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Planning board continues Beacon Townhomes rezoning after neighbors and staff raise safety and completeness concerns
Summary
The New Hanover County Planning Board agreed to continue the rezoning request for 7244 Carolina Beach Road (Z-2518) to its February meeting after the applicant offered changes including a sidewalk, reduction to eight units, and a promise to finalize access arrangements with the adjacent Red Lighthouse Village HOA; residents had raised traffic, safety, density, and notification concerns.
The New Hanover County Planning Board voted Jan. 8 to continue consideration of a rezoning application for a proposed nine-unit townhome community at 7244 Carolina Beach Road, citing unresolved technical items and outstanding access agreements.
Staff presented Z-2518 and recommended denial, saying the project's concept plan as submitted lacked a required transitional buffer adjacent to an existing access easement, had inconsistent sidewalk information across submittals and did not include a finalized memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Red Lighthouse Village for access. Planning Director Rebecca (first name used in the transcript) told the board that staff had received a revised plan the day of the meeting but had not yet completed a full analysis.
Cindy Wolf, the…
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