Z22-07 - Application attachment_v1Zoning Map Amendment Application for 5550 Carolina Beach Road (R07600-006-041-000)
1. How would the requested change be consistent with the County’s policies for growth and
development, as described in the 2016 Comprehensive Plan, applicable small area plans, etc.?
This proposed zoning change from R-15 to Residential Multi-Family – Medium High (RMF-MH)
would be consistent with multiple goals and policies on the 2016 Comprehensive Plan. It would
help to revitalize commercial corridors and blighted areas through infill development. It would
promote environmentally friendly growth by clustering development and minimizing impacts on
natural resources via infill and redevelopment and it would provide housing opportunities in a
growth node close to transit, employment, and services.
2. How would the requested zoning change be consistent with the property’s classification on
the 2016 Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map?
The property is located wholly within the Monkey Junction Growth Node at the intersection of S.
College Road and Carolina Beach Road which is already a commercial center and has
the opportunity to be a more dense area of development in the southern part of the county. This
area is part of the unincorporated county but is in close proximity to city limits, making
redevelopment with taller buildings and a more urban-design style appropriate.
The majority of the property is classified as Urban Mixed Use on the Future Land Use Map. The
Urban Mixed Use place type is intended to promote a mix of retail, office, and residential at
higher densities. While mixed uses are encouraged on the same, parcel, they can be adjacent or
separated by lower traffic roads. The rezoning request for RMF-MH would allow desired higher
Zoning Map Amendment Application for 5550 Carolina Beach Road (R07600-006-041-000)
density residential to be placed adjacent or in close proximity to retail and office uses, creating a
mixed-use area within the growth node.
3. What significant neighborhood changes have occurred to make the original zoning
inappropriate, or how is the land involved unsuitable for the uses permitted under the existing
zoning?
The property is currently zoned R-15 with a maximum density of 2.5 units/acre; however, the
property is being utilized for a mobile home park with a density of approximately, 4.43 units/acre.
Adjacent properties are currently zoned B-2 and R-10 with a nearby property recently rezoned
to RMF-M. RMF-MH on this property would serve as an appropriate transition between the
zoning districts as well as comply with the Future Land Use Map classification of Urban Mixed
Use within a Growth Node.
Zoning Map Amendment Application for 5550 Carolina Beach Road (R07600-006-041-000)
4. How will this zoning change serve the public interest?
This zoning change would provide for a mix of housing types and mix of uses within the Monkey
Junction Growth Node as contemplated by the 2016 Comprehensive Plan. The proposed change
would also allow for a more modern development pattern of the area as any future
development would have to comply with all of New Hanover County’s land use and planning
regulations including a possible traffic impact analysis and traffic mitigation as well as updated
stormwater systems and landscaping.