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Demorest council approves Pilates/studio use in B-1, schedules second reading on full Table 7.1 rewrite

The zoning change would let Pilates and similar exercise studios operate in the city's B-1 business district and would drop references to heavy, medium and light industrial zones from two ordinance chapters.

By NEGA Brief NewsroomLast checked September 30, 2026
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June 9, 2026: New Table 7.1 of the Zoning Ordinance

What happens next

Second reading and consideration of adoption of the new Table 7.1, scheduled for June 9, 2026.

At a glance

What this means now

Where it stands

A week later, the council's June 9, 2026 agenda listed consideration and a second reading for adoption of a new Table 7.1 of the zoning ordinance.

The story

Demorest City Council scheduled amendments to the zoning ordinance's Use Chart, Table 7.1, to make Pilates and similar studio-type exercise uses a permitted use in the B-1 district, and to remove references to heavy, medium and light industrial (HI/MI/LI) zoning from Chapters 18 and 30.

SourcesCity Council Agenda — 6.2.26 CC RS Agenda.pdfCity Council Notice — NEG-MeetingNotice2-05.15.26.pdf

At its June 2, 2026 meeting, the council voted 4-0 to approve the change making Pilates and other similar studio-type exercise uses a permitted use in B-1.

SourcesCity Council Minutes — 6.2.26 CC RS Minutes FINAL.pdf

A week later, the council's June 9, 2026 agenda listed consideration and a second reading for adoption of a new Table 7.1 of the zoning ordinance.

SourcesCity Council Agenda — 6.9.26 Public Hearing Agenda.pdf

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Appeared on agenda
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New Table 7.1 of the Zoning Ordinance

CONSIDERATION AND SECOND READING FOR ADOPTION OF NEW TABLE 7.1 OF ZONING ORDINANCE

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Zoning ordinance amendment to Table 7.1 making Pilates/studio exercise uses permitted in B-1, and removing HI/MI/LI references from Chapters 18 and 30

amend the Use Chart, Table7.1, to make Pilates and other similar studio type exercise uses a Permitted Use in B-1

Approved
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Zoning ordinance amendment (Chapter 89, Use Chart Table 7.1) making Pilates and similar exercise studios a permitted use in B-1

The motion to approve the change to make Pilates and other similar studio type exercise uses permitted use in B-1 was unanimously approved (4-0).

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Zoning ordinance amendments (Chapter 89 Use Chart, Chapters 18 and 30 intensity references)

The proposed amendments will amend the Use Chart, Table7.1, to make Pilates and other similar studio type exercise uses a Permitted Use in B-1.

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