Blueprint for the Future 1986 CAMA Land Use Plan Update-1986

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BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE
TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH
LAND USE PLAN
.1985-1995

BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE
TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH
1986
CAMA LAND USE PLAN UPDATE
ADOPTED MAY 22, 1986
TOWN COUNCIL
J. NEIL PHARR, MAYOR
ROBERT DOETSCH, MAYOR PRO TEM
ED CHINNIS
PAT EFIRD
JOHN GONZALEZ
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RAY BRACKETT JOE HERRING
CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN
JEANNETTE BENNET SUE DEAN
CHARLES GRISSOM GIL JONES
ART MCKEE PETER MORRIS
C. T. STRICKLAND GENE VAN HOY
The preparation of this document was financed in
' part through a grant provided by the North Carolina
Coastal Management Program, through funds provided
by the Coastal Resources Management Act, as
' amended, which is administered by the office of
Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Prepared by the Town of Carolina Beach Planning Department
Scott Shuford, Town Planner and Lynn Prusa, Executive Secretary
CERTIFIED BY THE N.C. COASTAL RESOURCES COMMISSION: MAY 30, 1986
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INTRODUCTION
The 1974 Coastal Area Management Act required the establishment of
a cooperative program of coastal land management between local
governments and the State of North Carolina. This program
has been implemented by the State through the local Land Use
Plan, a document to be prepared by the relevant local government
(or, for it, by the State) which reflects local policies,
concerns, issues, and philosophies regarding the use of all
coastal land within local jurisdiction.
The Town of Carolina Beach has adopted two previous Land Use
Plans. The first plan was adopted in 1976 and the second
was adopted in 1980. These plans were general and conceptual
in nature, providing broad policy statements that were
limited in providing guidance to site -specific land use
decisions. However, for a slowly growing coastal community
like Carolina Beach in 1976 or 1980, this general approach
was quite adequate.
' Since the 1980 Land Use Plan, the Town of Carolina Beach
has undergone enormous changes. Its population has nearly
doubled in this five year period. Commercial land use
' acreage has increased three hundred percent since 1980.
There have been more residential dwelling units permitted
for construction since 1980 than existed in 1980.
' This 1985 Land Use Plan attempts to inventory the type and
extent of these mammoth changes, to chart development and
economic trends resulting from these changes, and to assist
in preparing the Town to control and manipulate further
changes through growth management techniques.
' In order to accomplish this purpose, this 1985 Land Use Plan
is divided into seven Elements and eleven Technical Appendices.
The Elements are concerned with the inventory of existing
conditions and trends, and the establishment of policies
' and implementation procedures for managing development
issues of importance to the Town. The Technical Appendices
provide supporting information for the Elements.
The Elements are designed to be educational tools, as well
as aids to decision -making. In this manner, they serve
to inform the general public and Town officials alike
' as to the rationale behind specific Town policy goals and
directives.
' A Reference Index to cross-reference information contained in
the Elements and Technical Appendices with State Land Use Planning
Guidelines is provided on pages iv and v.
' The Town of Carolina Beach, as a rapidly growing coastal
community, recognizes both the danger and the potential
inherent to changing conditions. The 1985 Land Use Plan
serves as the means by which the Town intends to avoid
the dangers of growth while simultaneously unlocking the
potential of that growth. The plan is thus the Town's
' "Blueprint for the Future".
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------- i
REFERENCE INDEX: LAND USE PLANNING GUIDELINES---------- iv
LAND USE PLAN ELEMENTS
Natural Resources---------------------------------- 1
Economics------------------------------------------ 11
Recreation----------------------------------------- 18
Traffic Circulation-------------------------------- 29
Capital Facilties and Community Services----------- 43
Disaster Preparedness------------------------------ 56
Future Land Use------------------------------------ 64
LAND USE PLAN TECHNICAL APPENDICES
1 -
Land Use Survey--------------------------------
87
2 -
Population and Dwelling Unit Projections-------
119
3 -
Zoning Ordinance and Map Changes---------------
126
4 -
Land Classification System---------------------
135
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- Northern Extension Traffic Estimates-----------
137
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- Shorefront Access Plan-------------------------
138
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- Bikeway Plan-----------------------------------
151
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- Current Plans, Policies and Regulations--------
164
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- Public Participation---------------------------
168
10
- Hurricane Evacuation Plan----------------------
175
11
- Reclassification Request for Myrtle Grove Sound
192
LIST OF MAPS
NR-1:
Natural Resource Areas----------------------
10
R-1:
Existing & Proposed Recreation Facilities—
24
TC-1:
Existing Street Layout----------------------
30
TC-2:
Existing Sidewalk Layout--------------------
32
TC-3:
Carl Winner St. Extension/One-Way Pairs-----
34
TC-4:
St. Joseph's Street-------------------------
36
TC-5:
Winner Avenue/Sixth Street Extension--------
38
CF-1:
Major Public Buildings----------------------
44
CF-2:
Areas Served by Public Sewer----------------
46
CF-3:
Areas Served by Public Water Supplies-------
47
CF-4:
Primary Drainage Basins---------------------
49
DP-1:
Flood -.Prone Areas; 1975 FIRM Map------------
58
FLU-1:
Existing Land Use---------------------------
66
FLU-2:
Future Land Use-----------------------------
74
FLU-3:
Residential Planned Development-------------
76
FLU-4:
Business Planned Development----------------
77
A-1:
Area to be Rezoned to T-1-------------------
134
A-2:
Land Classification Map---------------------
136
BP-1:
Bikeway Routes------------------------------
160
BP-2:
Major Bicycle Trip Ends---------------------
161
BP-3:
Bicycle Accident Locations------------------
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BP-4:
Existing and Proposed Recreational Facilities
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LIST OF TABLES
R-1:
Recreational Improvement Priorities---------
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TC-1:
Traffic Circulation Priorities--------------
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CF-1:
Sewage Treatment Improvement Needs----------
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CF-2:
Water Treatment Improvement Needs-----------
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DP-1:
Development in Floodprone Areas-------------
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FLU-1:
Existing Land Use---------------------
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FLU-2:
Residential Building Permits Issued
since January, 1980------------------------
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FLU-3:
Land Use Compatability----------------------
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A-1:
Land Use Survey - Residents-----------------
105
A-2:
Land Use Survey - Residents Over 64---------
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A-3:
Land Use Survey - Residents Under 65--------
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A-4:
Land Use Survey - Non -Residents-------------
108
A-5:
Land Use Survey - All Respondents-----------
109
A-6:
Annual Dwelling Unit Projections------------
121
A-7:
Permanent Population (Existing)-------------
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A-8:
Seasonal Population (Existing)--------------
123
A-9:
Housing Mix Projections---------------------
124
A-10:
Population Projection Ranges;
Permanent and Seasonal Populations--------
125
LIST OF FIGURES
A-1:
Land
Use
Survey -Question
9-Residents--------
110
A-2:
Land
Use
Survey -Question
9-Non-Residents----
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A-3:
Land
Use
Survey -Question
9-All Respondents--
112
A-4:
Land
Use
Survey -Question
33a-Residents------
113
A-5:
Land
Use
Survey -Question
33a-Non-Residents--
114
A-6:
Land
Use
Survey -Question
33a-All Respondents-
115
A-7:
Land
Use
Survey -Question
33b-Residents-------
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A-8:
Land
Use
Survey -Question
33b-Non-Residents---
117
A-9:
Land
Use
Survey -Question
33b-All
Respondents-------------------------------
118
A-10:
Existing
& Projected Building Permit
Activity----------------------------------
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REFERENCE INDEX
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NORTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, SUBCHAPTER 7B
LAND USE PLANNING GUIDELINES
In an effort to interrelate the format of this Land Use Plan Update
with State Land Use Planning Guidelines, this Reference Index has
been produced which will facilitate cross-referencing of State
guidelines with Land Use Plan Update Elements and Technical
Appendices. The State Land Use Planning Guideline issues are
listed below with the relevant Land Use Plan Update page numbers
provided in parentheses for cross-reference purposes.
A. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
1. Current Population and Economy (119-123)
2. Existing Land Use (64-72)
3. Current Plans, Policies, and Regulations (164-167)
4. Land Suitability Constraints (primarily: 1-10; 56-63)
5. Capacity of Community Facilities (43-52A)
6. Population Projections (123-125)
7. Economic Projections (11-17)
8. Future Land Use Needs (73-86; 123-125)
9. Community Facility Needs (50-52A)
B. EXISTING LAND USE MAP (66)
C. POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES
1. Resource Protection
a. Constraints to Development (1-10; 56-63; 71-72)
b. Local Development Issues (primarily: 79-85)
c. Hazardous/Fragile Land Area (primarily: 1-10; 56-63)
d. Hurricane/Flood Evacuation Needs and Plans (56-63)
e. Potable Water Supply Protection (4-5)
f. Stormwater Runoff (4-6)
g. Marina Development (3-4; 7-9; 72-86)
h. Industrial Impacts or Fragile Lands (11-17; 192-200)
2. Resource Production and Management
a. Fisheries (primarily: 13-17)
b. Recreational Resources (primarily: 18-28)
c. Off -Road Vehicles (7)
d. Residential and Commercial Land Development (64-86)
3. Economic and Community Development
a. Types and Locations of Industries (11-17; 73-86)
b. Service Provision (43-55)
c. Desired Urban Growth Patterns (73-86)
d. Redevelopment (16)
e. Committment to State and Federal Programs
(primarily: 165-167)
f. Beach Renourishment (1-2,5; 7)
g. Energy Facility Siting and Development (8)
h. Tourism and Shorefront Access (11-12; 15-28; 138-150)
i. Residential Development (primarily: 64-86; 119-125)
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' Participation (primarily: 86 168-174)
4. Public Partic p (p y ,
' 5. Storm Hazard Mitigation, Etc.
a. Hazards Map (58)
b. Hazard Area Land use Inventory (57-59)
' c. Risk Evaluation (56-63)
d. Hazard Mitigation (56-57; 60-63)
e. Reconstruction Plan (60-63)
i6. Evacuation Plan (175-191)
' D. LAND CLASSIFICATION MAP (135-136)
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NATURAL RESOURCES
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Carolina Beach derives much of its economic revenue and its cultural
charm from the natural amenitities of its coastal location. In
order for the Town to continue to be a desireable place in which
to live, visit and work, these natural amenities must be protected,
preserved, and whenever possible, improved upon. This Element
of the Town's Land Use Plan establishes decision -making policies
and implementation procedures designed to achieve a balance between
the commercial and residential development of the Town and the
continued maintenance of the natural systems and vistas that
encourage such development.
