- Home
- Departments
- Planning & Community Development
- Code Enforcement
Code Enforcement
Violation Complaint Form
The primary goals of the Code Enforcement Division are to investigate and enforce zoning violations of the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance and other codes as applicable.
Enforcement & Penalties
The Code Enforcement Division enforces Zoning and Solid Waste ordinances. Below are relevant sections of the County Codes that explain Code Enforcement.
- How do I file a complaint?
-
Please visit the Violation Complaint Form (LINK).
- Can I live in my RV on my own property? Can I live in my RV on a vacant property?
-
Trailers and recreational vehicles shall be parked in a driveway, garage, carport, or in the rear or side yard of an established primary residence or principal lot for the purpose of storage only.
- Can I park vehicles, boats, and RVs on my vacant property?
-
The storage of these items must be on an established primary or principal lot or parcel.
- What are the regulations for building a fence?
-
Pender County does not regulate fences.
- Is the County responsible for the maintenance of private roads?
-
No, private road maintenance is the responsibility of the property owners on that road.
- Who is responsible for violations on a property in Pender County?
-
The property owner is responsible for all code violations.
- How much is a fine and how do fines work?
-
The First Notice of Violation gives the property owner 30 days to comply and bring the property back into compliance. On Day 31, a Final Notice of Violation is sent and fines of $100.00 per day start to accumulate. If no compliance is made by Day 60, a Court Ordered Compliance notice will be sent notifying the property owner that the County Attorney will be initiating a Court filing.
- How do I bring my property into compliance or remedy a violation?
-
The Notice of Violation will identify the conditions that create the violation and the corrective action that must be completed.
- What is solid waste?
-
Solid Waste is defined in Chapter 26 of the Pender County Code of Ordinances as any garbage, trash, refuse, litter, rubbish, incidental yard waste and other non-liquid waste material allowed in a subtitle D sanitary landfill as defined by the state law, but excluding hazardous waste.