Restores down-zoning authority in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, allowing local governments to decrease land density or permitted uses.
This bill restores the authority for local governments in Mecklenburg County to initiate down-zoning, which involves reducing the density or permitted uses of land. The changes apply retroactively to December 11, 2024, and affect only Mecklenburg County and its municipalities. Down-zoning can decrease development density or limit land uses to fewer than previously allowed.
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