA) without a flood permit. Excavating, filling, drilling, dredging, grading, quarrying, paving, or improving the land is a change in the existing condition of land.
    2. No permit will be issued until the applicant certifies that all necessary permits required by Federal or state law have been received; provided nothing herein shall be deemed to require a permit for agricultural land production of plants and fibers, forestland production and harvesting, and activities undertaken by the State, railroads, and utility companies allowed in N.C. Gen. Stat. §143-215.54.
    3. Three sets of detailed plans and specifications shall accompany each application for a flood permit or building permit when the fill, building or structure is located within a SFHA, or when the estimated reasonable cost of the building or structure is in excess of $20,000.00, or for any other building or structure when plans and specifications are deemed necessary by the Development Services Department in order for it to determine whether the proposed work complies with the City Code and the laws of the State.
    4. Plans shall be drawn to scale with sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed; and the plans and specifications together shall contain information sufficient to indicate that the work proposed will conform to the provisions of this chapter, the appropriate regulatory and technical codes, the City Code, and the laws of the State.
  7. Stub Permit
    The permit shall conform to the provisions of the City of Raleigh Water Public Utilities Design Manual.
  8. Zoning Permit
    A zoning permit is required for all site plans.
  9. Land Disturbance Grading Permit
    A land disturbance grading permit is required for any land disturbing activity that is regulated by Article 9.4. A permit shall expire three years following the date of approval if no land disturbing activity has been undertaken. 
  10. Stormwater Control Permit 
    A stormwater control permit is required for projects with a change in built-upon area or impervious surface. 
  11. Stormwater Conveyance System Permit 
    A stormwater conveyance system permit is required for the construction, reconstruction, replacement, extension, renovation, alteration, demolition, or abandonment of stormwater conveyance systems. 
  12. Water Supply Watershed Permit 
    A water supply watershed permit is required for projects with a change in impervious area within the following regulated overlay districts: Urban Watershed Protection Overlay District, Falls Watershed Protection Overlay District, and Swift Creek Watershed Protection Overlay District. 
  13. Watercourse Buffer Permit 
    A watercourse buffer permit is required for a project with a regulated watercourse buffer on site pursuant to Sec. 9.2.3.E. or for projects that have streams or waterbodies subject to the Neuse River riparian buffer rules on site. 
  14. Permit Expiration 
    Any permit issued pursuant to Sec. 11.4.1., unless otherwise provided, shall expire 6 months after the day of issuance if the work authorized by the permit has not commenced. If after commencement, the work is discontinued for a period of 12 months, the permit shall, therefore, immediately expire. A permit shall not expire or be revoked because of the running of time while a vested right under Sec. 10.2.19. is outstanding. The duration of a land-disturbing activity permit shall be exempt from this section.