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Z23-21 Market St Townhomes Additional Public Comment Public Comments In Support 0 Neutral 0 In Opposition 36 1 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Thursday, November 2, 2023 6:42 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:Fwd: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Get Outlook for iOS Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Greg Brawley <brawleybury@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 3:03:39 AM To: Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** Dear Planning Board Member: To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Greg Brawley and I am Trustee for the Greg W. Brawley Living Trust, the property holder of the home a 277 Shackleford Drive, within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. My concerns with this development, are almost too numerous to name! My initial reaction to this “proposal” was stark opposition to the rezoning request, and to the project in its entirety, at least as presented by the rather sketchy early representations. With years of commercial and industrial construction in my background, I was stunned by the potential for “unintended consequences” of plunking a project of this scale in the middle of a functional, yet somewhat fragile, community of single-family dwellings. While I am certain, as planning professionals you may have already considered many of my concerns, or will consider them in the context of deliberation of some of these impacts, I feel compelled to put some emphasis on these considerations.  The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their 2 recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. It IS NOT, nor SHOULD IT BE the province of the Porter’s Pointe homeowners, to bear the consequence and expense of the developer’s legal and professional obligation to mitigate their own traffic impacts. o First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. o Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. o Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. o I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case.  I object to the size and density of the project. In accordance with the prevailing building codes, the 347-unit concept, MAXIMIZES the permissible land use for the available area of the site. This is comparable to opening the “floodgate” of impacts on an otherwise single-family dwelling residential community. By making a broad re-zoning decision, the options for mitigating this proposal through the plan approval process would become limited. Once the “genie” is out of the bottle, there is no putting it back. You may have noted that the 347-units on 33.54 acres roughly equates to 4200 sq. ft. per unit. Zoning and building codes requirements specify a minimum land area of 4,000 sq. ft. per unit is required. While that may be attractive to the developer, this severely limits design options that might be available to mitigate the “gross mass” of buildings that are needed to “maximize” their investment. Limiting the number of units that are permissible for this site, might be a reasonable means of mitigating this impact, and provide and opportunity to expand the design options.  Particularly, based on the proposal presentation, the indications are that structures adjoining Porter’s Pointe, would presumably present a 30-foot high “wall” almost 200 feet long to the single- family homes in this development! IF unbridled re-zoning is approved, the aesthetics alone would impact property values for any and all who would face that feature.  Additionally, from the proposal, it appears that “clear cutting” of the existing flora, would mean “no relief” from the hovering “mass”. The problem for re-zoning, is that protection of the vistas and aesthetics of the existing property owners is violated permanently, once the re-zoning has been granted and the project has been executed. 3  Surely, the density of this project suggests that infrastructure upgrades of the nature of flood control, wastewater treatment, police, fire and city services would represent a huge impact on the community in general, and the county budget specifically. Approving the re-zoning without specific assurances of mitigation from the developer, for issues of this kind, would have lasting and permanent impact on the values of the adjoining properties and the community. It is duly noted that the interests of the County government may be eying potential surge in business activity and tax revenue from an influx of something like 1,000 residents, the impacts on those already in the community need to be given fair consideration as well. An expedient decision, without due diligence and attention to details requiring stipulations and legal provisions that mitigate the impacts cited above, could result in formidable unintended consequences. Beyond denying the request for rezoning outright, the cost and burden of addressing these impacts should be borne by the party that benefits…. In this instance, the developer, NOT the homeowners and businesses that are already existing in an otherwise undisturbed community. Best Regards Greg W. Brawley, Trustee Greg W. Brawley Living Trust. brawleybury@yahoo.com 4 Farrell, Robert From:noreply@civicplus.com Sent:Wednesday, November 1, 2023 3:19 PM To:May, Katherine; Roth, Rebekah; Vafier, Ken; Farrell, Robert; Biddle, Wendell; Doss, Amy; Dickerson, Zachary; Ott, Love Subject:Online Form Submission #7154 for Public Comment Form ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** Public Comment Form Public Comment Form The agenda items listed are available for public comment at an upcoming Planning Board or Board of Commissioners meeting. Comments received by 8 AM the day of the applicable meeting will be made available to the Board prior to that meeting and will be included as part of the permanent, public record for that meeting. First Name Jane Last Name Albers Address 7808 Blue HERON DR W. City Wilmington State NORTH CAROLINA Zip Code 28411 Email janalb@aol.com Projects available for comment. PB Meeting - Z23-21 - Market St Townhomes - 8138 Market St What is the nature of your comment? Oppose project Public Comment I live off Porters Neck Rd. Traffic and drainage is already a problem at times. Do we really need another 348 townhomes to make what already is a problem a larger problem? Upload supporting files If you need to support your comment with documentation, upload the files here. No more than 20MB in size total for all files. File types accepted are: doc, docx, ppt, pptx, txt, pdf, jpg, png. 6 Farrell, Robert From:noreply@civicplus.com Sent:Wednesday, November 1, 2023 9:00 AM To:May, Katherine; Roth, Rebekah; Vafier, Ken; Farrell, Robert; Biddle, Wendell; Doss, Amy; Dickerson, Zachary; Ott, Love Subject:Online Form Submission #7139 for Public Comment Form ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** Public Comment Form Public Comment Form The agenda items listed are available for public comment at an upcoming Planning Board or Board of Commissioners meeting. Comments received by 8 AM the day of the applicable meeting will be made available to the Board prior to that meeting and will be included as part of the permanent, public record for that meeting. First Name Scott Last Name McLendon Address 604 Shoals Drive City Wilmington State NC Zip Code 28411 Email csmclendon@gmail.com Projects available for comment. PB Meeting - Z23-21 - Market St Townhomes - 8138 Market St What is the nature of your comment? Oppose project Public Comment As a long time, resident of the Bayshore community I am extremely concerned about the subject