Main Street Property Owners Seek Rezoning
- Keep Mount Airy Small
- Aug 2
- 2 min read
On Monday, August 4th, the Town Council will decide whether to rezone four properties on South Main Street:
1308 S. Main St (Mt. Airy Animal Hospital): Neighborhood Professional (NP) to Limited Commercial (LC)
1306 S. Main St. (Baker Property): NP to LC
1304 S. Main St (La Bella Medispa): NP to LC
1302 S. Main St (Hatley Property): Residential Existing (RE) to NP
The properties were previously considered for rezoning, as part of an ordinance including other rezonings, at the June 2025 meeting and the council voted to NOT rezone them.
Neighborhood Professional and Limited Commercial are both considered transitional zones which are applicable when adjacent to the more intensive Community Commercial zone.
NP zoning is appropriate for properties adjacent to residential neighborhoods where minimal commercial conversion is desired—typically transforming homes into small professional offices.
LC zoning is intended for areas slightly further from residences, where local retail, service and commercial traffic can be accommodated—still with constraints to preserve neighborhood quality.
NP is the gentlest form of commercial zoning, meant only for professional uses in small converted homes, no retail.
LC is a moderate commercial zone, allowing small‑scale retail and services, but still with size caps and operational limits to protect residential character.
Key questions for consideration:
If you lived in the neighboring homes, which one would you choose? Existing NP or more intensive LC? Existing residential or NP?
If these properties are rezoned, when will the rezoning come to an end? Will Main Street transition from a residential area to commercial use? Is this going to lead to commercial encroachment on Mount Airy's historical Main Street?
Why should properties that are already Neighborhood Professional be rezoned to a more intense zone?
Has the neighborhood changed substantially, necessitating a change to existing zoning?
Contact your council members or attend the Town Hall meeting on Monday, August 4th at 7:30 PM to express your opinion on these rezoning requests.
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