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Commissioners deny down‑zoning request at Patons Ridge; Planning Board had recommended denial
Summary
The board denied a request to change 20.36 acres in the Patons Ridge area from Residential-15 to Rural Agriculture after the Planning Board recommended denial and commissioners expressed concerns about diverging from the comprehensive plan.
The Onslow County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 rejected a request to down‑zone about 20.36 acres near Patons Ridge from Residential-15 to Rural Agriculture.
Planning staff described the property as cleared and vacant, located on a projected segment of Aria Lane within the Peyton’s Ridge (Patons Ridge) subdivision area. Staff noted that the county’s future land-use map places the parcel in the suburban growth category, that the site lies in a flight‑path overlay near Camp Lejeune and that both Swansboro Elementary and Swansboro Middle were projected to be…
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