BURKE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
MARCH 20, 2023
The Burke County Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings at 6:00 p.m. on March 20, 2023, in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Burke Services Building, 110 N. Green St. in Morganton, NC (Door E) to receive public comments regarding the following zoning related matters:
Rezoning Request - ZMA 2023-01
Applicants: Dean Evans and Larry Lingle - A request to rezone two parcels and a portion of a third noted as follows: Parcel 1- (PIN# 2763381840), Parcel -2 (PIN# 2763296170), and Parcel 3, a 0.17-ac. portion of PIN: 2763287961 from the Industrial (IND) Zoning District to Residential Three (R-3) totaling 7.85 acres. The properties were formally commercially used properties but now have residential uses on them. The zoning amendment if approved will also amend the Blueprint Burke Future Land Use Map.
Zoning Text Amendment- ZTA 2023-01 Short Term Rental
The staff of the Community Development Department have submitted an amendment to the Burke County Zoning Code to remove references in Article 2, Definitions, Article 3, Table of Uses, Article 5, Use Standards including 5.1 and 5.4 all references to Short Term Rentals.
Questions regarding the rezoning requests may be directed to the Community Development Department at 828-764-9033. If reasonable ADA accommodations are needed to participate in the public hearing, please contact the County Manager’s office by March 13th at 828-764-9350.