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Beaufort County planning commission fails to endorse Pulte Homes rezoning for Jennings Road
Summary
The Beaufort County Planning Commission on Wednesday declined to recommend County Council approval of a zoning map amendment for 86.16 acres at 98 Joanie Jennings Road, leaving Pulte Homes’ application without a planning commission endorsement after commissioners raised infrastructure and affordable‑housing concerns.
The Beaufort County Planning Commission on the evening it met declined to recommend County Council approval of a zoning map amendment for 86.16 acres at 98 Joanie Jennings Road, a site across from Battery Creek High School in the Burton area. The applicant sought to change the property’s zoning from T2 Rural to a mix of T3 Hamlet Neighborhood and T4 Hamlet Center under the county’s place‑type overlay; a motion to recommend approval with conditions failed on a commission vote.
Staff and the applicant said the developer revised the plan after an earlier hearing and submitted a draft development agreement. County planning staff recommended approval only if the applicant worked with County Council through a development agreement to “best determine the needs for affordable housing in the…
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