Frequently Asked Questions

Please visit the Violation Complaint Form (LINK).

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.

The storage of these items must be on an established primary or principal lot or parcel.

Pender County does not regulate fences.

No, private road maintenance is the responsibility of the property owners on that road.

The property owner is responsible for all code violations.

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.

The Notice of Violation will identify the conditions that create the violation and the corrective action that must be completed.

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.