BOC Script
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SCRIPT
for Zoning Map Amendment Application (Z23-18)
Rezoning Request (Z23-18) - Request by Cindee Wolf with Design Solutions, applicant, to rezone
approximately 1.63 acres zoned R-15, Residential located at 6218 Carolina Beach Road to (CZD) B-2,
Regional Business for the uses of Offices for Private Business and Professional Activities and
Warehousing with associated moving truck and moving equipment rental.
1. This is a public hearing. We will hear a presentation from staff. Then the applicant and any
opponents will each be allowed 15 minutes for their presentation and an additional 5 minutes
for rebuttal.
2. Conduct Hearing, as follows:
a. Staff presentation
b. Applicant’s presentation and supporter comments (up to 15 minutes)
c. Opponent’s presentation (up to 15 minutes)
d. Applicant’s rebuttal (up to 5 minutes)
e. Opponent’s rebuttal (up to 5 minutes)
f. Staff review of any additional conditions
3. Close the public hearing
4. Board discussion
5. Before we proceed with the vote, I would like to invite the applicant to the podium. Based on
the Board discussion and items presented during the public hearing, would you like to withdraw
your petition or proceed with a vote?
6. Vote on the application. The motion should include a statement saying how the change is, or
is not, consistent with the land use plan and why approval or denial of the rezoning request is
reasonable and in the public interest.
Example Motion for Approval
I move to recommend APPROVAL of the proposed rezoning. I find it to be CONSISTENT with
the purposes and intent of the Comprehensive Plan because the proposed limited commercial
uses are generally encouraged in the Community Mixed Use place type and would serve
nearby existing and future residential developments. I also find recommending APPROVAL of
the rezoning request is reasonable and in the public interest because the project reduces
estimated traffic impacts to the adjacent roadway and would act as an appropriate transition
between the highway and neighboring high density residential development, with the following
conditions:
Proposed Conditions:
1. Uses shall be limited to Offices for Private Business and Professional Activities and
Warehousing with associated vehicle moving truck and moving equipment rental.
2. A minimum 20-foot-wide dedicated public access easement shall be required extending from
the northern property line to the southern property line parallel to Carolina Beach Road.
Adjustments to the location of the easement along Carolina Beach Road may be approved
administratively by Planning staff due to landscaping, tree preservation, driveway access, or
utility requirements.
3. No commercial RV or boat storage shall be permitted on site.
4. No outdoor storage of portable storage containers shall be permitted on site.
5. The warehouse structure’s maximum allowed building height is 25 feet.
6. Exterior lighting, including luminaries and security lights, shall be arranged, or shielded so as
not to cast illumination in an upward direction above an imaginary line extended from the light
sources parallel to the ground. Fixtures shall be numbered such that adequate levels of lighting
are maintained, but that light spillage and glare are not directed at adjacent property(ies),
neighboring areas, or motorists. Light posts shall be no taller than twelve (12) feet.
7. The entire 35-foot-wide setback behind the building shall be reserved as a buffer yard. No
activities shall occur in that area. Two (2) staggered rows of Leyland Cypress or some other
evergreen shrub that grows a minimum of 15-20 feet in height will be planted along the rear
boundary in addition to the prescribed Type A Opaque Buffer, Option 1 requiring a minimum
of three (3) rows of evergreen shrubs that shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height and
provide full visual opacity within one (1) year of planting.
8. Any security fencing will be placed on the property owner’s side of buffer.
9. Dumpsters will be located near the administrative office.
Approval is subject to the applicant signing an agreement acknowledging the applicant’s consent
to all listed conditions. If the applicant does not provide a signed agreement within seven (7)
business days from the date of approval, then the rezoning application approval is null and void.
Alternative Motion for Denial (If based on information presented at the public hearing or other
consideration beyond the scope of staff review, the Board finds denial appropriate.)
I move to recommend DENIAL for the proposed rezoning. While I find it to be CONSISTENT
with the purposes and intent of the Comprehensive Plan because the proposed limited
commercial uses are generally encouraged in the Community Mixed Use place type and would
serve nearby existing and future residential developments. I find recommending DENIAL of
the rezoning request is not reasonable and in the public interest because the proposal is not
similar in use to other nearby uses and would not serve as an appropriate transition between
adjacent land uses.
Alternative Motion for Approval/Denial:
I move to [Approve/Deny] of the proposed rezoning to a CZD B-2 district. I find it to be
[Consistent/Inconsistent] with the purposes and intent of the Comprehensive Plan because [insert
reasons]
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I also find [Approval/Denial] of the rezoning request is reasonable and in the public interest
because [insert reasons]
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