Board approves rezoning for 117 Peggy's Trace to Residential‑5

The Onslow County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 1 to approve a staff‑initiated zoning map amendment (Z‑2025‑26) to rezone a single 0.28‑acre parcel at 117 Peggy's Trace from Highway Business to Residential‑5.

Planner Metcalfe told the board the parcel is the only remaining Highway Business lot within the Peggy's Trace subdivision and that staff previously rezoned adjacent parcels in 2021. He said infrastructure (an 8‑inch water main and gravity/force sewer) is available, that the site is served by Turkey Creek (ISO rating 4), and that staff concluded the single‑lot change would have no meaningful impact on the school system because the parcel’s proposed density matches the surrounding residential pattern.

Metcalfe said county staff attempted to contact owners of 16 nearby properties during an effort to rezone a larger area but obtained the required authorization from only one owner; he cited North Carolina General Statute 160D‑601 as the statute that requires owner authorization for staff‑initiated rezonings when owner consent is required.

The planning board met Nov. 6 and recommended approval unanimously; no members of the public spoke at the county public hearing. After a brief round of commissioner questions about outreach and nonconforming uses, the board approved the rezoning by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

The staff report noted the parcel’s future‑land‑use designation as “village” and said the change would make the lot consistent with the neighborhood’s prevailing residential development pattern.