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Commissioners approve special-use permit for 85,000-sq-ft metal fabrication facility; applicant pledges jobs and emissions controls

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners · December 16, 2025
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Summary

The board unanimously approved a special-use permit for Standard Technologies to build an 85,000-square-foot metal fabrication plant at Las Tortugas Drive, with the applicant estimating about 65 jobs and stating powder-coating operations will use filtration and DEQ permitting.

The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners approved a special-use permit for Standard Technologies to operate a metal product fabrication facility at 4901 Las Tortugas Drive, finding that the proposal met the four quasi-judicial criteria required by county code.

Attorney Matt Nichols presented the applicant's case and introduced client Max Valentine (owner of Standard Technologies) and engineering and appraisal team members. The concept plan described an 85,000-square-foot, single-story warehouse for metal…

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