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Council adopts UDO changes to speed industrial development, raises allowed building heights to 75 feet
Summary
The council unanimously approved amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance to reclassify certain manufactured goods uses as by‑right in general industrial zoning and to raise an industrial building height cap from 50 to 75 feet to better accommodate modern industrial users.
The Gastonia City Council unanimously approved updates to the city’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) intended to make the city more competitive for industrial recruitment.
Assistant Planning Director Joe Gates told council the amendments were developed in partnership with Gaston County economic-development staff and would reclassify selected North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) categories so that some “manufactured goods” uses in I‑2 and I‑3 districts would be allowed by right (with supplemental regulations) instead of requiring discretionary approvals. That administrative change,…
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