Restore Down-Zoning Authority/Stanly and Catawba.

HB 25 restores local governments' authority to initiate down-zoning in Stanly and Catawba Counties without requiring written consent from all affected property owners. The bill amends state law to remove the current requirement that down-zoning (reducing development density or permitted land uses) needs all property owners' written consent, allowing counties or municipalities to proceed with such changes directly. This applies specifically to Stanly and Catawba Counties and their municipalities, with retroactive effect to December 11, 2024. The change affects how local governments can adjust zoning maps to limit development intensity or land uses on specific properties.