Village of Alamance to Hold Public Hearing on Zoning Code Changes March 23

The Village of Alamance Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing Monday, March 23, to consider amendments to the municipality's Unified Development Ordinance, the foundational zoning code that governs how land can be used and developed within village limits.

The hearing was announced in the Alamance News legal notices published Wednesday, March 19. The notice identifies the purpose as reviewing zoning amendment changes to the UDO, though the full text of the proposed amendments, the meeting time, and the specific location were not included in the published summary. Residents seeking those details can contact Town Administrator Misty Folwell at Village Town Hall, 336-226-0033.

Unified Development Ordinances typically consolidate zoning, subdivision, and development regulations into a single document, and amendments can carry significant consequences for property owners, developers, and neighborhoods. The specific sections of the Village of Alamance UDO under review have not been publicly detailed in available materials ahead of the hearing.

The Board of Aldermen hearing comes as the Village of Alamance has seen a string of land-use actions in recent months. Earlier this year, the village's Planning Board convened January 6 at Village Town Hall, 2874 Rob Shepard Dr. in Burlington, to review a special use permit request tied to Parcel ID 112103 for a cafe. That application was a separate proceeding from the aldermen's upcoming UDO review, and no outcome from the January Planning Board session has been confirmed.

Elsewhere in Alamance County, the Gibsonville Board of Aldermen held a public hearing January 5 at 6:30 p.m. at 129 W. Main Street to consider extending operating hours for the downtown social district, while Mebane City Council met the same evening in the Council Chambers of the Glendel Stephenson Municipal Building at 106 E. Washington Street to take up a request from David Rucker to rezone a 1.88-acre property at 1111 South Fifth Street from R-20 and R-6 residential zoning to O&I, Office and Institutional. Neither outcome has been confirmed in available records.

Hearing-impaired residents with questions about the March 23 Village of Alamance proceeding can reach the North Carolina Relay Number for the Deaf at 1-800-735-8262.