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Planning commission recommends adoption of Mecklenburg Countys proposed 2026 zoning ordinance; board hearing set for May 11
Summary
After a presentation by consultant Rachel Falkenstein and public comment (including Microsoft support and resident concerns about utility infrastructure and short-term rentals), the commission voted to recommend the countys proposed 2026 zoning and subdivision ordinance to the board of supervisors for a May 11 public hearing.
The Maconbrack Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors adopt a comprehensive rewrite of the countys zoning and subdivision ordinances, referred to in the hearing as the proposed "2026 zoning ordinance." The commission closed its public hearing and approved a motion to forward the draft with a recommendation that the board consider it at a public hearing scheduled for May 11.
Rachel Falkenstein of planning firm 3TP Ventures, hired by Mecklenburg County to draft the update, told the commission the county's zoning ordinance dates to 1990 and the update is intended mainly to "modernize, to reorganize, and to update" the code and to align local standards with state code. Falkenstein…
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