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Planning board backs conditional rezoning for sand mine with restrictions on haul route
Summary
The Planning Board recommended approval of a conditional rezoning to allow a sand mine on Alvin Road with multiple conditions including buffers, a six-foot berm for screening, routing of truck traffic through existing mines and permits from NCDEQ and NCDOT.
The Pitt County Planning Board recommended approval of a conditional rezoning request from HSP Investments LLC to allow a sand-mining operation on about 33.4 acres off Alvin Road, subject to multiple conditions including route limitations for truck traffic, environmental permits and screening.
Planning staff described the site as largely within flood-prone and wetland areas and said the future land-use map designates most of the property as open-space conservation. Staff explained that the conditional district approach lets the county approve a specific use with enforceable conditions, and noted that the zoning ordinance contains specific standards for mining operations, including…
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