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Council revises townhome, condo and buffer standards to encourage infill and clarify uses
Summary
Mount Holly amended zoning text to separate townhomes and condominiums, allow 4-unit townhomes with reduced standards in some districts, add duplexes as a use, and require buffers for utility equipment and storage yards.
The Mount Holly City Council approved a text amendment to zoning rules intended to make townhome construction clearer, encourage infill, and add buffer standards for utility equipment and storage yards.
Planning staff explained the changes would revise Chapter 7 (Section 7.1 note 5) and the Table of Permitted Uses in Chapter 6 (section 6.6). The amendment separates townhomes and condominiums into distinct use categories, defines condominiums and apartments, adds duplexes as a permitted use in specified districts, and sets a distinction between townhome developments of four or fewer units and those with five or more units.
Under the adopted language, townhomes of four or fewer units in districts outside the B-1 Downtown District will face a reduced set of standards (for example, a requirement to install sidewalks, a minimum of 50 square feet of attached private outdoor area, and a first-floor entrance). The ordinance also establishes a six-foot opaque fence and a 10-foot landscaping buffer around utility equipment and storage yards. Planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval.
After a public hearing with no speakers, the council voted to approve the text amendment on a motion by Councilwoman Harris, seconded by Councilman Kenneth Reeves.
