TA24-03 Script PB
SCRIPT for Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment (TA24-03)
Request by Samuel Franck with Ward and Smith, P.A., applicant, to amend Article 4 of the Unified
Development Ordinance to change the use of Senior Living: Independent Living Retirement Community
from requiring a Special Use Permit to permitted-by-right in the RA, Rural Agricultural district.
1. This is a public hearing. We will hear a presentation from staff. Then any supporters and
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 (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)
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, request a continuance, or proceed with a vote?
6. Vote on amendment. 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 of Approval
I move to RECOMMEND APPROVAL of the proposed amendment to the New Hanover
County Unified Development Ordinance to allow the use of Senior Living: Independent Living
Retirement Community as by-right in the RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district. I find it to be
CONSISTENT with the purpose and intent of the 2016 Comprehensive Plan because it
provides for a range of housing types, opportunities, and choices for seniors. I also find
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of the proposed amendment reasonable and in the public
interest because both the Housing Needs Assessment and the Master Aging Plan have
identified a need for additional senior housing to serve current and future demand.
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 the proposed rezoning. While I find it to be generally
CONSISTENT with the purposes and intent of the Comprehensive Plan because the
development scale is in line with the plan’s recommendation for the place type and the project
would provide additional housing diversity in the area. I find recommending DENIAL of the
rezoning request is reasonable and in the public interest because the RA district currently lacks
sufficient public infrastructure to support the needs of senior housing.
Alternative Motion for Approval/Denial:
I move to recommend [Approval/Denial] of the proposed amendment to the New Hanover County Unified
Development Ordinance. 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 proposed amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because
[insert reasons]
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