The Town of Mooresville has issued a moratorium on development approvals specifically in the South Iredell Pump Station service area. This moratorium will ensure public health, environmental protection, and system reliability, providing time to design, permit, and construct needed infrastructure improvements.
Under the newly adopted moratorium, which will last for up to 35 months, the Town is suspending development approvals for all new residential subdivisions, multi-family complexes, and non-residential projects. Certain exceptions apply, including projects with existing building or special use permits, approved site-specific vesting plans, and developments where substantial prior expenditures have already been made. Additionally, projects that do not impact the capacity of the pump station will be exempt from these restrictions.
“The Town is providing a clear policy direction to the development community with this moratorium,” said Town of Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney. “With it, we want to create a structured path toward lifting restrictions while also protecting our infrastructure and decreasing the likelihood of overflows and spills that would impact public health.”
The decision is in response to new developments and the subsequent capacity impacts coming out of Troutman and surrounding areas, which have been utilizing the pump station since 2006. The pump station is currently operating at full capacity and there is no additional capacity available elsewhere.
This moratorium marks the second step the Town has taken to help manage system capacity. Previously, the Town temporarily stopped issuing new flow-tracking for sewer extension permits for the pump station. The permit is required by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Water Resources, to track new sewer connections and confirm downstream capacity.
