Requires that before a city or county may issue a permit for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, movement, removal, or demolition of a building pursuant to either GS 160A-417 (municipal) or GS 153A-357 (county) that involves:

• construction of water or sewer lines or related facilities
• public or private storm drainage, or
• stormwater systems,

the city or county must receive a plat that includes specific information about the pipes to be used and the plans for placement of the pipes.

Also adds new statutes, GS 153A-363.1 (county) and GS 160A-423.1 (municipal), requiring post-construction drawings to be submitted that include the same information that was required in the plat before a certificate of compliance can be issued.

Effective October 1, 2015.