Town of Garner, NC - Frequently Asked Questions


Frequently Asked Questions
What are the procedures to rezone land? Answer What are the procedures to submit a conditional use permit site or subdivision plan? Answer What are the procedures to submit an application to review a Subdivision Plat (Exemption / Minor / Final) for recordation? Answer Is it necessary to get approval from the Planning Department before locating a business in your home? Yes. Submit a Zoning Compliance Permit - Home Occupation for a property located within the Town of Garner's jurisdiction. Included in the package is an information sheet, the application form, a form listing the General Requirements for a Home Occupation business, and sample drawing of the layout for a home business. If you have any questions contact the Enforcement Planner. Is it necessary to get approval from the Planning Department before installing an accessory building on your property? Yes. Submit a Zoning Compliance Permit - Accessory Structure for an accessory structure not larger than 12 feet by 12 feet . If the structure is larger thank 12 feet in any dimension, you must contact the Building Inspections Department for regulations. The Zoning Compliance - Accessory Structure form requires information on the type of building, the size, and the distance the building will be from side and rear property lines. If you have any questions contact the Enforcement Planner. Is it necessary to get approval from the Planning Department before installing a fence on your property? Yes. Submit a Zoning Compliance Permit - Fence Permit. The form requires information on the type of fence, the placement of the fence, and the proposed height of the fence. If you have any questions contact the Enforcement Planner. Is it necessary to get approval from the Planning Department before installing a banner or temporary sign on your property/business? Yes. Submit a Temporary Sign Permit Application. A Temporary Sign may be installed for up to thirty (30) days, and must be removed within ten (10) days of the advertised event. If you have any questions contact the Urban Design Specialist. Is it necessary to get approval from the Planning Department before installing a permanent sign on your property/business? Yes. Submit a Sign Permit Application. The form has categories for three (3) types of signs: Wall sign; Freestanding Sign; and Master Sign Plan. The Unified Development Ordinance addresses permanent signs in some detail depending on the location of the business and the type of permanent sign requested. · For Wall Signs the allowable size is based on the square foot area of the front face of the building excluding the roof, and/or restricted by the conditions of the Master Sign Plan. The form therefore requests information on the length and height of the building front, and the square footage of the proposed sign. · For Freestanding Signs the height and size is restricted by the location of the property - i.e. whether it is on a major highway or in a shopping center - and by restrictions imposed by a Master Sign Plan. Therefore the form requests height and sign square footage information, and, in the case of the business being located in a shopping center, the signature of the design review representative. For Freestanding Signs there must be a plant bed at the base of the sign at: half the height x the width; or a minimum of 50 square feet. If you have any questions contact the Urban Design Specialist. Is it necessary to go to the Planning Department before I can obtain a permit for a well and septic tank? Yes. Request a Wake County Property Description Form. Once we have filled out a portion of this form you must take it to Wake County to obtain a Well and Septic Permit.

What are the procedures to submit a conditional use permit site or subdivision plan? Answer

What are the procedures to submit an application to review a Subdivision Plat (Exemption / Minor / Final) for recordation? Answer

Is it necessary to get approval from the Planning Department before locating a business in your
home?

Yes. Submit a Zoning Compliance Permit - Home Occupation for a property located within the Town of Garner's jurisdiction. Included in the package is an information sheet, the application form, a form listing the General Requirements for a Home Occupation business, and sample drawing of the layout for a home business. If you have any questions contact the Enforcement Planner.

Is it necessary to get approval from the Planning Department before installing an accessory building
on your property?

Yes. Submit a Zoning Compliance Permit - Accessory Structure for an accessory structure not larger than 12 feet by 12 feet . If the structure is larger thank 12 feet in any dimension, you must contact the Building Inspections Department for regulations. The Zoning Compliance - Accessory Structure form requires information on the type of building, the size, and the distance the building will be from side and rear property lines. If you have any questions contact the Enforcement Planner.

Is it necessary to get approval from the Planning Department before installing a fence on your
property?

Yes. Submit a Zoning Compliance Permit - Fence Permit. The form requires information on the type of fence, the placement of the fence, and the proposed height of the fence. If you have any questions contact the Enforcement Planner.

Is it necessary to get approval from the Planning Department before installing a banner or temporary
sign on your property/business?

Yes. Submit a Temporary Sign Permit Application. A Temporary Sign may be installed for up to thirty (30) days, and must be removed within ten (10) days of the advertised event. If you have any questions contact the Urban Design Specialist.

Is it necessary to get approval from the Planning Department before installing a permanent sign on
your property/business?

Yes. Submit a Sign Permit Application. The form has categories for three (3) types of signs: Wall sign; Freestanding Sign; and Master Sign Plan. The Unified Development Ordinance addresses permanent signs in some detail depending on the location of the business and the type of permanent sign requested.

· For Wall Signs the allowable size is based on the square foot area of the front face of the building excluding the roof, and/or restricted by the conditions of the Master Sign Plan. The form therefore requests information on the length and height of the building front, and the square footage of the proposed sign.

· For Freestanding Signs the height and size is restricted by the location of the property - i.e. whether it is on a major highway or in a shopping center - and by restrictions imposed by a Master Sign Plan. Therefore the form requests height and sign square footage information, and, in the case of the business being located in a shopping center, the signature of the design review representative.

For Freestanding Signs there must be a plant bed at the base of the sign at: half the height x the width; or a minimum of 50 square feet. If you have any questions contact the Urban Design Specialist.

Is it necessary to go to the Planning Department before I can obtain a permit for a well and septic
tank?

Yes. Request a Wake County Property Description Form. Once we have filled out a portion of this form you must take it to Wake County to obtain a Well and Septic Permit.