CITY OF GASTONIA PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GASTONIA, NC. Notice is hereby given that the following public hearing will be held Thursday, October 8th, 2026, at 5:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, before the Gastonia Planning Commission in the City Council Chambers, 181 S. South Street, and on Tuesday, October 20th, 2026, at 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, before the Gastonia City Council in the Public Forum Room on the 2nd Floor of the Gaston County Courthouse located at 325 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way in Gastonia for the purpose of considering the following amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance of the City of Gastonia North Carolina. If any cases are continued by the Planning Commission, the City Council hearing date for that particular item will change; whereby staff should be consulted for further details. Contact the Planning Department at 704-854-6652 or e-mail planning@gastonianc.gov to view the below proposed amendments. File 202600407 Subject hearing involves a request to amend Section 2.7 Terms Defined in This Ordinance, Section 7.1 Table of Uses and 8.2.45 Tobacco/Vape & Similar Retail Establishments of the Unified Development Ordinance to add the use and definition for tobacco/vape and similar retail establishments, assign zoning districts for such uses, and establish supplemental regulations. For further information, call (704) 854-6652. INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS WHEN ATTENDING THIS MEETING AND/OR IF THIS INFORMATION IS NEEDED IN AN ALTERNATIVE FORMAT BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY, SHOULD CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, LOCATED IN CITY HALL AT 181 S. SOUTH STREET, TELEPHONE: (704-866-6786), FAX: (704-836-0022) OR BY EMAIL: JUDY.SMITH@GASTONIANC.GOV. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT REQUESTS AT LEAST 72 HOURS' NOTICE PRIOR TO THE MEETING TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS. Chad Ghorley, Gastonia Planning Commission Chair Richard Franks, Gastonia Mayor (Ad in paper 9/27/26 and 10/4/26) IPL0376953 Sep 27,Oct 4 2026