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Pender County planning staff backs rezoning of 9.8-acre Rocky Point parcel; board forwards recommendation
Summary
The Planning Board unanimously recommended rezoning of a 9.79-acre tract on West Strawberry Lane from general business to residential performance, finding it consistent with the Imagine Pender 2050 land-use map; the recommendation goes to county commissioners Feb. 17.
The Pender County Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend rezoning a 9.79-acre parcel on West Strawberry Lane from GB (General Business) to RP (Residential Performance), a move staff said aligns the site with the Imagine Pender 2050 future land-use designation.
Planning staff member Miss Spencer told the board the application, submitted on behalf of the Sylvia M. Hall Family Trust, is a general-use rezoning. She said the parcel is about 1,000 feet from the US 117 intersection, contains special flood-hazard areas and possible wetlands, is served by Pender County water and presently lacks sewer service, and that the residential performance district’s minimum lot size is 15,000 square feet. Staff concluded the proposed change is “consistent with the residential neighborhood future land use category” and recommended approval.
Applicant James E. Hall addressed the board and described his goal as limited: to be able to build a single home for a family member after earlier zoning changes limited uses on the property. Board members asked technical questions about an existing cell tower and traffic counts. Staff confirmed the cell tower was authorized by a prior special-use permit and that the most recent NCDOT average‑annual‑daily‑traffic figure for US 117 shown in the packet was about 7,700, with roadway planning capacity roughly 20,900.
Mister Keeler moved to approve the map amendment as consistent with the Imagine Pender 2050 plan; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The board’s recommendation is advisory: the rezoning will go to the Pender County Board of Commissioners for final action on Feb. 17.
What happens next: If commissioners accept the planning board’s recommendation, the property’s zoning will change and future site-specific engineering (including water/sewer determinations) will be required before any building permits are issued. The staff report notes that because this was a general-use rezoning there is no site-specific development plan; any future uses will be evaluated at the permitting stage.
