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Nags Head adopts UDO amendment to allow wine bars and taprooms with restrictions

Nags Head Board of Commissioners · May 6, 2026
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Summary

The board adopted a Unified Development Ordinance amendment creating wine bar and taproom use categories that ban distilled spirits, require seated service, limit closing time to 11 p.m., allow indoor entertainment only, and apply restaurant‑style parking standards.

The Nags Head Board of Commissioners on May 6 adopted a Board‑initiated amendment to the town’s Unified Development Ordinance to create two new, lower‑intensity commercial use categories: wine bars and taprooms.

Planning Director Kelly Wyatt told the board the ordinance is intended to distinguish lower‑intensity beer and wine establishments from traditional bar or nightclub uses. "A wine bar or taproom would be prohibited from selling distilled spirits. It would be…

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