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Dare County tables proposed removal of Buxton Woods buffer, requests legal review
Summary
After hours of public comment from residents, environmental lawyers and local property owners, the Dare County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to table a proposed text amendment to the Special Environmental District (SED 1) “zone of influence” for 90 days and to obtain a formal written legal opinion before taking further action.
The Dare County Board of Commissioners on May 5 voted unanimously to table a proposed text amendment to the SED 1 “zone of influence,” a half‑mile buffer north of the Buxton Woods Special Environmental District, and to request a formal written legal opinion on the issue.
The amendment, requested by OBX Timber Trail LLC, would remove a density limit that currently bars more than three multifamily units per acre in the zone of influence and would also delete a short vegetation‑removal provision. Planning Director Noah Gill told the board the planning board had unanimously recommended approval, saying the language had become difficult to enforce and was inconsistent with the underlying zoning districts established in 1993.
The question drew more than a dozen public speakers from Buxton, Frisco and other parts of Hatteras Island. Residents, civic…
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