In accordance with NC General Statute 18B-904(f) before issuing a retail permit, the NC ABC Commission shall determine that the applicant is a suitable person and that the location is a suitable place. The governing body of a city/county designates an official to make recommendations concerning the suitability of a person or of a location for an ABC retail permit.

In addition to your completed permit forms package, please submit the following local government materials to the NC ABC Commission:

• A signed and notarized Local Government Opinion Form
• Proof of mandatory compliance with all applicable building and fire codes using the Inspection/Zoning Compliance Form

Designated officials are expected to process these forms within 15 days of receipt.

County:

Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore NA Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey

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The governing body of a city or county may designate an official of the city or county, by name, or by position, to make recommendations concerning the suitability of a person or of a location for an ABC permit. The official designated under this subsection shall be allowed to testify at a contested case hearing in which the suitability of a person or of a location for an ABC permit is an issue without further qualification or authorization. County Commissioners, City/Town Council Members, or Mayors may change their designee by filing this Resolution form with the NC ABC Commission.