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Hampstead residents present petition to pause new permits; planning staff says state moratorium rules narrow
Summary
Nearly 1,000 residents have signed a petition asking Pender County elected officials and planning bodies to pause approval of new developments in Hampstead until two years after the bypass opens.
Nearly 1,000 residents have signed a petition asking Pender County elected officials and planning bodies to pause approval of new developments and density increases in Hampstead until two years after the new bypass is in full use.
The petition, introduced during public comment at the Aug. 1 Pender County Planning Board meeting, requests an immediate temporary ban on issuing permits or approving zoning changes that increase density. The petitioner asked the planning board to consider endorsing the request and to pass it to the Board of County Commissioners for action.
The petition prompted a staff response in which Daniel Adams, Pender County planning director, told the board that state law constrains local governments’ ability…
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