This rezoning application will be heard by the New Hanover County Commissioners on September 4, 2007 in Room 401 of the Government Center. This matter is on the agenda for 6:30 pm. See a further post to this blog for more details as to location, driving instructions, etc.
Please plan to attend!
We have made a difference -- as outlined in the next post, the developers' road proposals have improved considerably from what they originally proposed during the July Commissioners hearing. However, they don't go far enough. In working on this rezoning matter, we have had meetings with New Hanover County Planning Department, one-on-one meetings with the developers, and a one-on-one meeting with North Carolina Department of Transportation. We have reached two conclusions that transcend this specific rezoning application:
1. There is little coordination between land use planning and zoning, a county function, and transportation planning, a state function. THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NEED TO COORDINATE WITH NC DOT TO JOINTLY DEVELOP AN OVERALL TRAFFIC PLAN FOR THE MARKET STREET CORRIDOR. As development continues and traffic worsens, the present configuration of Market Street with its "suicide lane" joint left turn lane in the middle of the road is becoming outdated.
2. It is unconscionable that a developer can build a big-box retailer, even one the size of a Wal Mart, in any site approved for B-1 Neighborhood Commercial zoning. B-1 is for "neighborhood shopping", such as a strip center containing a supermarket and other stores. By definition, any big-box retail store requires a much broader geographic draw. This logically would be B-2, "Highway Business". THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MUST REDEFINE ZONING REGULATIONS SO THAT BIG BOX RETAILERS CANNOT BUILD IN B-1 ZONING. Only by doing this will our county government gain control over commercial development and serve the needs and desires of county residents.
Please come to the September meeting and support our efforts.
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A few questions or thoughts on the most recently posted narratives:
1. Will any of the medians have landscaping or will they simply add the look of a "concrete jungle" to the area?
Beautification of OUR neighborhood should also be a consideration.
2. Will a "performance clause" be insisted upon to avoid a "Military Cutoff" debacle? Some timetable should be provided as part of the development!
We would certainly NOT want to endure a lengthy ordeal.
Can someone please provide some insight as to consideration(s) given the problem created by this expansion regarding the westbound (out bound) Porter’s Neck traffic trying to turn south with all this “tear-up”, considering the is NO other way (alternative) to turning left heading out of Porter’s Neck.
Secondly, what thought has been given to the emergency response times of those services when the intersection is “torn-up”? Remember, there is a retirement community and a fire department embedded within the Porter’s Neck area. Seconds are crucial in emergency situations.
Lastly, there has been a lot of Porter’s Neck energy and support given to this issue, where are the Figure Eight Island folks (and there money) in all of this? It appears that PNHOA money is being spent here and who approved that? I know I did NOT.
1. Landscaping will certainly be considered. Don't worry a few flowers here and there and it will look like an asphalt wonderland.
2. It will take an amount of time such that once it's completed, the inconvenience you've suffered from all the construction will be exactly matched by the increase in traffic that will then be drawn to the area.
God forbid a lack of a six lane highway stop you from your incessant motoring about in your behemoth gas guzzler.
Happy motoring!
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