Find answers to common questions about planning, development, applications, and county regulations in Alamance County.

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Please use the Alamance County GIS webpage

You can search by address, parcel number or owner name (look for a place to input these items on the left side of the page). If you have any problems, please contact our office and we will do our best to assist you.

Disclaimer: THIS WEBSITE IS NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT
Alamance County shall assume no liability for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the information provided regardless of how caused; or any decision made or action taken or not taken by user in reliance upon any information or data furnished hereunder. The user knowingly waives any and all claims for damages against any and all of the entities comprising the Alamance County GIS System that may arise from the mapping data.

The County does not provide public water or sewer service and does not have access to maps showing where sewer is currently available. Water and sewer are currently offered by local municipalities. Please contact the municipalities for more information.

According to our Abandoned, Junk, and Nuisance Motor Vehicles Ordinance, the following rules apply to the vehicle:

  • Does not display a current license plate, and
  • Is partially dismantled or wrecked, or
  • Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which originally was intended to move and is not being renovated/restored, or
  • Is more than five (5) years old and appears to be worth less than one hundred dollars
  • An owner may have up to 3 junked motor vehicles provided the vehicle is kept behind the main structure or house and is covered by a car cover or heavy canvas cover that is properly secured
The County has a number of aerials on file. They are housed online in the “GIS Downloads” site. The site (and other GIS information) can be found on the County GIS Website.

Property surveys (plats) and deeds are recorded with the Register of Deeds and will be available online. 

If you have trouble locating your plat or deed, please contact either the Register of Deeds (336-570-6565)

The County does not own or maintain any roads within the County. Please check your plat to verify if your street is public or private. If the street is public, please contact the North Carolina Division of Transportation with any questions.

Setbacks are as follows:
Front (from Right-of-way line):
Arterial: 40’
Major Collector: 40’
Minor Collector: 35’
Local: 30’
Side Right-of-way Line Abutting a Street: 25’
Side Property Line Street: 10’
Rear Property Line: 20’*
From a Cul-De-Sac Right-of-way Line: 30’**

* Accessory structures may be located to within three (3) feet of rear property line or easement line, if one exists.
** Cul-de-sac lots shall have a minimum frontage of 20’ feet at the street right-of-way line and a minimum width of 60’ feet at the front setback line (30’ feet from the right-of- way line).

Buildings and structures shall not be erected within the setback area between said lot lines and the building setback lines.
Additional restrictions may apply depending on the presence of streams, other structures, or other building code requirements.

Please contact the Planning Department if you have any further questions.

A plat can be requested at the Register of Deeds.

 After receiving the plat, you should contact a licensed surveyor to help locate your property lines.

Addressing and road naming are managed by our GIS Department’s Addressing Coordinator per the Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance. Please contact them here.

If you have noticed a street name sign is missing, please let us know by using our Street Sign Reporting Tool

(Please note: we only replace street signs in the Alamance County jurisdiction.)