Mocksville board adopts new Planned Mixed Conditional Development zoning rules

The Mocksville Town Board unanimously adopted a zoning text amendment to add a Planned Mixed Conditional Development (PMCD) use to the town’s table of uses, Mayor presiding at the November meeting said.

Johnny Easter presented the proposed amendment, saying the change would allow mixed‑use developments combining low‑impact businesses with single‑family or multi‑family housing and open space. He told the board a key revision reduced the minimum contiguous parcel size from the 20 acres originally proposed to four contiguous acres and added that developments would be required to dedicate 15% of common areas as open space. The amendment also seeks sidewalks with property connectivity and curb and gutter within new PMCDs, and it makes non‑residential uses subject to board approval through the rezoning process.

Planning staff and board members identified technical edits during the public hearing. Ken asked the board to strike an erroneous reference to the AG zoning district in a definition clause and to remove an extraneous note about residential subdivision rights‑of‑way that was not intended for the ordinance language.

With no members of the public offering comment on the proposal, Carl moved to adopt the zoning text amendment and the accompanying statement of consistency; Justin seconded the adoption motion and the board approved both motions by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

The amendment establishes a pathway for developers to propose mixed‑use projects subject to local design standards and board review; the town’s staff noted the measure is intended to give the town more input on subdivision aesthetics and connectivity. The board did not specify any immediate parcels for rezoning under the new PMCD rules; any future PMCD proposal would follow the standard rezoning/public‑hearing process.

The board moved to the next agenda item after the unanimous vote.