Planning Board Adjacent Letter 5-2-2024
NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY FORUM
NEW HANOVER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
MAY 2 , 20 2 4
Item 1: Special Use Permit Request (S24-01) – Tarin Woods – Shiloh Drive Additional Dwelling Allowance) –
Request by Samuel Potter with Equitas Law Partners, LLC, applicant, on behalf of Hoosier Daddy, LLC, property
owner, for an Additional Dwelling Allowance to increase the allowed density up to 10.2 dwelling units per acre for
24 parcels totaling approximately 16.78 acres of land currently zoned R-15, Residential located at 535, 539, 543,
and 547 Manassas Drive and unaddressed parcels on the 5900 block of Shiloh Drive.
This request will be presented to the New Hanover County Planning Board at a preliminary forum on Thursday,
May 2, 2024 beginning at 6:00 p.m. or thereafter at the New Hanover County Historic Courthouse, located at 24
North Third Street, Room 301 (corner of Third and Princess Street) in Wilmington, NC.
This type of request has different procedures and rules than other public hearings regarding who is able to
participate and the type of information that can be presented for consideration. Preliminary forums are held prior
to the hearing where the Board of Commissioners will make the final decision to approve or deny the request.
The Planning Board forum provides an opportunity for any interested parties to hear about the proposal and learn
more about what the Board of Commissioners will consider when making a decision.
Since this notice is sent only to property owners within 500 feet of the parcel boundary of the proposed project,
please discuss it with other residents who may be interested. Anyone wishing to provide comments or ask
questions about this item are encouraged to attend the public hearing or arrange to be represented. Comments
and questions may also be submitted in advance of the forum at https://www.nhcgov.com/1105/Public-
Comment-Form. Any comments submitted by 8 am on Thursday, May 2, 2024 will be provided to the board.
At the forum, staff will provide an overview of the process and procedures for quasi-judicial hearings. After a
short presentation by the applicant, typically, a total of 20 minutes will be allocated for all of those wishing to
provide information or ask questions. Afterwards the Planning Board will provide feedback and ask questions to
help all parties prepare for the quasi-judicial hearing.
For additional information on this application and other development proposals in the unincorporated county,
please visit our Development Activity Page at: www.plannhc.com. Once finalized, the complete agenda for this
Planning Board meeting will be available, at: https://www.nhcgov.com/991/Planning-Board.
If you have any questions, please contact Robert Farrell in the New Hanover County Department of Planning &
Land Use at (910) 798-7164 or rfarrell@nhcgov.com.