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Land Use Board recommends denial for Seacrest conditional rezoning after resident flooding and traffic concerns
Summary
The Land Use Board voted Oct. 21 to recommend denial of conditional rezoning CZ2024‑CZ‑005 (Seacrest Shortcut) that would have allowed a 12‑acre flea market, driving school and ancillary retail; neighbors and municipalities raised floodplain, traffic and noise concerns and the board concluded the application presented substantial issues.
The Union County Land Use Board on Oct. 21 recommended denial of a conditional rezoning application (CZ2024‑CZ‑005, called the Seacrest rezoning) that sought to rezone about 12 acres on Seacrest Shortcut from R‑20 to B‑4 with conditions to allow an indoor artisan market, an outdoor flea market and a driver education facility.
Planning staff described the site as roughly 12 acres with a substantial portion in FEMA floodplain and a Duke Energy transmission corridor running across it. Staff said public water and sewer are available to the site, and noted that the applicant provided site plans and the materials typically required to include a use that would otherwise require a special‑use permit into a conditional rezoning. Staff summarized community outreach: a July community meeting attended by 11…
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