The Town contains a number of significant environmentally -sensitive
areas. Each of these areas must be viewed as a functional sub -unit
of the coastal environment. As such, each area requires a different
level of protection, separately tailored to the economic and
aesthetic well-being of the Town. A brief description of each of
these areas is provided below. Map NR-1 (p.10) indicates the physical
location of these areas within the Town.
Atlantic Beach and Ocean
The Atlantic beach and ocean comprise Carolina Beach's most important
natural resource. They are the focal point for the Town's tourist
industry, and also serve as the primary source of recreation for
the residents of the Town. The primary environmental concerns
for the Atlantic beach and ocean involve shorefront development and
erosion and the potential for pollution from off -shore oil
exploration. The former concern is discussed in detail below.
' In environmental terms, the Carolina Beach oceanfront is properly
described as "developed." This means that the natural system
of dunes and vegetation common to undeveloped beachfronts has been
disturbed by human activity. Because the natural means of
stabilizing the oceanfront has been altered, man has had to assume
that responsibility in order to protect lives, property, and the
beach itself.
There are two basic ways in which developed oceanfronts can be
protected from erosion caused by waves, wind and tides. The
structural method involves the construction of seawalls, bulkheads
or other permanent structures. This method tends to cause
erosion on adjacent properties not so protected and usually
results in permanent loss of the beach within a relatively
short period. In Carolina Beach, the only structural means
of stabilization is the rock revetment or seawall installed
the Northern Extension north of Periwinkle Avenue.
The non-structural method of shoreli
renourishment and revegetation of th
that approximates the natural system
method, although very expensive, is
structural means since it results in
unprotected properties and maintains
ne stabilization involves
e oceanfront in a manner
of stabilization. This
increasingly preferred over
less damage to adjacent
a beachfront which is very

similar to that which occurs in a natural system. The Town of Carolina
' Beach has long recognized the benefits of the nonstructural method
of stabilization and currently is involved, along with the Federal,
State and County governments, in a program of renourishment and
' revegetation of the Town's beachfront. This project is a continuation
of a long-standing local and State committment to proper management
of the developed beachfront.
' As alluded to in the preceding paragraph, the N.C. Legislature, in
1963, recognizing the need for permanent stabilization of developed
beaches in New Hanover County, granted public ownership of the ocean
' berm to the local muncipalities. Thus, the Town of Carolina Beach
owns all lands eastward from the berm line established in the 1963
Session Laws to the mean high water line; eastward of the mean
high water line are State owned lands.
Because of this, the Town has a unique responsibility with regard
to its oceanfront. If substantial erosion of the public beach
' occurs, not only is private property threatened, but the Town's
most valuable natural resource, its public beachfront, is lost.
Consequently, the Town is firmly committed to maintaining its
' man-made beach, dune system and vegetation as close environmental
substitutes for the natural systems which protect undeveloped
coastal areas. This precludes encroachment of development
upon these systems. The Town, therefore, supports non-structural
' means of stabilizing the ocean shoreline except for temporary
structures erected to protect property from imminent danger
of destruction due to erosion. (Another possible exception may
' involve eventual "hardening" of the Carolina Beach Inlet to provide
improved beach erosion control and channel stabilization.)
' Buffer Zone/Carolina Beach State Park/Snow's Cut (A.I.W.W.)
These three areas are considered together because the Town has
' restrictions on its ability to affect environmental or other
land use decisions in these areas due to jurisdictional limitations.
The Buffer Zone is owned and controlled by the U.S. Department
' of the Army to serve as a natural --blast shield for private
properties in the event of an accident involving munitions at
the Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal. The Carolina Beach State
Park is owned and operated by the State of North Carolina as a
means of providing public access to a natural coastal environment
and to the waters of the Cape Fear River. Snow's Cut, a component
of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (A.I.W.W.), has its banks
' controlled by a spoil deposition easement owned by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers; this easement takes precedence over any
other possible use of this property.
' All three of these areas serve as important wildlife habitats
and as permanent open space areas within the Town. Because
of this aesthetic and recreational significance, the Town
' supports maintenance of these areas in their natural condition
or with limited development for recreational purposes.

ICarolina Beach Lake
Other than the Atlantic Ocean and, possibly the Town's public marina,
' the most widely recognized body of water in Carolina Beach is
Carolina Beach Lake. The Lake has historically been the Town's
primary drainage basin; it also provides an important scenic vista
' within the Town and has recently seen its recreational potential
being tapped through activities sponsored by the Town's Parks and
Recreation Department.
Carolina Beach Lake is subject to periodic flooding, particularly
after hurricanes and tropical storms deluge the Town with large
amounts of rainfall. This flooding is exacerbated by a high
' water table, low Lake elevation and development in the surrounding
area, as well as the fact that the Lake's only outfall, Myrtle Grove
Sound, is itself generally at unusually high levels during these
' major storm events, thus limiting its capacity to drain the Lake.
The large wetland area to the south of the Lake helps alleviate
' the effects of flooding by serving as an overflow retention
pond during periods of high water. It also absorbs many of the
pollutants carried through drainage ditches and streets that
might otherwise reach the Lake.
' This wetland area has received some development pressure, but,
because it has been designated a 11404" wetland and thereby
subject to the development restrictions of the Army Corps of
Engineers, it has remained largely undeveloped. The spongy
soils of this wetland area, classified as Tidal Marsh by the
Soil Conservation Service (SCS), provide a very useful environmental
' function by absorbing water and releasing it slowly. The
development potential of these soils, however, is rated "severe"
by the SCS, indicating that site development will necessitate
' some fill material being utilized; filling will destroy the
environmental function of those soils.
' Until a solution to the Lake flooding problem has been selected
and implemented, the Town supports leaving this wetland area
undeveloped, since it reduces the amount of floodwaters which
threaten already developed properties. The Town also supports
those development proposals in the vicinity of the lake which
reduce the amount of impervious surface or which otherwise
reduce the drainage load placed on the Lake which provide
improved visual access to the Lake. Additionally, the Town
supports any measures which limit the flow of pollutants
into the Lake.
' Myrtle Grove Sound
' Myrtle Grove Sound has the most varied waterfront of any of the
Town's major water bodies. On its western edge are two commercial
marinas, several large condominium -marina developments, a
' water -oriented single family subdivision and some undeveloped
property. The southern end of the sound contains the municipal
marina which berths a number of sportfishing vessels in a picturesque
setting. The eastern edge, much lower -lying and prone to flooding
' than the western edge, is bordered by numerous small condominium
projects and single family homes.

' Because of the extent of the development along its banks, Myrtle
Grove Sound is prone to many potential pollution problems, ranging
from excessive dredging for marinas to increased stormwater
runoff from streets and structures. Fortunately, the regular
' tidal flushings the Sound receives, along with the pollutant -trapping
wetland vegetation (primarily) along the Sound's western edge and
on its spoil islands, serve to help cleanse the water.
In order to promote continued good water quality in Myrtle Grove
Sound, the Town supports reduction in the amount of runoff
' from proposed developments, preservation of existing wetlands
and associated vegetation, reduction of dredging activities
to the minimum extent necessary to allow safe boat travel, and
maintenance of the tidal flushing action that contributes
' positively to the water quality of the Sound. Commercial marina
development consistent with local zoning regulations (see
Future Land Use Element, p. 82) shall be supported, so long
' as dredging activities are kept to the minimum extent necessary
to allow safe boat travel.
Northern Extension Wetlands
The north end of the Northern Extension is the most environmentally
productive and sensitive area within the Town of Carolina Beach.
' This coastal beach and wetland area constitutes a wide spectrum of
ecological activity. The eastern portion is a low ocean dune system
which is occasionally innundated by high ocean waters. The western
' portion is a classic estuarine wetland, highly important in the
lifecycle of most marine creatures; these estuarine wetlands
are where many of the sea's fishes and shellfishes live
' for some portion of their lives. The beach and dune area
serves as nesting habitat for endangered sea turtle species.
Because of the high ocean and estuarine erosion rates, low
elevation, high water table, and unsuitable soils, this
area is regarded as undevelopable. However, unrestricted
access to this area by recreational vehicles endangers
many of its fragile ecological communities. By keeping
vehicular traffic off the dune areas and out of the wetland
areas, it may be possible to improve the functioning of these eco-
systems, with the consequence of helping lower_ oceanfront
' erosion rates currently threatening to open a new inlet.
Therefore, the Town of Carolina Beach supports retaining
this coastal wetland area in its natural state and restricting
vehicular traffic to the ocean side of the dune line as a
means of protecting the ecological fuction.of this important
' resource area.
Ground Water Supply Sources
The Town of Carolina Beach depends upon the Castle Hayne Aquifer
for its source of potable water. This deep aquifer receives
little, if any, recharge from the Carolina Beach soil system and
' underlying geologic strata. Thus, there are few development
practices or regulations that -can be implemented by the Town to
assist in the long-term delivery of high quality fresh water.
