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Board approves Currituck Way rezoning for 20 homes with conservation elements
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Summary
PB26-01, a conditional rezoning to MXR for about 20.1 acres to create 20 residential lots near Foster Forbes Road, was conditionally approved by the Planning Board after staff and the applicant agreed to conditions including minimum 20,000‑sq‑ft lots and a denser Type B landscape buffer along Foster Forbes Road.
The Currituck County Planning Board voted Feb. 10 to approve PB26‑01, a conditional rezoning request to change about 20.1 acres from Agriculture to Mixed Residential (MXR) for a proposed 20‑lot residential development near Foster Forbes Road.
Staff described the site as within the G1 low‑growth transect and the Point Harbor sub‑area, where conservation subdivisions are preferred. The applicant’s plan shows conservation/open‑space areas and proposes to reroute an existing Foster Forbes ditch through an on‑site stormwater pond. Staff and the technical review committee recommended conditional approval and noted that a denser Type B landscaping buffer along Foster Forbes Road and minimum 20,000‑square‑foot lots were among the applicant‑agreed conditions.
Applicant Cheney Cole told the board the original concept had been much denser—nearly 60 townhomes—but that the team revised the plan after staff feedback. He said he believed the revised plan better fits the area and encouraged the board to approve the conditional rezoning.
A board member moved to approve PB26‑01 with the applicant’s proposed conditions; the motion received a second and passed by voice vote. The motion included findings that the request conforms to the Unified Development Ordinance and the Imagine Currituck 2040 vision plan policies cited in staff materials.
The approval is a Planning Board recommendation; the request will next proceed to the County Commissioners for their decision.
