Town staff pointed to the lack of a required hedge divider, but the final call will be from town council.
Nicholas Oates has died, leaving behind a lot of questions about the aborted investigation into his behavior while he worked for New Hanover County Schools.
The major development would turn single-family and agricultural zoning into a denser area, taking advantage of a new zoning category created this year by the county.
The town has managed to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to some resources — but for sewer, capacity is a major problem.
The town hopes it can manage the explosion of growth, and link and interconnect several large developments all planned at the same time.