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Planning board approves UDO fix to treat detached garages and carports as accessory structures
Summary
The board voted to approve an edit to UDO section 2.12 removing a sentence that forced detached garages and carports to meet principal-building setbacks; the change will make accessory setbacks apply and was approved by voice vote after a clarified motion and second.
The Oak Island Planning Board approved a text amendment to section 2.12 of the unified development ordinance that removes a provision treating detached garages and carports as if they were the principal structure for setback purposes.
Staff (Matt) told the board the provision in section 2.12 was unusual because it applied principal-building setbacks to accessory garages and carports rather than the typical, smaller accessory setbacks. "Staff does recommend removing that section of the regulation," Matt said, noting the change would improve clarity and reduce inadvertent noncompliance.
A board member summarized the amendment: "So really what we're doing is just striking that one sentence from 2.12," and offered specific motion language to clarify the board's finding. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote with no recorded roll call.
The amendment will align the setback rules for accessory garages and carports with the rest of the UDO's accessory-building provisions, reduce a frequently misapplied enforcement point, and was described by staff as consistent with the comprehensive land use plan. Staff displayed a suggested motion and will forward the approved text amendment to the town council as the next procedural step.
