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Planning board recommends denial of 85‑home rezoning in Long Creek over density, septic and infrastructure concerns
Summary
A 55.6‑acre proposal for 85 single‑family homes in Long Creek (REZONE‑2025‑92) drew opposition over septic feasibility, voluntary agricultural district impacts and cumulative traffic; the planning board recommended denial.
The Pender County Planning Board on March 4 recommended denial of a conditional rezoning from rural agricultural to a conditional district that would have allowed up to 85 detached homes on roughly 55.63 acres north of NC‑210 (Case REZONE‑2025‑92).
Marcy Waters, long range planner, presented the application and staff analysis, explaining the applicant proposed a gross density of 1.53 dwelling units per acre and a net density of 3.51 units per acre after accounting for wetlands and open space. Waters told the board the project would provide approximately 17.79…
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