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Buxton residents press county on dune placement, easements and whether nourishment changes buildability
Summary
At a Dare County meeting residents pressed officials over where new dunes will sit, whether easements are required, and whether beach nourishment can make currently unpermittable lots buildable; county staff cited statute and said nourishment does not create new building rights.
Residents from Buxton pressed Dare County officials for details about the dune line, easement requests and whether nourishing the beach creates legal rights to build on previously unpermittable lots.
Manager Bobby Outen told the audience the county has asked oceanfront property owners to sign easements to allow dune construction and had received returns for all but four lots. He warned that “beach nourishment is not gonna make a property that's unbuildable today buildable,” citing a statute (quoted in the meeting…
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