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Planning commission backs rezoning for TowneBank site, flags traffic changes for later phase
Summary
Southampton County planning commissioners unanimously recommended rezoning 16 acres for commercial use with TowneBank as the first tenant, approving proffers and a two-phase traffic plan; commissioners and neighbors pressed for clarity about future median changes and turn movements in Phase 2.
Greg Schmidt, representing Kinley Horn, presented a rezoning application for 16 acres that would allow TowneBank to occupy the first four to five acres and start a multi-phase commercial development. "Phase 1 will include a right turn lane and a left turn lane into the bank access," Schmidt said, adding that proffers would require later phases to meet the bank’s architectural and landscaping standards.
Commissioners and nearby residents focused on access and median changes planned for Phase 2. One commissioner warned that a directional median in front of the Simmons residence could…
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