Stony Point CDP (part), Iredell County, North Carolina, NC

Iredell County bans burning as a disposal method: no one may dispose of solid waste, construction materials or unwanted structures by open burning anywhere in the county, under the…

Iredell County bans playing a radio, jukebox, amplifier or musical instrument loud enough to annoy or disturb anyone's quiet, comfort or repose. Violators face a misdemeanor of up to a…

Iredell County bans running a car, motorcycle or boat so out of repair, overloaded or operated as to create loud, unnecessary noise, and separately bars mounting a loudspeaker or…

Iredell County bars garages, filling stations, factories, stores and similar businesses from operating between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in a way that creates loud, disturbing noise…

Iredell County treats a pet whose frequent or long-continued noise disturbs a reasonable person's comfort or repose as a prohibited noise violation. The rule sits inside the county's…

Iredell County caps accessory dwelling units at 650 heated square feet, limits a lot to one, and requires the same owner, a shared driveway with the main house, and rear or side yard…

Sheds and other accessory buildings in unincorporated Iredell County cannot sit in front of the house, must clear side and rear lines by at least 10 feet, and anything over 2,000…

Residential accessory pools in unincorporated Iredell County must be enclosed by a fence at least 4 feet tall with a self-closing, self-latching gate, and must meet the district's…

Building a residential pool in unincorporated Iredell County skips the Land Development Code's site plan review entirely under Section 8.3, which lists residential swimming pools as…

Iredell County Code § 3-8(1) lets an animal control officer pick up any dog or other animal 'not under direct control of its owner' and found at large, exposing the owner to a fine…

Iredell County Code § 3-8(8) makes it unlawful for any owner or other person to possess or harbor a wild or exotic animal within the county, including wolves, bears, big cats, venomous…

Iredell County does not mandate spay or neuter for pets generally, but Code § 3-17(2)d requires every dog and cat adopted from the county animal shelter to be altered before adoption…

Iredell County limits a private recreational vehicle campsite to one RV per parcel under Land Development Code Performance Requirement R34, rising to three units only where the parcel…

Iredell County expressly prohibits using mobile homes, travel trailers, tractor trailers, mobile storage units, mobile office units, shipping containers and similar vehicles for…

A home-based business in unincorporated Iredell County may display exactly one on-premises sign under Section 6.6's Table 6.1, capped at three square feet of copy area, with no zoning…

Iredell County allows a family day care home serving eight or fewer children as an accessory use to a residential dwelling under state law, with Table 2.21.1 permitting the use by…

Iredell County limits a customary home occupation to 25 percent of one floor, bars accessory buildings and outside storage, and caps non-resident employees at one for a short list of…

Operating a short-term rental anywhere in unincorporated Iredell County has required a zoning permit since January 1, 2024, under Land Development Code Performance Requirement R68(A)…

Iredell County caps every short-term rental at two guests per bedroom plus two more under Land Development Code Performance Requirement R68(C), with bedroom counts locked to the…

Fences and freestanding walls in unincorporated Iredell County are exempt from setback rules but capped at 8 feet unless part of a recreational use, and corner lots must keep sight…

Iredell County requires garbage to be kept in a health-director-approved container that is metal or equally durable, watertight, fly-proof and rodent-proof, with handles and a fitted…

Iredell County outlaws burying, submerging or littering solid waste anywhere outside a permitted disposal site. County Code Sec. 12-18 bans littering under G.S. 14-399, illegal burial…

Iredell County requires every property owner, occupant, tenant or lessee to remove or have garbage removed from the property at least once a week, and paid solid waste collectors must…

Since July 1, 1999, Iredell County has banned recyclable old corrugated cardboard generated by businesses, industry and institutions from the county waste management facility…

Iredell County lets farmers enroll land in a Voluntary Agricultural District to cut the odds of nuisance lawsuits from new neighbors. Enrollment requires 25+ contiguous acres (or…

