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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-144 (2026)

Restrictions as to location of junkyards

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No junkyard shall be established, operated or maintained, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, or a North Carolina route in a county that has no interstate or federal aid primary highways, except the following:

(1) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main-traveled way of the highway at any season of the year or otherwise removed from sight or screened in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportation.

(2) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of law.

(3) Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas shall be determined from actual land uses and defined by regulations to be promulgated by the Department of Transportation.

(4) Those which are not visible from the main-traveled way of an interstate or primary highway or a North Carolina route in a county that does not have an interstate or federal aid primary highway at any season of the year. (1967, c. 1198, s. 4; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 1993, c. 493, s. 2.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1992–1993 · leading case: Naegele Outdoor Advert., Inc. v. Harrelson, 434 S.E.2d 244 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993).
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Naegele Outdoor Advert., Inc. v. Harrelson, 434 S.E.2d 244 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “A junkyard lawfully in existence along any highway “which may be hereafter designated as an interstate *101 or primary highway and which does not conform to the requirements for exception under G.S. 136-144 hereof, shall be screened, if feasible, by the Department of…”
Cnty. of Hoke v. Byrd, 421 S.E.2d 800 (N.C. Ct. App. 1992). “The Junkyard Control Act, however, applies only to junkyards located on “primary highways.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-144(1): 1 case
Naegele Outdoor Advert., Inc. v. Harrelson, 434 S.E.2d 244 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993). “A junkyard lawfully in existence along any highway “which may be hereafter designated as an interstate *101 or primary highway and which does not conform to the requirements for exception under G.S. 136-144 hereof, shall be screened, if feasible, by the Department of…”
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