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Kernersville aldermen adopt resolution opposing state bills that would limit local land‑use authority
Summary
At a regularly scheduled meeting, the Kernersville Board of Aldermen unanimously adopted a resolution opposing four state bills that board members said would remove local control over zoning, require middle‑housing allowances across residential zones, and expose individual elected officials to personal liability.
The Kernersville Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to adopt a resolution opposing four recently filed North Carolina bills that board members and staff said would sharply restrict municipal land‑use authority and change the way zoning cases are decided.
Town staff described the measures as a package that would expand by‑right residential development, require “middle housing” in residential zones, and impose procedural changes that would turn most zoning decisions into quasi‑judicial hearings. Town Attorney Keith Powell cautioned that the bills would reduce ordinary citizens’ ability to speak during zoning hearings and shift the burden to paid expert testimony.
“At least one of the bills would require the siting of middle housing structures in all residential zones,” Town Manager Mister Swisher said during the board’s remarks. “Senate bill 499 is an act to allow…
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