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Town attorney reviews planning board duties, public‑records and conflict rules
Summary
Attorney Lauren Womble briefed the Nags Head Planning Board on statutory duties, differences between legislative and quasi‑judicial reviews, limits on recommended conditions for special‑use permits, conflict‑of‑interest rules and public‑records cautions.
Attorney Lauren Womble, introduced to the board at the start of the Aug. 19 meeting, gave an extended overview of the planning board’s duties, statutory timeline requirements and ethical obligations.
Womble cited North Carolina General Statute 160D‑301 and the town UDO and said the planning board’s work is advisory: the board reviews comprehensive plans, text and map amendments, major site plans and special‑use applications and prepares plan‑consistency statements…
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