PENDER COUNTY — A developer who was denied a rezoning request for a 350-acre mixed use development has submitted new plans to Pender County, and this time the proposed development would be allowed by right.
The new plans for development will still encompass 347-acres and have both single-family detached homes, as well as duplexes. The plans suggest a total of 476 proposed dwelling units, according to plans submitted to the county by Hardison Building Company.
The property in question is located along Highway 210 near Harrison Creek Road.
In November the Pender County Board of Commissioners denied the developer’s request for rezoning the property from rural agriculture to residential mixed use, citing density concerns. The originally proposed plan would have added 562 units to the property, only 86 units more than what is now being planned.
Although the new plans are considered by right, the developer still needs to submit plans and they must adhere to the county’s ordinances, Planning Director Kyle Breuer said.
The traffic impact of the development is not yet known, but according to submitted plans a traffic impact analysis is currently taking place, and will be submitted to the county when complete.
When originally proposed the developer had agreed to donate 5.5-acres of land to the county for the creation of a park. Now, according to plans there is 6.51-acres planned as active open space, which has the proposed use as soccer or sports fields.
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