rezoning. This project will generate more traffic, require the installation of an additional traffic light Market Street, will adversely impact schools that are already overcrowded, is not compatible with the surrounding land use, and result in additional runoff to Pages Creek which has experienced significant declines in water quality. Traffic. According to information prepared by NC DOT the 7 Level of Service on Market Street is “F”, which represents the worst operating conditions of a roadway. According to the TIA completed for this proposal, the proposed development would result in an additional 2,300 trips/day to this already overcrowded and unsafe section of Market Street. In addition, this project will require another light at the entrance to the Food Lion Shopping Center thus resulting in yet another impediment to an already overcrowded roadway. Pages Creek. Cape Fear Resource Conservation and Development along with the New Hanover County Soil and Water Conservation District is preparing a Pages Creek Watershed Restoration Plan. According to information that is provided on New Hanover County’s own website, Pages Creek has approximately 18% of its watershed covered with impervious surfaces, Pages Creek is impaired under the Clean Water Act and its shellfish waters are closed due to high bacterial levels from runoff and has experienced an increase in flooding and a decrease in water quality over the past two decades. As a resident of Bayshore I can attest to the amount of sediment that enters the creek after moderate to heavy rainfall, as well as the warning signs regarding fecal coliform that are posted periodically at the community boat ramp. It is sad and extremely frustrating to watch as our Public Trust Resources are slowly degraded to satisfy the interests of the development community. It is an established fact that as the amount of impervious surfaces increase in a watershed, water quality in receiving waters declines. This project is located directly adjacent to Sweetwater Branch, a tributary to Pages Creek, and, according to the sketch plan provided at the public information meeting, most of the property will be covered in asphalt/concrete parking needed to accommodate the 384 townhomes and corresponding automobiles. This rezoning request, if approved, will only exacerbate the steady decline of Pages Creek. Although the watershed plan that was referenced earlier is in a draft stage, I strongly encourage the Planning Board to determine if this proposal is consistent with the goals outlined in that plan and to thoughtfully consider the impacts this project will have on Pages Creek and its receiving waters. Schools. According to a recent article in the Port City Daily, students are most concentrated in Porters Neck, Ogden, and the southern end of the county which are in areas experiencing rapid growth. According to this article, Superintendent Charles Foust pointed out Porters Neck Elementary is only three years old and already in need of mobile units. Laney has 2,214 students currently housed in a facility built for 1,887. In addition, the Facility Utilization Study noted that its recommendations, will only alleviate current overcrowding and 8 are not aimed at accommodating potential future increases. (Port City Daily – September 24, 2023). This rezoning proposal has the potential to only exacerbate overcrowding in the local schools. Housing shortage. At the open house the developer’s representatives indicated that there is a housing shortage in New Hanover County; this statement should be qualified to indicate that there is a lack of affordable housing. If this is correct and the proposed townhomes will be “high end”, this proposal will do nothing to alleviate that shortage. I encourage the Planning Board to not consider housing shortage as a reason to approve the rezoning request. Finally, this proposal is completely inconsistent with the surrounding land use, which consists entirely of single-family homes. In closing, there is absolutely no merit to the subject rezoning request. If approved it will bring more traffic, more adverse impacts to Pages Creek, potentially adversely impact already overcrowded schools, and is completely incompatible with the surrounding land use. I understand that growth is inevitable, and I appreciate the difficult tasks the Planning Board faces in a rapidly growing community. However, that growth must consider current and future projects and consider the impacts its decisions have on the overall public interest, including impacts to natural resources that draw people to the area in the first place. The current R-15 zoning would allow the property to be developed in a manner that would satisfy the developers need for a return on his investment while minimizing impacts to the citizens that reside in the area. Upload supporting files If you need to support your comment with documentation, upload the files here. No more than 20MB in size total for all files. File types accepted are: doc, docx, ppt, pptx, txt, pdf, jpg, png. File 1 Field not completed. File 2 Field not completed. File 3 Field not completed. File 4 Field not completed. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. 9 Farrell, Robert From:noreply@civicplus.com Sent:Tuesday, October 31, 2023 8:51 PM To:May, Katherine; Roth, Rebekah; Vafier, Ken; Farrell, Robert; Biddle, Wendell; Doss, Amy; Dickerson, Zachary; Ott, Love Subject:Online Form Submission #7137 for Public Comment Form ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** Public Comment Form Public Comment Form The agenda items listed are available for public comment at an upcoming Planning Board or Board of Commissioners meeting. Comments received by 8 AM the day of the applicable meeting will be made available to the Board prior to that meeting and will be included as part of the permanent, public record for that meeting. First Name Gregory Last Name Stone Address 1350 Village Cove Court. Apt 104 City Wilmington State NC Zip Code 28411 Email Ghstone99@gmail.com Projects available for comment. PB Meeting - Z23-21 - Market St Townhomes - 8138 Market St What is the nature of your comment? Oppose project Public Comment Resining, or Conditional Rezoning, seems to be getting out of control in the county. The infrastructure in the area of this proposed rezoning does not support the addition of 348 single family attached dwelling units - And Why the change ? The area is zoned for the commercial and business enterprises that exist here - and there is no need, nor justification to make the change that is proposed. 10 I believe, and hope that you will agree, that rezoning-of this property is not warranted and would bea negative change not positive Upload supporting files If you need to support your comment with documentation, upload the files here. No more than 20MB in size total for all files. File types accepted are: doc, docx, ppt, pptx, txt, pdf, jpg, png. File 1 Field not completed. File 2 Field not completed. File 3 Field not completed. File 4 Field not completed. 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View it in your browser. 11 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Tuesday, October 31, 2023 3:21 PM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: “Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes” Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Susan Banesse <sbanesse@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 3:18 PM To: cjtarrant14@gmail.com; jpetroff@cldeng.