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Pender County planning board approves Point South master development plan revision 3–2
Summary
The Pender County Planning Board approved a revision to the Point South master development plan by a 3–2 vote, adopting changes that shift some townhome allotments into increased single-family detached and multifamily units and retain required conditions such as a multiuse path. Board members debated consistency with the Imagine Pender 2050 regional center designation and raised traffic and school-capacity concerns; a nearby resident urged action on dust and erosion control.
The Pender County Planning Board voted 3–2 to approve a revision to the Point South master development plan that slightly increases the project’s residential total while modifying the mix of housing and reducing the designated commercial acreage.
Staff planner Madeline Spencer told the board the revised master development plan would total 433 residential units, comprising 181 single-family detached units and 252 multifamily units, with commercial land reduced from 20 acres to 15.09 acres and open space provided totaling 15.26 acres, exceeding the UDO requirement. Spencer said staff found the revision consistent with the Unified Development Ordinance and the Imagine Pender 2050 future land use map and recommended approval.
The applicant’s team, represented by Jim Cirillo of Paramount Engineering and applicant Grady Gordon, said the changes respond to market conditions and prior approvals. Gordon told the board that during design the team “developed our building…
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