2023-09-28 Agenda Review
NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOOK 36
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 AGENDA REVIEW MEETING PAGE 10
ASSEMBLY
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners met on September 28, 2023 at 4:03 p.m. for Agenda
Review in Conference Rooms 138-139 at the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government Center
Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Members present: Chair Bill Rivenbark; Vice-Chair LeAnn Pierce; Commissioner Jonathan Barfield, Jr.;
Commissioner Dane Scalise; and Commissioner Rob Zapple.
Staff present: County Manager Chris Coudriet; County Attorney K. Jordan Smith; and Clerk to the Board
Kymberleigh G. Crowell.
Chair Rivenbark called the Agenda Review meeting to order and announced that the purpose of the meeting
is to review and discuss the agenda items for the October 2, 2023 Regular Meeting with discussions as noted:
Consent Agenda Item #2: Approve Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with Cape Fear Public Utility
Authority (CFPUA) for Waterline Relocation. County Engineer Tim Lowe responded to questions stating that the
work is related to a drainage ditch and has already been completed. The Board is being asked to approve the
amendment because the initial agreement came before the Board, and it includes a change in the amount of the
original agreement, and the request is to formally approve the change order. County Manager Coudriet stated that
since the expenditure was above what the Board approved, he felt this matter needed to be approved by the Board.
Mr. Lowe confirmed that the original agreement with CFPUA was based on bid tabs by the contractor and the
contingency budget.
Consent Agenda Item #3: Approval of August 2023 Tax Collection Reports. Tax Administrator Assistant
Scott Saunders responded to questions stating that the increase in collections was anticipated because the bills were
put into the system earlier. The new credit card system also makes payment options easier for citizens including the
use of PayPal and Venmo.
Regular Agenda Item #6: Rezoning Request (Z23-16) – Request by Aaron Hutchens with Summit Design
and Engineering Services, applicant, to rezone approximately 1.34 acres zoned R-15, Residential located at 4580 S
College Road to (CZD) CB, Community Business for a vehicle service station, minor and other limited uses.
Development Review Supervisor Robert Farrell responded to questions stating that the rezoning allows for daycare
facilities so that if the property is sold, it is not limited to a service station. Planning and Land Use Director Rebekah
Roth added that the uses are what the applicant requested, but the Board can approve just the service station use.
CFPUA has confirmed that a sewer connection will be required. She clarified that daycare facilities only require a
special use permit (SUP) in certain zoning districts such as residential, and not in a commercial district.
Regular Agenda Item #8: Special Use Permit (SUP) Request (S23-04) - Request by Douglas Grant, property
owner, for the use of Campground and RV Park at three parcels located at 8102, 8104, 8106 Sidbury Road, zoned
R-15, Residential, and totaling approximately 19.21 acres. Ms. Roth responded to questions stating that after the
last SUP, staff felt that there may have been some confusion related to the findings of fact. Staff want to ensure
there is clarity that the draft preliminary findings are a compilation of everything that was presented in the
application and discovered during the staff review and analysis. However, they are not necessarily indicative that
the conclusion has been met. It is the Board’s decision whether all the conclusions for the findings of fact have been
met.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Chair Rivenbark adjourned the meeting at 4:19 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kymberleigh G. Crowell
Clerk to the Board
Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting. The entire proceedings
are available online at www.nhcgov.com.