The General Assembly of North Carolina has passed Senate Bill 831, “An act to extend certain government approvals affecting the development of real property within the state". Realizing that as “a result of the crisis in the real estate finance sector of the economy, real estate developers and redevelopers, including home builders, and commercial, office, and industrial developers, have experienced an industry‑wide decline, including reduced demand, cancelled orders, declining sales and rentals, price reductions, increased inventory, fewer buyers who qualify to purchase homes, layoffs, and scaled back growth plans.” They have extended many improvement permits for a period of up to 3 years, and there's no paperwork or cost involved. Many construction projects have been put on hold and the state is not wanting to put the additional burden on developers to extend or renew the "myriad of other government approvals" necessary for development. Here is a link to the bill for your review:   North Carolina Senate Bill 831

Make sure to stop in your building (or health) department where your permit was issued, and find out if your property is affected by this new bill and have it extended on paper. The Cherokee County area is most affected by the septic permits, but this legislation not only applies to septic permits, but also subdivision site plans, flood hazard area permits, wetlands permits and more.

These are based on the date the permit was issued, not the expiration date.