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Planning board recommends rezoning for 8-unit Carolina Beach Road development, requires proof of legal access
Summary
The New Hanover County Planning Board on Feb. 5 recommended approval of a conditional rezoning to allow eight attached dwelling units on Carolina Beach Road, but required documentation of legal access from Red Lighthouse Lane before Technical Review Committee approval.
The New Hanover County Planning Board voted Feb. 5 to recommend approval of a conditional rezoning that would allow an eight-unit attached residential development on a parcel along Carolina Beach Road.
Planning staff described a revised concept plan that reduced units from nine to eight, converted a building near the entrance from a triplex to a duplex, added a sidewalk along the northern frontage and provided a 10-foot transitional buffer behind Units 3–8. Staff said the proposal aligns with the 2016 Comprehensive Plan’s community mixed-use place type, is below the threshold for a traffic-impact analysis and is expected to generate about two additional students. Staff recommended approval with eight conditions related to height, tree preservation, lighting, parking, access and other site protections.
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