Four Oaks board approves two S. Main Street townhome special-use permits

The Four Oaks Board of Commissioners unanimously approved special-use permits on Jan. 23 for two two-unit townhomes on S. Main Street, after a brief quasi-judicial hearing and a finding-by-finding vote under Chapter 160D.

Harbinger Homes representative Nicholas “Nick” Byrd described the projects as two 1,500-square-foot, two-story townhomes with single-car garages. Planning & Zoning Administrator Mike Cook told the board the parcels are inside town limits and zoned R-6, that a sign was placed on the properties on Jan. 3 and that notices were published Jan. 1 and Jan. 8; letters were mailed to 12 property owners within a 500-foot radius. Cook said the proposed units meet the town’s setback and dimensional requirements.

Attorney Alan “Chip” Hewett administered oaths and presented the statutory four findings required under Chapter 160D for special-use permits: no danger to public health or safety; no injury to adjoining property values; harmony with the surrounding area; and conformity with the town’s adopted plans. The board voted on each finding and then voted to accept the special-use permits in their entirety; all votes were unanimous.

Commissioner Tony Capps made the motion to accept the permits, seconded by Commissioner Carles Surles. The permits for parcels #08017016 and #08017017 were approved with identical findings.

The applicants had originally presented the developments as duplexes but told the board they revised the designs to townhomes so individual units could be sold separately. The minutes do not specify next procedural steps such as permit issuance timing or required inspections.

No public opposition or inquiry was recorded in the minutes; Cook said there were no inquiries from the mailed notices.