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Commissioners approve conditional rezoning for Castlehane Road grocery and restaurant with conditions
Summary
The board approved a conditional B‑1 rezoning for a 0.39‑acre site at 2624 Castlehane Road to allow a grocery store with an attached restaurant. The approval includes conditions on permitted uses, tree retention, dumpster screening, parking dimensions and a prohibition on a restaurant drive‑through; the applicant said hours will be 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners approved a conditional rezoning to allow a grocery store and restaurant at 2624 Castlehane Road after staff and the planning board recommended approval with conditions.
Staff said the 0.39‑acre parcel has been vacant since a larger 2012 rezoning and is surrounded on three sides by commercial zoning. The proposal would allow the applicant—who operates a nearby small grocery—to relocate and expand. The planning board recommended approval, and staff proposed seven conditions to be carried forward from the packet, including limiting uses to grocery store, restaurant and general retail; retaining a specimen live oak tree; screening and locating the dumpster per the Unified Development Ordinance; requiring 9×18‑foot parking stalls; carrying forward a 5‑foot pedestrian easement; and prohibiting a drive‑through for the restaurant.
Applicant Sebastian Cardenas told the board operating hours would be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. He said the store holds an ABC permit for alcohol sales and that the restaurant intends to serve alcohol (including hard liquor) on the premises. Planning and transportation staff said the project does not trigger a traffic impact analysis at the projected peak hour volumes and that DOT preliminarily found the driveway location acceptable; the project will still require a driveway permit and review by the technical review committee.
A commissioner moved to approve the rezoning, referencing the planning board recommendation and staff conditions; the motion passed on a voice vote. Commissioners said the proposal would add a grocery option for the neighborhood and support a local business while placing development controls through the conditions adopted by the board.
If the rezoning proceeds, the site will undergo development review through TRC to confirm compliance with the county UDO and other permitting requirements.