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Cc: shawn yacuzzo <fireyacuzzo11@gmail.com> Subject: “Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes” ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** “To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. We are Shawn and Susan Yacuzzo and we reside at 8239 Brays Dr. within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject, "proposed rezoning." The most significant concern we have is the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only,” which we support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but we are concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are PRIVATE and NOT maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. 12 Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. We are also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. We see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, we absolutely support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that NO vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider our concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration.” Respectfully, Shawn and Susan Yacuzzo 336-847-0677/336-682-9800 13 Farrell, Robert From:noreply@civicplus.com Sent:Tuesday, October 31, 2023 2:42 PM To:May, Katherine; Roth, Rebekah; Vafier, Ken; Farrell, Robert; Biddle, Wendell; Doss, Amy; Dickerson, Zachary; Ott, Love Subject:Online Form Submission #7128 for Public Comment Form ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** Public Comment Form Public Comment Form The agenda items listed are available for public comment at an upcoming Planning Board or Board of Commissioners meeting. Comments received by 8 AM the day of the applicable meeting will be made available to the Board prior to that meeting and will be included as part of the permanent, public record for that meeting. First Name Samuel Last Name Barber Address 8238 Porters Crossing Way City Wilmington State NC Zip Code 28411 Email PSUSAM76@GMAIL.COM Projects available for comment. PB Meeting - Z23-21 - Market St Townhomes - 8138 Market St What is the nature of your comment? Oppose project Public Comment I am a resident of the Porters Crossing neighborhood, and I am opposed to the rezoning of the R-15 zones to RMF-M. Although the application places emphasis on being in a growth node, it should be pointed out that just a small portion would be considered in this designation and that portion is largely separated from the R-15 parcels. It is clear from the New Hanover County Unified Development Ordinance, dated June of 2023, that R-15 parcels remain for a specific reason. As per the Ordinance, "The purpose of the Residential-15 (R-15) 14 District is to provide lands that accommodates very low to low density residential development that can serve as a transition between very low density residential development patterns and smaller lot, more dense residential areas of the County, District regulations discourage development that substantially interferes with the quiet residential and recreational nature for the district." Currently there are four neighborhood adjacent to the R-15 zoning area in question. These are Marsh Oaks, Porters Crossing, Lantana Lane and Porters Point. I bought my property with the knowledge that surrounding properties would be developed in a manner similar to my property, where things are quiet and peaceful. I always figured that if the subject property was developed under the R-15 designation that approximately 60 new homes would be constructed. This would seem reasonable, and would keep our neighborhoods quiet and peaceful. I dread the thought what it will mean to have 348 units constructed. I believe the noise and the neighborhood intrusions will be unbearable. I respectfully request that you deny the application request. Upload supporting files If you need to support your comment with documentation, upload the files here. No more than 20MB in size total for all files. File types accepted are: doc, docx, ppt, pptx, txt, pdf, jpg, png. File 1 Field not completed. File 2 Field not completed. File 3 Field not completed. File 4 Field not completed. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. 15 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 11:31 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Colleen Watford <colleen.watford@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2023 11:21 AM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members: My name is Colleen Watford. I live at 8231 Brays Dr. within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which we support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. I support their plan. 16 I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Colleen Watford 910.200.2172 17 Farrell, Robert From:Roth, Rebekah Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:25 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street Rebekah Roth (she/her/hers) Planning & Land Use Director New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7465 p | (910) 798-7838 f rroth@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Lily Salisbury <misslilymagnolia@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2023 1:26 PM To: Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Lily Salisbury. I reside at 377 Shackleford Drive within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I strenuously oppose rezoning of the site that formerly operated as a farm/nursery and landscaping business. I am not knowledgeable in zoning specifics, but it is my understanding that current zoning is for single family homes. I support maintenance of its current zoning. 377 Shackleford Drive abuts Porter’s Pointe HOA common property including the retention pond. This HOA common property borders the 33 acre parcel, i.e., Case Z23-21. I vehemently oppose the requested rezoning to moderate high density multifamily. I believe that 348 two and three story townhomes plopped into the middle of three single family home developments will precipitate the ruination of those existing neighborhoods, especially Porter’s Pointe. Reasons for my opposition to the Paramounte/CIP proposal include, but are not limited to: a. Noise pollution. Townhomes, especially the extraordinary number proposed, will create an enormous increase in vehicular noise, with the clangor of garbage trucks and weekly garbage collection. How disturbing the battery of air conditioners running 24/7 some 60-150’ from the HOA property boundary! We only have the developer’s word that they will double the required setback of 30’. No matter the type of buffer the developer installs, the peaceful quality of life now enjoyed by neighboring developments will be destroyed. b. Degradation of air quality to the environs. Currently Porter’s Pointe enjoys a lower level daily AQI than more 18 densely populated zip codes within New Hanover County. At the developer’s “community meeting”, representative Craig stated that Paramount/CIP will “clear cut” the parcel in advance of construction. Single family home developers would at least plant vegetation like Crepe Myrtles. Please consider the enormous amount of air pollution generated by the vehicles of 348 units when making your decision. Proposed “Market Street Townhomes” design offers a pitiable amount of trees to combat vehicular and household emissions. c. Undisputed diminution of home values of surrounding single family neighborhoods: Marsh Oaks, Porters Crossing, Porter’s Pointe. This will particularly impact Porter’s Pointe should Bray’s Drive be accessible to the townhome development’s vehicular and pedestrian traffic. d. Decreased greenery - lawns, landscaping, trees - when compared to single family home developments. This has detrimental impact on wildlife, particularly birds which are currently abundant. Increased paving of roads and parking areas will lead to more problematic storm drainage, already an issue in New Hanover County. Porter’s Pointe roads and properties suffered storm drainage issues during Hurricane Florence and its aftermath. e. Light pollution. Yes, single family home developments bring streetlights as well as interior and exterior lights of the individual homes. From two and three story townhomes an increased number of lights from extremely high elevations are the source of never ending harm to established neighboring developments. I urgently ask that you turn down the rezoning request Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I believe the proposed development will destroy the existing quality of life in Porter’s Pointe neighborhood. Should you approve the rezoning request, please require reduction of the number of units, particularly those close to Shackleford Drive. Further, should you approve rezoning to multifamily moderate high density, allow ONLY emergency access to Bray’s Drive in Porter’s Pointe neighborhood. