North Carolina

Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency

Town of Chapel Hill - Land-Use Management Ordinance

Last DSIRE Review: 07/02/2012

Program Overview:

State:	North Carolina
Incentive Type:	Solar/Wind Access Policy
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Photovoltaics
Applicable Sectors:	Residential, Neighborhood or Homeowners’ Associations
Web Site:	http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=237
Authority 1: Date Effective:	Land Use Management Ordinance, Article 4.6.7 2003

Summary:

In 2003, the Town of Chapel Hill adopted a land-use management ordinance that includes prohibitions against neighborhood or homeowners association covenants or other conditions of sale that restrict or prohibit the use, installation or maintenance of solar-collection devices. This ordinance was adopted prior to North Carolina's statewide solar access law. Chapel Hill's ordinance provides stronger protection for solar-energy systems than the state law.

Contact:

John Richardson
Town of Chapel Hill
Office of Sustainability
405 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5705
Phone: (919) 969-5075
Fax: (919) 969-2014
E-Mail: jrichardson@townofchapelhill.org

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