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Mount Holly council weighs density, lot-size rules as development pressures rise
Summary
Planning staff briefed council on zoning history and recent development pressure, noting state limits on downzoning and architectural requirements (Session Law 2015‑86 and a recent downzoning provision); the planning board recommended considering minimum lot-size standards, but staff cautioned state law constrains local action.
At the Jan. 12 meeting the city’s planning staff reviewed decades of Mount Holly zoning decisions and recent development requests, framing a debate about how the city should respond to smaller-lot proposals near downtown.
Mr. Greg Bridal told council that Mount Holly’s ordinance framework dates to 1996, with earlier R12 single‑family (12,000 sq ft) and later R10 and R8 districts that allowed smaller lots. He said that in the late 1990s and through the 2000s developers pursued smaller‑lot projects (8,000 sq ft and smaller) and that more recent annexation requests have sought lot widths as narrow as 46 feet. Bridal said the planning board recommended the council consider a zoning text amendment to set minimum lot‑size parameters (staff cited 60‑foot…
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