Iredell County's Land Development Code exempts bona fide farms, including start-up farms, from its zoning provisions entirely under Section 1.3.6. A farm qualifies using the state law…

Iredell County requires an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan before disturbing one acre of land, or a half-acre in a water supply watershed. Violators face civil…

Iredell County's Flood Damage Prevention ordinance requires two feet of freeboard above the base flood elevation for new construction and substantial improvements in Special Flood…

Any development inside an Iredell County Special Flood Hazard Area needs a Floodplain Development Permit from the Floodplain Administrator before work starts. Violations are a Class 1…

Any new subdivision in unincorporated Iredell County must include a stormwater drainage plan built to NCDOT drainage standards before the preliminary plat is approved. The rule bars…

Iredell County bans begging or soliciting in a public place by intimidating or accosting someone, or forcing oneself upon them, and bars any panhandling within 100 feet of a bank…

Iredell County bans skateboarding, roller blading and in-line skating on any county-owned property or facility outside the areas designated for that purpose in public parks. Violators…

Section 10.5-7 makes it unlawful to loaf, lounge or loiter near, on or about the parking or sidewalk areas of any Iredell County-owned property or facility, though people with lawful…

Iredell County makes it unlawful to knock on doors or enter a private residence to sell goods or services once a "No Solicitation," "No Trespassing," or similar sign is posted at or…

Anyone who wants to panhandle or solicit in unincorporated Iredell County must first get a permit from the sheriff's office under Section 7.5-56. The permit costs a board-set fee…

Iredell County's Minimum Housing Ordinance lets the county housing inspector order repair or demolition of any dwelling found unfit for human habitation. A dwelling ruled…

Iredell County's Minimum Housing Ordinance makes occupants responsible for exterminating insects, rodents and other pests in their dwelling, but shifts that duty to the owner whenever…

Iredell County requires all outdoor lighting to be installed so it does not throw direct glare onto the street or neighboring land. Zoning Ordinance Section 2.2.12 sets that duty for…

Iredell County's Land Development Code sets minimum yard setbacks by zoning district in dimensional-requirement tables. In the county's baseline R-A Residential Agricultural District…

Iredell County caps residential structures at 35 feet in its core zoning districts. Table 2.5 sets a 35-foot maximum height for single-family and two-family homes in the R-A…

Iredell County adopts the North Carolina State Electrical Code by reference as its electrical code under Code § 4-60, and Sec. 4-106 requires an inspection-division permit before any…

Iredell County adopts the North Carolina Plumbing Code by reference as its plumbing code under Code § 4-58, and Sec. 4-106 requires an inspection-division permit before any…

Iredell County Code § 4-106 bars anyone from starting construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, moving, or demolition of a building without first securing a permit from the…

Iredell County gives property owners one year after fire marshal and insurance investigations wrap up to clear solid waste left from a structure damaged beyond repair by storm, fire or…

Iredell County's zoning table caps residential yard sales at four per year and allows them by right, with no special use permit, in the AC, RA, RUR, RR, R-20, R-12, R-8 and RO…

Digital billboards in Iredell County are confined to the H-B, G-B, M-1, and M-2 districts under Land Development Code Section 6.8.2, capped at 380 square feet per face, required to…

Iredell County's Land Development Code confines an Adult Oriented Business to a narrow footprint: Performance Requirement R39 bars it from sitting within 1,000 feet of another such…

Homeowners who bolt solar panels to a roof or building in Iredell County skip the Land Development Code's zoning review entirely: Performance Requirement R65 exempts rooftop and…

Iredell County has no routine rental-registration or annual-inspection cycle; instead its Minimum Housing Ordinance makes every dwelling "let to another for occupancy" subject to the…

Iredell County's Minimum Housing Ordinance, Code §§ 4-130 through 4-134, sets minimum fitness standards every rental and owner-occupied dwelling must meet: sound structure…