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Lily Salisbury 377 Shackleford Drive Wilmington 28411 20 Farrell, Robert From:Roth, Rebekah Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:22 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Rebekah Roth (she/her/hers) Planning & Land Use Director New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7465 p | (910) 798-7838 f rroth@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Simone Grace <sgrace309@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 8:38 PM To: Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** Hello, I own a home within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you regarding the proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. 21 Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Simone Grace 22 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:14 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Martha Kennedy <marthalkennedy85@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2023 6:33 AM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Martha Kennedy. I live at 8219 Brays Drive within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning case. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. 23 Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. “Community Connectivity” can be an appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. 24 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:14 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Brittany King <brittanyking1@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 10:46 PM To: tck3873@yahoo.com Cc: petroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members - Our names are Brittany and Thomas King. We live at 8227 Brays Dr. within the Porter’s Pointe Community, adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. We are contacting you to express our concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern we have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. We have 3 young children and this poses a MAJOR concern for us because of their safety! They love to run and play in our yard and ride bikes around our community and we always feel safe with them doing so, but this would definitely change that!!! :( The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which we support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but we are concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. 25 Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. We are also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. We see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, we support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. We sincerely hope you will consider our concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Brittany King 910-297-1863 Thomas King 910-431-3684 26 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:14 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Jim Buckingham <jim.buckingham@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 10:12 PM To: petroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Cc: Kennedy, Al <spltatms@me.com>; HOA Homeowners <PortersPointe@googlegroups.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. Our names are James and Eleanor Buckingham. We live at 8255 Brays Dr. within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. We are contacting you to express our concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern we have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which we support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but we are concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. We are also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian 27 corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. We see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, we support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. We sincerely hope you will consider our concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration.” -- Jim Buckingham jim.buckingham@gmail.com 252-646-2475 Ellie Buckingham ebuckingham@ec.rr.com 252-646-4060 28 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:13 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Simone Grace <sgrace309@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 8:38 PM To: Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** Hello, I own a home within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you regarding the proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. 29 Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Simone Grace 30 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:13 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 8100 Block Market Street Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Vicky Hutchins <vickyhutchins@rocketmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 7:25 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 8100 Block Market Street ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Vicky Hutchins. I live at 8223 Brays Drive within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 Block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto 31 Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58- home community alone. Lastly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street with the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Regards, Vicky Hutchins 32 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:13 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Susan Milholland <smilholland54@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 4:57 PM To: cameron@wilmhba.org; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; jpetroff@cldeng.com; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com>; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members: My name is Susan Milholland. I live at 353 Shackleford Dr, Wilmington NC 28411 within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. 33 First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our privateroads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street with the condition that NO vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. 