Land Use & Environmental Law
An Overview of Riparian and Littoral Rights in North Carolina for Surveyors
Surveyors are critically important to riparian and littoral rights in North Carolina because they determine the boundaries on the navigable waters of our State and help resolve disputes between neighboring landowners. Surveyors are expected to be familiar with local and state laws and regulations related to riparian and littoral rights to provide accurate and reliable…
Read MoreN.C. Court of Appeals Issues Important Land Use Development Decision
SPONSORED CONTENT PROVIDED BY GEOFFREY LOSEE – PARTNER, ROUNTREE LOSEE LLP Earlier this year, the team at Rountree Losee LLP successfully represented the Town of Topsail Beach before the North Carolina Court of Appeals in a lawsuit originally filed by a group of Topsail Beach homeowners in late 2016. Owners on the “soundside” at the south…
Read MoreSteve Coggins Successfully Obtains Relief from Injunction Which Had Prevented Building Permits at Topsail Beach
In late 2016, a group of some Topsail Beach citizens filed a lawsuit against the Town of Topsail Beach. As a result, in December, a Pender County judge issued an injunction order, preventing the Town from issuing any building permits for more than 20 beachfront lots on the south end of the Town. Earlier this…
Read MoreStephen Coggins Facilitates Win of Special Use Permit for S.T. Wooten Sand Mine
Last week, the New Hanover County’s Board of Commissioners approved a special use permit for the S.T. Wooten Sand Mine, located on 80.4 acres in the 200 block of Sutton Lake Road in Wilmington. Our very own Stephen Coggins represented and advocated for S.T. Wooten, adamant the project should move forward. “Extensive groundwater testing has taken place…
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