The Mecklenburg County Attorney Office provides a broad range of legal services to the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners and all County officials. These services aim to promote the public service objectives of the County.     

North Carolina State Law requires a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) before any material alterations are made to a designated local historic landmark.

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) is an agency of Mecklenburg County, and for budgetary purposes is a component of the County’s Asset and Facility Management Department.

The Historic Landmarks Commission's Adventure Club and Charlotte Spokes People are joining forces to bike to several historic properties in Plaza Midwood. If you've been looking for an excuse to dust off your bike (and helmet!), we've got you covered!

A Certificate of Compliance is required by the North Carolina General Statutes to represent that the scope of work, as described in the permit documents, is complete (finaled). At the conclusion of all completed work done under a permit, including all applicable Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, or Fire Code regulations, the Code Enforcement Official will final that particular permit (B, E, M, P) and shall issue a Certificate of Compliance. The contractor/customer will be able to download a copy of the Certificate of Compliance (CC) via the Code Enforcement Online Permitting System for each completed permit.

Mecklenburg County may elect to offer Temporary Certificates of Occupancy (TCO). A TCO may be used for a stated period of time and for specified portions of the building that Code Enforcement Officials find may be safely occupied before completion of the entire building.  Every permit (Building, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing) and agency holds associated with the project and its parent projects must be finaled (for permits) or released (agency holds) or have TCO approval.

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