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Belmont Council approves zoning map amendment to let self‑storage parcels unify under Gaston County
Summary
The Belmont City Council unanimously approved ZA2025.06, allowing three split‑zoned parcels near Gaither Road to be consolidated under Gaston County zoning so a self‑storage applicant can pursue a single site‑plan review; council heard staff and applicant presentations and technical stormwater clarifications.
Belmont — The Belmont City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on Dec. 1 (ZA2025.06) to relinquish the city’s zoning designation over portions of three parcels so they can be consolidated under Gaston County zoning, enabling a self‑storage developer to pursue a single jurisdiction for future site design and permitting.
Planning staff Chester Jones explained that the three parcels along Gaither Road are split between Belmont and Gaston County, which requires developers to comply with two different zoning codes and duplicate site‑plan reviews. "This is a public hearing for ZA2025.06," Jones told the council, outlining the parcel locations and the planning board’s 5–0 recommendation to approve the amendment.
John Russell, the attorney representing Self Storage LLC, told council members the application seeks to make the parcels subject to one jurisdiction to simplify review and avoid designing to two different sets of standards. "The idea is to have all three parcels under one jurisdiction for purposes of planning and zoning," Russell said. He added that county stormwater standards apply to any development and engineers on the applicant team were available to answer technical questions.
Council members asked whether the parcels are served by city utilities; staff replied the parcels are not served by Belmont utilities and are located at the edge of the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. The applicant and county engineers described existing detention and stormwater measures and confirmed that any future development must meet Gaston County stormwater requirements.
After questions and the applicant's remarks, a council member moved to approve the ordinance; the motion was seconded and the council voted to adopt ZA2025.06. Council members framed the vote as a procedural step that permits the developer to continue design work under a single jurisdictional framework.
Next steps: with the zoning map amendment approved, the applicant may proceed with county review and future site‑plan applications under Gaston County standards. The council’s formal action was the adoption of the ordinance during the Dec. 1 meeting.