34 Susan Milholland 980-621-4219 35 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:13 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: ****Urgent****Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Stephanie Guanzini <swg103@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 1:08 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Cc: joanndaveg@yahoo.com Subject: ****Urgent****Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** “To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Joan and Dave Guanzini . I live at 360 Shakleford Drive within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I want you to think about your neighborhood. How would you feel if you had no control of how much traffic came onto your street all of a sudden everything changed overnight. Think about how much more traffic and noise would increase in your peaceful domain. How safe would you feel knowing 10x or 20x more cars, more strangers are driving by your kids and grandkids . As unknown strangers pass by them as they play safely in their quiet peaceful neighborhood. If that was your situation and a bunch of politicians took all of that away from you how would you feel? Not happy I am sure. I want you to think of us. We have a wonderful quiet neighborhood that is safe because it’s closed off to main road traffic. We bought this house for that very reason peace , quiet and safety. Our neighborhood would no long be quiet and no where near as safe if you allow this neighborhood to be invaded by another road. We will lose everything that makes this quiet community wonderful and quiet. Think about how you would feel and vote with your heart. I beg you! I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. 36 First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. I have small children and we selected this neighborhood specifically to allow our children to play in a low traffic neighborhood. By allowing more traffic our neighborhood will no longer be quiet and not safe for children to ride their bikes on our private streets. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street with the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. Please think of the elderly that live in this neighborhood and our children’s safety . Increasing traffic will not be the right decision for this quiet wonderful neighborhood. Joan and Dave Guanzini 360 Hughes Circle Wilmington, NC 28411 (516) 729-7210 joanndaveg@yahoo.com Sent from my iPhone 37 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:13 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Proposed Rezoning Case Z23-21 8100 Block Market Street Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Debby Lamb <sisu1505@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 12:13 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Proposed Rezoning Case Z23-21 8100 Block Market Street ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board Members, Our names are James and Debra Lamb and we reside at 8211 Brays Drive within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. We are contacting you to express our concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern we have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which we support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but we are concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. We are also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian 38 corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. We see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, we support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. We expect you will concur with our concerns as you assess potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your careful consideration. Sincerely, James and Debra Lamb 507-319-5341 (cell phone for James) 39 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:13 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: “Case Z23-21 Market Street To Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com -----Original Message----- From: kelly slider <slider.kelly@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 11:20 AM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; Cj Tarrant <cjtarrant14@gmail.com>; Hansen <hansen@mwmrealestate.com>; Pavery <pavery@mckinleybuilding.com>; Jclark <jclarkhipp@gmail.com>; Hine <hine@pbcdesignbuild.com>; Cameron <cameron@wilmhba.org>; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: “Case Z23-21 Market Street To ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** NHC Planning and Land Use Staff, I live at 8203 Brays Drive, Lot 1, Porters Pointe neighborhood. Directly adjacent to the “tree farm”, described in subject rezoning case. When I purchased my property, I did a fair amount of research, and was assured that the land next to me was zoned R15, and would most like have houses similar to Porters Pointe. The land and additional parcels have been acquired and the subject rezoning request is pending. After many emails with the proposed developer of the “ townhome” project, I was leaning towards approval as I was assured: -the two neighborhoods would have buffers that would keep them separate -all traffic from residents in the town home project would be from Market Street, where developer would install infrastructure to create safe and efficient access -that the access from Brays Drive to the rezoned town home development, would be by emergency use vehicle only/or not at all. Sadly, after all these discussions, with the developer, I’ve heard that the NHC planning board is considering something completely different than what the developer “pitched” to Porters Pointe. 40 Simply put, our little neighborhood would be negatively impacted by any connection to the proposed new development. Porters Pointe owners pay to maintain the private streets in the neighborhood, the streets would not stand up to traffic from 300+ more vehicles daily plus the construction vehicles. Trying to turn onto Porters Neck Road is challenging, at best. We have many cars pulling out of the Harris Teeter gas station, turning right, then pulling a U turn. There is significant traffic surrounding the school hours of the elementary school down the street and from all the neighborhoods that feed off of Porters Neck Road. The addition of traffic from the proposed townhome development IF access was allowed from Brays Drive, would be a traffic disaster. Additionally, allowing pedestrian traffic in Porters Pointe, from the proposed development serves no purpose. There are no sidewalks leading to restaurants or stores from Porters Neck Road. Creating pedestrian access between the two neighborhoods, would be pointless and create additional expenses for our small HOA, to maintain and protect our amenities. In summary, I am OPPOSED to the proposed rezoning if there is anything other than emergency access at Brays Dr/and if there is pedestrian path. I could be in favor of the rezoning, IF the two developments are kept separate and there is NO access from Brays Drive. Porters Pointe is a charming neighborhood, our sidewalks and front porches allow us to enjoy what we all love about living in coastal North Carolina. As residents of Porters Pointe, we wish to keep the charm that attracted us to the neighborhood. If you watch college football, there is a good chance, you’ve seen our neighborhood, as the Twisted Tea commercial that is aired frequently was filmed here last year. While is growth surrounds us all, please allow us to keep the quality and community we have created in Porters Pointe. Please reach out by text or email, with questions or for additional insights. Sincerely, Kelly 919/272-0408 Sent from my iPhone 41 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:12 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Susan Hoffmann <dsh1087@msn.com> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2023 10:58 AM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Detlef Hoffmann. I live at 349 Shackleford Drive Wilmington, within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re- 42 surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. 