[Durham INC] [WHHNA-list] Zoning Bill Update

[MJ Sharp]

And here's a copy-and-pasteable set of the email addresses (at least it worked in my email program) for your convenience:

John.Alexander at ncleg.net, Tom.Apodaca at ncleg.net, Dan.Blue at ncleg.net, Andrew.Brock at ncleg.net, Angela.Bryant at ncleg.net, Ben.Clark at ncleg.net, Bill.Cook at ncleg.net, Warren.Daniel at ncleg.net, Joel.Ford at ncleg.net, Valerie.Foushee at ncleg.net, Kathy.Harrington at ncleg.net, Brent.Jackson at ncleg.net, Joyce.Krawiec at ncleg.net, Michael.Lee at ncleg.net, Tom.McInnis at ncleg.net, Floyd.McKissick at ncleg.net, Buck.Newton at ncleg.net, Bill.Rabon at ncleg.net, Bob.Rucho at ncleg.net, Norman.Sanderson at ncleg.net, Jane.Smith at ncleg.net, Dan.Soucek at ncleg.net, Josh.Stein at ncleg.net, Jerry.Tillman at ncleg.net, Joyce.Waddell at ncleg.net, Rick.Gunn at ncleg.net, Wesley.Meredith at ncleg.net, Tamara.Barringer at ncleg.net, Harry.Brown at ncleg.net, Chad.Barefoot at ncleg.net, Phil.Berger at ncleg.net, Stan.Bingham at ncleg.net, David.Curtis at ncleg.net, Don.Davis at ncleg.net, Jim.Davis at ncleg.net, Kathy.Harrington at ncleg.net, Fletcher.Hartsell at ncleg.net, Jeff.Jackson at ncleg.net, Ralph.Hise at ncleg.net, Paul.Lowe at ncleg.net, Louis.Pate at ncleg.net, Ron.Rabin at ncleg.net, Shirley.Randleman at ncleg.net, Gladys.Robinson at ncleg.net, Erica.Smith-Ingram at ncleg.net, Jeff.Tarte at ncleg.net, Tommy.Tucker at ncleg.net, Trudy.Wade at ncleg.net, Andy.Wells at ncleg.net, Mike.Woodard at ncleg.net

Thanks for the update, Tom--
MJ


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On Jul 1, 2015, at 8:59 PM, Tom Miller wrote:

> Dear Neighbors:
>  
> Today, the protest petition repeal bill, House bill 201, passed the Senate on its second reading by a vote of 39 to 9.  Senator Andy Wells from Hickory argued for the bill on the senate floor as he did in committee yesterday.  He suggested that citizens interested in a rezoning have all the influence they need and that  the bill does not impact their ability to protest a rezoning to their city council members.  He argued that the supermajority aspect of the protest petition right is unfair to developers.  The champions in favor of keeping the protest petition right were Senators Mike Woodard and Floyd McKissick of Durham, Senator Joyce Waddell of Charlotte, and Senator Terry Van Duyn of Asheville. 
>  
> Woodard led with an impassioned speech about how important the protest petition right is to level the playing field between developers with their huge resources and ordinary citizens trying to protect their homes and neighborhoods.  He proposed a compromise amendment that would raise the signing threshold for a protest petition from the owners of 5% to 15% of the 100 foot-deep band of land surrounding the property to be rezoned.  The amendment would also eliminate the supermajority requirement for city councils of 5 or fewer members and reduce the supermajority vote of the city council from 75%  to a simple majority plus one vote when the city council has more than 5 members.  Even this drastic cut of the petition right was unsatisfactory to most senators.  The amendment failed by a vote of 15 to 33.
>  
> Senator Waddell spoke at length about how important it is to protect healthy and stable neighborhoods from unwanted development.  She defended the rights of ordinary homeowners to protect  their  investments in their homes.  She pointed out that the value of the protest petition wasn’t in it impact on final council votes, but in the fact that it brings developers to the table with their neighbors.
>  
> Senator McKissick noted that many city officials had contacted the senate to ask that the protest petition right to be preserved as a valuable part of the process in their communities.  McKissick asked the proponents of the bill whether they would object to allowing each city decide for itself whether to include a protest petition in its own zoning procedures.  He argued that protest petitions yield better results in land use matters.  He objected to allowing the bill to be read a third and final time today so that he could have time to work on a local option provision for the bill.
>  
> The bill will come up for its required third reading in the Senate tomorrow at 11 a.m.  We expect more amendments to be offered.
>  
> Please ask the senate to support reasonable amendments to give ordinary people a fair chance in rezoning cases and local governments the right to include protest petitions in their local ordinances.
>  
> Again, here are the e-mail addresses of all N.C. Senators:
>  
> John.Alexander at ncleg.net; Tom.Apodaca at ncleg.net; Dan.Blue at ncleg.net; Andrew.Brock at ncleg.net; Angela.Bryant at ncleg.net; Ben.Clark at ncleg.net; Bill.Cook at ncleg.net; Warren.Daniel at ncleg.net;Joel.Ford at ncleg.net; Valerie.Foushee at ncleg.net; Kathy.Harrington at ncleg.net; Brent.Jackson at ncleg.net; Joyce.Krawiec at ncleg.net; Michael.Lee at ncleg.net; Tom.McInnis at ncleg.net;Floyd.McKissick at ncleg.net; Buck.Newton at ncleg.net; Bill.Rabon at ncleg.net; Bob.Rucho at ncleg.net; Norman.Sanderson at ncleg.net; Jane.Smith at ncleg.net; Dan.Soucek at ncleg.net; Josh.Stein at ncleg.net;Jerry.Tillman at ncleg.net; Joyce.Waddell at ncleg.net; Rick.Gunn at ncleg.net; Wesley.Meredith at ncleg.net; Tamara.Barringer at ncleg.net; Harry.Brown at ncleg.net; Chad.Barefoot at ncleg.net; Phil.Berger at ncleg.net;Stan.Bingham at ncleg.net; David.Curtis at ncleg.net; Don.Davis at ncleg.net; Jim.Davis at ncleg.net; Kathy.Harrington at ncleg.net; Fletcher.Hartsell at ncleg.net; Jeff.Jackson at ncleg.net; Ralph.Hise at ncleg.net;Paul.Lowe at ncleg.net; Louis.Pate at ncleg.net; Ron.Rabin at ncleg.net; Shirley.Randleman at ncleg.net; Gladys.Robinson at ncleg.net; Erica.Smith-Ingram at ncleg.net; Jeff.Tarte at ncleg.net; Tommy.Tucker at ncleg.net;Trudy.Wade at ncleg.net; Andy.Wells at ncleg.net; Mike.Woodard at ncleg.net
>  
> Before I close, let me offer a shout out to all of the neighborhood advocates who have come to Raleigh in the last few days.  Marcel Dawson has come all the way from Charlotte twice! 
>  
> Thank you to everyone for your patience and your steadfast support.
>  
> Tom Miller
> Durham
> 
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