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Planning board tables request to allow RV camping, storage at Wilmington Moose Lodge
Summary
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.
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…
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