Environmental
The discovery of a Native American burial site on a NC development property may trigger requirements under:
ACAMA
BThe NC Unmarked Human Burial and Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act and potentially federal law (NAGPRA)✓ Correct
CThe NC Hazardous Waste Management Act
DThe NC Residential Property Disclosure Act
Explanation
Discovery of Native American or other human remains triggers NC and potentially federal (NAGPRA) requirements for reporting, protection, and potential consultation with tribes, which can significantly affect development.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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