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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina bill restores local government authority to initiate property down-zoning in Wake Forest and Rolesville
Last action · February 27, 2025: Ref to the Com on Judiciary 3, if favorable, Housing and Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Mike Schietzelt and 5 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Local governments in Wake Forest and Rolesville are once again allowed to initiate property without the written consent of every affected property owner, retroactive to December 11, 2024.
- House Bill 225 modifies local land use statutes enacted under previous North Carolina session laws for specific municipalities. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Town of Wake Forest
Regains the authority to initiate property down-zoning amendments without obtaining written consent from all affected property owners.
Town of Rolesville
Regains the authority to initiate property down-zoning amendments without obtaining written consent from all affected property owners.
Property owners in Wake Forest and Rolesville
Key Facts
- House Bill 225 restores the authority of local governments to initiate, enact, or enforce down-zoning without the written consent of all affected property owners in Wake Forest and Rolesville.
- Down-zoning is defined as decreasing development density, reducing permitted uses, or creating nonconformity on land not in a residential zoning district.
- The legislation applies exclusively to the Town of Wake Forest and the Town of Rolesville.
- The act applies retroactively to December 11, 2024, reinstating any adopted ordinances affected by Section 3K.1 of S.L. 2024-57 as they were on or before that date.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 27, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Judiciary 3, if favorable, Housing and Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Feb 27, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Feb 26, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Retroactive Reversal of Recent Zoning Restrictions
The bill specifically targets and reverses restrictions imposed by Section 3K.1 of S.L. 2024-57 back to a retroactive date of December 11, 2024.
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Sources
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- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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