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Brunswick supervisors approve River Street Networks conditional use permit for unmanned broadband hut
Summary
The board approved conditional use permit 24‑013 allowing River Street Networks to install an unmanned 12x20‑foot precast concrete building to house fiber and network equipment; planning staff said the Planning Commission had unanimously recommended approval subject to conditions and no members of the public spoke for or against.
The Brunswick County Board of Supervisors voted to approve conditional use permit case 24‑013, allowing River Street Networks to construct and operate an unmanned, single‑story 12‑by‑20‑foot precast concrete building to house networking equipment and fiber optics in an Agricultural A‑1 zoning district.
Planning staff introduced the application, identifying the site on the north side of New Hope Road (State Route 729) near the intersection with Kristanna Highway (State Route 46) in the Red Oak magisterial district and noting the Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation for approval subject to six conditions. Robert Taylor of River Street Networks described the location as low‑traffic, with one existing driveway access, and said the structure would be roughly 9 feet, 10 inches tall and unmanned except for occasional service visits.
Taylor said the Freeman remote site is part of a three‑site build in the county and that work already under way includes grounding and pad setting for Freeman and walk‑throughs at Warfield. He reported that River Street had placed roughly six miles of fiber (an earlier slide listed 2.5 miles) and that the Freeman service area will ultimately be part of a larger 40‑mile fiber build intended to serve about 1,942 locations. He described how residents can check service availability via myriverstreet.net and explained the company’s cabinet and plow/boring rollout approach.
No members of the public spoke for or against the CUP during the hearing. A board member moved to approve the permit; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
The approval authorizes construction of the equipment building and associated fiber work at the identified parcel, subject to the conditions recommended by the Planning Commission. The matter also includes a separate, forthcoming request for an overhead electrical easement to Mecklenburg Electric Co‑op to bring power across U.S. 58 to the Freeman site; the board set a public hearing on that easement for September.
