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Pender County planning board approves revision to Lanes Ferry Landing master plan with commercial/multifamily flexibility

Pender County Planning Board · December 3, 2025
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Summary

The Pender County Planning Board granted administrative approval to a revision of the Lanes Ferry Landing master development plan that keeps the approved 2,695-unit total but alters unit types and adds flexibility allowing Phase 5 to be used for up to 205 multifamily units or commercial uses, with an overall commercial cap of 70,000 square feet for the project.

The Pender County Planning Board voted to approve an administrative revision to the Lanes Ferry Landing master development plan, allowing the applicant to adjust unit types while keeping the previously authorized 2,695 total units.

Planning staff told the board the project — originally approved in the mid-2010s and re-engineered since — proposes a redistribution of types (staff presented a plan showing about 2,365 single-family detached, 125 attached and up to 205 multifamily units) and a smaller commercial footprint than the original approval. Senior staff said net density calculations were corrected during the review and that the project complies with the Unified Development Ordinance and the county’s Imagine Pender 2050 future land-use plan.

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