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Cramerton commissioners approve TA23-01 to remove certain residential uses from commercial zones
Summary
On July 18, 2023, the Cramerton Board of Commissioners unanimously approved text amendment TA23-01 to remove primarily residential uses from B-1 and related commercial zoning districts, and adopted a Statement of Consistency finding the change conforms with the town's Land Use Plan.
On July 18, 2023, the Cramerton Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 to approve TA23-01, a zoning text amendment that removes certain primarily residential uses from the town’s light-commercial zoning districts.
Assistant Town Manager Josh Watkins told the board that the B-1 district is intended as a light-commercial designation but that the town’s Table of Authorized Uses had allowed single-family and two-family dwellings by right. After review by the Planning and Zoning Board, the recommended amendment was expanded to also exclude residential mixed uses from the B-2 and O/I‑NB districts to preserve B-1’s primarily commercial character.
“No one signed up to speak” at the public hearing and the Town Clerk received no written comments, Watkins said. Commissioner Kincaid moved to approve the amendment; Commissioner Atkinson seconded. The motion carried 4-0.
Because state law requires a finding on plan consistency after zoning changes, staff drafted a Statement of Consistency concluding TA23-01 conforms with the adopted Land Use Plan. The board approved that statement by the same 4-0 margin; Commissioner Kincaid moved and Commissioner Ramsey seconded.
The amendment removes the specified residential uses from the identified commercial districts; the transcript and materials provided at the meeting do not specify an effective date for the ordinance or any implementing text beyond the amendment itself. The board did not receive public comment on the change at the hearing.
Next steps noted in the meeting record: the amendment and the Statement of Consistency were adopted at the meeting; any future steps (such as codifying ordinance language or announcing an effective date) were not recorded in the published minutes.
