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This bill restores the authority for local governments in Rutherford County and its municipalities to initiate down-zoning amendments without requiring written consent from all affected property owners. Down-zoning is defined as a zoning change that reduces the development density or permitted uses of land, making it less developable than before. The bill modifies existing zoning regulations by removing a previous restriction that required property owner consent for such amendments and eliminates a provision about creating nonconformities on non-residential zoned land. Specifically, the bill allows local governments to independently propose zoning changes that decrease land development potential without needing approval from every property owner in the affected area. The legislation is limited to Rutherford County and its municipalities, becomes effective immediately upon becoming law, and applies retroactively to December 11, 2024, effectively reinstating zoning ordinances as they existed before a previous amendment.

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S136