City limits or Hoke County: where a Raeford business files
Raeford is the Hoke County seat on US 401, 22 miles from the City of Fayetteville, so the courthouse and the county permit offices sit in town. That makes it easy to assume one counter handles every lot. It doesn't. The City of Raeford lists a Code Administration department that covers code enforcement, planning, zoning and building inspections. Hoke County Planning runs zoning for unincorporated land only, and the county ordinance leaves out land inside a town's extraterritorial area.
So the first call is to City Hall with your parcel number: is the lot in the city, in the town's outer area, or out in the county? Get the answer in writing and send it to us. If you're out in the county, the county Planning page is your starting point. On county land, Hoke Building Inspections doubles the permit cost when work begins before the permit is issued, so the order matters.
Bring the parcel number, a sketch of the pavement you want and the use of the building to that first call. On county land, the ordinance bars any land use or building work until the Zoning Administrator issues a zoning permit. The Hoke County Courthouse and the Raeford Historic District are both on the National Register, and an old downtown lot is one more reason to ask the city first.
Hoke County's 24 foot driveway limit and the 30 foot intersection rule
A store, shop or church lot outside the town limits follows Section 9.8 of the Hoke County Zoning Ordinance, the driveway section for development other than single-family homes and duplexes. Your driveway can't start closer than 30 feet to an intersection, measured from the right-of-way line. It runs at least 10 feet wide for one-way traffic and 18 feet for two-way, and never wider than 24 feet unless NCDOT requires more. It should meet the road as close to square as the lot allows.
On a street in the State Highway System, the NCDOT driveway standards win, and the District Engineer's office issues the permit. NCDOT charges no application fee. Small, simple requests move in about four weeks, and complex ones can take eight or more, so build that wait into your pour date. Lots inside the City of Raeford don't follow the county section at all, so ask City Hall which standard your curb cut meets. The permit guide lays out the NCDOT steps in order.
Where the road is a town or county street instead of a state one, the curb cut needs approval from whoever controls that right-of-way, so name the road owner on your first call.
Flatwork runs $8 to $14 per sq ft for a reinforced 5 to 6 inch slab, and each job is priced after a site visit. These sizes multiply out from that range.
| Job | Size | Per sq ft | What it comes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumpster pad | 10x12 (120 sq ft) | $8 to $14 | $960 to $1,680 |
| Storefront walk | 6x50 (300 sq ft) | $8 to $14 | $2,400 to $4,200 |
| Delivery apron | 20x30 (600 sq ft) | $8 to $14 | $4,800 to $8,400 |
| Shop or lot slab | 40x50 (2,000 sq ft) | $8 to $14 | $16,000 to $28,000 |
Urban land fill, extra stone, tear-out of an old pad and the NCDOT wait can move a Raeford total. Every price is confirmed in a free written estimate after we see the site.