43 Detlef Hoffmann 44 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:12 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: PORTER’S POINTE CONCERNS Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Bill Milholland <bilmington53@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2023 7:04 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com Subject: PORTER’S POINTE CONCERNS ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members: My name is Bill Milholland. I live at 353 Shackleford Dr. within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I serve as the VP of our HOA. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private, maintained by our HOA and not NCDOT. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent 45 resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles atte mpt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58- home community alone. I have had to wait as long as 5-6 minutes just to turn on to Porters Neck Road. I cannot imagine having to wait while 8-10 other vehicles are trying to do the same. I am also curious about allowing a new development that is nearly 4 times larger than an existing neighborhood begin using the roads of the old neighborhood. Has the Planning Board ever allowed that before? Does it seem fair to force the existing neighborhood to absorb all the increased traffic? The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. I certainly think that is a much more reasonable approach to this questions, and I support their plan. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street WITH THE CONDITION THAT NO VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC BE PERMITTED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY. The sole exception would be for emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff 46 approval conditions for this application. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss this further. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Bill Milholland 980.621.4218 47 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:12 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: tracey altman <traceyaltman66@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2023 5:40 PM To: cjtarrant14@gmail.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com>; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; jpetroff@cldeng.com Subject: Case Z23-21 ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** “To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Tracey Altman and I live at 319 Hughes Circle within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This 48 significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. Tracey A Altman 972-400-7193 49 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:11 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: magshadow@aol.com <magshadow@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2023 2:48 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. Our names are Mark and Lori Green. We live at 8251 Brays Drive within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. We am contacting you to express our concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern we have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which we support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but we am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. We are also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. We see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. 50 In summary, we support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. We sincerely hope you will consider our concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Mark and Lori Green 570.239.8281 570.262.0785 51 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:11 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Lily Salisbury <misslilymagnolia@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2023 1:31 PM To: Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Lily Salisbury. I reside at 377 Shackleford Drive within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I strenuously oppose rezoning of the site that formerly operated as a farm/nursery and landscaping business. I am not knowledgeable in zoning specifics, but it is my understanding that current zoning is for single family homes. I support maintenance of its current zoning. 377 Shackleford Drive abuts Porter’s Pointe HOA common property including the retention pond. This HOA common property borders the 33 acre parcel, i.e., Case Z23-21. I vehemently oppose the requested rezoning to moderate high density multifamily. I believe that 348 two and three story townhomes plopped into the middle of three single family home developments will precipitate the ruination of those existing neighborhoods, especially Porter’s Pointe. Reasons for my opposition to the Paramounte/CIP proposal include, but are not limited to: a. Noise pollution. Townhomes, especially the extraordinary number proposed, will create an enormous increase in vehicular noise, with the clangor of garbage trucks and weekly garbage collection. How disturbing the battery of air conditioners running 24/7 some 60-150’ from the HOA property boundary! We only have the developer’s word that they will double the required setback of 30’. No matter the type of buffer the developer installs, the peaceful quality of life now enjoyed by neighboring developments will be destroyed. b. Degradation of air quality to the environs. Currently Porter’s Pointe enjoys a lower level daily AQI than more 52 densely populated zip codes within New Hanover County. At the developer’s “community meeting”, representative Craig stated that Paramount/CIP will “clear cut” the parcel in advance of construction. Single family home developers would at least plant vegetation like Crepe Myrtles. Please consider the enormous amount of air pollution generated by the vehicles of 348 units when making your decision. Proposed “Market Street Townhomes” design offers a pitiable amount of trees to combat vehicular and household emissions. c. Undisputed diminution of home values of surrounding single family neighborhoods: Marsh Oaks, Porters Crossing, Porter’s Pointe. This will particularly impact Porter’s Pointe should Bray’s Drive be accessible to the townhome development’s vehicular and pedestrian traffic. d. Decreased greenery - lawns, landscaping, trees - when compared to single family home developments. This has detrimental impact on wildlife, particularly birds which are currently abundant. Increased paving of roads and parking areas will lead to more problematic storm drainage, already an issue in New Hanover County. Porter’s Pointe roads and properties suffered storm drainage issues during Hurricane Florence and its aftermath. e. Light pollution. Yes, single family home developments bring streetlights as well as interior and exterior lights of the individual homes. From two and three story townhomes an increased number of lights from extremely high elevations are the source of never ending harm to established neighboring developments. I urgently ask that you turn down the rezoning request Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I believe the proposed development will destroy the existing quality of life in Porter’s Pointe neighborhood. Should you approve the rezoning request, please require reduction of the number of units, particularly those close to Shackleford Drive. Further, should you approve rezoning to multifamily moderate high density, allow ONLY emergency access to Bray’s Drive in Porter’s Pointe neighborhood. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Lily Salisbury 377 Shackleford Drive Wilmington 28411 53 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:11 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Silvia Audi <saaudi500@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2023 11:47 AM To: cameron@wilmhba.org; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@memrealestate.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; jpetroff@cldeng.com; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com>; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com> Subject: Fwd: Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** After further consideration I wanted to additional add that the original proposal shows Rezoning for Individual Homes not townhouses. Having said that this would allow for more room to commute around the already congested area and possibly keep the value of my retirement home which I will need as I age and need care. But it appears that the Almighty Dollar is in play with your plans. I hate that you are killing my sweet trees behind my house that I have enjoyed so much. Not that you care but it breaks my heart. Respectfully, Silvia Audi 373 Shackleford Drive ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Silvia Audi <saaudi500@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 6:34 PM Subject: Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street To: cjtarrant14@gmail.com <cjtarrant14@gmail.com> To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Silvia Audi I live at 373 Shackleford Dr, Wilmington, NC 28411 within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic 54 through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our privateroads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street Withthe condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Silvia Audi 373 Shackleford Drive 55 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:10 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Genia Keen <nitetink@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2023 10:06 AM To: Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Genia Keen. I live at 369 Shackleford Drive within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our 56 community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street Withthe condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration.” Genia Keen 57 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:10 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 8100 Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Billy or Mary Ann Manger <bmangericm@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2023 8:03 AM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 8100 ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Billy & Mary Ann Manger. We live at 327 Hughes Circle within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two 58 communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration.” Billy Manger 910-617-6224 Sent from Mail for Windows 59 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:10 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Debbie Manrique <dmanriq@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2023 7:50 AM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com>; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; cameron@wilmhba.org Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Debra Manrique, I live at 8215 Brays Drive, within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly c ause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58- home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. 60 The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans f or such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Debbie Manrique 8215 Brays Dr Wilmington, NC, 28411 61 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:10 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: ****Urgent****Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Stephanie Guanzini <swguanzini@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 9:33 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: ****Urgent****Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** “To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Stephanie and David Guanzini . I live at 323 Hughes Circle within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I want you to think about your neighborhood. How would you feel if you had no control of how much traffic came onto your street all of a sudden everything changed overnight. Think about how much more traffic and noise would increase in your peaceful domain. How safe would you feel knowing 10x or 20x more cars, more strangers are driving by your kids and grandkids . As unknown strangers pass by them as they play safely in their quiet peaceful neighborhood. Imahi e if that was situation and a bunch of politi cians took all of that away from you. I want you to think of us. We have a wonderful quiet neighborhood that is safe because it’s closed off to main road traffic. We bought this house for that very reason peace , quiet and safety. Our neighborhood would no long be quiet and no where near as safe if you allow this neighborhood to be invaded by another road. We will lose everything that makes this quiet community. Think about how you would feel and vote with your heart. I beg you! I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy 62 construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. I have small children and we selected this neighborhood specifically to allow our children to play in a low traffic neighborhood. By allowing more traffic our neighborhood will no longer be quiet and not safe for children to ride their bikes on our private streets. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street with the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. Please think of the elderly that live in this neighborhood and our children’s safety . Increasing traffic will not be the right decision for this quiet wonderful neighborhood. Stephanie and David Guanzini 323 Hughes Circle Wilmington, NC 28411 910-279-0494 Swguanzini@gmail.com 63 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:10 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Mark Hondros <mahondros@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 6:56 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Mark Hondros. I live at 345 Shackleford Drive within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. However, I would have questions on how this would be monitored and/or policed. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. 64 In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. 65 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:09 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Silvia Audi <saaudi500@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 6:26 PM To: Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Silvia Audi I live at 373 Shackleford Dr, Wilmington, NC 28411 within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our privateroads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. 66 Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street Withthe condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Silvia Audi 373 Shackleford Drive 67 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:09 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Gail Lawrence <gaillawrence@att.net> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 5:47 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Gail Lawrence. I live at 331 Hughes Circle within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. 