1 The Town must, therefore, commit itself to working with other
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' appropriate governmental bodies to provide for a continued pure
supply of potable water. Support for policies and actions by
other governmental units that promote good drinking water quality
in the Castle Hayne aquifer is essential for the long-term
' well-being of the Town's citizens.
POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES
' In order that the areas described above can be given protection
commensurate with their particular ecological functions and
environmental restrictions, the following policies and
implementation procedures are established by and for the Town of
Carolina Beach. Policies are official guidelines set down for
present and future decision -making; they are broad in scope to
' allow the degree of flexibility necessary to adequately
accommodate changing conditions in a rapidly -growing resort area
like Carolina Beach. Implementation procedures are directives to
' the Town Manager and staff as to how the policies are to be
administratively enacted; they are necessarily specific to the
issues in question.
Policies
(1) PROTECT, PRESERVE, AUGMENT, AND DEVELOP THE
NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH.
This policy establishes the importance of the Town's natural
' resources while recognizing that some modification of these
resources is a necessary and desirable product of the Town's
development.
' (2) AVOID SHORT-SIGHTED OR PREMATURE COMMITTMENTS
OF THE TOWN'S IRRETRIEVABLE NATURAL RESOURCES.
The Town shall avoid committing its irretrievable natural
resources (such as wetlands, surface water bodies, shorefront,
etc.) until the full costs and benefits of such committment have
' been adequately assessed.
(3) SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF OTHER LOCAL, STATE, AND
FEDERAL AGENCIES TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, DEVELOP,
AND AUGMENT BOTH THE TOWN'S NATURAL RESOURCES AND
THOSE IN THE VICINITY OF THE TOWN.
The Town shall support those actions taken by other governmental
bodies which serve to preserve, protect, develop, and augment the
natural resources of the Town and its vicinity, when said actions
' are consistent with the official policies of the Town.
(4) WHEREVER POSSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE, NATURAL
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND/OR
' IMITATED BY DEVELOPED SYSTEMS AS FUNCTIONAL
SUB -UNITS OF THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT.
' The Town recognizes that natural systems, when functioning
properly, provide numerous benefits to society at little or no
cost. These systems should be preserved or imitated in order to
maintain the continued realization of these benefits by the Town.

(5) THE NATURAL VIEWS AND VISTAS PROVIDED BY THE
OPEN SPACES WITHIN THE TOWN SHALL BE PRESERVED
AND PROTECTED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.
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The Town shall act to encourage the maximum preservation and
enhancement of the natural views provided by the Town's open
spaces in a manner which both accepts and recognizes private
property rights and offers incentives for the exercise of those
rights in a socially -constructive manner.
Implementation Procedures
(1) Reclassify the wetland area south of Carolina
Beach Lake as "Conservation" on the Town's
Land Use Map.
Reclassification of this area will help preserve its important
environmental functions with regard to flood protection and
pollution filtration. Should a solution to the severe flooding
problem in the Carolina Beach Lake vicinity be implemented so that
the wetland area loses its value as a flood control mechanism,
future re-classification of this area to allow development may be
possible. Rezoning to protect this area is proposed in the Future
Land Use Element (p. 83).
(2) Adopt the following stormwater retention
requirement as part of the Town's zoning and
subdivision ordinances: All multifamily
(3 or more residential units per structure)
and commercial developments shall provide
for onsite retention of the first one (1)
inch of rainfall, with the minimum design
criterion for any retention areas being
a ten-year, twenty-four hour storm event.
This requirement shall not apply to
properties zoned B-1, T-1, or A-1.
This implementation procedure will result in less stormwater
reaching Carolina Beach Lake, Myrtle Grove Sound, and public
streets and drainage facilities. As a consequence, the Town's
drainage, flooding, and pollution problems will be decreased.
(3) Prepare and adopt a landscape ordinance
that addresses, at minimum, the following
issues:
(a) Lot clearing;
(b) Parking lot landscaping; and
(c) Preservation of native vegetation.
Such an ordinance will assist in the preservation of natural
vegetation and result in the improved scenic appearance of the
Town of Carolina Beach.

(4) Continue to utilize non-structural methods of
shoreline stabilization for the Town's Atlantic
oceanfront, except in cases where only structural
methods, erected on an emergency and temporary
basis, will prevent damage to public and private
property.
' This implementation procedure continues the Town's long-standing
tradition of utilizing beach revegetation and renourishment as the
accepted means of stablizing its Atlantic beach. Encroachment of
development or other human activity upon this system is strictly
regulated by State and local requirements. The emergency erection
of sandbags or other temporary structures during unusual high
1 water conditions is provided for in a manner that is consistent
with State policies regarding the Atlantic beachfront. The Town
Manager and staff are directed to maintain contact with all
' appropriate governmental agencies to continue the current program
of beach renourishment and revegetation to provide the necessary
level of protection from encroachment by human activities for this
system.
(5) Prepare and adopt a resolution requesting that
the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners
' restrict vehicular travel in the northern
extension wetland area to areas to the east of
the primary duneline.
This action will preserve the ecological function of this area,
while retaining its tradition as a spot for recreational
enjoyment.
(6) Bulkheading and filling of the Town's
shorefront forward of the areas of
' environmental concern is to be discouraged,
except along the eastern edge of Myrtle
Grove Sound and around Carolina Beach Lake
where it may be necessary as a flood
control measure. Re-establishment of
wetlands is to be strongly encouraged.
' This implementation procedure directs the Town Manager and staff
to take actions designed to maintain the wetland fringe along most
areas of the Town's freshwater and estuarine shorefronts.
I Provision is made for that shorefront area in which the flooding
problem is of primary importance. Re-establishment of wetland
areas through public or private action should be strongly
encouraged through administrative action by the Town Manager and
' staff. Coordinative activities with State and Federal
environmental permitting agencies to accomplish these directives
is strongly recommended.
(7) Dredging, filling, or otherwise altering
tidal flushing or other water circulation
' patterns is to be minimized.
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The Town Manager and staff are directed to maintain administrative
policies which strike a balance between environmental concerns for
the Town's water bodies and the public and private right of
riparian access. Dredging activities should be kept to the
minimum necessary to provide appropriate water access. Filling of
water bodies should be discouraged. Coordination between the Town
Manager and staff and the applicable State and Federal
environmental permitting agencies is strongly recommended as part
of this implementation procedure.
(8) Encourage off -shore oil exploration so long
as such exploration is performed in an
environmentally -acceptable manner and with
proper regard for the inherent risks to
communities having water -based economies.
' Eventual exploration of the Continental Shelf for oil reserves is
anticipated and encouraged by the Town as part of the national
goal of energy self-sufficiency. However, the Town, as a coastal
' community with a water -based economy, cannot support exploratory
activities which do not provide acceptable levels of environmental
protection. The Town Manager and staff are directed to review oil
exploration plans for provisions to protect coastal waters from
polluting activities. Administrative coordination with outside
agencies is considered a necessary component of this
implementation procedure.
(9) Coordinate activities with other governmental
units with regard to the continued maintenance
' of publicly -controlled areas as open space and
for recreational uses.
Administrative contact should be maintained with the appropriate
' local, State, and Federal agencies in order to reinforce the
Town's concerns that the Buffer Zones, Snow's Cut, Carolina Beach
State Park, and other such areas remain as open space for
' aesthetic and recreational enjoyment.
(10) Coordinate activities with other govern-
mental bodies with regard to environmental
' policies and implementation procedures of
interest to the Town.
' The Town Manager and staff are directed to maintain a system of
intergovernmental coordination that will insure that the Town is:
(a) protected from activities by other governmental bodies that
have the potential of harming the Town's natural resources, and
(b) supportive of those activities by other governmental bodies
which complement the policies and procedures established in this
' Element.
(11) Energy facility siting efforts, excluding
offshore oil exploration activities discussed
in Implementation Procedure (8) above, shall
be carefully scrutinized by the Town Manager
and staff for adverse environmental effects
' on the Town.

Energy facilities, such as the Brunswick Nuclear Plant, can create
a variety of negative effects on the surrounding environment.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to examine all energy
facility siting efforts in the Carolina Beach vicinity and report
to the Town Council as to perceived need for the facility and
all perceived benefits and costs associated with the facility.
(12) Commercial marina operations consistent
' with Town zoning regulations shall be
supported when dredging activities are
kept to the minimum extent necessary to
insure safe boat travel.
' Carolina Beach is situated close to three important water navigation
points: The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; Carolina Beach Inlet;
and The Cape Fear River. Commercial marinas should be encourged
to locate in Myrtle Grove Sound to take advantage of this
geographic conflux, so long as dredging activities are minimized.
' (13) Prepare for consideration additional ordinances
and resolutions, as needed, to protect, preserve,
develop, and augment the natural resources of the
' Town.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to prepare for
consideration additional ordinances, as needed, to encourage
development of Carolina Beach in conformity with the environmental
policies established herein.
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ECONOMICS
The traditional mainstays of the Carolina Beach economy have been
tourism, real estate, and commercial and sport fishing. The
recent growth of the Town's retail commercial sector has added a
fourth component to the Carolina Beach economic base.
While this Element of the Town's Land Use Plan will therefore
primarily be concerned with those economic issues involving
' tourism, real estate, fishing, and retail sales, other sectors of
the Town's economy merit consideration. The Town must always be
prepared to diversify its economic base as long as such
diversification does not create negative impacts on existing
businesses and industries. By establishing appropriate standards
to encourage the proper types of commercial and industrial
development and by guiding such development into appropriate
locations, the Town of Carolina Beach can build upon the economic
foundation of its primary industries.
