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High Point unveils draft Southwest Mill District area plan; new state law complicates zoning timetable
Summary
Consultants presented a draft area plan and proposed zoning to encourage mixed-use redevelopment around the Heritage Greenway; staff said Session Law 2024‑57 (S.B. 382) redefined downzoning and could require written consent from affected owners before city‑initiated rezoning.
City planning staff and outside consultants presented an initial draft of the Southwest Mill District area plan and a proposed zoning framework at a special High Point City Council meeting.
The presentation, led by Planning Administrator Andy Piper with consultants from Dover, Kohl & Partners and the Southwest Renewal Foundation, described a two-part approach: adopt an area plan that establishes a town-center vision and, subsequently, adopt zoning and UDO text to implement that vision. Piper said the area-plan work focuses on reuse of historic mill buildings, pedestrian connectivity anchored on the Heritage Greenway, a new "transitional industrial" subdistrict for smaller-scale, non‑toxic manufacturing, and design standards to orient buildings toward streets and the greenway.
The plan and zoning intent: create a walkable, mixed-use district
Consultants described a town-center core around 300 Oak…
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