(A) Plan consistency. When adopting or rejecting any zoning text or map amendment, the Town Board shall approve a brief statement describing whether its action is consistent or inconsistent with an adopted Comprehensive Plan.
(1) The requirement for a plan consistency statement may also be met by a clear indication in the minutes of the Town Board that at the time of action on the amendment the Town Board was aware of and considered the Planning Board's recommendations and any relevant portions of an adopted comprehensive plan.
(2) If the amendment is adopted and the action was deemed inconsistent with the adopted plan, the zoning amendment shall have the effect of also amending any future land use map in the approved plan and no additional request or application for a plan amendment shall be required.
(3) A plan amendment and a zoning amendment may be considered concurrently.
(4) The plan consistency statement is not subject to judicial review.
(5) If a zoning map amendment qualifies as a "large-scale rezoning" under G.S. § 160D-6-2(b), the governing board statement describing plan consistency may address the overall rezoning and describe how the analysis and polices in the relevant adopted plans were considered in the action taken. For similar state law provisions, refer to G.S. § 160D-605(a).
(B) Statement of reasonableness. When adopting or rejecting any petition for a zoning text or map amendment, a brief statement explaining the reasonableness of the proposed rezoning shall be approved by the Board of Commissioners. The statement of reasonableness may consider, among other factors:
(1) The size, physical conditions, and other attributes of any area proposed to be rezoned.
(2) The benefits and detriments to the landowners, the neighbors, and the surrounding community.
(3) The relationship between the current actual and permissible development and the development permissible under the proposed amendment.
(4) Why the action taken is in the public interest.
(5) Any changed conditions warranting the amendment.
(6) If a zoning map amendment qualifies as a “large-scale rezoning” under G.S. § 160D-6-2(b), the governing board statement on reasonableness may address the overall rezoning. For similar state law provisions, refer to G.S. § 160D-605(b).
(C) Single statement permissible. The statement of reasonableness and the plan consistency statement required by this section may be approved as a single statement. For similar state law provisions, refer to G.S. § 160D-605(c).
(Ord. 23-241, passed 7-18-2023)