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Montreat board adopts two zoning text amendments to streamline minor permit changes
Summary
The Montreat Board of Commissioners adopted two zoning text amendments — TA-2024-03 and TA-2024-06 — to update private driveway standards and to allow administrative handling of minor Special Use Permit modifications; both measures were recorded as adopted in the minutes.
The Montreat Board of Commissioners on Jan. 9 adopted two text amendments to the town’s zoning ordinance that the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended as consistent with the Montreat Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan.
Zoning Administrator Kayla DiCristina told the board TA-2024-03 updates private driveway standards and addresses battery-charged security fences to align the ordinance with recent legislative changes. The board entered and closed a public hearing and, according to the minutes, approved a motion to adopt the amendment and Ordinance #25-01-001 by a recorded vote of 5-0.
DiCristina also described TA-2024-06, a property-owner–initiated change intended to let the town allow minor modifications to previously approved Special Use Permits without requiring every applicant to return to the Board of Adjustment. She said the Montreat ordinance and state statute currently restrict the Zoning Administrator from making discretionary decisions, forcing applicants to seek Board of Adjustment action for what staff and applicants regard as small on-site adjustments. The Planning & Zoning Commission reviewed TA-2024-06 and recommended approval with a small organizational amendment.
Minutes record the board closed the public hearing on TA-2024-06, moved to adopt the text amendment, and adopted Ordinance #25-01-001 for TA-2024-06; the record shows the motions carried 5-0.
The minutes cite applicant Rick Giles in connection with TA-2024-06; staff said Mr. Giles had previously received a Special Use Permit for an accessory dwelling and sought minor revisions — repositioning stairs and adding a second entrance — that staff said would be treated as a new Board of Adjustment matter under current rules.
The ordinance numbers in the minutes are recorded as #25-01-001 for both items. The minutes do not explain whether the shared ordinance number reflects a single omnibus ordinance or a clerical duplication in the record.
