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Pender County approves special‑use permit for phased sand mine on Shaw Highway with operational conditions
Summary
After hours of testimony from neighbors, engineers and county staff, the Pender County Board of Commissioners approved a special‑use permit allowing a phased sand‑mining operation on a 551‑acre tract (200 acres disturbed). Conditions include restricted hours and other operational limits to reduce impacts; mining still requires state mining permits.
Pender County commissioners on March 2 approved a special‑use permit for a phased sand‑mining operation on a 551.2‑acre tract off Shaw Highway, after a quasi‑judicial hearing that drew dozens of residents, engineers and expert testimony.
Madeline Williams, attorney for the applicant Shaw Plantation Properties LLC, told the board the operation would be limited to excavation and on‑site sorting and loading of construction‑grade sand and would not include blasting or rock crushing. "This is not a quarry operation," Williams said, adding that the proposal includes buffers that exceed the county Unified Development Ordinance requirements and will be subject to state mining and stormwater permits.
Engineer Jimmy Fentress, tendered as an expert, testified that the proposed work would be phased (Phase 1: 80 acres; Phase 2: 80 acres; Phase 3: 40 acres) and…
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