Forsyth County commissioners voted to extend the rezoning moratorium for a second time due to concerns with the proposed changes in the Unified Development Code...
Forsyth County commissioners voted to extend the rezoning moratorium for a second time due to concerns with the proposed changes in the Unified Development Code (UDC). The Extension is for 60 days or until a new UDC is passed.
The rezoning moratorium was enacted earlier this year to allow time for commissioners to review and make changes to the code that were needed to correct the unbalanced growth the county has been experiencing over the last decade.. While the proposed changes to the UDC were ready to be adopted tonight, Commissioners Ledbetter and Richard expressed concerns that many of the procedural changes were not yet properly addressed, and passing the UDC tonight to meet the moratorium deadline would be innappropriate. Instead commissioners voted to extend the moratorium pending the passage of the new UDC.
Commissioner Ledbetter expressed the most vocal opposition to the new UDC, citing concerns that applicants could have a very difficult time, as they could be forced to restart the application, even when a change was made to appease the concerns of nearby residents. "the system wasn't perfect, but boy are we really making it imperfect now" Ledbetter said.
Commissioner Laughinghouse defended the new changes, and stated that there has been plenty of time to discuss the matter. "its unfair to say that we have not had enough time to discuss this" Laughinghouse said.
Commissioner Ledbetter suggested that the moratorium be extended until the matter could be discussed at a work session