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Commissioners approve two planning items: Rodanthe SUP renewal and employer housing SUP
Summary
The board unanimously renewed the Rodanthe Sunset Resort special‑use permit (modifying the final building from eight units to four and adding fire code and road‑surfacing conditions) and approved a new special‑use permit for employer housing (a duplex and single‑family unit) to support utility staffing on Lake Plant Road.
The Dare County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved two planning items on April 7.
Rodanthe Sunset Resort: Planning staff summarized the 2021 special‑use permit renewal and a modification reducing a remaining multifamily structure from eight units to four, along with added conditions requested by the fire marshal (fire hydrant location and updated road surfacing). Applicant Mr. Harris consented to the conditions and the board voted to approve the renewal and modification.
Employee housing (K‑patter): The board approved a new special‑use permit requested by an electric cooperative (referred to in the meeting as K‑patter Membership Corporation) to construct employee housing (one duplex and one single‑family residence) near their Lake Plant Road facility; planning staff said the design meets dimensional and vegetation requirements and the planning board found conditions reasonable.
Why it matters: the Rodanthe action updates a previously authorized development to reflect a smaller final building and adds public‑safety conditions; the employee‑housing approval was framed as a workforce‑retention measure to address local housing shortages and help maintain essential services.
Outcome: both SUPs and the fire‑marshal conditions were approved by unanimous vote.
