Mills River Sends UDO Back to Planning Board, Delays Vote to December
Town Council • Mills RiverOctober 22, 2026
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Mills River's rewrite of its development rules stalled again on Oct. 22, 2026. The Town Council reconvened the hearing on its Unified Development Ordinance, heard from residents and the local Realtors group, then voted to send setback and downzoning-compliance questions back to the planning board. Adoption is now tabled to Dec. 10. A shifting state law and an approaching change in council membership loom over that timeline.
- UDO adoption tabled to Dec. 10 after the council referred setbacks and downzoning compliance to the planning board.
- New state law ends minimum parking requirements, forcing more UDO amendments and raising fire-access worries.
- Park master plan adds 6.78 million gallons of flood storage, and its phasing goes to an advisory committee.
- Fund balance falls to 94% while the town waits on FEMA reimbursement for Hurricane Helene work.
- Attorney may reopen talks with the Banner Farm applicant after a 2-2 vote left the rezoning unresolved.
The basics: Ordinance 2026-25 would adopt the town's amended Unified Development Ordinance, the rulebook for what can be built and where. The town drafted it under the state's downzoning law.
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