The City of Belmont continues to advocate for traffic improvements throughout the City through coordination with Gaston Cleveland Lincoln MPO and the NC Department of Transportation. Chapter 16 of our Land Use Development Code also requires developers to comply with our Traffic Impact Analysis requirements and make improvements as necessary to mitigate these impacts and … Continued
The City of Belmont has several great places for hiking and biking, including but not limited to, the Seven Oaks Preserve Trail and Rocky Branch Park. You can also check out our new Belmont GO app offering free maps, guides, and tours around the City. You can download the Belmont Go App in the Apple … Continued
The City of Belmont’s Planning and Zoning Department makes every effort keep the information on our Transportation Planning page, although changes to exact timelines are subject to change due to funding and coordination efforts with collaborative entities. If you have questions related to a specific project, please contact our Associate Planner planning@cityofbelmont.org.
We live in a country where private property rights are highly valued and government control is limited. For Belmont to stop all future growth, the City would have to purchase existing development rights for all parcels within its planning jurisdiction. Even if everyone who owned property agreed to sell their rights and it was legal … Continued
No. Property tax is based on current use, not planned use or zoning district.
You have received notice for a neighborhood meeting because a property nearby has applied for a conditional re-zoning. The City of Belmont requires developers making this request to hold at least one community meeting to inform the surrounding property owners about their plans for development. While these meetings are not organized by the City, we … Continued
North Carolina uses two different types of hearings to formally obtain comment on proposed zoning decisions: legislative hearings and evidentiary hearings. Legislative hearings allow citizens to comment on a specific proposal and provide their opinion in front of those making the decision. Evidentiary hearings are much like a court proceeding-witnesses present testimony, exhibits are submitted, … Continued
A variance is a permit to allow deviation from the City’s Land Development Code due to a physical constraint found on your property. This process requires your request to go before a citizen’s board, the Board of Adjustment, to hear and reach a decision on your request. For more information call the Planning Department at … Continued
A re-zone is the process of changing the existing zoning classification to a new classification. Each zoning classification has set permitted land uses and regulations for development that must be followed.
Land use and development regulations can be found within the Land Development Code. You can view the Land Development Code here.
