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Planning staff member Farrell explained the amendments were primarily housekeeping and statutory updates requested by the county attorney’s office. Farrell told the board three specific changes: remove local restrictions that would conflict with the state residential building code (for example, language limiting use of shipping/storage containers as ADU building materials); codify the state’s 30-day uniform review process for releasing performance guarantees; and adopt updated statutory provisions governing relocation or replacement of legal nonconforming and on-premises advertising signs.

Board members described the amendments as straightforward and consistent with the county’s comprehensive plan because they keep the ordinance current with state requirements. A motion to recommend approval passed by voice vote.

Next steps: The recommendation will be forwarded to the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners for final action at a future meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","New Hanover County Planning Board Meeting - March 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The planning board voted March 6 to recommend amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance to reflect changes in North Carolina law on accessory dwelling units, performance-guarantee release procedures and nonconforming sign rules. Staff said the changes codify state requirements and clarify local standards.","taxTitle","New Hanover County, North Carolina","taxId",4902,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6291776,"Planning board recommends rezoning 2626 Castlehane Road for medical and dental office",722,2322000,3044000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2529345-d75f1e3af456e0314075d63020a49b77&start=2322&end=3044","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2529345-d75f1e3af456e0314075d63020a49b77/thumbnail_2322000.jpg","/articles/6291776/New-Hanover-County/North-Carolina/Planning-board-recommends-rezoning-2626-Castlehane-Road-for-medical-and-dental-office","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6291776-ad9ea72197996529a1846a2505109ce3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155248&Signature=f2Ywnx3VYQ~wHH1dcJLToj15FcvtLIFkTjj4NGkaViliIrNIL52ZnMvt7za79U2F7mtACODV9YPENJhoShdGjV1153bbe-DcmpWJKbxJGHTuhZqTSQ7t-QbfvHFal5bPmvpQMs8kzpHTDhR3NYvzKl-ozIm8ay2bBlazCrs3S98egxpdYTZ5lyLud2Al-OCucCzEuyqIUei5wv1D9L6pBr~myYzNUr8LynXl6dVz6rB14cXqoM26Sjy1~lvXMpCKq4-TYUJHGPZHHHkfXfVw7FcHy39zEUb9rsonfvRuXU8UjPAoGDa~~V5Gh9yPoF1GoAHXb5QahbORxsckXfO8fQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Hanover County Planning Board on March 6 recommended approval of a conditional rezoning to allow medical and dental office uses at 2626 Castlehane Road.

Miss May, planning staff, told the board the approximately 0.36-acre site was previously rezoned from residential to conditional community business in 2023 and that the current request would change the property from CZ-CB (conditional community business) to CZ-B1 (conditional neighborhood business) to accommodate a medical and dental office and related limited uses. May said the proposed uses are consistent with the county’s 2016 comprehensive plan ‘‘community mixed use’’ designation and recommended approval with five conditions carried from the existing rezoning.

Applicant John Hennet, representing Eastern Carolinas Commercial Real Estate, said his client, Trinity Health, plans to relocate about 1,000 feet north from its current leased unit and that the proposal involves no changes to the existing site plan approved in 2023. Ben Donaldson, a Trinity Health partner, attended in case of questions but did not provide technical testimony.

The board’s recommendation included findings of consistency with the comprehensive plan and a condition package limiting allowed uses to medical and dental clinics, business/professional offices, instructional services, studios, personal services (excluding tattoo parlors), and restricted retail; requiring the existing driveway be upgraded to a commercial driveway with NCDOT permitting; installing street-yard plantings along Castlehane Road; allowing only monument-style freestanding signs with landscaping at the base (no pole signs); and controlling exterior lighting to prevent glare or spillage onto adjacent properties.

Board members said the request represented an appropriate transition between residential and commercial uses and praised the adaptive reuse of the existing building. A motion recommending approval was made, seconded and carried by voice vote.

