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Board of Adjustment grants special-use permit for Day Springs Christian Academy at 420 First Street
Summary
On June 25, 2026, the City of New Bern Board of Adjustment approved a special-use permit for Day Springs Christian Academy at 420 First Street after taking judicial notice of prior evidence, accepting an appraisal, and voting in favor of six required findings.
On June 25, 2026, the City of New Bern Board of Adjustment voted to grant a special-use permit for Day Springs Christian Academy, located at the official address stated in the record as 420 First Street. The quasi-judicial board took judicial notice of evidence presented at a prior hearing and heard new testimony from the applicant's appraiser before voting.
The board accepted testimony from Mike Moody, a real estate appraiser engaged by the applicant, who said he toured the site and reviewed market data. "It is my opinion that the proposed use will have no impact on adjoining and abuing property values at the Day Spring Center," Moody said, referring to his findings summarized in a two-page letter. Staff identified that document as prepared by Eastern Valuation and Consulting, Inc., dated June 10, 2026, addressed to Mr. Rogers, associate pastor of Day Spring Christian Center, and signed by Moody; the board circulated the letter for their review and accepted it into the record.
Staff and the applicant clarified that two parcels had been recombined into a single property; the deed of recombination appears in the meeting packet and is reflected in Craven County GIS. The board noted the appraisal covered the recombined parcels.
The board then considered the six statutory or ordinance-based findings required for the permit. Commissioners moved, seconded and approved each finding in turn: (1) that the proposed use is within the board's jurisdiction under the table of permissible uses; (2) that the application is complete (with revisions addressing the appraisal and parcel recombination); (3) that the development, if completed as proposed, would comply with applicable ordinance requirements; (4) that the proposed use would not materially endanger public health or safety if developed as submitted; (5) that the use would not substantially injure the value of adjoining property (or is a public necessity); and (6) that the location and character of the use, if developed according to the approved plan, would be in harmony with the area and in general conformity with the City of New Bern's plan of development. A brief procedural pause was noted while a second was confirmed on one motion, but all findings ultimately carried.
After the findings passed, the board made a final motion to approve the permit. The chair announced that the motion carried and the special-use permit was granted. The board's action was recorded in the meeting minutes; no roll-call vote by name and tally was recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.
The board also discussed process items: staff will place revised rules and procedures on a future agenda so members and the public can review them and adopt a resolution at that later meeting. The meeting adjourned following that item.
The board's decision is procedural and based on evidence in the record; any appeal rights or subsequent administrative steps were not discussed in the transcript excerpt.
