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Council amends development code to define and regulate murals downtown
Summary
The Gastonia City Council voted unanimously April 15 to amend the Unified Development Ordinance to add a definition and basic standards for murals, with downtown design review required in central business and urban mixed-use districts.
The Gastonia City Council voted unanimously April 15 to amend the city’s Unified Development Ordinance to add a definition and limited standards for murals and to require downtown design review for murals in central business and urban mixed‑use districts.
City senior planner Jordan Tubbs told the council the change fills a gap in the code: “The proposed definition for mural is ‘a sign displaying only a noncommercial message that is painted or drawn on a building wall.’” He said the amendment adds basic maintenance and material standards and…
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