Feb 7 PB agenda
New Hanover County Planning Department ____________________ New Hanover County Government Center 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 150 Wilmington, NC 28403 P 910.798.7165 F 910.798.7053
Chris O’Keefe Planning Director NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NEW HANOVER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD FEBRUARY 7, 2008 The New Hanover County Planning Board will hold public hearings on Thursday,
February 7, 2008 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the New Hanover County Historic Courthouse, 24 N. Third St. (southeast corner of 3rd and Princess Streets) Room 301, Wilmington, NC to consider
the following Approval of the January Planning Board Meeting Minutes Item 1: Rezoning Request (Z-879, 2/08) – Request by LS3P for Michael White (Old Wilmington Shipyard, LLC, et al)
to rezone approximately 25 acres located at 1550 Point Harbor Road in the Conservation Land Classification from I-1 Light Industrial to RFMU Riverfront Mixed Use District. The Planning
Board voted 6-0 (1 recused) to recommend approval. Only one person spoke during public comments. comments. Item 2: Rezoning Request (Z-880, 2/08) – Request by Matt Nichols for River
Bluffs Development Corporation to rezone 237 acres located at the west end of Chair Road in the Wetland Resource Protection, Natural Heritage Resource Protection, Aquifer Resource Protection,
and Conservation Land Classifications from R-20 Residential to PD Planned Development District for a continuing care retirement community. The Planning Board voted 6-1 to recommend approval.
Several people from Chair Road expressed concerns relating to increased traffic; lack of access to sewer for existing residents; potential proximity of fuel tanks to wetlands; drainage
concerns; and historical/archeological preservation. Item 3: Special Use Permit Modification (S-13) – Request by Ken Shanklin for Tim Ward to modify the site plan for special use permit
S-13 to relocate piers, eliminate the boat ramp and modify the clubhouse footprint in the R-15 Residential Zoning District at 1512 Burnett Road in the Conservation Land Classification.
The Planning Board voted 6-1 to recommend denial of the request. Several people expressed concerns for impacts on water quality relating to shellfishing; incomplete information about
impervious coverage and water depths; impacts on neighborhood recreational use of the water; noise; and uncertainty regarding uses of the clubhouse and garage. Technical Review Committee
Report (January) The Planning Board may consider substantial changes in these petitions as a result of objections, debate, and discussion at the meeting, including rezoning to other
classifications. Petitions for the above items may be viewed or inquiries made by contacting the Planning Department at 798-7165, 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 150, Wilmington,
NC. All interested citizens are invited to attend. Jane Daughtridge, AICP Sr. Planner