Stake it, photograph it: the Town's right-of-way permit
In Southern Pines your entrance gets its own permit, the Permit for Construction on Town Right-of-Way. The form covers pavement cuts, entrances, storm drainage, tree removal in the right of way and sidewalks. Before you submit it, you have to stake or paint the route and attach photos. The permit goes void if work doesn't begin within 30 days of approval, and the form tells you to call NC 811.
Those details change our schedule. We walk the lot with you, mark the width with paint, take the photos and write down where the old apron meets the street. Then the form goes in, and we hold the truck until the approval is back. A pour booked for week three of a 30 day clock is cutting it close, so we book after the approval, not before. For the countywide basics, see our NC permit guide.
The Town Engineer's sign-off, the bond and the inspection calendar
Under Section 2.42 of the Town's Unified Development Ordinance, anyone using or crossing a town right-of-way, street, alley, easement or drainage way with surface disturbance needs a Driveway or Right-of-Way Permit from the Town Engineer. The ordinance says a maintenance bond of at least one year may be required, and that restoring the right of way to current standard is the applicant's responsibility. So if a pour crosses the curb line, ask your contractor in writing who restores a damaged curb or sidewalk panel and who pays for it. We spell that out in the estimate.
Inspections have their own rules. Call the Town at least 24 hours ahead to schedule one, and don't leave voicemail, because it doesn't take it. The Town's required inspections handout carves out flatwork: "Inspection of driveway slabs, carport slabs, patio slabs, walks, etc. is not required." That exception covers the under-slab inspection, and a building slab still gets one before concrete goes in. A tree in the right of way needs its own Tree Removal Permit, which the Town posts on its permits and forms page.
Pours in Southern Pines are priced by the square foot, $7 to $12 per sq ft, with stamped work at $12 to $20 per sq ft and tear-out of an old pad at $1.50 to $4 per sq ft. The sizes below are examples, not quotes.
| Job | Size | Per sq ft | What it comes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-car broom-finish pad | 24x30 (720 sq ft) | $7 to $12 | $5,040 to $8,640 |
| Tear-out and haul-off of the old 24x30 pad | 720 sq ft | $1.50 to $4 | $1,080 to $2,880 |
| Stamped border apron at the street | 8x24 (192 sq ft) | $12 to $20 | $2,304 to $3,840 |
| Widening for a third car | 10x20 (200 sq ft) | $7 to $12 | $1,400 to $2,400 |
Square-foot math only. Slope, base depth, truck access and what the Town Engineer requires at the street move the number. We give a free written estimate after we see the site.
