Z23-23 Planning Board Script
PLANNING BOARD SCRIPT
for Zoning Map Amendment Application (Z23-24)
Rezoning Request (Z23-23) – Request by Cindee Wolf with Design Solutions, applicant to rezone 9
parcels totaling approximately 7.28 acres of land located at the 7600 block of Carolina Beach Road
between North and South Seabreeze Roads from R-15, Residential to (CZD) CB, Community Business
for a commercial business park consisting of 28,300 maximum square feet of general retail, restaurant,
convenience store with fuel pumps, and other limited uses.
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 and supporters’ presentation (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 withdraw
your petition, request a continuance, 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 uses are in line with
the recommendations of the Community Mixed Use Place Type. I also find recommending
APPROVAL of the rezoning request is reasonable and in the public interest because the
development would act as a community service business node to serve both the Seabreeze
Community and the surrounding area.
Proposed Conditions:
1. Specific excluded uses will include electronic gaming, outdoor recreation, commercial
parking lot, car wash, vehicle rentals, minor vehicle service station, artisan manufacturing,
and commercial recycling facility.
2. 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.
3. Connection to a public or private water and sewer utility provider is required. Private wells
and septic systems are not permitted.
4. If a convenience store with fuel stations is developed on this site, it must be developed
adjacent to Carolina Beach Road. Other uses in the Conditional District not specifically
excluded in Condition #1 may be permitted adjacent to Carolina Beach Road or to the
rear of the project.
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 of the proposed rezoning. While I find it to be CONSISTENT
with the purposes and intent of the Comprehensive Plan because the proposed uses are in line
with the recommendations of the Community Mixed Use Place Type, I find recommending
DENIAL of the rezoning request is reasonable and in the public interest because the intensity
of the uses is too high for a generally low-density housing area.
Alternative Motion for Approval/Denial:
I move to RECOMMEND [Approval/Denial] of the proposed rezoning to a conditional CB
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 RECOMMENDING [Approval/Denial] of the rezoning request is reasonable and in
the public interest because [insert reasons]
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