Right to Farm in Brunswick County, NC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Brunswick County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Farm Nuisance Protection

Brunswick County's Voluntary Agricultural District Program states its purpose includes increasing protection of enrolled farms from nuisance suits and non-farm pressure, under UDO Section 4.9.2. The County records notice of nearby VADs in land titles and requires posted signage and public notices warning buyers that farming activity may occur at any hour, day or night, on unincorporated county land.

Brunswick County, NC Right-to-Farm Notice Rules

Light Restrictions

Brunswick County Unified Development Ordinance §§ 4.9.2, 4.9.12

The purpose of this Program is to promote the health, safety, rural agricultural values, and general welfare of the County, and more specifically, increase identity and pride in the agricultural community, its way of life, and its importance in preserving the agrarian heritage of the county; encourage the economic and financial health of farming; increase protection from undesirable, non-farm d...

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Agricultural Zoning Protection

Brunswick County runs a Voluntary Agricultural District Program under UDO Section 4.9, adopted under G.S. 106-735 through 106-743 and Chapter 160D, that lets owners of at least three acres of qualifying farmland in the unincorporated county enroll to protect the land from nonfarm development. Participation is voluntary and open only outside the county's incorporated towns.

Brunswick County, NC Voluntary Agricultural Districts

Light Restrictions

Brunswick County Unified Development Ordinance §§ 4.9.1, 4.9.8

The standards and provisions of this Voluntary Agricultural District Program are established pursuant to the authority conferred by G.S. 106-735 through 106-743 and Chapter 160D. ... The farmland shall be real property consisting of at least three acres and not located in a planned development (Major Subdivisions, Planned Unit Developments [PUD], and Planned Groups of Structures) unless the dev...

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