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Setback Certification Requirements
Overview
Effective July 1st, 2018, a foundation survey is required to certify that building setback requirements are met for residential homes, additions, covered decks/porches, and accessory structures. An accessory structure includes carports, sheds, garages, workshops, gazebos, pool houses, and cabanas. The foundation survey must be signed and sealed by a registered Professional Land Surveyor (PLS)* and submitted to the Planning Department after the Foundation Inspection for site-built homes and accessory structures. The foundation survey must be submitted to the Planning Department prior to the Set-Up Inspection for mobile homes. Survey maps must show the following:
- Any existing structures
- Any other encumbrances associated with the property
- Easements
- Property Lines
- Proposed Structures
- Setback Lines
- Structure's Distance from Property Lines
Setback Certification Not Required
- Accessory Structures that are no more than 12 feet in any dimension
- Bona Fide Farm Structures
- Fences and walls
- Generators
- Mobile Homes in Mobile Home Parks
- Signs
- Structures located more than 50 feet from a property line
- Swimming Pools
- Uncovered Patios and Decks
Failure to Submit the Survey Will Delay Your Project and Prohibit Future Building Inspections.
Questions or concerns may be directed to Brunswick County Planning at 910-253-2025 or email Connie Marlowe.
Brunswick County Planning
- Mailing Address:
- P.O Box 249
Bolivia, NC 28422
- P.O Box 249
- Shipping Address:
- 75 Courthouse Dr.
Bolivia, NC 28422
Phone: 910-253-2025
- 75 Courthouse Dr.
Note: In lieu of a survey map, a signed and sealed letter from a PLS that identifies the property and structure certifying that the structure meets or exceeds the building setback requirements for the zoning district may be submitted.