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Resident warns proposed North Carolina zoning bills would limit local input, create automatic approvals
Summary
A Hickory resident told the city council that around 30 bills in the North Carolina General Assembly could curtail public participation in zoning and create an automatic approval rule after 104 days if local governments do not act.
Matt Sin, a Hickory resident, warned the City Council on May 20 that multiple bills in the North Carolina House and Senate would change local zoning procedures and reduce ordinary citizens’ ability to speak at hearings.
“There’s several about 30 bills in the House and Senate that want to change the way we do things,” Sin said. He described proposals that would limit…
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