Planning and Inspections Department

The City’s Planning and Inspections Department consists of three positions – the Planning Director, the Inspection Superintendent and the Permit Technician.  The department is responsible for a variety of activities including but limit to the following:

• Development and implementation of long-range community plans;

• Plan review, permitting, and inspections related to compliance with the North Carolina State Building Code;

• Plan review, permitting, and inspections related to compliance with the City’s Unified Development Ordinance (which includes regulations pertaining to zoning, subdivision, flood damage prevention, watershed, landscaping, signage, telecommunication, and historic);

• Code Enforcement activities pertaining to public nuisances, abandoned structures, and minimum housing standards as set forth in the City’s Code of Ordinances;

• Serving as staff liaison to the City’s Planning and Zoning Board, the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, and the Historic Preservation Board. 

Contacts:

John R. Massey, Jr., AICP

Planning Director

514 Rockingham Road

Rockingham, NC 28379

Phone:  (910) 997-5546 ext. 117

Fax:  (910) 997-6617

E-mail:  john@gorockingham.com

Timothy C. Combs, Sr.

Inspection Superintendent

514 Rockingham Road

Rockingham, NC 28379

Phone:  (910) 997-5546 ext. 115

Fax:  (910) 997-6617

E-mail:  tim@gorockingham.com

Carole G. Frye

Permit Technician

514 Rockingham Road

Rockingham, NC 28379

Phone:  (910) 997-5546 ext. 113

Fax:  (910) 997-6617

E-mail:  carole@gorockingham.com