North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1225: Winston-Salem Zoning Procedure Changes.
Status: Introduced, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
An act to allow for the planning board to hold hearings and make final decisions for zoning amendment requests in the city of winston-salem.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW FOR THE PLANNING BOARD TO HOLD HEARINGS AND MAKE FINAL DECISIONS FOR ZONING AMENDMENT REQUESTS IN THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 160D-602 reads as rewritten: "§ 160D-602. Notice of hearing on proposed zoning map amendments. ... (f) Delegation. - The governing board may, by ordinance, delegate or assign the authority for the rezoning of property to a designated planning board. The governing board shall provide a right of appeal and review before the governing board in accordance with rules adopted by the governing board. Such authority shall be exercised by the designated planning board under such rules, regulations, and guidelines as may be established by the governing board." SECTION 2. This act applies only to the City of Winston-Salem. SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. *DRH40714-TQ-43*
Sponsors
- Zenger, Jeff (R, 74) · primary sponsor
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Housing and Development
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Housing and Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: PROPERTY, LOCAL, COUNTIES, WINSTON-SALEM, PLANNING & ZONING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FORSYTH COUNTY, MUNICIPALITIES
Common questions
- What is H1225?
- H1225 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Winston-Salem Zoning Procedure Changes.
- What does H1225 do?
- In its own words: An act to allow for the planning board to hold hearings and make final decisions for zoning amendment requests in the city of winston-salem.
- What is the status of H1225?
- Introduced as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1225?
- Zenger, Jeff (R, 74), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H1225?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1225
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