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Commissioners approve Duke Energy conditional rezoning for Jacksonville operations center
Summary
The Onslow County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a conditional rezoning for a 14.19‑acre Duke Energy operations center and lay‑down yard on Richlands Highway; planning staff said wetlands were avoided and no military impacts were identified.
On June 16 the Onslow County Board of Commissioners approved a conditional rezoning to allow a Duke Energy Progress operations center and lay‑down yard on a 14.19‑acre portion of a larger parcel on Richlands Highway.
Planning staff presented the request as a conditional Highway Business district (HBCZ) with 16 conditions addressing site layout, stormwater, landscaping and procedural requirements. Planner Carter Metcalf told the board the site is forested, contains regulated wetlands at the rear that the applicant avoided, and is at…
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