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Planning board recommends approval to rezone 8-acre Rocky Point parcel from rural agriculture to residential performance
Summary
The Pender County Planning Board voted to recommend approval of a rezoning that would change an approximately 8-acre parcel in Rocky Point from RA (Rural Agricultural) to RP (Residential Performance), citing consistency with the county’s Pender 2 land use policies.
The Pender County Planning Board voted to recommend approval of a general-use rezoning to change roughly 8 acres near Heidi Trask Senior High School from the Rural Agricultural (RA) zoning district to the Residential Performance (RP) district.
Senior planner Adam Moran presented rezoning case 2024-480 on behalf of applicant/owner Shawna Arganer and told the board the property sits near NC Highway 210 just east of the high school. Moran said staff found the request consistent with the county’s Pender 2 comprehensive land use plan, citing policies 5.1.V (residential development) and 5.1.W (single-family residential development), and recommended approval.
Moran described the zoning and development implications: as RA the parcel allows low-density residential uses (about 1 dwelling unit per acre under current conditions); under RP, lot sizes are 15,000 square feet by right but can be reduced to 12,000 square feet with centralized water and sewer, and to 9,000 square feet with centralized utilities plus a low-impact stormwater design — the latter yields “just shy of 5 units per acre” on net acreage, Moran said.
Board members asked about maximum density with sewer and how the county calculates density; Moran said density is calculated on net developable acreage after removing rights-of-way and open space. No members of the public signed up to speak on the case.
A board member moved to find the proposal consistent with the cited Pender 2 policies and to recommend approval; the motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote. The planning board record states the case will be heard by the Pender County Board of Commissioners on March 10.
The approval by the planning board does not itself rezone the property; it is a recommendation to the county commissioners, who have the authority to approve or deny the map amendment.
