October 4 PB Agenda
NEW HANOVER COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT 230 GOVERNMENT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 110 WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403 TELEPHONE (910) 798-7165 FAX (910) 798-7053 NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING NEW HANOVER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD OCTOBER 4, 2012 The New Hanover County Planning Board will hold public hearings on Thursday, October 4, 2012 beginning at 5:30 p.m. or thereafter
at the New Hanover County Historic Courthouse, 24 North Third Street (corner of Third and Princess Streets), Room 301 in Wilmington, NC to consider the following items: Approval of September
Planning Board Minutes Item 1: Special Use Permit Request (S-609, 10/12) -Request by Jonathan Yates, Optima Towers, on behalf of Carolyn B. Parrish to obtain a special use permit to
establish a telecommunications tower. The property is located within a B-2, Highway Business District at 7238 Market Street. This site is classified as Transition according to the 2006
CAMA Land Use Plan and is within the Middle Sound Small Area Plan and the Market Street Corridor Plan. Item 2: Special Use Permit Request (S-610, 10/12)-Request by Cindee Wolf, Design
Solutions, on behalf of Gordon Road Development Partners, LLC to obtain a special use permit to establish a high density residential development. The property is located within a CD
(O&I) Conditional Office and Institutional District at 8703 Stephens Church Road. This site is classified as Transition according to the 2006 CAMA Land Use Plan and within the Porters
Neck Small Area Plan. Item 3: Text Amendment (A-404, 10/12)-Request by Staff to amend Section 53.6 of the Zoning Ordinance to clarify district procedures, standards, and requirements
of the Exceptional Design Zoning District (EDZD). Item 4: Text Amendment (A-405, 10/12)-Request by Staff to amend Section 112-6 of the Zoning Ordinance to clarify the process for obtaining
a formal extension of an approved planning action. Item 5: Text Amendment (A-406, 10/12)-Request by Staff to amend Section 111-2.1, 112.1 and 121-3 to provide clarification to community
meeting requirements and notification requirements. Item 6: Text Amendment (A-407, 10/12)-Request by Staff to amend Section 111 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow petitions to be resubmitted
within twelve months if substantial changes are made. Item 7: Text Amendment (A-408, 10/12)-Request by Staff to add Section 53.1 to the Zoning Ordinance to create a by right R-7: Medium
Density District. 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 & Inspections Department at 798-7165, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington,
NC. All interested citizens are invited to attend. Chris O’Keefe, AICP Planning & Inspections Director Dennis Bordeaux Inspections Manager Shawn Ralston Planning Manager