North Carolina SB 419: Restore Down-Zoning Authority.

Status: Passed 1st Reading (as of 2025-03-25)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2025 · Bill: SB 419

Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PLANNING & ZONING; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; LOCAL ORDINANCES

Sponsors: Applewhite, Bradley, Burgin, Chitlik, Garrett, Mayfield, Mohammed, Murdock, Smith, Waddell

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 419

Short Title: Restore Down-Zoning Authority. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Burgin (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 25, 2025
*S419-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE AUTHORITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO INITIATE 2
DOWN-ZONING. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. Section 3K.1 of S.L. 2024-57 is repealed. 5
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies retroactively to 6
December 11, 2024. Any adopted ordinance affected by Section 3K.1 of S.L. 2024-57 shall be 7
in effect as it was on or before December 11, 2024. 8

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