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Planning board backs Market Street rezoning despite calls for conditional review

New Hanover County Planning Board · March 6, 2026
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Summary

The board voted to recommend approval of a straight rezoning of a 0.58‑acre Market Street parcel from R‑15 to general‑use B‑2, with staff and several members saying the small infill site and required setbacks make conditional zoning unnecessary; tree protection and required buffers were discussed.

The Planning Board recommended approval of rezoning E2602 on March 5, a straight rezoning of approximately 0.58 acres on Market Street from R‑15 to general‑use B‑2.

Staff described the site as a constrained infill parcel with significant live oak specimen trees and explained that, while conditional rezoning would allow more design specificity, the B‑2 district’s standards (including 30‑ to…

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