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Lincoln County tables Carolina Elite Builders request to exceed impervious limit after neighbor runoff concerns
Summary
The planning board on April 7 tabled a request by Carolina Elite Builders LLC to exceed the county's 36% impervious-coverage limit (the '10-70 option') at 1499 Midtown Drive after neighbors described repeated flooding and staff said the county's option carries no stormwater-retention requirement.
On April 7 the Lincoln County planning board voted to table Special Use Permit (SUP) 540, a request from Carolina Elite Builders LLC to exceed the county's 36% impervious-coverage cap for a 1.87-acre Midtown Drive parcel. Staff said the applicant proposes roughly 64.5% impervious coverage under the county’s 10‑70 option, which can allow up to 70% coverage on a site.
Taylor Veil, representing the applicant, told the board the current owners do not intend to add further paved area and that prior work reflected a miscommunication with a former partner. "We do not plan to put any more…
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