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PLANNING BOARD SCRIPT
for Zoning Map Amendment Application (Z24-15)
Request by Brandy Hatcher with Grace Walk Inc, applicant and property owner, to rezone
approximately one acre located at 6760 Carolina Beach Road from the R-15, Residential District to a
Conditional R-5, Residential Moderate-High Density District for four new single family detached
dwelling units.
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 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.
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 project is in line with
the density and housing type recommendations for the Community Mixed Use place type. I
also find RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of the rezoning request is reasonable and in the
public interest because the project would increase the county’s housing stock.
Staff proposed conditions:
1. A minimum 20-foot-wide public access easement shall be provided along the frontage
parallel with Carolina Beach Road to accommodate future public bicycle and pedestrian
use.
2. Increases to the impervious surface that will trigger the requirement of a stormwater
management system will be considered a substantial deviation from the approved
concept plan. Changes to the concept plant to add stormwater management will require
review and approval by the Board of Commissioners through the rezoning public hearing
process.
3. A septic and well easement approved by New Hanover County Environmental Health
shall be recorded with the Register of Deeds guaranteeing access and maintenance for
the septic systems and well and any future improvements. Environmental Health
approval of the septic systems and well shall be required prior to issuance of construction
permits for the residential units.
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 project is in line with
the density and housing type recommendations for the Community Mixed Use place type, I
find RECOMMENDING DENIAL of the rezoning request is reasonable and in the public
interest because the proposal does not provide an adequate transition from the highway
corridor to residential uses.
Alternative Motion for Approval/Denial:
I move to RECOMMEND [Approval/Denial] of the proposed rezoning to a conditional R-5
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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