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Commissioners adopt zoning, land-use designations for 239 parcels relinquished by Kings Mountain
Summary
The board approved zoning districts and future land-use map designations that extend county planning and inspection services to 239 parcels relinquished by the city of Kings Mountain under state law; county staff said the process follows NC General Statute 160D-202.
The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners voted to apply county land-use designations and zoning districts to 239 parcels relinquished by the city of Kings Mountain.
Chris Wagner, county planning director, told commissioners the parcels were relinquished to the county on Jan. 24 under North Carolina General Statute 160D-202 and that the county had 60 days to apply zoning and land-use plan designations. Wagner said staff examined neighborhood character, posted notice, mailed letters to affected property owners and presented the proposal to the planning board, which recommended approval.
Wagner described the approach used: the county applied two land-use categories — primary growth and secondary growth — and matched zoning districts to neighborhood character so residents would see minimal change in permitting. He said clustered areas — Gold Run, Wright Road, White Plains and Bethlehem Estates, Alice D. Owens Drive and parcels near the state park — were assigned districts the county considers consistent with their existing development. For example, several established neighborhoods were assigned Restricted Residential (allowing site-built and modular homes) while rural areas and properties near the state park were designated Rural Residential.
The board opened a public hearing; no members of the public who had signed up spoke during that hearing. After brief questions from commissioners about consistency with Kings Mountain zoning and voting-district impact, a motion to approve the land-use map and zoning assignments passed. A commissioner thanked planning staff and the City of Kings Mountain for cooperative work.
The move hands planning and inspection authority for those parcels to county staff; property owners seeking building permits or development approvals will now work with Cleveland County rather than the city of Kings Mountain. The board recorded the motion as approved during open session; no roll-call vote with individual tallies was recorded on the transcript.
