Pitt County, NC HOA Rules: Board Governance (2026)

S. Chapter 55 or Chapter 55A specifically to maintain those private subdivision streets. The ordinance does not leave the association's structure to the developer's discretion: appropriate bylaws must be prepared, and proposed covenants or deed restrictions addressing maintenance, apportionment of financial responsibility among lot owners, and enforcement must be submitted for county review. The County Attorney reviews and must approve the adequacy of these governance materials before the final plat can move forward, and the drafters' own commentary on this section notes that a homeowners association is treated as the only available mechanism for maintaining private streets in the county, so approval of the incorporation and bylaw package should be started well ahead of final plat submittal because the process can run long.

Once approved, the bylaws, covenants or deed restrictions are not just filed with the Planning Department: they must be recorded in the Pitt County Register of Deeds Office at the same time as the final plat, and they must be cross-referenced to that plat so future lot buyers and title searchers can find the maintenance obligations. This creates a direct link between the private street design standards in Section 141(C)(1), covering right-of-way width, pavement width, centerline radius and ditch sections, and the governance structure required to keep those improvements maintained over time, since the county itself takes no maintenance responsibility for private streets.