North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S807: Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Woodfin.
Status: In committee, April 22, 2026
What the bill says
An act to restore the authority to initiate down-zoning in the town of woodfin.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RESTORE THE AUTHORITY TO INITIATE DOWN-ZONING IN THE TOWN OF WOODFIN. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 160D-601(d) 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 the Town of Woodfin. SECTION 2.(b) This act is effective when it becomes law and applies retroactively to December 11, 2024. Any adopted ordinance affected …
Sponsors
- Mayfield, Julie (D, 49) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: PROPERTY, LOCAL, WOODFIN, COUNTIES, PLANNING & ZONING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUNCOMBE COUNTY, SESSION LAWS
Common questions
- What is S807?
- S807 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Woodfin.
- What does S807 do?
- In its own words: An act to restore the authority to initiate down-zoning in the town of woodfin.
- What is the status of S807?
- In committee as of April 22, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (April 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored S807?
- Mayfield, Julie (D, 49).
- Where is the official record for S807?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S807
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