Building Safety in Concord, NC (2026)
4 verified building safety rules for Concord, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Childcare Center Rules
Concord's Development Ordinance requires any child care center, adult day care center or family day care home to secure a Zoning Clearance Permit or Certificate of Compliance, enclose the site with a fence at least four feet tall (adult centers excepted), and prove NCDOT driveway approval before it can open in the Cabarrus County city.
Concord Day Care Center Fencing and Access Rules
Some RestrictionsConcord Development Ordinance § 8.3.4.A
8.3.4 PUBLIC AND CIVIC USES A. Day Care Center 1. APPLICABILITY The provisions of this Section apply to any: A. Child Care Center. B. Adult Day Care Center C. Family Day Care Homes. Day care homes are also Home Occupations (see 8.5) 2. PERMIT APPLICATION The following shall be submitted with the application for a Zoning Clearance Permit or Certificate of Compliance: A. Evidence that the N.C. De...
Building Permits
Concord regulates all building construction, alteration, repair and demolition under the North Carolina State Building Code, adopted by reference in Volumes I through X, plus the 1993 residential provisions for one- and two-family dwellings, rather than a separate locally written building code.
NC State Building Code Adopted in Concord
Some RestrictionsConcord City Code § 14-1
(a)Adopted. The minimum standards, provisions and requirements for safe and stable design, methods of construction and usage of materials in buildings and structures erected, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, converted to other uses or demolished, and the equipment, maintenance, use and occupancy of all buildings and structures in the city to which the state building code applies, shall be re...
Plumbing Permits
Concord will not connect any property to Concord Utilities water or sewer service unless the owner has first obtained a plumbing permit from the appropriate permitting agency, with applications and procedures handled through Cabarrus County rather than a separate city permitting office.
Plumbing Permit Required in Concord, NC
Some RestrictionsConcord City Code § 62-33
(a)Activities requiring a permit. No person shall receive water or sewer service from the Concord Utilities System, unless such person shall have applied for and shall have received from the appropriate permitting agency a plumbing permit and shall have complied with such conditions, if any, as are prescribed by such permit. Activities prohibited without a plumbing permit include the connection...
Building Inspections
Concord's housing code officer may enter and inspect any dwelling, dwelling unit or premises at reasonable times after presenting proper credentials under City Code Sec. 14-42. Owners and occupants must give free access for that inspection, and occupants must also admit the owner to make repairs. Refusing entry after a G.S. 15-27.2 warrant is a misdemeanor under Sec. 14-43.
Concord Housing Code Inspection Rules
Some RestrictionsConcord City Code § 14-42
For the purpose of making inspections, the officer is hereby authorized, upon presentation of proper credentials, to enter, examine and survey at all reasonable times all dwellings, dwelling units and premises. The owner or occupant of every dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit or the person in charge shall give the officer free access to such dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit and its ...
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