Planning & Development

Planning Board

Duties: To carry out the planning and zoning activities of the Town of Bailey pursuant to the provisions of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Specifically, to study the resources and needs of the town and prepare plans for the systematic future development and betterment of the town. To provide plans for dividing the town into zoning districts and to prepare plans specifying the height, area, manner of construction, and use of structures and buildings to be erected in such districts.

The Board prepares and submits to the Town Council for approval and adoption, reports and recommendations, as to regulations

of the percentage of a lot that may be occupied; the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; and the location

and use of buildings and structures and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.

It is the duty of the Board to make and adopt a master plan for the physical development of the town and its extraterritorial

jurisdiction.

Meetings are held as needed at Town Hall.

Long Range Future Land Use Plan

Town of Bailey Zoning Ordinances

Future Land Use Map

Please contact the Zoning Administrator for the Town of Bailey for additional information regarding planning and development for the town. The contact number is 252-235-4977. Otherwise you can click on the button to the right to view the Town of Bailey's Zoning Ordinances.

Planning Board Members

Shawn Lucas - Zoning Administrator/Code Enforcement Officer

n/a - Chairperson

n/a - Vice-Chairperson

Tammy Bissette

Diane Melton

Mark Boykin

Michael Davis

Lisa Matthews

Board of Adjustments

Duties: To review decisions made by the office of zoning administration, review special use permits requested by applicants,

review variances requested by applicants, and interpret zoning ordinances.