North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1075: Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Military Counties.
Status: In committee, May 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act to restore the authority to initiate down-zoning in the military host counties of craven, carteret, onslow, jones, and lenoir.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RESTORE THE AUTHORITY TO INITIATE DOWN-ZONING IN THE MILITARY HOST COUNTIES OF CRAVEN, CARTERET, ONSLOW, JONES, AND LENOIR. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 160D-601(d), as amended by Section 3K.1 of S.L. 2024-57, reads as rewritten: "(d) Down-Zoning. - No amendment to zoning regulations or a zoning map that down-zones property shall be initiated, enacted, or enforced initiated nor is it enforceable without the written consent of all property owners whose property is the subject of the down-zoning amendment. amendment unless the down-zoning amendment is initiated by the local government. For purposes of this section, "down-zoning" means a zoning ordinance that affects an area of land in one of the following ways: (1) By decreasing the development density of the land to be less dense than was allowed under its previous usage. (2) By reducing the permitted uses of the land that are specified in a zoning ordinance or land development regulation to fewer uses than were allowed under its previous usage. (3) By creating any type of nonconformity on land not in a residential zoning district, including a nonconforming use, nonconforming lot, nonconforming structure, nonconforming improvement, or nonconforming site element." SECTION 2.(a) This act applies only to Craven, Carteret, Onslow, Jones, and Lenoir Counties and the municipalities …
Sponsors
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Lazzara, Michael A. (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2)
- Sawyer, Vickie (R, 37)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: PROPERTY, LOCAL, CRAVEN COUNTY, ONSLOW COUNTY, COUNTIES, PLANNING & ZONING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LENOIR COUNTY
Common questions
- What is S1075?
- S1075 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Military Counties.
- What does S1075 do?
- In its own words: An act to restore the authority to initiate down-zoning in the military host counties of craven, carteret, onslow, jones, and lenoir.
- What is the status of S1075?
- In committee as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1075?
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1075?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1075
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