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Dare County delays vote on Buxton 'zone of influence' zoning rule after heated public hearing
Summary
The Board of Commissioners paused consideration of a text amendment that would remove a 1988 "zone of influence" restriction near Buxton Woods after a lengthy public hearing that included legal, planning and community testimony. The board voted unanimously to table the matter for 90 days and seek formal legal review.
The Dare County Board of Commissioners on May 5 voted unanimously to table action for 90 days on a proposed zoning text amendment that would remove a 1988 “zone of influence” restriction affecting lands north of Buxton Woods.
Planning Director Noah Gillum told the board that OBX Timber Trail LLC seeks removal of language that limits multifamily development to three units per acre and places vegetation-removal limits on lands within a half-mile buffer of the SED 1 Special Environmental District. Gillum said the provision was added to the county’s SED ordinance in 1988 and has applied only to multifamily development outside the SED 1 district boundary.
The amendment prompted more than two hours of public comment from Buxton and Hatteras Island residents, civic leaders and environmental attorneys who argued both that the restriction as written has not…
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