Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Mecklenburg Co.

SB 138 restores local government authority to initiate down-zoning in Mecklenburg County and its municipalities without requiring written consent from all affected property owners. The bill amends state law to remove a prior requirement that down-zoning (reducing development density or permitted land uses) needed all property owner agreements, allowing counties or cities to implement such changes directly. It applies specifically to Mecklenburg County and its municipalities, taking effect retroactively to December 11, 2024, to revert affected ordinances to their pre-December 11 state. This change directly affects property owners in the region by altering how local governments can modify zoning regulations impacting their land.