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Planning director briefs UDO text changes to comply with state’s Regulatory Reform Act (HB 926)
Summary
Planning Director Chris Murphy presented UNDOCC 34, a text amendment to chapters 2–4 of the Unified Development Ordinance to remove waiting‑period resubmittal limits, clarify vested rights and handle split‑jurisdiction petitions in response to North Carolina House Bill 926 (Regulatory Reform Act of 2025).
Chris Murphy, the county’s planning director, briefed the board on UNDOCC 34, a text amendment package to Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of the Unified Development Ordinance intended to bring local rules into compliance with North Carolina House Bill 926 (the Regulatory Reform Act of 2025). He told the board the Planning Board held a public hearing on March 12, 2026, heard no speakers in opposition and recommended approval.
Murphy said the amendment removes waiting‑period prohibitions on resubmittal after denial or withdrawal, clarifies vested‑rights provisions and updates split‑jurisdiction petition standards. “Section 11 prohibits waiting periods for reviling development applications in the event of a withdrawal or denial,” he told the board, referring to the relevant statutory provision. He identified specific UDO sections to be changed (e.g., UDO section 2.20.272 and 3.2.0.19.a.15 would be deleted or revised) so the ordinance text mirrors the statute.
A commissioner asked whether there had been public notice or opportunity to discuss the state change when the General Assembly enacted it; Murphy said he could not speak to the legislative notice process and that staff learned of the need to update local text this year. The transcript records the presentation and Q&A as the public hearing briefing; no final vote is recorded in the provided excerpt.