Next steps: The board’s recommendation will be forwarded to the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners; the project will be subject to additional technical review if the rezoning is approved by the commissioners.","The board recommended approval of a conditional rezoning allowing medical and dental offices at 2626 Castlehane Road, supporting Trinity Health’s planned relocation. The recommendation included five conditions on uses, driveway upgrades, landscaping, sign type, and exterior lighting.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6291782,"Planning board tables request to allow RV camping, storage at Wilmington Moose Lodge",1996,328000,2324000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2529345-d75f1e3af456e0314075d63020a49b77&start=328&end=2324","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2529345-d75f1e3af456e0314075d63020a49b77/thumbnail_328000.jpg","/articles/6291782/New-Hanover-County/North-Carolina/Planning-board-tables-request-to-allow-RV-camping-storage-at-Wilmington-Moose-Lodge","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6291782-42796ca8334b24f5a4628ec3ef8c3416/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155248&Signature=EXRomjCWHlcigdJIuqvumvIzJGgDDJJ1v48mg4Y2OoLSytPiNlXDSgj03CmXyHl5OcqbJ1acWggrR~BuuiqYD1zH7IyuhE1WucUj5N~eca3YqxS~6-ukQIbKp88Yl2ND3pU3nAMiVkMeDsdCTHm7gIUAydTTIZnSFLLdjAK7FJjHUnxLuIBQF0zIN0T-crBH8u6u4oQVb3m~dfxFesttOqo9rAmyrCPRjexXLiksRc40FLjNgIgaUX-ZI5~hOXZRGJ1MQKcgGwShcLzxnefJeH-1iioj1qBE3KdbOoOOEjohEitdsR~YLs3dF7RXwu0L3d48kJzwJzRZosbDRa7XUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Hanover County Planning Board on March 6 tabled a text amendment request from the Wilmington Moose Lodge that would have allowed RV camping and private RV and boat storage as accessory uses at fraternal and social lodges across the county.

County planning staff said the proposed countywide change raised compatibility and public-health concerns. Dickerson, planning staff, told the board that \"staff does recommend denial of this request.\" He said staff’s research found that similar uses in other jurisdictions were often legal nonconformities or grandfathered and that campgrounds typically need larger parcels and on-site waste disposal requirements.

The applicant, Brian DeBose, junior past president of the Wilmington Moose Lodge and North Carolina chairperson for Moose Charities, told the board the lodge has offered camping to members for decades and said the lodge has eight existing campsites and electrical hookups installed during renovations more than 20 years ago. DeBose said the lodge received a notice of violation in 2024 and paid a $1,000 fine after efforts to resolve the matter with staff were delayed. He said the lodge was working with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority on an on-site sewage plan and asked the board to allow limited camping and storage while the county reviewed a code change.

Board members said they were sympathetic to the lodge’s history of providing member camping but questioned a blanket ordinance change that would apply countywide. Several members suggested a site-specific approach — such as a revised special-use permit or a narrowly tailored amendment — rather than adding a new permitted use that would affect all parcels currently allowing lodges. Miss Roth, planning staff, explained that existing campground rules require a much larger scale (including a minimum number of spaces) and separate restroom/shower provisions that do not fit the lodge’s smaller, episodic use.

Given the board’s reservations and the technical drafting needed to limit any change to an appropriate scale and set of locations, the applicant requested the matter be tabled. The board approved a motion to table the item; staff will notify the applicant and the board when revised language or a site-based pathway is ready for consideration.

Next steps: The item is tabled with no date certain. Planning staff will work with the applicant on alternative language and on whether a special-use permit or narrowly written text amendment would meet the lodge’s needs while addressing the staff’s compatibility and waste-disposal concerns.","The New Hanover County Planning Board on March 6 tabled a text amendment request from the Wilmington Moose Lodge that would have allowed RV camping and private RV/boat storage at fraternal lodges countywide. Staff recommended denial; the board asked staff and the applicant to develop narrower language and explore site-specific permits.","actionData","errors"]

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