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Airport
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Call (704) 735-0602 for the most up-to-date prices, or go to Airnav.com |
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Call (704) 735-0602 for availability. |
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Six miles east of Lincolnton off Hwy. 73. |
Elections
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Find out where your precinct is Here |
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Find more information here |
Health Department
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All services are not free, charges are according to the service received and can be free, fixed amount or on a sliding scale depending on income. See Health Department Services. |
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The Health Department does not have a General Clinic to treat all illnesses. The Health department only treats specific illness such as sexually transmitted disease and diabetes. See Health Department Services. |
Human Resources
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No, but the job openings are posted and kept current on the County website. View job openings. |
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Complete the application as thoroughly and accurately as possible. The initial phase of the selection process will be based on the application and materials furnished with the application.
Be sure to fully complete and sign the application. |
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Applications may be mailed to:
Lincoln County Human Resources Department
115 West Main Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092 |
Parks and Recreation
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Complete online form and mail or bring to the Parks and Recreation Office at:
105A E. Court Sq.
Lincolnton, NC 28092Forms are also available in the office. Fees are due when the reservation is submitted. |
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Complete online form and mail or bring to the Parks and Recreation Office at:
105A E. Court Sq.
Lincolnton, NC 28092Forms are also available in the office. Fees are due when the registration is submitted. |
Planning & Inspections Department
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We have no county ordinances that can make a person mow his yard, nor do we have any ordinances that can make a person sew grass in his yard. |
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If the zoning district allows a double-wide, we can not deny a application for a building permit. Our department does not enforce deed restrictions, this becomes a civil matter. |
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The Lincoln County Unified Development Ordinance doesn’t allow this. |
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The Lincoln County Unified Development Ordinance doesn’t allow this. |
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Lincoln County doesn’t have any ordinances that address this problem. |
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A completed and signed complaint form is very advantageous if a case ever needs to go to court. |
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Complaint forms are public record; therefore, if the person comes into our office and requests to see the form, we must show them. |
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The Unified Development Ordinance generally allows only one home per lot, so your property would have to be subdivided, the create two lots. The question then becomes whether you can meet the minimum lot size requirements and other rules governing the subdivision of property. |
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“Customary home occupations” are permitted. Among the stipulations: The home occupation must be clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the dwelling and use of the dwelling for the home occupation is limited to a maximum of 25% of the gross floor area. |
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The first step is to talk with a zoning administrator, who will advise you on the matter. Next, you must fill out an application and pay a fee. Rezoning requests are typically heard by the Board of County Commissioners on the first Monday of the month. Applications must be submitted at least 45 days in advance of the hearing. |
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To be moved into Lincoln County, a mobile home must have been constructed after July 1, 1976. If it’s going onto an individual lot, it must have a shingled roof and vinyl siding (or other siding commonly used in standard residential construction). If it’s going into a mobile home park, it may have a metal roof and metal siding. |
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The zoning ordinance allows for the replacement of a nonconforming mobile home as long as the replacement mobile home is the same class or higher, is a newer model than the older one, and is placed on the lot within 180 days of the removal of the old one. |
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Yes, any structure that measures 12 feet or greater in any dimension requires a building permit per the International Building Code. |
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You can order them from the Department of Insurance; our office has the order forms. You may be able to purchase the Code books from your local Community College bookstore. |
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If you have called in your inspection request the previous workday, prior to 2:00 pm, the inspector should be at your jobsite between the hours of 8:00 am and 2:30 pm. |
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- After your final has been approved and a sticker has been placed on the meter-box
- After you have paid a deposit for temporary electrical (which is 2.5 times the building permit fee, for residential) and the inspection has been approved and a sticker has been places on the meter
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Public Works - Billing and Collections
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The water bill is due the last day of the month. |
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Cash, check, money order, bank draft. |
Public Works - Solid Waste
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Household waste and recyclables. |
Public Works - Utility Operations
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Once a month (approximately 30 day cycle). |
Public Works - Wastewater
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On Forney Creek, at Little Egypt Road. |
Public Works - Water Treatment
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3,990,000 gallons per day. |
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Sodium hypochlorite – see the Water Quality Report |
Register of Deeds
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- Birth and Death records from 1913 to present;
- Marriages from 1868 to present;
- Real Estate records from 1769 to present
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Real Estate records from 1769 to present. Please see the Deeds page for the details.
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Social Services
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The income limits vary depending on household size and ages of household members and the program you are applying for. |
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Various programs have an application on-line that can be printed, completed, and mailed in, you may contact the agency to have an application mailed to you, or you can come to the agency and a caseworker will be glad to assist you. |
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Required training is offered two times per year. Contact the Foster Care/Licensing social worker at 704-732-9017 for further information. |
Soil and Water
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The Soil & Water Conservation District has no authority over ponds. We offer information on construction, permits required and pond management. Contact the Army Corps of Engineers and the Division of Water Quality for permits required. |
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For agronomic information (lawns, gardens, pastures, etc): Soil test information (boxes & information sheets) are provided by our office. The soil sample is sent to Raleigh to be an analyzed. Soil testing is a free service. For septic system perking test: This service is provided by the Environmental Health Department. |
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The County has no ordinance regulating that. You must contact the Division of Water Quality in Mooresville. Lincoln County does have a Buffer Ordinance that is administered under the Building & Land Development. |
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Neither the County nor the State has enforcement for drainage issues. This issue must be taken up through civil actions. |
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Yes, the County has a Sedimentation & Erosion Control Ordinance. This ordinance addresses issues pertaining to keeping sediment on the property as well as out of the waterways in the county. |
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Any land disturbance over one acre must have an approved erosion control plan. If the disturbance is less than one acre but greater than 1000 square feet requiring a building permit, a Single Lot Disturbance Form must be completed. |
Tax Appraisal
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To create a real estate tax base for the county, and to determine equitable distribution of the tax burden. |
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1. Estimate "fair market value"
2. Appraise all new construction
3. Notify property owners of changes of values
4. Keep an inventory of major characteristics of all real property
5. Establish a "schedule of values" used in the appraisal of real property
6. Provide information to the general public
7. Conduct real estate property appeals |
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The Chief of Appraisal and his staff do not dictate values. They interpret the marketplace by analyzing real estate transactions and comparing conditions of similar properties which have sold. |
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