Alamance County, NC Ordinances (2026)

Alamance County requires an SES Permit from the Planning Department before any solar energy system construction begins, plus a mandatory pre-application meeting at least 14 days ahead…

Alamance County's Solid Waste Management Ordinance defines yard waste as brush, tree limbs, and similar vegetative material from landscaping, and specifically bars it from both the…

Alamance County requires garbage and solid waste receptacles, including dumpsters, to be durable, rust-resistant, watertight and rodent-proof with a close-fitting cover, and bans…

Alamance County's Solid Waste Management Ordinance bars anyone from throwing, dumping, or depositing solid waste on any property, including their own, or on public streets, parks, or…

Alamance County requires every residential and commercial generator, plus commercial haulers, to participate in the county recycling program and separate Target Recyclables from trash…

County-franchised haulers must remove residential household garbage from a customer's premises at least once a week, capped at two 96-gallon containers, while recyclables and other…

Alamance County's Unified Development Ordinance encourages, but does not require, International Dark Sky Association-approved shielded light fixtures on heavy industrial sites. UDO…

Alamance County's UDO requires heavy industrial sites to shield access, walkway and parking lot lighting so it does not spill onto neighbors. UDO Section 6.5.3(K) mandates fixtures…

Alamance County's Solid Waste Management Ordinance requires garbage to be kept in durable, rodent-proof containers and bans storing solid waste in any way that creates food or…

Alamance County requires subdividers to submit an erosion and sediment control plan to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality before disturbing more than one acre of…

Alamance County limits impervious built-upon area to control stormwater runoff into the Back Creek, Stoney Creek, Big Alamance Creek, Cane Creek, Rocky River and Haw River water supply…

Any development within a Special Flood Hazard Area in Alamance County, including its extraterritorial jurisdiction with the Village of Alamance, requires a Floodplain Development…

Alamance County requires new and substantially improved residential structures in Special Flood Hazard Areas to elevate the reference level, including any basement, no lower than the…

Alamance County's Solid Waste Management Ordinance bars residents from leaving dilapidated furniture, appliances, machinery or building material outside a dwelling for more than 72…

Alamance County has no breed-specific ban; instead its Animal Control Ordinance lets the Sheriff declare any dog 'dangerous' or 'potentially dangerous' based on bite or attack history…

Alamance County's Animal Control Ordinance does not impose a blanket leash law, but once an animal control officer determines a dog or other animal is a public nuisance under Section…

Alamance County protects the tree canopy inside the shared common area of cluster and planned unit developments sited in a Watershed Critical Area. UDO § 6.9.4.G.xiii bars structures…

Alamance County bars building erection, demolition, alteration or repair noise in residential areas between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and in other districts between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00…

Alamance County outright bans mechanical loudspeakers or amplifiers on trucks or vehicles for advertising or other commercial purposes. Non-commercial free-speech use is allowed but…

Alamance County makes it unlawful for a dog's keeper or custodian to let it bark, whine, or howl for a protracted period if the noise seriously annoys or interferes with a neighbor's…

Alamance County bars unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise countywide in the unincorporated area from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and from midnight to…

Alamance County's noise ordinance bans vehicles so out of repair, loaded or operated that they create grating, grinding or screeching noise, and requires exhaust to run through a…

Alamance County lets landowners enroll qualifying farmland in a Voluntary Agricultural District under a standalone ordinance administered by the Agricultural Advisory Board. Districts…

Alamance County's Voluntary Agricultural District Ordinance states its purpose is to cut down nuisance lawsuits between farmers and neighbors, and requires the county to post notice…

Alamance County lets accessory structures such as sheds and detached garages sit as close as 3 feet to the rear property line or an easement line, well inside the 20-foot rear setback…

Alamance County doesn't set a general retaining-wall height limit, but any retaining wall placing fill inside a regulated floodway or non-encroachment area must meet the ordinance's…

Alamance County's Unified Development Ordinance sets minimum yard setbacks measured from the right-of-way line. Front setbacks range from 30 feet on a local road to 40 feet on an…

Alamance County requires a $500 annual license from the Planning Department before any adult establishment or sexually oriented business can operate, plus a 1,000-foot buffer from…

Alamance County's Solid Waste Management Ordinance flatly bans open burning of solid waste or garbage, tying the prohibition to state air-quality and solid-waste law. The only lawful…

Alamance County allows a property owner to keep up to three junked motor vehicles on a parcel if they sit behind the main structure and stay covered with a car cover or secured heavy…

Before the North Carolina State Building Code permit can issue for construction, alteration, or a change in land or building use inside an Alamance County watershed, the applicant must…