(A) Amendments to any development regulation authorized under G.S. Chapter 160D, the text of this chapter, or to the zoning map, including rezoning as a conditional district, may be made in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and G.S. 160D, Article 6. A development regulation adopted in accordance with this section shall be adopted by ordinance.
(B) Conditional district. A conditional district is a rezoning in which site plans or individualized development conditions are imposed. Conditional districts are permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of G.S. § 160D-703(b).
(1) Conditional zoning is a legislative process.
(2) Property may be placed in a conditional district only in response to a petition or application by all the owners of the property to be included.
(3) Specific conditions may be proposed by the city, its agencies or the applicant, but only those conditions approved by the city and consented to by the petitioner in writing, may be incorporated into the zoning regulations.
(4) The city may not require, enforce, or incorporate into the zoning regulations any condition or requirement not authorized by otherwise applicable law, unless consented to by the petitioner in writing.
(2009 Code, § 155.285) (Ord. passed 10-27-1992; Ord. 2021-Z-19, passed 6-22-2021)