“Comprehensive Land Use Planning in Coastal North Carolina — Guidance for Local Governments,” is available on the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Coastal Management website.
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Topsail Beach holds hearing on inlet property rezoning
The request to rezone “The Point” from conservation to conditional use would allow Raleigh tech CEO Todd Olson to pursue plans to build a family compound.
Hearing set on proposed cluster home ordinance changes
Dare County Commissioners are holding a public hearing May 17 on a proposed amendment that would remove cluster homes from being permitted in 22 districts in the unincorporated areas of the county.
Despite opposition, Dare OKs cluster home project permit
The unanimous vote in favor of the special use permit allows the 60-home project proposed for 10.5 acres in Wanchese to move forward.
Commission approves septic rule changes, flood disclosure
The state Coastal Resources Commission took separate actions last week to clarify two persistent issues: septic systems on the public beach, and residential flooding.
Residents speak out against Wanchese cluster homes
Dare County commissioners have tabled a decision on a requested special use permit that would greenlight a controversial proposed 60-unit cluster development in Wanchese.
Clock ticking for recommendation on Topsail Beach request
The town planning board met Monday and now has 65 days to recommend approving or denying Todd Olson’s request to rezone 30 acres in a conservation district on the inlet to allow seven homes to be built.
Board to discuss updated plans for Topsail Beach parcel
Todd Olson, the prospective owner of the land at “The Point,” seeks the conditional rezoning of more than 30 acres of the nearly 150-acre tract so that he may build seven single-family homes.
DEQ now offers online option to request public records
The new online form on the state Department of Environmental Quality website is an effort by the state agency to improve efficiency, tracking and fulfillment of requests by staff, officials said.
Solutions are few for imperiled oceanfront homes: Panel
Officials at the first public meeting of an interagency work group said that while prevention could be far less costly than cleanup, limited programs or funding options are available to deal with erosion-threatened oceanfront homes before they collapse.
Panel to host meeting on threatened oceanfront houses
The Threatened Oceanfront Structures Interagency Work Group that formed in August is to meet at 1 p.m. Feb. 27 by WebEx to discuss property acquisition and financial assistance options for owners.
Rodanthe sand project unlikely, but new study to begin
Beachfront property owners in Rodanthe want beach nourishment to protect their erosion-threatened houses, but the questions of how much sand and how to pay for it are unanswered.
Construction threatens natural beauty that lured residents
As Carova residents prepare for higher seas, stronger storms and other effects of climate change, some residents are more focused on the human impacts.
Exclusive Carova showcases costs of coastal development
Despite federal disincentives and increasing perils from climate change, new houses continue to pop up in this enclave for the wealthy at the remote northern end of Currituck Banks.
Pender revises zoning ‘to properly regulate’ solar farms
Commissioners amended zoning text Dec. 5, less than a week after a California-based solar company filed a lawsuit against the county for turning down its request for a permit.
Myriad problems led to Rodanthe’s doomed beach houses
Some blame the owners of erosion-threatened or destroyed beachfront houses, but there is plenty of blame to go around, including policy, regulatory and enforcement shortcomings, climate change and government inaction.
