Categories: As of March 20, 2000, one member
will be appointed who lives in each of the
eight Small Area Plan Districts created in
the Strategic Growth Plan, passed by the
Board of Commissioners in September 1999.
Small area plan districts have been created
for the following areas: Balls Creek, Catawba,
Mountain View, Oxford, Plateau, Sherrills
Ford, Saint Stephens, and Startown.
Members currently serving on the Planning
Board will finish their terms, regardless
of where they live, but would not be eligible
for reappointment unless they live within
one of the small area districts.
Guides
the growth and development of the County,
makes recommendations to the Board of Commissioners
on amendments to zoning regulations and the
subdivision of land; oversees long range
planning studies.