Morganton residents, business owners, and developers will have a chance to provide input this month on a new Unified Development Ordinance that will shape local zoning, housing, landscaping, and development standards for years to come.
Morganton kicked off the process of creating a Unified Development Ordinance this week with stakeholder input. Stakeholders included members of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Adjustment.
Morganton kicked off the process of creating a Unified Development Ordinance this week with stakeholder input. Stakeholders included members of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Adjustment.
Morganton is right to overhaul its development ordinances, but leaders erred by limiting early public access. Transparency and open engagement must guide the rewrite to build trust and ensure the community shapes its future.
Stakeholders, which include members of the Planning and Zoning Commission as well as the Board of Adjustment, will begin the initial steps of creating Morganton's Unified Development Ordinance.
Valdese spent years creating a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to simplify zoning and development, but one thing blocks it from replacing Valdese’s existing zoning ordinances: the North Carolina General Assembly.
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