TOURISM REAL ESTATE FISHING AND RETAIL SALES
Due to the nature of these four industries, tourism, real estate,
' fishing, and retail sales have become inseparably linked in the
Carolina Beach economy. For example, tourism provides the local
real estate industry with a steady supply of new customers, as
visitors to the Town become enamored with its many charms and make
' decisions to buy property in Carolina Beach. The Town's fishing
industry provides fresh seafood, recreational opportunities and
picturesque settings that promote tourism. The real estate
industry encourages investment and construction that make
increased tourism possible. Increased population creates a demand
for more retail shopping opportunities which also encourages tourism
and real estate investment.
Despite the fact that these four industries are naturally
complementary, there is also the potential for negative effects.
i Real estate decisions that cause degradation of the Town's tourist
areas, such as those that have led to the deterioration of the
Boardwalk, result in fewer tourists. The condition of the Town's
public marina not only reflects negatively on the Carolina Beach
fishing industry, but also serves to bring fewer tourists and real
estate customers to Town.
It is therefore obvious that the Town should act to accentuate the
positive and self -complementary aspects of its four major
industries while simultaneously attempting to reduce the negative
' effects each industry can have on the others. This important goal
is the focus of the policies and implementation procedures of this
Element of the Town of Carolina Beach Land Use Plan. Preceding
' these policies and procedures are general descriptions of the
Town's four major industries.
' Tourism
New Hanover County attracts some $130 million annually in tourist
revenue. Carolina Beach, as the most tourist -oriented of the
' three beach communities within the County, accounts for a
substantial portion of that total amount. On a given summer day,

' it has been estimated that the population of Carolina Beach varies
between 20,000 and 25,000 persons, including 5,000 day visitors.
(See Appendix 1, p. 87) This is six to eight times the
' Town's year-round population.
These visitors to the Town are served by a beautiful strand of
highly accessible public beach, 38 motels, 16 restaurants, a
central business district, and two shopping centers. Many new
condominium projects offer vacation packages for visitors who prefer
kitchen facilities and separate bedrooms. The Boardwalk, with its
shops and arcades, has been a traditional entertainment area for
decades and serves as the focal point for the Town's tourist industry.
A major convention center and hotel is scheduled for construction
' at the south end of the Boardwalk.
Despite this current prosperity, however, the tourist industry in
' Carolina Beach faces significant changes in the future. Throughout
the Town, many of the shops, motels, and arcades have fallen into
disrepair. The public beach is subject to erosion. The Boardwalk
needs major rehabilitation for it to continue to effectively serve
the tourist clientele that flows into Carolina Beach. Recreational
amenities are scarce or in need of improvement. The recent growth
of the tourist industry has created land use conflicts with the
residential areas of the Town and has isolated the Central Business
District from the tourist trade.
t If these problems are allowed to persist, the Town's tourist
industry may find itself in a period of decline. The Town,
therefore, commits itself to a program of ensuring the future
prosperity of its tourist industry through the following actions:
(1) Preservation and rehabilitation of the Boardwalk;
(2) Continued renourishment of the public beach;
(3) Centralizing tourist -oriented land uses;
(4) Redevelopment of blighted tourist areas;
(5) Provision of increased and more varied forms of
tourist -oriented recreation; and
(6) Promoting pedestrian and vehicular traffic circulation
patterns which link the central tourist areas with
themselves and with the Central Business District.
Real Estate
Carolina Beach is served by over twenty real estate firms. For a
small community to be able to support so many realty firms is a
good indication of both the tremendous growth the Town has
experienced and the promise of future growth in the real estate
market. Since 1980,.approximately 2,200 new, predominately
residential units have been constructed in Carolina Beach. Growth
projections indicate that four to five hundred new residential and
' hotel/motel units will continue to be added on an annual basis.
Recently, however, the Town has seen a slump in its growth boom.
' This is generally attributed to builders and investors
"overbuilding the market" thus creating a situation of supply
exceeding demand. This condition is regarded as temporary by many
local real estate observers. More variety and amenities to be
' provided in future projects, along with the construction of the
proposed convention center and hotel and the completion of the
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' I-40 link between Benson and Wilmington are all factors which are
expected to re -ignite the real estate market in Carolina Beach.
The Town, however, cannot assume that these factors will, by
themselves, create a healthy atmosphere for its real estate
industry. The many dilapidated structures throughout the Town,
the rundown condition of the Town's capital facilities (roads,
drainage systems, public marina), and the Town's limited
recreational amenities all need improving if the Carolina Beach
real estate market is to continue to thrive. New zoning
regulations that create less cluttered, more open land use
arrangements must be improved upon, and natural resources and open
spaces must be preserved if the amenities that bring new
' residents, visitors, and investors to Carolina Beach are to be
maintained.
' The Town of Carolina Beach is, therefore, committed to taking a
positive role in ensuring the future prosperity of its real estate
industry through the following actions:
' (1) Provide incentives and regulations to encourage
redevelopment, rehabilitation, or removal of blighted
land uses;
i(2) Develop new ordinances and regulations to augment and
protect the Town's natural resources and scenic vistas;
(3) Provide sufficient public services in a timely manner
to accommodate projected growth; and
(4) Improve existing capital facilities and recreational
amenities.
' Fishing
The fishing industry in Carolina Beach consists of two distinct
components - commercial fishing and sportsfishing. Each of these
' components faces a very different future. Due to a number of
factors, including reduced catches and expensive dockage, the
commercial fishing industry is in a decline across North Carolina;
' Carolina Beach is no exception to that statewide trend. On the
other hand, the sportsfishing industry in Carolina Beach is
enjoying a'boom period, with several new boats being added to the
Town's fleet.
The growing real estate and tourist industries in Carolina Beach
have helped contribute to the commercial fishing industry's
decline. As waterfront property increases in value, commercial
boat dockage fees must also increase. As more waterfront property
is consumed for residential and tourist land uses, there is less
' space available for commercial marinas. Even existing marinas are
being pressured to include residential uses in their operation:
One of the Town's three commercial marinas, Yacht Haven Marina,
' has recently received approval of plans that would allow the
construction of condominiums at the marina site.
Only through a carefully -conceived program of land use controls
and incentives can the Town create inducements for the commercial
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' fishing industry to remain a viable part of the Town's economy.
Geographically, the amount of shorefront having access to deep
water, along with the relatively short distance from the
shorefront areas to the ocean inlet and the Cape Fear River,
provides the Town with a number of natural advantages for its
commercial fishing industry. Any land use regulations that are
' proposed must recognize and build upon these advantages.
The booming tourist trade has been a boon rather than a curse for
the Carolina Beach sportsfishing industry. This industry is
centered at the Town's public marina, where the berthed headboats
and charter boats receive excellent exposure to the tourists
visiting the Town. The fact that the marina is public improves
the competiveness and quality of this industry because no one boat
owner or group of owners can gain control of the dockage and force
competitors into less advantageous locations.
' The Town can take two major actions to help maintain the
prosperity of the sportfishing industry. The marina should remain
in public hands to insure competitiveness and the existing
' deteriorated and the potentially dangerous condition of the marina
must be corrected. This latter action is paramount if the public
marina is to continue to reflect positively on the Town and its
' sportfishing industry.
Retail Sales
' The Town's retail sector has experienced a tremendous increase in
the last few years. Two major shopping centers, Pleasure Island
Plaza and Federal Point Station, have recently opened their doors
to customers. Other retail growth is evident, particularly along
Lake Park Blvd.
In other areas, however, retail business is showing signs of
decline. The new shopping centers have attracted businesses away
from the Amusement and Central Business Districts. Lack of
' parking, deteriorated exteriors and interiors, and isolation from
the main tourist areas have led to the decline of the Town's
older existing retail centers.
If the Amusement and Central Business Districts are to be
revitalized for retail trade, more parking will have to be
provided, an improved system of vehicular and pedestrian traffic
circulation will be necessary, and better upkeep of the various
shops must be encouraged. It will also be necessary to restrict
the amount of new commercial zoning in other areas of the Town in
order to direct new businesses to the Amusement and Central Business
Districts.
POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES
In order to assist the private sector in maintaining the
complementary relationship that exists between the Town's primary
industries, and to assure that any new industries that locate
within the Town also complement these existing industries, the
following policies and implementation procedures are established
for the Town of Carolina Beach. Policies are official guidelines
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' set down for present and future decision -making; they are broad in
scope to allow the degree of flexibility necessary to adequately
accommodate changing conditions in a rapidly -growing resort area
' like Carolina Beach. Implementation procedures are directives to
the Town Manager and staff as to how the policies are to be
administratively enacted; they are necessarily specific to the
' issues in question.
Policies
' (1) PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND AUGMENT WHEREVER POSSIBLE, THE
COMPLEMENTARY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TOWN'S VARIOUS
' INDUSTRIES.
This policy expresses the Town's intent to establish land use and
other regulations, to establish a promotional campaign, and to
' provide improved services and capital facilities that will promote
the natural interrelationship of the Town's primary industries.
' (2) PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND AUGMENT THE TOWN'S IMPORTANT
NATURAL RESOURCES.
The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that its economic base is
' highly dependent upon the natural amenities of its geographic
location on the coast of North Carolina. Without these amenities,
the Town's economy would cease to function. Therefore, the
' preservation of the Town's water quality, its shorefront access,
its open space, and its views and vistas is recognized as being of
great importance to the continued prosperity of the people involved
in the Town's industries. The policies and implementaion procedures
' outlined in the Natural Resouces Element (pp. 5-9) should be utilized
to achieve this goal. See also Implementation Procedure 8 below.
' (3) PROMOTE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE TOWN'S ECONOMIC BASE.
