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COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ORDER TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT
Campground/Recreational Vehicle(RV) Park in an R-15, Residential Zoning District
S25-05-Campground/Recreational Vehicle(RV) Park in an R-15
The County Commissioners for New Hanover County (the "County Commissioners"), having held a
public hearing on January 20, 2026, to consider application number S25-05 submitted by Jonathan
Washburn, applicant, on behalf of Joseph Burke "Burke" Freedland with HBD Partners and Dorothy
"Dotty" Freedland with Market Street Partners, LLC property owners, for the use of Campground /
Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park in a R-15, Residential district on approximately 27.32 acres located at
the 8600 block of Stephens Church Road, and having heard all of the evidence and arguments
presented at the hearing,the County Commissioners make the following FINDINGS OF FACT:
1. Staff presented the information they compiled from the application and the UDO.
2. Applicant Jonathan Washburn tendered a presentation and testimony about the project.
3. No expert testimony was tendered to contradict the applicant's testimony on whether the use
will materially endanger the public health or safety if located where proposed and developed
according to the plan as submitted and approved. Specific questions were asked and
conditions were agreed upon to address potential public health and safety concerns of the
proposed plan.
4. No expert testimony was tendered to contradict the applicant's testimony on whether the use
meets all required conditions and specifications of the UDO.
5. No expert evidence was tendered to contradict the applicant's testimony on whether there
was an impact to the value of adjoining or adjacent property.
6. No expert evidence was tendered to contradict the applicant's testimony on whether the
location and character of the use if developed according to the plan as submitted an approved
will be in harmony with the area in which it is to be located and in general conformity with the
plan of development for New Hanover County.
7. That no one spoke in opposition of the project.
8. That the specific requirements set forth in Section 10.3.5.D of the County Unified Development
Ordinance WILL be satisfied if the property is developed in accordance with the plans,agreed
upon conditions, and information submitted in the application.
Based on the foregoing FINDINGS OF FACT, the County Commissioners make the following
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW:
1. It is the County Commissioners' CONCLUSION that the proposed use DOES satisfy the first
general requirement listed in the Ordinance; namely the requirement that the use will not
materially endanger the public health or safety if located where proposed and developed
according to the plan as submitted and approved.
2. It is the County Commissioners'CONCLUSION that the proposed use DOES satisfy the second
general requirement listed in the Ordinance; namely that the use meets all required
conditions and specifications.
3. It is the County Commissioners' CONCLUSION that the proposed use DOES satisfy the third
general requirement listed in the Ordinance; namely that the use will not substantially injure
the value of adjoining or abutting property, or that the use is a public necessity.
4. It is the County Commissioners'CONCLUSION that the proposed use DOES satisfy the fourth
general requirement listed in the Ordinance; namely that the location and character of the
use if developed according to the plan as submitted and approved will be in harmony with the
area in which it is to be located and in general conformity with the plan of development for
New Hanover County.
5. Therefore,the County Commissioners conclude that all of the general and specific conditions
precedent to the issuance of a special use permit HAVE been satisfied, IT IS ORDERED that the
application for the issuance of a special use permit be APPROVED subject to the following
conditions:
a. Approval is subject to the applicant signing an agreement acknowledging the
applicant's consent to all the following conditions agreed to by the applicant. If the
applicant does not provide a signed agreement within seven (7) business days from
the date of approval,then the special use permit is considered denied.
b. Site to retain undisturbed tree save area within the area labeled as a 50-foot-wide
existing tree retention buffer along all property lines as shown on the site plan.
c. No swimming or fishing is permitted in the stormwater retention pond.
d. Maximum stay shall be thirty-one(31)consecutive days.
Ordered this 16th day of February, 2026.
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cLeAnn Pierce,Chair
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ATTEST:
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Kym owell, Clerk to the Board