Bill > H225

This bill restores the local government's ability to initiate down-zoning (a zoning change that reduces development density or permitted land uses) in the towns of Wake Forest and Rolesville without requiring written consent from all property owners. The bill modifies existing zoning law by removing a provision that previously prevented local governments from initiating down-zoning without property owner consent. Specifically, it eliminates a clause that would have created nonconformity for land not in residential zoning districts and allows municipalities to propose zoning changes that reduce development potential or allowed uses. The bill is retroactively effective to December 11, 2024, which means it will reinstate zoning ordinances as they existed before a previous legislative change. This legislation is narrowly targeted, applying only to Wake Forest and Rolesville, and aims to provide these local governments with more flexibility in managing land use and zoning regulations.

Justice

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H225