Diversification of any town's economic base tends to insulate that
' town from the effects of a decline or a recession in other
industrial sectors. Responsible action by the Town Council on
this issue involves taking advantage of opportunities to expand
the Town's economic base in ways which do not create negative effects
' on the Town's existing industries or natural resources.
(4) ENCOURAGE LAND USE COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE -
' INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL SECTORS AND THE RESIDENTIAL
SECTOR.
' The Town Council shall adopt all necessary regulations including
zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations to ensure compatibility
between the Town's various industries and other land uses within
the Town in order to promote a continued healthy relationship between
' the industrial and commercial sector and other Town interests.
Implementation Procedures
' (1) Encourage the concentration of tourist facilities in
an area or areas which allow for complementary inter-
action between those tourist land uses and the Town's
Central Business and Amusement District uses.
One of the reasons for the decline of the Central Business and
' Amusement Districts is due to those districts' isolation from the
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' tourist trade. The Town Manager and staff are directed to produce
for consideration regulations and incentives that will concentrate
' tourist uses in the vicinity of the Central Business and Amusement
Districts and encourage easy pedestrian and vehicular traffic
circulation between the districts.
' (2) Reconsider the purpose of the MB-1 zoning district in
light of existing development trends and future growth
of the Town's fishing industry.
H
Residential development in the MB-1 (Marina Business) zoning
district has created the possibility of land use incompatibilities
arising between residential and commercial marina uses. The
Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Manager and staff are
directed to make recommendations to the Town Council which will
serve to reduce the potential for land use incompatibilities, while
encouraging new and continued development of marina facilities for
commercial fishing.
(3) Develop and implement a public relations campaign
designed to promote the natural resources and pro -
industrial attitudes of the Town of Carolina Beach
in an effort to attract an expanded economic base.
The Town Manager and staff, in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce
and Board of Realtors, are directed to prepare a brouchure describing
the advantages of locating in Carolina Beach that will be disseminated
to various commercial and industrial concerns. Of primary importance
in this promotional effort is the attraction of new tourist and
commercial fishing operations, along with a detailed description
of the siting advantages within the Town for an industrial headquarters.
Development of advertising campaigns and direct contact with appropriate
firms and local/regional economic development agencies are also considered
important components of this implementation procedure.
(4) Redevelopment of the Central Business and Amusement
Districts is to be strongly encouraged.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to prepare for
consideration regulations and incentives to encourage
revitalization of the Town's Central Business and Amusement
Districts. Solutions to parking, pedestrian access, deteriorated
structures, and other problems should be explored and evaluated.
Grant funding sources for correcting these problems should also be
carefully examined. New commercial growth should be chanelled
into these areas by restricting the amount of land available for
retail commercial use in other areas of the Town and by providing
other suitable incentives for commercial investment in these areas.
(5) Provide for the continued public ownership of the
Town's marina.
Because the public ownership of the Town's marina pays important
dividends in the way of increased competivenesss between the
various.sportsfishing operations using the marina and in ensured
compatibility between the marina operations and surrounding land
uses, the continued public ownership of the Town's marina is
considered essential. The Town Manager and staff are directed to
take all necessary steps to improve the condition of the marina in
the most cost-effective manner, consistent with an approved capital
improvement program.
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(6) Implement the directives of the Natural Resources
and Recreation Elements.
' Because the protection of the Town's natural resources and the
provision of improved recreational facilities are considered
essential to the continuation of a healthy Carolina Beach economy,
' the Town Manager and staff are directed to pursue the
implementation procedures established in those Elements.
(7) Establish and maintain property -owner profiles of
new purchasers in Carolina Beach.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to contact the Pleasure Island
' Board of Realtors with a proposal for the Town Planner's office to
serve as a clearinghouse for property -owner profile sheets to be
collected by individual realtors. These profile sheets would contain
' population characteristic information such as residential status,
economic grouping, age, and occupation. This information would be
useful to both the Town and the Town's real estate industry in
determining the interests, needs and characteristics of new
' residents and property owners. A quarterly report summarizing
the profile sheets would be made by the Town Planner's office to
all contributing real estate firms.
' (8) Request State classification of Myrtle Grove
Sound from its current SA classification to
' a proposed SC classification.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to continue their efforts
to achieve reclassification of the Myrtle Grove Sound water quality
' classification. For reasons more fully described in Appendix 11
(p. 192), the Town believes that "downgrading" the current SA
classification to an SC classification will: (a) Result in a
' more accurate statement of the Sound's actual water quality
condition; and (b) Remove needless barriers to types of
development which are considered essential for the continued
growth of the Town's tourist and real estate industries.
(9) Prepare for consideration additional ordinances,
resolutions and incentives, as needed, to protect,
preserve, and enhance the commercial and indus-
trial atmosphere in Carolina Beach and to ensure
compatibility between those land uses and the
residential land uses within the Town.
The Town Manger and staff are directed to keep a continued close
watch on the Town's industrial and commercial growth as this
' growth effects the Town's economy, natural resources, and
residential land uses. Preparation for consideration of new
ordinances, resolutions, and incentives that provide positive
' direction to this growth is strongly encouraged.
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RECREATION
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As Carolina Beach develops into a coastal resort town, new and
more varied recreational facilities will be demanded by its
residents and visitors. For the Town to achieve its potential as
an outstanding place in which to live, visit and work, its current
recreational amenities must be developed, upgraded and augmented.
It is also important for the Town to maintain a balance between
tourist -oriented recreational facilities and those provided
more -or -less exclusively for year-round residents, as each of
these groups has special needs and makes a unique contribution to
the Town's economy and culture.
This Element of the Town of Carolina Beach Land Use Plan
examines the current level of recreational facilities provided by
the Town. It establishes policies and procedures for improving
and adding to these facilities. Finally, it recognizes that
Carolina Beach must insure adequate recreational opportunities for
its citizens and its visitors if the Town is to continue to
enhance its progressive image across the State and the nation.
EXISTING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
There are several sources of recreational amenities within the
Town's planning jurisdiction. The Town provides access facilities
along the beach and sound and has developed parks and playgrounds
at several spots within the Town limits. The County is developing
beach access facilities in the Wilmington Beach area. The State
Wildlife Resources Commission maintains a boat launching ramp on
Myrtle Grove Sound and the State Parks and Recreation Division
operates the Carolina Beach State Park, a major camping, hiking,
and boating site. The Federal government owns land suitable for
passive recreational enjoyment in both the Sunny Point Military
Ocean Terminal Buffer Zone and the Army Corps of Engineers spoil
easement along Snow's Cut. Several private developments also
contain recreational facilities for the use of their residents and
visitors.
The existing public recreational areas shown on Map R-1 (p. 24)
and are described in further detail below.
Town of Carolina Beach
The Town of Carolina Beach provides the following recreational
facilities:
(1) Chappell Park - Until recently, this park was called Dow Road
Park. It is a regional park of approximately ten acres with
a softball field, picnic shelter and tables, and public
parking. Several major improvements are scheduled for
Chappell Park including a Youth League baseball field and
a multipurpose field. Chappell Park is located between
Clarendon and Columbia Avenues just east of Dow Road.
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(2)
Wilson Park - This is a neighborhood park of approximately
1/2 acre in size, containing playground equipment.
Wilson Park is located between Wilson and Lumberton
Avenues west of Third Street.
(3)
Hines Park - Hines Park is a small centrally -located
community park of nearly one acre in size. It contains
the Town's Community Building, Library, a multipurpose court and
some playground equipment. Hines Park is located between
'
Cape Fear Blvd. and Raleigh Avenue west of Third Street.
(4)
Carolina Beach Lake Park - A lakeside community park that
circles Carolina Beach Lake. It has nature trails,
'
docks, gazebos and picnic areas under contruction and an existinc
recreational instruction program (sailboarding).
'
(5)
Beach Access - The Town has twenty-three beach access areas,
seven of which have been developed with dune crossovers and
on -site parking; two more sites will be developed this year.
'
two
(6)
Sound Access - The Town has eleven sound access areas,
of which will be developed with docks/gazebos and on -site
parking this year.
(7)
The Public Marina - The Town owns and operates a marina
facility at the southern terminus of Myrtle Grove Sound.
'
This facility not only provides shorefront access for the
private boat operators and fishermen that lease boat slips
from the town, but also provides a scenic area for the public
'
to view Myrtle Grove Sound and the picturesque activities
of the fishing and recreational boats utilizing the marina.
(8)
The Public Beach - The Town of Carolina Beach is unique in
'
that it is one of only two cities in North Carolina that
owns its beachfront area; the public beach runs from
the dunes to the mean high water line. The public beach
is maintained for the enjoyment of the residents and
visitors to the Town. It has recently been the focal
point for an $11 million beach renourishment project;
additional renourishment occurred in the spring of
'
1985. Due to its recent improvement, this public beach
is perhaps the finest recreational beachfront in North
Carolina.
'
New Hanover County
New
Hanover County is in the process of constructing two beach
access
facilities (dune crossovers, parking, and gazebos) in the
Wilmington Beach area. These access sites will be located at the
'
eastern
ends of Alabama Avenue and ocean Blvd. A third such facility
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' may be constructed at the eastern terminus of Tennessee Avenue if
the facility is not constructed by a private developer as part of
a conditional use permit request.
The County is also responsible for the undeveloped beach area
at the north end of the Northern Extension. This large,
' natural beachfront and accompanying estuarine wetland has been a
traditional beach access spot for surf fishermen and off -road
vehicle enthusiasts. While some damage to the dune and estuarine
' systems occurs through unrestricted access to this area, with
proper enforcement of existing and proposed regulations keeping
vehicles off dunes and marshy areas, there is no reason why recreational
use of this area cannot co -exist with these important ecological systems.
' This area is likely to be the only site within the Town's
corporate jurisdiction or extraterritorial limits in which a
regional beach access facility may be constructed due to high land
' costs in other areas.
