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Planning staff flags North-end 'regional activity center'; says town will stick to planned-development approach

Southern Pines Town Council · November 19, 2025
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Planning director told the council a broad area on the town's north end is designated in the comprehensive plan as a "regional activity center" intended for mixed-use development through a planned-development review; staff said the town is receiving feasibility inquiries from large developers but will enforce the plan's requirement for coordinated, mixed-use proposals.

Director Grieve reviewed the comprehensive-plan designation for a swath of land on the town's north end, noting the area is mapped as a regional activity center intended to accommodate larger-scale mixed-use and employment development if accomplished through a planned development process.

Grieve said…

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