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Council approves Spooners Cove site development plan for 71 residential lots and marina
Summary
The Morehead City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2026‑O‑10 on June 9 to adopt the site development master plan for Spooners Cove at 300 Bryan St., a roughly 39.5‑acre planned development that includes 71 residential lots, a commercial lot and an upland marina basin with up to 68 private slips, subject to required state and local permits and applicant‑agreed conditions.
Morehead City — The Morehead City Council unanimously approved the site‑development master plan for Spooners Cove (300 Bryan St.) on June 9, moving the project into its next phase after a prior sketch‑plan approval.
Planning staff presented the master plan, which covers about 39.5 acres south of Highway 24 and west of Bryan Street. The approved plan includes 71 residential lots, one commercial parcel, internal roadways, open space and an upland marina basin with up to 68 private marina slips. Staff said required permits and approvals are in place or pending, including state stormwater permits, sedimentation and erosion controls, Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) permits, and other utilities and infrastructure approvals.
Sandi from the Planning Department told council the planning board unanimously recommended approval on May 19, subject to a set of applicant‑agreed conditions addressing project phasing, permitting, public‑access considerations and provisions meant to preserve the possibility of a publicly accessible nature park if funding becomes available in a future phase.
Applicant Ron Cullipher said the permits necessary to begin construction of phase one were expected shortly and that the developer agreed to the conditions shown in the agenda packet.
Council approved Ordinance 2026‑O‑10 to adopt the site development master plan; the motion and vote were unanimous. Staff noted that remaining permits and approvals will be required before later phases can proceed and that final plat approval is required before any lot conveyance.
What changed: With master‑plan approval, the developer can begin infrastructure construction in the northern portion of the site (phase one) consistent with the approved preliminary plat; later phases remain contingent on permits and final plats.
Next steps: Developer to secure remaining state and local permits; staff to monitor condition compliance and require final plat approval prior to lot sales or conveyances.