' State of North Carolina
The North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation operates
the Carolina Beach State Park to the northwest of the Town. The
State Park contains 337 acres of land available for camping,
hiking and other outdoor recreational activities. A marina with
boat launching facilities is also provided on the State Park
' grounds.
The Wildlife Resources Commission operates a boat ramp with
parking facilities near Snow's Cut and Myrtle Grove Sound. A
portion of the parking lot is located in the Snow's cut spoil
easement. This facility receives a great deal of use by residents
of and visitors to Carolina Beach.
IFederal Government
The Federal government owns or controls some 850 acres within
the Town's extraterritorial jurisdiction which are used for
passive recreation and serve as important open spaces for
aesthetic enjoyment. These areas are: (1) The Army Corps of
' Engineers spoil easement along the southern bank of Snow's Cut and..
(2) the Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal Buffer Zone to the
west of Town.
Both the Town and the State have developed recreational
facilities on portions of this Federal land. The Town's Chapell
Park, its major active recreational facility, is located within
the Buffer Zone. Parts of the Carolina Beach State Park are
' located in the Snow's Cut spoil easement and the Wildlife
Resources Commission boat ramp is also partially in the spoil
easement.
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RECREATIONAL FACILITY NEEDS
Given the anticipated growth of the Town, both in ,year-round
and seasonal residents, the Town needs to make the following
additions and/or improvements to its recreational facilities in
order to meet the minimum guidelines established by the N.C.
Division of Parks and Recreation. (Minimum Local Standards for
Acquiring and Developing Park and Recreation Areas in North Carolina;
consulting Services Section, N.C. Division of Parks and
Recreation; 1980; page 3.) See Map R-1 (p. 24) for the location
of many of these proposed facilities.
' Land Acquistion
Unless the Department of the Army can be persuaded to relax
its current policies towards recreational use of the Buffer Zone,
the Town should acquire land suitable for the construction of a
large park complex to replace Chappell Park. Because Chappell
Park is located in the Buffer Zone, its recreational potential is
very limited due to U.S. Army requirements that restrict the
number of persons who can congregate in any one location at any
one time. The amount of land to be acquired, if land acquisition
becomes necessary, should be, at minimum, fifteen acres in order
to accommodate the needed facilities and any further expansion.
The Town should acquire the piece of property located at the
southwest corner of the intersection of Atlanta Avenue and Lake
Park Blvd. This property would then be developed into a
community park. The ditch that borders this property to the west
should be piped and filled in order to provide a public parking
area for this park, to complement the public parking to be
provided on the north side of Atlanta Avenue by a private
developer, and to provide additional parking for Central Business
District customers and beachgoers. Total public parking available
in this area would be in excess of sixty (60) spaces.
Six sites will be needed for eventual development into
neighborhood parks. The suggested locations for these sites are
as follows:
(1) In the vicinity of the intersection of Texas
Avenue
and Bonito Lane.
(2)
In the
vicinity of the intersection
of North Carolina
Avenue
and Bonito Lane.
(3)
In the
vicinity of the intersection
of Magnolia
Avenue
and Eighth Street.
(4)
In the
vicinity of the intersection
of Plymouth
Avenue
and Eighth Street.
(5)
East of
Lake Park Blvd., west of St.
Joseph's
Street,
north of the Federal Point station shopping
center,
and south of Lewis Drive.
(6)
In the
vicinity of the intersection
of Spencer
Farlow
Drive and Drill Shell Lane (formerly Fourth
Avenue).
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New Facilities
Until land can be acquired for a new large park complex,
Chappell Park is scheduled to be utilized for the following new
facilities:
(-1) Youth -League baseball field with concession
stand/bathrooms, a storage shed/scorer's tower,
and dugouts.
(2) Picnic shelter, vollyeyball courts and playground
area.
(3) Football/soccer field.
(4) Storage shed/scorer's tower at existing softball field.
All facilities, excepting the fields themselves, should be
designed and constructed so as to be easily transportable to the
new park complex.
The Town should strongly encourage the construction of a
' public golf course within the Town by either public or private
agencies in order to help Carolina Beach achieve its potential as
a first-class resort area.
The Town has need of between five and seven tennis courts.
These courts should be lighted and constructed in a permanent
location (i.e., not at Chappell Park).
The Town has need of at least six multipurpose courts
(basketball, hopscotch, etc.) Two of these courts should be
located at neighborhood parks. Two of the courts should be
located at the Community Building site. The remaining two courts
should be located at the new large park facility. Bleachers and
I lighting should be provided for two of these courts.
In conjunction with the New Hanover County School system, a
gymtorium should be constructed on land to be acquired near the
Carolina Beach Elementary School site.
The Community Building site should be utilized for an expanded
I Community Center that would include kitchen facilities, permanent
housing for the nutrition center, several multipurpose rooms, and
indoor shuffleboard courts.
The Town has need of six outdoor shuffleboard courts, two of
which should be located at the Community Building site, with the
remaining four courts to be located at the new large park complex.
IA(n) (indoor) swimming pool is needed and should be
constructed at the new large park complex.
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t Neighborhood parks should be constructed on land owned by the
Town:
(1) Between Greenville and Spartanburg Avenues adjacent to
' the Buffer Zone; and
(2) Clarendon Avenue between 6th and 7th Street (existing
well site).
Replacement equipment for two existing neighborhood parks will
soon be needed.
The Town should continue to develop its shorefront access
facilities in accordance with the policies established in its Five
Year Shorefront Access Plan (adopted October, 1984) which is
hereby made a part of this document by reference.
The provision of bikeways throughout the Town should be made
according to the Town's Bikeway Plan (see Appendix 7, p. 151).
POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES
In order for the Town to achieve the additions and
improvements to its recreational system that are outlined above,
the following policies and implementation procedures are
established by and for the Town of Carolina Beach. Policies are
official guidelines set down for present and future
decision -making; they are broad in scope to allow the degree of
flexibility necessary to accommodate changing conditions in a
rapidly -growing resort area like Carolina Beach. Implementation
procedures are directives to the Town Manager and staff as to how
the policies are to be administratively enacted; they are
necessarily specific to the issues in question.
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(1) STRIVE TO ATTAIN AND MAINTAIN RECREATIONAL STANDARDS
ESTABLISHED BY THE N.C. DIVISION OF PARKS AND
RECREATION.
These standards provide a useful yardstick by which the Town can
measure the level of recreational service it provides. The Town
shall utilize these standards as it considers improvements and
additions to its existing recreational facilities over the next
ten years.
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' (2) SEEK OUT LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL COOPERATION
AND FUNDING FOR RECREATION PROJECTS.
' The large number of visitors and tourists that utilize
recreational facilities in the Town of Carolina Beach make the
' provision of recreational opportunities within the Town more than a
strictly local responsibility. Outside agency cooperation and
funding sources should be tapped so that the responsibility of
' providing adequate recreational development is shared equitably.
(3) PROVIDE FOR BALANCED RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
' The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that while the Atlantic
Ocean beachfront is the Town's primary recreational amenity, the
development of various other recreational sites and facilities is
' necessary for the Town to achieve a balanced mix of recreational
facilities that will meet the wide range of needs of its citizens
and visitors.
' (4) PROVIDE FOR COMPREHENSIVE RECREATIONAL PLANNING.
The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that effective provision of
' recreational opportunities requires that a number of issues
peripheral to actual recreational activities be considered in a
comprehensive manner. For instance, the provision of adequate
' parking for a park's users does not increase the amount of park
facilities per se, but is nevertheless a key component in
increasing the use of the park and cannot therefore be ignored.
(5) PROVIDE FOR COST-EFFECTIVE RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that recreation is an
' important and popular concern for its citizens and visitors and
that it would be almost impossible to provide too many
recreational opportunities. The Town also recognizes its
' financial limitations regarding recreation. Therefore, any
recreational development program must concern itself with
achieving the most effective and equitable level of recreational
opportunity for the money__budgeted.
(6) ENCOURAGE RECREATIONAL FACILITY SITING AND DESIGN THAT IS
COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USE..
' It shall be a policy of the Town to consider the full impact of
its recreation program on existing and future land uses and to
' mitigate the negative and accentuate the positive effects of the
program whenever feasible and desirable.
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(7) CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND/OR PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EXISTING
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
' It shall be a policy of the Town to take no action that would
serve to eliminate or limit the use or effectiveness of existing
recreational facilities without providing for alternate facilities
' of equal or greater benefit to the citizens of and visitors to the
Town.
(8) PROVIDE FOR EQUITABLE RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
It shall be a policy of the Town to require new development to pay
its fair share of the cost of providing adequate recreational
' facilities since such new development places increased pressure on
existing facilities and establishes a need for future facilities.
IImplementation Procedures
' (1) Plan and budget for additional improvements to existing
recreation facilities according to the list of
priorities indicated in Table R-1 (p. 28).
The Town Manager and staff are directed to plan and budget for
further additions and improvements to the Town's existing stock of
recreational facilities in keeping with both the recreational
facility standards established herein and the Town's willingness
and ability to pay for these additions and improvements as
determined by the annual budgetary priorities of the Town Council.
' It is, however, the intent of the Town to provide all the
recreational facilities described in Table R-1 within the ten year
planning horizon of this document. Table R-1 therefore serves as
a guide for setting administrative budgetary priorities.
' (2) Promote intergovernmental cooperation in the provision
of recreational facilities.
(a) The Town Manager and staff are directed to initiate contact
with the Town of Kure Beach and New Hanover County regarding joint
provision of much -needed recreational facilities on Pleasure
' Island.
(b) The Town Manager and staff are directed to continue Town
' involvement in the State's Shorefront Access Grant Program and in
any other State or Federal funding program that will enable the
Town to achieve the intent of the policies established herein.
