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Board approves ADU conversion variance for Marshburn property on Scottsdale Drive

Pender County Board of Adjustments · November 21, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Adjustments granted a variance allowing a preexisting detached garage at 349 Scottsdale Drive to be converted into a 529‑sq. ft. accessory dwelling unit, citing septic/well location and lot constraints as hardship factors.

The Pender County Board of Adjustments approved a variance on Nov. 19 permitting Jeremy and Amanda Marshburn to convert an existing 529‑square‑foot detached garage at 349 Scottsdale Drive into an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) despite the county’s rear setback requirement.

Planner Sean Olds told the board the parcel is 0.46 acres in the RP zoning district and that…

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