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TEXT AMENDMENT REQUEST FORM
(Internal)
Development Services
108 E. Front Street
P.O. Box 65, Lillington, NC 27546
Phone: (910) 893-7525 Fax: (910) 893-2793
Planning Board: November 4, 2019 County Commissioners: November 18, 2019
Applicant Information: PLAN 1910-0003
Applicant:
Name: Harnett County Development Services
Address: 108 E Front St
City/State/Zip: Lillington NC, 27546
E-mail:
Phone: 910-893-7525
Type of Change
New Addition Revision
Ordinance:
Unified Development
Ordinance Article: VI Section: 6.4
Current Text:
See attached
Proposed Text: (Attach additional sheets if necessary)
See attached
Reason for Requested Change:
Due to some recent legal findings and therefore upon guidance from Harnett County Legal Services
Department, Development Services & the Fire Marshall’s Office requests to add the attached statement
to the nonresidential development regulations. This removes any potential contradictions with the NC
State Building Code.
Suggested Statement-of-Consistency: (Staff concludes that…)
The requested Text Amendment is compatible with the NC State & Harnett County regulatory
documents. Therefore, it is recommended that this Text Amendment request be APPROVED.
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ADD (red text)/ REMOVE (highlighted text) the following to…
Article VII. Development Design Guidelines
6.4 Fire Protection
6.4.3 Fire Hydrants for Nonresidential Development
Fire hydrants, or other fire protection methods as approved by the Fire Marshall’s Office, shall be
required for all new construction and expansions of nonresidential development. Fire hydrants shall be
located in such a manner that no primary structure is further than 400 feet from a hydrant, measured
along the street centerline. Development of lots located along divided right(s)-of-way shall only
consider distance to hydrants located on the same side of the right(s)-of-way.