Trey Ferguson is a partner at Sumrell Sugg, PA, practicing municipal law, land use and zoning, and representing local governments in litigation and regulatory matters across the state. A former member of the New Bern Board of Adjustment and currently an elected alderman in New Bern, he regularly advises elected officials and planning boards on land use policy and development ordinances.
Opinion
NC’s down-zoning ban: Property rights or planning paralysis?
This law lets zoning move only one way (up in density) while locking everything else in place, making it harder for towns to fix real problems, all under the guise of “property rights.”