NC S677

Licensed professional land surveyors gain limited right of entry onto others' property to perform surveys for property corners, boundary lines, rights-of-way, and easements, effective July 1, 2024, without constituting trespass, provided they make reasonable efforts to notify adjoining landowners.

Surveyors cannot enter railroad lands or critical infrastructure facilities and remain liable for any damage caused to property; landowners can only sue surveyors for willful or deliberate injury, and surveyors cannot sue landowners for personal injury or property damage except in cases of willful or deliberate harm.

Local governments must offer pre-submittal meetings within 5 business days for commercial and multifamily building permit applications with sealed plans from licensed engineers or architects and must complete plan review and issue permits within 45 days, or 60 days if issuing at-risk permits.

Permit applicants can elect independent third-party plan review if local government cannot meet the 45-day deadline, and local government must issue permits within 3 business days of receiving certified third-party review and must refund or waive all plan review and permit fees.

At-risk building foundation and structure permits allow construction to proceed before all development approvals are obtained, provided applicants attended pre-submittal meetings and erosion control plans are approved; local governments are discharged from liability for at-risk permits.