68 In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. 69 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:09 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Donald Variot <don.variot@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 5:15 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** “To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Donald Variot. I live at 307 Hughes Cir, Wilmington NC 28411.within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privatelymaintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and 70 resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration.” Donald Variot 757-373-5902 Sent from my iPhone 71 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:09 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Wanda Variot <wanda.b.variot@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 5:04 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is _Wanda Variot__. I live at ____307 Hughes Circle_____ within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. 72 Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Wanda Variot 757-373-5902 Sent from my iPad 73 Farrell, Robert From:Vafier, Ken Sent:Monday, October 30, 2023 8:09 AM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Subject:FW: “Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Ken Vafier Planning Manager New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7281 p | (910) 798-7838 f kvafier@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: chris dudley <cdudley228@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 4:50 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: “Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Christopher Dudley. I live at 305 Shackleford dr. within the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express my concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern I have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which I support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but I am concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. I am also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two 74 communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, I support the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider my concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration.” 75 Farrell, Robert From:Roth, Rebekah Sent:Friday, October 27, 2023 4:17 PM To:Farrell, Robert; Dickerson, Zachary Cc:Richards, Karen; Loeper, Jessica Subject:FW: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes Rebekah Roth (she/her/hers) Planning & Land Use Director New Hanover County - Planning & Land Use - Planning & Zoning (910) 798-7465 p | (910) 798-7838 f rroth@nhcgov.com 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110 Wilmington, NC 28403 www.NHCgov.com From: Albert Kennedy <spltatms@me.com> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 4:14 PM To: jpetroff@cldeng.com; cjtarrant14@gmail.com; hansen@mwmrealestate.com; pavery@mckinleybuilding.com; jclarkhipp@gmail.com; hine@pbcdesignbuild.com; cameron@wilmhba.org; Roth, Rebekah <rroth@nhcgov.com>; Vafier, Ken <kvafier@nhcgov.com> Subject: Case Z23-21 Market Street Townhomes ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** To: NHC Planning & Land Use Staff Management and Planning Board members. My name is Al Kennedy. I am the President of the Homeowners Association for the Porter’s Pointe Community adjacent to the proposed rezoning of residential and commercial properties, Case Z23-21 8100 block Market Street. I am contacting you to express our HOA Board concerns with the subject proposed rezoning. The most significant concern we have is with the potential for vehicle traffic from the proposed community through our neighborhood. The developer has admirably submitted an application that limits vehicular traffic through our community to “Emergency Use Only”, which we support. The Planning Board Staff has yet to post their recommendations and conditions for the proposed rezoning application, but we are concerned the staff may recommend that the proposed “Emergency Use Only” access point from the development to Brays Drive be open for public vehicular traffic and pedestrian connectivity. First, our community roads are private and not maintained by NCDOT. They are privately maintained by our HOA. A large portion of our HOA budget is for the repairs and periodic re-surfacing of our roads. The increased initial heavy construction and eventual continuous residential traffic would undoubtedly cause significant wear and tear of our private roads, thus creating an undue financial burden on our HOA. Secondly, the initial construction heavy equipment traffic and subsequent resident traffic would pose a substantial increased safety risk within our community to our homeowners and their children. This significant increase in traffic would most certainly cause additional safety concerns as construction and resident vehicles attempt to exit our community onto Porters Neck Road. Making a left-hand turn exiting our community onto Porters Neck Road is difficult at best with current traffic from our 58-home community alone. 76 Lastly, and most importantly, allowing the increased traffic through our neighborhood would undoubtedly negatively impact our entire community’s property values. The developer has expended significant resources, both in acquiring additional properties and commissioning approved traffic studies to avoid adverse impacts to our community. We support their plan. Our HOA Board is also concerned with the potential for pedestrian traffic. There is no reasonable purpose for connecting pedestrian traffic between our communities since our community exits to Porters Neck Road which has no pedestrian corridors or sidewalks or plans for such. I see absolutely no advantage to promoting pedestrian traffic between the two communities. Requiring a condition for the application of pedestrian connectivity between this development and our community would simply encourage loitering and/or unauthorized use of our private amenities. “Community Connectivity” can be a novel and appropriate concept in certain situations, but not in this case. In summary, the Porter’s Pointe HOA Board unanimously supports the Rezoning Request for 8138 Market Street With the condition that No vehicular or pedestrian traffic be permitted through our community with the exception of emergency vehicles. I sincerely hope you will consider our concerns as you consider potential Planning Board Staff approval conditions for this application. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Al Kennedy 910.622.0049 77 Farrell, Robert From:noreply@civicplus.com Sent:Tuesday, October 24, 2023 8:46 PM To:May, Katherine; Roth, Rebekah; Vafier, Ken; Farrell, Robert; Biddle, Wendell; Doss, Amy; Dickerson, Zachary; Ott, Love Subject:Online Form Submission #7004 for Public Comment Form ** External Email: Do not click links, open attachments, or reply until you know it is safe ** Public Comment Form Public Comment Form The agenda items listed are available for public comment at an upcoming Planning Board or Board of Commissioners meeting. Comments received by 8 AM the day of the applicable meeting will be made available to the Board prior to that meeting and will be included as part of the permanent, public record for that meeting. First Name Kristen Last Name Lindquist Address 520 Bayfield Dr City Wilmington State NC Zip Code 28411 Email Field not completed. Projects available for comment. 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