“This bulletin provides an overview of notable changes that the General Assembly made to the laws related to planning and development regulations during the 2025 legislative long session. The changes are organized by topic, covering such areas as zoning (including down-zoning), infrastructure, amendments to 2024 Helene-recovery legislation, environmental regulations, the State Building Code, and local bills of interest. Like earlier summary bulletins in this series, this one includes a checklist to help local governments ensure that they are complying with amended state law.”

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