Decision Made On High Point Zoning

Posted by MCC on January 20th, 2010 at 07:00am

Attendees in the city council chambers broke into applause as the council voted against a proposed market overlay district zoning. The zoning would have created a boundary that would be centered on the showrooms in downtown High Point. The proposed issue had drawn the fire of numerous building owners that feared if they were left outside the zone their property values would fall.

The city had originally planned to vote on alternative plans that would have increased the size of the district from the initial 249 acres. The new proposal would have included several properties that were not in the original plan and it also included a growth area were new showrooms would need to be built.

The main goal of the proposed zoning was to open areas outside the boundary so that they could be used for purposes other than showrooms. While existing showrooms located outside the district already in use would have been included, they would have lost that status if they remained unoccupied by tenants for four consecutive markets.

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