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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 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)
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 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 for Approval:
I move to APPROVE 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 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 DENY 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 DENIAL of the rezoning request 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 [Approve/Deny] the proposed amendment to the New Hanover County Unified Development
Ordinance to modify the language in Article 4 of the 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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