Right to Farm in Carteret County, NC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Carteret County, North Carolina.
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Farm Nuisance Protection
Section 1007 of the Carteret County Zoning Ordinance says the ordinance shall in no way regulate, restrict, prohibit, or otherwise deter any bona fide farm and its related uses. The protection covers any tract of at least three acres used for dairying, crops, forest products, livestock, or poultry.
Right-to-Farm Protection, Unincorporated Carteret County
Few RestrictionsCarteret County Zoning Ordinance §§ 1007, 1102
This ordinance shall in no way regulate, restrict, prohibit or otherwise deter any bona fide farm and its related uses. Nonfarm uses on a farm shall be subject to this ordinance. ... Bona fide farm. ... Any tract of land containing at least three acres which is used for dairying or the raising of agricultural products, forest products, livestock (domestic) or poultry, and may include facilities...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Unincorporated Carteret County's zoning ordinance does not apply to bona fide farms; Section 1005 excludes them from the regulations, and the county's Rural Agricultural (RA) district under Section 1008.A is set aside for land primarily suited to agriculture, farm-related uses, very low-density housing, and woodlands.
Bona Fide Farm Zoning Exemption, Carteret County
Few RestrictionsCarteret County Zoning Ordinance §§ 1005, 1008.A
These regulations govern the development and use of land and structures in all of the unincorporated areas of Carteret County, not to include the areas regulated by the Down East Conservation Ordinance (DECO) or any other governmental unit. These regulations do not apply to bona fide farms, except that non-farms may be regulated as per section 1007. ... A.RA (rural agricultural district). This ...
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