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Commissioners approve conditional business zoning at 229 Pete Road after heated family dispute
Summary
After hours of public testimony from neighbors and family members, the Carteret County Board of Commissioners voted to subdivide 229 Pete Road and rezone a 3.556-acre northern tract to B-1 conditional zoning for a landscaping business, with conditions and required buffering.
Carteret County commissioners on Oct. 20 voted to approve a subdivision and conditional B-1 rezoning for a 3.556-acre tract at 229 Pete Road, resolving a contentious dispute between neighbors and members of a local family.
The request, brought by property owner Donnie Bryant, would split a roughly 6.157-acre parcel and allow the northern tract to operate as a landscaping business and contractor storage yard with specified conditions. Planning staff said the Planning Commission recommended approval 5-1 and the application includes conditions limiting uses to landscaping operations, contractor storage and an office.
The issue drew a packed audience and divided testimony. Opponents led by Dana Tucker, a Carteret County schoolteacher, urged denial or strict conditions, citing heavy truck traffic, noise, dust and safety risks for…
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