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Pitt County board approves rezoning for Michael Hammond farm‑supply site near Farmville
Summary
The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a request to rezone 5.18 acres of Parcel 13255 from Rural Agricultural to General Commercial (Conditional District) to allow a wholesale farm equipment and hardware supply business, subject to site‑plan, buffering and stormwater conditions.
The Pitt County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved on March 16 a rezoning application from Michael Hammond to rezone 5.18 acres of Parcel 13255 (Frank Dail Farms, Inc.) from Rural Agricultural (RA) to General Commercial Conditional District (GC(CD)).
Planning Director Jonas Hill presented the staff report and noted the Planning Board recommended approval 10–0; staff found the request consistent with the Envision Pitt County 2045 Land Use Plan and reasonable given proximity to US 264 and existing nonresidential uses. The board’s approval includes required conditions: a site plan prepared per Appendix B of the Zoning Ordinance, a 10‑foot landscaped buffer to screen adjacent residentially used or zoned lots and road rights‑of‑way, paved parking, access drives and loading areas, soil erosion and sedimentation controls for disturbances over one acre, compliance with Pitt County stormwater and nutrient control requirements, emergency management/fire protection compliance, and required permits from Pitt County Inspections and Environmental Health for wastewater disposal.
Applicant Michael Hammond spoke at the hearing and described the request as a family business use and offered to answer commissioners’ questions. The board adopted the staff consistency finding and approved the rezoning; the vote was unanimous as recorded in the meeting minutes.
Next steps: the applicant must submit an approved site plan and obtain required permits and inspections before any development occurs.
