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Council split over revising master plan after repeated rezoning votes for South Main properties
Summary
Councilmember Demoter sought amendments to the town’s newly adopted comprehensive master plan to remove or align specific South Main rezonings with the council’s prior votes; members debated legal and planning implications and passed a motion directing planning staff to submit proposed amendments to the Planning Commission.
Mount Airy — Councilmember Demoter moved that the town’s recently adopted comprehensive master plan be amended to remove or update recommendations affecting properties on extended South Main Street after the council had previously voted against rezoning several parcels.
Demoter argued the master plan’s vision — which identifies up to 20 properties for potential commercial rezoning — conflicts with three separate council votes opposing commercial rezoning of individual properties and therefore should be updated to avoid confusing property owners and creating grounds for legal challenge. He told the council the inconsistency risks…
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