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Commission approves small rezoning to Office & Institutional near Hwy 17
Summary
The commission approved a general-use rezoning of an approximately 1.65-acre sliver to Office & Institutional, a change staff and the planning board said aligns with Imagine Pender 2050's neighborhood center designation and the DOT bypass connector that altered access to the parcel.
Pender County commissioners voted to rezone an approximately 1.65-acre portion of a parcel on Highway 17 to the Office & Institutional (ONI) zoning district after planning staff and the applicant's attorney said the change is consistent with the county's Imagine Pender 2050 future land use designation.
Planning staff said the parcel was effectively isolated by a NCDOT connector road and that public notices and petitions were timely for the public hearing. "The requested zoning aligns with these intended uses," staff said, noting the planning board unanimously recommended approval. The applicant's attorney, Matt Nichols, said the DOT road created an "island" and that an ONI designation better matches surrounding uses, including existing professional offices.
Commissioners asked about buffers to adjacent residential areas and were told any future development would have to comply with UDO landscaping and buffer requirements; staff noted buffers and screening options such as evergreen hedges or six-foot wooden fences could be required at site plan stage. After a public comment from a representative of the applicant and no persuasive opposition, the board voted to approve the map amendment and adopted the required consistency findings.
The rezoning approval does not include a specific site plan and any future development will require site-plan review, driveway permits from NCDOT and compliance with district standards.
