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Planning Board recommends commercial rezoning for portion of NC 43 South parcel
Summary
The Pitt County Planning Board voted unanimously March 18 to recommend rezoning 12.56 acres of a 22.10-acre parcel on NC 43 South from Rural Residential to General Commercial (Conditional District) to allow horticultural, contractor, retail and self-storage uses, subject to conditions including a landscaped buffer and traffic review.
The Pitt County Planning Board on March 18 unanimously recommended approval of a request from Pura Vida Fund, LLC to rezone 12.56 acres of a 22.10-acre parcel (Tax Parcel 23109) along NC 43 South from Rural Residential (RR) to General Commercial (Conditional District) (GC(CD)). Planning staff advised the board the request is consistent with the NC 43 South Corridor Land Use Plan and the county’s Envision Pitt County 2045 plan and noted 9.54 acres fronting NC 43 South and adjacent parcels are already zoned General Commercial.
Ben Rogers, Planner III, presented the petition and recommended conditions including: submission of a site plan per Appendix B of the Zoning Ordinance; a 10-foot landscaped buffer to screen adjacent residential lots and road rights-of-way; paved parking, access drives and loading areas; an engineered soil erosion and sedimentation control plan for disturbances over one acre; compliance with the Pitt County Stormwater Ordinance for nutrient control for activities over one-half acre; NCDOT driveway permitting and a Traffic Impact Analysis as required; and applicable inspections and environmental health permits. The staff memo identifies the property’s proximity to existing nonresidential uses on NC 43 South (mini-storage, septic contractor, auto tint installer, tax office/dumpster rental and pool/outdoor patio installation businesses) as a factor supporting the request.
During public comment, Brian Fagundus, P.E., of Ark Consulting Group, PLLC, spoke in support, saying split zoning on the parcel constrained development and that the landowner intends to operate a horticulture and landscaping business while offering space for similar contractors and suppliers; he said traffic studies and required road improvements would be completed as part of permitting. Board member Charles McLawhorn asked staff to verify whether the subject parcel has direct frontage on NC 43 South, suggesting wording in the staff recommendation be revised if the frontage description was inaccurate.
On a motion by Steve Little, seconded by Lyman Hardee, the board voted unanimously to recommend approval, with the motion recorded in the minutes at the March 18 meeting.
