HB 1222 — Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 1222 RATIFIEDShort BILLTitle: AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS TO BE MADE BY THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick.

(Local) Sponsors:

Representative Miller.

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Referred to:

State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House May 6, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE ALL DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY TO BE DECIDED BY ROLL CALL VOTE OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

NotwithstandingFor the purposes of this act, the term "development approval" shall have the same meaning as in G.S.

160D-803(c),160D-102(13). the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners shall make the final decision on all preliminary subdivision plats that would result in the division of the original lot into twenty-five or more lots.

Notwithstanding any provision of G.S.

160D-705160D-403 to the contrary, the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners shall hear and makeG.S. the final decision on all special use permits.

160D-705, the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners shall make the final decision on all development approvals in Brunswick County.

The official record of all meetings where a development approval is decided shall reflect how each member voted on each development approval before the Board.

BrunswickThis Countyact shallis requireeffective awhen trafficit impactbecomes analysislaw. to be submitted in conjunction with an application for (i) a preliminary subdivision plat that would result in the division of the original lot into twenty-five or more lots, (ii) a major site plan, (iii) a special use permit, (iv) a planned development, and (v) all other residential or commercial projects reasonablyanticipated to generate at least 100 vehicle trips at peak hour or 1,000 vehicle trips per day.

The*H1222-v-1* Brunswick County Planning Director shall present all traffic impact analyses submitted in conjunction with an application before the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners in open session at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Commissioners following receipt of the traffic impact analysis.

If the Board of Commissioners is required to make the final decision on the project, the Board shall hear the Planning Director's presentation prior to voting on the project.

SECTION 5.

The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners shall make final decisions on zoning ordinance text amendments, zoning map amendments, preliminary subdivision plats, variances subject to approval by the Board, and special use permits by a recorded vote taken in open session and the official record of the meeting shall reflect how each member voted on each matter before the Board of Commissioners.

SECTION 6.

This act applies onlyto the use and development of land and structures located in Brunswick County outside of the land use and zoning jurisdiction of municipalities located in Brunswick County.

*H1222-v-2* SECTION 7.

This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to applications submitted on or after that date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2 day of July, 2026.

s/ Rachel Hunt President of the Senate s/ Destin Hall Speaker of the House of Representatives Page 2 House Bill 1222-Ratified