Zoning can be a dirty word among landowners and developers, but it plays an important role in planning for sustainable growth and giving everyone a chance to be heard on what gets built.
Burlington, Mebane and other municipalities in Alamance County have zoning rules, but rural areas only require approval by a Technical Review Committee composed of county staff.
That gives neighbors and the Alamance County Board of Commissioners little say about what gets built, whether it’s a factory next to homes or two major residential projects that could alter the rural landscape in southeastern Alamance County…