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Pender planning board continues Hawthorne at Hampstead rezoning request to March meeting in Hampstead
Summary
The Pender County Planning Board on Feb. (date not specified) agreed to continue a rezoning request for the Hawthorne at Hampstead development to March 4 in Hampstead after the applicant’s attorney said key team members were unavailable and a tree mitigation plan remained incomplete.
The Pender County Planning Board on Feb. (date not specified) agreed to continue a rezoning request for the Hawthorne at Hampstead development to its next regular meeting, scheduled for March 4 in Hampstead, after the applicant's attorney said the project's lead attorney and engineer were unavailable.
Corey Lee, an attorney from Wilmington representing the applicant, asked the board to continue the public hearing. “We’re asking that this board continue our public hearing before the planning board to the next regularly scheduled hearing of the planning board,” Lee said, adding the lead attorney “has been called to a special use permit hearing before the city of Wilmington” and the project engineer “is working to finalize the tree mitigation plan.”
The request concerned rezoning case 2024-82, a proposal that would add 84 apartments to the Hawthorne at Hampstead development. Chairman Damien Buchanan asked whether any board members had conflicts; none were declared. After brief discussion, board member Daniel (last name not specified in the record) moved to continue the case to March 4 and to hold the meeting in Hampstead if possible; the motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote.
The board directed staff that everyone who signed up for the hearing would be notified that the case had been continued and would be heard in Hampstead so attendees would not need to travel to Burgaw. No formal vote on the rezoning itself was taken; the continuance preserves parties’ ability to present additional materials at the March hearing.
The planning board noted the continuance was requested because key representatives for the applicant could not be present and a mitigation plan remained in progress. The board did not set any additional conditions as part of the continuance.
The board has five members present for the meeting; the case will be re-heard at the planning board on March 4 in Hampstead before being forwarded, if recommended, to the Pender County Board of Commissioners for final action.
