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Text Amendment Application – Updated 12-2020
NEW HANOVER COUNTY_____________________
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & LAND USE
230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
Telephone (910) 798-7165
FAX (910) 798-7053
planningdevelopment.nhcgov.com
UDO TEXT AMENDMENT APPLICATION
This application form must be completed as part of a text amendment application submitted through the county’s online
COAST portal. The main procedural steps in the submittal and review of applications are outlined in the flowchart
below. More specific submittal and review requirements, as well as the standards to be applied in reviewing the
application, are set out in Section 10.3.1 of the Unified Development Ordinance.
Public Hearing Procedures
(Optional)
Pre-Application
Conference
:
Community
Information
Meeting
1
Application
Submittal &
Acceptance
2
Planning
Director Review
& Staff Report
3
Public Hearing
Scheduling &
Notification
4
Planning Board
Hearing &
Recom-
mendation
5
Board of
Commissioners
Hearing &
Decision
6
Post-Decision
Limitations and
Actions
1. Applicant Information
Name
Company
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
Email
Cindee Wolf
Design Solutions
P.O. Box 7221
Wilmington, NC 28406
cwolf@lobodemar.biz
910-620-2374
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Text Amendment Application – Updated 12-2020
2. Proposed Amendment
Current Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Article:
Current UDO Section(s) and Subsection(s):
Proposed amendment to the above section(s)/subsection(s) (attach additional pages if necessary):
Reason for request, citing consistency with 2016 Comprehensive Plan and any other relevant plans,
development trends, problems posed by existing language, etc. (attach additional pages if necessary):
Article 4: Uses and Use-Specific Standards
Table 4.2.1: Principal Use Table & 4.3.4.D. Food & Drink
Add "Restaurant" to the list of permitted uses in the Office & Institutional (O&I) district with
a specific use standard related to establishment size.
Add Use-Specific Condition
Establishments where food and beverages are prepared and sold on a retail basis for
consumption on or off premises are a logical business near the types of uses permitted in the
O&I district. As an example, it doesn't make sense for employees to have to travel to other
areas of commercial zoning for lunch - rather than the possibility to walk to an eatery within the
same office complex or on nearby or adjacent properties within the same district.
Proposed Condition:
4.3.4.D. Food & Drink
1. Restaurant
Restaurants in the O&I district shall comply with the following standards:
a. The gross floor area shall not exceed 3,000 square feet.
** Reference attached Narrative for Consistency & Justification **
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Staff will use the following checklist to determine the completeness of your application. Please verify all of the
listed items are included and confirm by initialing under “Applicant Initial”. Applications determined to be
incomplete must be corrected in order to be processed for further review.
Application Checklist Applicant Initial
This application form, completed and signed
Application fee: $400
One copy of ALL documents. Additional hard copies may be required by staff
depending on the size of the document.
3. Acknowledgement and Signatures
By my signature below, I understand and accept all of the conditions, limitations and obligations of the text amendment
for which I am applying. I certify that this application is complete and that all information presented in this application
is accurate to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
Signature of Applicant(s) Print Name(s)
If an applicant requests delay of consideration from the Planning Board or Board of County Commissioners before notice has
been sent to the newspaper, the item will be calendared for the next meeting and no fee will be required. If delay is requested
after notice has been sent to the newspaper, the Board will act on the request at the scheduled meeting and are under no
obligation to grant the continuance. If the continuance is granted, a fee in accordance with the adopted fee schedule as
published on the New Hanover County Planning website will be required.
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