A chapter, in pursuance of the authority granted by G.S. Chapter 160D, for the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, morals and general welfare; to provide for the establishment of zoning districts within the county, to regulate within those districts the location, height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the required open space, the density of population, and the uses of land, buildings, and other structures; to provide methods of administration of this chapter; to prescribe penalties for the violation thereof; and to supersede any ordinances in conflict herewith.
(A) Whereas, the County Commissioners deem it necessary, for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals or general welfare of the county to enact such an ordinance; and
(B) Whereas, the County Commissioners have created a Planning Board to prepare a proposed zoning ordinance, including both the full text of such ordinance and zoning maps showing proposed district boundaries; and
(C) Whereas, the Planning Board has divided the county into districts and has prepared regulations pertaining to such districts in accordance with a comprehensive plan and appropriate land use studies, and designed to lessen congestion, to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; and
(D) Whereas, the Planning Board has given reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the districts and their peculiar suitability for particular uses, with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land through those areas of the county under the jurisdiction of this chapter; and
(E) Whereas, the Planning Board has certified its proposed zoning ordinance to the County Commissioners; and
(F) Whereas, the County Commissioners have given due public notice of hearings relating to adopting the zoning ordinance in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and G.S. Ch. 160D, Art. 18, and have held such public hearings; and
(G) Whereas, all requirements of the General Statutes of North Carolina, with regard to the preparation of the proposed ordinance by the Planning Board in accordance with a comprehensive plan, and subsequent action of the County Commissioners have been met;
(H) Now therefore, the Board of Commissioners of the county, does hereby ordain and enact into law throughout the areas designated on the official zoning map(s) of the county except as otherwise provided in G.S. Chapter 160D the following articles and sections, this the 21st day of June, 2021.
(Ord. passed 6-21-2021)