Planning

What We Do

The Planning Department is responsible for the administration of all of the county’s ordinances related to land use such as, but not limited to; zoning, subdivision, watershed, manufactured homes, outdoor storage, communication towers, flood damage prevention, hazard mitigation, farmland preservation, adult businesses, environmental protection, etc.

The Planning Department renders advice and guidance to the Public, Board of Commissioners, Planning Board, and Agricultural Advisory Board.

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The Planning Department is responsible for the enforcement of all of the above-mentioned ordinances and all Land Use activities in the County.

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Quick Links:

• Unified Development Ordinance

• Code of Caswell County, North Carolina

• Planning Department Fee Schedule

• Agricultural Advisory Committee

• Caswell County Comprehensive Plan

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

 

Are there minimum housing standards? (ie. Mowing of grass, unsightly structures, etc…)

No

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Does the County have any zoning?

Only the Hyco Lake area, the Town of Yanceyville, and the Town of Milton are zoned.
Hyco Lake Zoning Map

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Does the County require a Business License?

No

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What are the setback requirements?

Hyco Lake Zoning area- rear is 0 feet from the 420 contour line, side is 15 feet, and front is 30 feet from the right of way unless there is no right of way you would use the property line.

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Town of Yanceyville- Please call Town Hall at (336)694-5431

Town of Milton- Please call Town Mayor Patricia Williams (336) 234-0316 or Town Clerk Shirley Wilson (336) 234-8980

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All other areas of the County must meet the subdivision setback requirements:

• Front Yard Setback- for state maintained roads, the setback shall be fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way line of the access road or the front property line, whichever is furthest from the street centerline.  For private roads, the setback shall be sixty (60) feet from the centerline of the private street. 

• Side yard setback is fifteen (15) feet.

• Side yard setback corner lot is twenty (20) feet

• Rear yard setback is twenty five (25) feet.

 

 

What are the watershed buffers?

A minimum thirty foot (30’) undisturbed buffer, and an additional fifty foot (50’) vegetative buffer for development activities is required along all perennial waters indicated on the most recent versions of the U.S.G.S. 1:24,000 (7.5 minute) scale topographic maps. 

The buffer shall be measured from the edge of the bank shown on the survey of the property or on the most recent United States Department of Housing and Urban Development maps.

Agriculture and forestry activities are exempt from these requirements. Golf courses do not have to have a 30 foot undisturbed buffer, but the 50 feet vegetative buffer requirement shall apply to them.

 

 

What is the minimum lot size?

Hyco Lake zoning area- thirty thousand (30,000) square feet

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Town of Yanceyville- Please call Town Hall at (336)694-5431

Town of Milton- Please call Town Mayor Patricia Williams (336) 234-0316 or Town Clerk Shirley Wilson (336) 234-8980

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All other areas in the County must meet the Caswell County Subdivision Ordinance minimum lot size:

• 1 acre (43,560 sq ft) of usable land unless located within Country Line Creek WS-II Watershed.  Critical area of the watershed requires a 3 acre minimum lot size.  Protected area of the watershed requires a minimum of 2 acres.

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