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Huntersville denies text amendment to allow private helistops in residential zones; board directs staff to study special-use-permit option
Summary
After a lengthy hearing and detailed applicant presentation, the Town Board denied a proposed zoning text amendment that would have permitted private helistops in general residential districts and instead directed staff to research and draft a special‑use‑permit pathway for helistops.
Huntersville — The Town Board voted Dec. 16 to deny a proposed text amendment that would have permitted private helistops in the town’s General Residential (GR) zoning designation and to ask staff to develop a special‑use‑permit (SUP) pathway that would allow case-by-case review.
Planning staff and the November planning board had recommended denial of the text amendment as written, saying the application was too broad to allow helistops “carte blanche” on any GR property. Staff urged that, if helistops are to be considered at all in residential areas, the town should create a special‑use‑permit category that allows site-specific, quasi‑judicial review and enforceable conditions.
The applicant, Todd Hirschfeld, presented on his property and said he had engaged…
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