' (3) Develop comprehensive recreation plans and programs.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to continue to develop
' recreation plans and programs in keeping with the policies
established herein. These plans and programs should, however,
stress comprehensive provision of recreational facilities, linking
' recreation projects with each other and with other Town projects.
For instance, it is inefficient and ineffective to develop a
bikeway plan that calls for street widening after the adoption of
a street paving plan that makes no provision for such widening.
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' (4) Insure private provision of both public and private
recreational facilities.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to continue to prepare for
consideration ordinances and resolutions that will encourage
creativity on the part of private developers and entrepreneurs in
providing for public and private recreational opportunities. This
will insure that further development of the Town will "pay its own
' way" with regard to the added demands such development places upon
the Town's existing recreational facilities.
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TABLE R-1
RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES
1. Construction of a Community Center at Hines Park that will
include kitchen facilities and permanent housing for the
Nutrition Center, and two indoor regulation shuffleboard
courts.
2. Construction of a Gymtorium on land to be acquired near
Carolina Beach Elementary School in conjunction with the
New Hanover County School System.
3. Construction of multipupose courts (basketball, hopscotch,
shuffleboard, etc.) at Hines Park, at Wilson Park and on
land owned by the Town between Greenville and Spartanburg
Avenues.
4. Provide replacement playground equipment at Chappell and
Wilson Parks.
5. Continue development of new shorefront access facilities
' in accordance with the Town's officially -adopted Shorefront
Access Plan.
6. Construction of two composition shuffleboard courts at
' Hines Park.
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7. Construction of a swimming pool and weight room complex.
8. Construction of five to seven lighted tennis courts.
9. Acquisition of land for a new large park complex or provide
for development of Chappell Park without U.S. Army restrictions.
10. Acquisition of land for six neightborhood park sites as
outlined in this Element.
11. Acquisition of land for a community park and public parking
at the north east corner of Carolina Beach Lake.
12. Construction of multipurpose courts, composition shuffle-
board courts, and provision of playground equipment
at the large park complex (or at Chappell Park) and at
the new neighborhood parks.
13. Provision of bikeways according to the Town's Bikeway
Plan (scheduled for Town Council consideration in
late 1985).
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TRAFFIC CIRCULATION
' As Carolina Beach grows from a fishing village into a coastal
resort community, the Town's traffic circulation patterns
will change. The Town will face an increased traffic volume,
resulting in a need for more signalization of intersections,
wider roadways, new road construction, and other alterations to
the existing transporation network. These changes will be
necessary to ensure that the Town continues to experience
an orderly flow of traffic.
This Element of the Town of Carolina Beach Land Use Plan is
' therefore concerned with establishing policies and implemenation
procedures which provide for satisfactory traffic circulation.
As further growth brings the Town's existing transportation
facilities closer to their rated capacity, only well -planned
improvements will preserve the convenience, ease of access
and smooth traffic flow the Town currently enjoys.
EXISTING-TRANSPORATION FACILITIES
' The Town's extraterritorial jurisdiction is bounded on the
north by the Intracoastal Waterway, a major maritime
transportation route, and there are numerous public and
private marinas within the Town. Recently, there has
also been discussion of the construction of a public
airport with Federal and private funding in the vicinity
of the Town. Despite the potential for these water
and air transportation facilities to make a positive
contribution to the Town's total transportation network,
because of quantitative difficulties in estimating
their impact, this Element will restrict itself to
land -based transportation facilities - the Town's streets
and sidewalks.
Streets
The Town currently contains some 46.34 miles of streets
within its corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Of this amount, some 11.26 miles are owned and maintained
be the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Another
' 25.35 miles are owned and maintained by the Town of
Carolina Beach. The remainder, some 9.73 miles, are
platted streets which have not been accepted by any
public body. These existing streets are in various states of
repair and passability, ranging from unimproved and impassable
("paper") streets to recently -paved, well -maintained roadways.
See Map TC-1 for existing street location.
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Sidewalks
There are 5.9 miles of sidewalks within the Town of Carolina
Beach. These sidewalks are primarily located within the Town's
Central Business District and multifamily and tourist areas.
Map TC-2 shows the location of these existing sidewalks.
TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENTS
There are three primary ways in which the traffic circulation
system in Carolina Beach can be directly improved: Maintenance;
Signalization/Flow Alteration; and Construction. Maintenance
involves the establishment of a regular maintenance program
which ensures that existing facilities are kept in good working
order. Signalization/Flow Alteration involves such things
as placing stop signs and traffic signals at intersections,
altering speed limits and creating one way streets.
Construction involves new road construction and the widening
of existing streets.
There are several traffic circulation problems in Carolina
Beach at either the current time or anticipated in the
near future. Each of these situations can be modified
through maintenance, signalization/flow alteration or
construction. These situations are discussed below.
Northern Extension
Perhaps the most troublesome traffic circulation problem
for Carolina Beach exists on the Northern Extension.
There, dense resort development has created the potential
for high traffic volumes during the summer tourist season.
Those volumes, when combined with side friction caused
by numerous driveway cuts and limited parking, a poorly
maintained road surface, and vacationers unfamiliar
with the street system, serve to impede good traffic flow.
of particular concern is the intersection of Carl Winner
Street and Canal Drive. This intersection is the primary
access point to and from the Northern Extension. During
periods of high traffic volume, delays and unsafe vehicular
movement are common at this intersection.
A second major concern with the Northern Extension transportation
system involves emergency vehicle access. Again, during
periods of high traffic volume, it is difficult for emergency
vehicles to quickly respond to calls for assistance due to
street congestion.
In order to resolve these transporation problems, it will be
necessary for the Town to take the following actions:
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(1)
If Carl Winner Street is to continue to serve
as the primary access point to the Northern
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Extension, a direct connection with Carolina
Beach Avenue North is necessary. For this
to occur, Carl Winner Street must be extended
between Canal Drive and Carolina Beach Avenue
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North as shown on Map TC-3.
(2)
In order to improve the functioning and
'
safety of the intersection of Canal Drive
and Carl Winner Street, signalization
of the intersection is essential.
'
(3)
Canal Drive and Carolina Beach Avenue North
should each be converted to a two lane,
one-way street, with Carolina Beach Avenue
North heading north and Canal Drive heading
south. This conversion will drastically
improve both the traffic handling capacity
'
of and emergency vehicle access to the
Northern Extension roadway system.
(4)
Street repair work is badly needed on Canal
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Drive and Carolina Beach Avenue North in
order to correct the problems created by
heavy use and by poor design and maintenance.
'
Smoother, well -drained streets will promote
better traffic flow.
'
(5)
When the repair work described above is
performed, consideration should be given
to the construction of sidewalks on the
west side of Canal Drive and on the east
'
side of Carolina Beach Avenue North, along
with the construction of bikeways on both
sides of Canal Drive. These improvements
will serve to encourage non -automotive
traffic and thus reduce the amount of
automobile traffic in the Northern Extension.
Lake Park
Blvd.
A second major traffic problem for the Town involves Lake Park
Blvd., or U.S. 421. This roadway is the Town's only route
to the mainland, serves as the primary link between Carolina
' and Kure Beaches, and provides access to the Town's tourist
and commercial areas. These factors consequently make
Lake Park Blvd. the most heavily -travelled street in Carolina
Beach. However, the lack of a center turning lane and
adequate signalization along most of Lake Park Blvd. creates
dangerous cross -traffic turning situations along with
' increased potential for "rear -ending" accidents.
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Probably the most pressing current transportation need in Carolina
Beach is for the installation of a traffic signal at Lake Park
Blvd.'s intersection with Federal Point Shopping Center, the
Town's largest commercial complex. The NC DOT will install
this light by Fall, 1985. Signalization is also or will soon
be needed at the following Lake Park Blvd. intersections:
Dow Road
Atlanta Avenue
Winner Avenue
Ocean Blvd.
Spartanburg Avenue
Another high priority transporation need involves widening
Lake Park Blvd. from the southern terminus of the Snow's
Cut Bridge to Alabama Avenue in order to accommodate a center
turn lane. This turn lane will allow a storage area for
turning vehicles that is out of the flow of traffic,
dramatically increasing the safety of the roadway, as well
as improving its traffic volume handling capacity. Frontage
roads should be considered in some northern U.S. 421 sections
should provision of a turn lane prove infeasible.
Speed limit reduction along that portion of Lake Park Blvd.
from the southern terminus of the Snow's Cut Bridge to
Dow Road will also improve the safety of the street.
The speed limit for this roadway section should be reduced
in order to give motorists adequate opportunity to decelerate
from the highway speeds on U.S. 421 north of the Snow's
Cut Bridge.
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Recent widening of Dow Road has improved its safety. Further
widening, to a three or four lane roadway, will be necessary
in approximately ten years to handle the increased traffic
volumes expected for both Carolina and Kure Beaches. Some
speed limit reduction and signalization will also be needed
prior to that time.
Flashing traffic signals should be installed on Dow Road
at Harper Avenue and at Ocean Blvd. Full signalization
of these intersections will be needed in the next few years.
A speed limit reduction from 55 to 45 miles per hour on
Dow Road between Magnolia Avenue and Lake Park Blvd.
would improve the safety of the roadway.
ISt. Joseph's Street
' The intersection of St. Joseph's Street and Lake Park Blvd.
creates potential safety problems due to the sharp angle
of the intersection and its location on a curve. This
problem can be reduced by making St. Joseph's Street one
way heading north from Lake Park Blvd. to Winner Avenue as
shown on Map TC-4.
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As additional medium -density residential and light commercial
growth occurs in the vicinity of St. Joseph's Street, the
traffic handling capacity of the roadway may begin being
reached within the next ten years. It will then become
necessary to widen the street to a four lane configuration
to provide for better traffic flow.
