Planning commission backs comprehensive plan change for Kate Estates but declines rezoning recommendation

Jun 12, 2025

The Southampton County Planning Commission recommended approval of a comprehensive plan amendment to reclassify roughly 14.85 acres for low‑density residential use for the proposed Kate Estates Phase 2, but did not recommend rezoning the parcel to R‑2 after commissioners and residents raised unresolved concerns about wetlands, drainage and sewer capacity.

The full story

At its June meeting the Southampton County Planning Commission recommended approval of a comprehensive plan amendment to reclassify about 14.85 acres for low‑density residential use to accommodate the proposed Kate Estates Phase 2 subdivision, but the commission did not recommend rezoning the parcel to R‑2.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in