HB 876

Adds a new GS 160D-402.1 to require local governments, within two business days of receiving an application for development approval, to complete an administrative review of the application and either (1) notify the developer in writing that the application is complete and no further information is required for the local government to make a determination on the application; or (2) notify the developer in writing that the application is deficient and provide a written deficiency list that identifies each deficiency; the specific law, ordinance, policy, or procedure used as the basis for each deficiency; and a description of the action the local government would deem corrective for each deficiency. Such a deficiency notice may provide recommendations, but those must be clearly designated as recommended or advisory only and may not be required as a condition of development approval.