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Commissioners approve rezoning of 3.55 acres and UDO text amendments on nonconforming uses; accessory‑dwelling changes tabled
Summary
The board approved a conventional rezoning of about 3.552 acres owned by Green Lotus Sports LLC and adopted amendments to Chapter 9 of the Unified Development Ordinance restoring prior nonconforming‑use language (allowing up to 15% rebuild expansion). The board tabled proposed Chapter 6 changes (down‑zoning related) to the May meeting for more information.
The Moore County Board of Commissioners approved a conventional rezoning request for approximately 3.552 acres owned by Green Lotus Sports LLC (parcels on Lucas Road) and adopted a land‑use plan consistency statement under N.C. Gen. Stat. 160D‑605.
Planning Director Deborah Enzminger told commissioners the parcels lie within the Lumber River/Drowning Creek watershed, which allows one dwelling unit per acre. She said the planning board met March 6 and unanimously recommended approval. The board voted by voice to adopt the consistency statement and approve the rezoning request.
In a separate public hearing, Enzminger presented text amendments to Chapter 9 of the Unified Development Ordinance (sections 9.5 and 9.7) to restore language regarding nonconforming situations removed in 2022 and to permit up to 15% expansion when replacing or rebuilding structures damaged by fire or flood. The planning board had held a special meeting on March 27 and voted 6–0 to find the amendment consistent with the county land‑use plan and to recommend approval. Commissioners adopted the text amendment and the associated consistency statement by voice vote.
Enzminger also advised the board that a proposed Chapter 6 amendment—previously continued because it touches down‑zoning—remained unclear due to pending state law changes. Commissioners discussed options and moved to table Chapter 6 amendments to the board’s second May meeting (5:30 p.m.) to allow additional information to be gathered before action.
Taken together, the decisions clear the way for the specific rezoning and restore earlier nonconforming‑use rules while deferring broader accessory‑dwelling/down‑zoning decisions pending legislative clarity.
