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Planning staff updates board on Imagine Pender plan; county warns of state law limiting down‑zoning
Summary
Planning staff briefed the Pender County Planning Board on progress for the Imagine Pender comprehensive land use plan and warned that Senate Bill 382, enacted Dec. 11, 2024, restricts local governments’ ability to impose certain down‑zoning changes without property-owner consent, complicating future implementation of plan recommendations.
Pender County planning staff provided an update on the Imagine Pender comprehensive land use plan and alerted the planning board to a recent state law the county says could restrict how the plan is implemented.
Planner staff reported the project is in phase 4 (develop the plan) after public engagement and baseline analysis. Staff summarized outreach efforts from fall 2024 — including 10 community meetings, roughly 77 in-person attendees and online survey responses — and outlined eight…
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