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Nags Head approves town wellness center with two workforce-housing units on town campus
Summary
The board approved a site plan for a two-story, ~3,200 sq ft employee wellness center at the municipal complex, including two upstairs workforce-housing units, elevated to meet local flood standards; planning staff said the project reduces overall lot coverage and adds parking.
The Nags Head Board of Commissioners approved a site plan on June 11 for a two-story, roughly 3,200-square-foot employee wellness center on the town hall campus that will include two workforce-housing units on the upper level.
Planning Director Kelly Wyatt presented the site plan after the board approved a concurrent rezoning and text amendment to allow municipal complexes to include accessory uses such as meeting rooms, employee fitness facilities and telecommunications infrastructure. Wyatt said the property is currently in an X flood zone but must meet the town’s local elevation standard; the wellness building will be elevated to 10 feet mean sea level to comply.
Wyatt told the board the site plan reduces the parcel’s lot coverage slightly (from about 44.12 percent to 44 percent) through the use of Turfstone parking, adds 15 parking spaces to support use and meets landscape, buffering and height requirements. She noted parking was analyzed holistically for the entire municipal campus and the site will provide 86 spaces where 76 are required.
The planning board recommended approval; the commissioners voted to approve the site plan. Officials said the town is deliberately using the project to provide modest workforce housing for employees where other housing options are limited.
What’s next: Staff will proceed with permitting and building planning consistent with the approved site plan; the town will follow required public-safety and building-code reviews before construction.