Winner Avenue
Winner Avenue is currently a little -used street. However,
as it is extended and improved as outlined in the Town's
officially -adopted Thoroughfare Plan (1973), it has the
potential of becoming one of the Town's most used interior
streets. Map TC-5 shows how Winner Avenue should be
extended to interconnect with Sixth Street and Tarboro
Avenue. This interconnection can be made at little or no
public expense by requiring right-of-way dedication and street
construction in the affected properties as part of the
subdivision process or as conditions of annexation or planned
development approval.
IParking
Traffic circulation in the Town's Central Business District
and tourist areas is hampered by a lack of parking. Not
only is it inconvenient for motorists to have to spend
considerable driving time looking for a parking space, but
traffic bottlenecks and unsafe vehicular movement can
result from such searching. In order to improve this
situation, the Town should be alert to any opportunity
to establish centrally -located parking lots or decks
that will improve the Carolina Beach parking situation.
Paving and Resurfacing
A number of the streets in the Town are unpaved and many
others are in need of resurfacing. A smooth street
functions better with regard to both driver comfort and
traffic handling capability than a rough street.
Paving and resurfacing of the Town's streets, as needed,
will therefore improve the functioning of those streets.
' Alternative Transporation Modes
The primary mode of transportation in Carolina Beach for
forseeable future will be the automobile. However, by
encouraging other forms of transportation - such as
walking, bicycling and mass transit - the Town can reduce
' the number of automobiles on its streets and thereby
extend some required street improvements further into
the future. Pedestrian traffic can be facilitated by the
improvement of existing sidewalks and the provision of
' new ones in the Central Business District and the
tourist areas. Bikeways should be considered when
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Sixth Street/Winner Avenue Extension and other Town streets.
Mass transit enterprises that transport day visitors, shoppers
and tourists to Carolina Beach from Wilmington and other parts
of New Hanover County should also receive support from the Town.
Maintenance
For streets and sidewalks to handle traffic properly, they must
be smooth and relatively free of obstructions such as sand
and gravel. Consequently, it is necessary for the Town to
establish a regular maintenance program of resurfacing,
patching and obstruction removal. Such a program will also
serve to extend the functional life of the transportation
' facilities by reducing the negative effects that weather and
heavy use can have on the street base and overall sidewalk
integrity.
' POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES
' In order that the traffic circulation improvements described above
can be accomplished, the following policies and implementation
procedures are established by and for the Town of Carolina Beach.
Policies are official guidelines set down for present and future
decision -making; they are broad in scope to allow the degree
of flexibility necessary to adequately accommodate changing
conditions in a rapidly -growing resort area like Carolina Beach.
Implementation procedures are directives to the Town Manager
and staff as to how the policies are to be administratively
enacted; they are necessarily specific to the issues in
question.
IPolicies
(1) ESTABLISH TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENT
PRIORITIES THAT PROVIDE FOR THE TIMELY
' ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN MEETING THE
TRANSPORATION NEEDS OF CAROLINA BEACH.
While no opportunity to accomplish the traffic circulation
improvements described in this Element should be missed, this
policy recognizes that limited resources on the part of the
Town, the State of North Carolina and the Federal government
require that transportation improvements be addressed in
terms of an established priority system. For this purpose,
Table TC-1 (p. 42) has been generated. By establishing Table TC-1
' as Carolina Beach's recommended traffic circulation priority
list, the Town provides for the cost-effective committment
of these limited resources in achieving needed transporation
1 improvements in a timely manner.
(2) SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF OTHER LOCAL,
STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT
IMPROVE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN CAROLINA
BEACH AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE TOWN.
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The Town shall support those actions of other governmental
' bodies that promote the smooth functioning of transportation
systems within the Town and in the vicinity of the Town.
' (3) ENCOURAGE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION
MODES IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE AUTOMOBILE
TRAFFIC VOLUMES.
The Town accepts the fact that automobiles will provide the
dominant mode of transportation for the foreseeable future.
However, the encouragement of the use of alternatives to
' the automobile, such as walking, bicycling and mass transit,
will result in fewer cars on the Town's streets, a benefit
which is important for both economic and aesthetic reasons.
' A significant side effect of this policy will be the
promotion of a "resort atmosphere" in Carolina Beach.
' (4) INSURE THAT THE TYPE AND DESIGN OF THE
EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT SYSTEM
RESULT IN A TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PATTERN
' THAT IS WELL -SUITED TO THE DESIRED
-LAND USE ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN THE TOWN.
It is essential that the Town's traffic circulation system
be well -matched to existing and future land uses in order
to provide for adequate traffic handling capacity and to
enhance the social and natural environments within the Town.
Provision of adequate parking is an important component
of this policy.
(5) PROVIDE FOR FUTURE LAND USES THAT
WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY WITH THE
EXISTING AND PROPOSED TRAFFIC CIRCULATION
SYSTEMS.
The Town shall recognize the capacity limitations of the
existing and proposed transportation systems in determining
appropriate development patterns and timing for Carolina
Beach. This converse policy to Policy (4) above establishes
the importance of good land use planning to a'properly-functioning
traffic circulation system.
Implementation Procedures
(1) Initiate coordinative efforts with local,
State and Federal agencies to insure
that the needed traffic circulation improve-
ments can be accomplished in a timely manner.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to join with other
local governments in promoting improved regional transportation
and to establish the necessary networks with State and Federal
agencies to insure adequate funding of required street
improvement projects in Carolina Beach.
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(2) Utilize accepted transportation planning
standards in designing and providing for
' streets, intersections, sidewalks, bikeways,
and parking facilities.
' Facility design and construction shall utilize the accepted
standards established for each facility type in order to encourage
the most effective, cost-efficient transportation system possible.
' (3) Budget and otherwise plan for transportation
system improvements as priortized in Table
' TC-1.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to begin the implementation
process for accomplishing the traffic circulation improvements
as priortized in Table TC-1.
(4) Program and budget for the maintenance of
' Town -owned streets.
The Town Manager and Public Works Director are directed to
establish a maintenance program and budget to insure timely
' repair and resurfacing of Town streets and sidewalks.
(5) Consider the land use and annexation policies
established in the Future Land Use Element
when planning and budgeting for trans-
portation improvements and maintenance.
' The Town Manager and staff are directed to provide for proper
coordination between the directives of the Element and the
Future Land Use Element.
(6) Prepare for consideration additional
ordinances, budgets, and resolutions, as
needed, to improve and maintain the traffic
circulation system of the Town.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to prepare for consideration
' additional ordinances, as needed, to encourage development of
Carolina Beach in conformity with the traffic circulation policies
established herein.
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TABLE TC-1
TRAFFIC CIRCULATION PRIORITIES
* 1. Signalization: Lake Park Blvd. at Federal Point Shopping Center
2. Road Repair and Creation of One Way Pairs: Canal Drive and
Carolina Beach Avenue North
* 3. Road Widening: Lake Park Blvd. (center turn lane)
* 4. Signalization: Carl Winner Street and Canal Drive
* 5. Road Construction: Carl Winner Street Extension
6. Road Repair: Resurface Existing Paved Town -owned Streets
(as needed)
7. Road Improvement: Pave Existing Unpaved Town -owned Streets
* 8. Signalization: Dow Road at Harper Avenue and Ocean Blvd.
* 9. Signalization: Lake Park Blvd. at Dow Road
*10. Road Construction: Winner Avenue Extension
*11. Signalization: Lake Park Blvd. at Winner Avenue
12. Parking: Provide Centralized Parking Facility or Facilities
*13. Signalization: Lake Park Blvd. at Atlanta Avenue
*14. Signalization: Lake Park Blvd. at Ocean Blvd.
*15. Signalization: Lake Park Blvd. at Spartanburg Avenue
*16. Road Widening: Dow Road (four lanes)
*17. Road Widening: St. Joseph's Street (four lanes)
* Requires coordination with and/or implementation by the NC DOT
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CAPITAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
' A major determinant of the type, intensity and location of future
growth in any town involves the provision of capital facilities,
such as water and sewer services, streets and recreational
facilities, and community services, such as solid waste collection,
police and fire protection, and school systems. Once these services
are made available in an area, that area becomes more attractive
for development, particularly relative to other areas lacking
' such services. Most towns - and Carolina Beach is no
exception - selectively utilize service and facility provision
as a means of guiding development into appropriate locations.
' Because the provision of capital facilities and community services
are so important to land use planning, this Element establishes
general guidelines for the expansion and extension of existing
' facilities. The capital facilities discussion in this element
is therefore intended to provide direction to the future
development of a true Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for the Town.
' The Capital Facilities and Community Services Element are divided
into three main sections. The first section contains an inventory
' of existing capital facilities and community services. The second
section describes the anticipated improvements which will be
needed as the Town grows. Policies and implementation procedures
for the Town's capital facilities and community services are
' are provided in the third section.
As a generalized precursor to a CIP, the capital facilities
discussion in this Element is concerned only with major capital
facilities, rather than with an itemization of budgetary needs for
particular years. Consequently, discussion of capital facility
' inventory and needs will be restricted to water and sewer
infrastructure, drainage and flood control, and public buildings.
Inventory of and needed improvements to two other major capital
facilities - streets and recreational facilities - have
been previously considered in the Traffic Circulation and
Recreation Elements, although there will be limited
discussion of these items in this Element as well.
CAPITAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES INVENTORY
' This section contains a listing and description of the Town's
major capital facilities and community services. Maps CF-1
' through CF-4 illustrate the location of these facilities.
' Public Land and Buildings
Major public buildings owned by the Town include the Town Hall,
Community Building, Library Building, Welcome Center and Public
' Works Building. A major public building owned by New Hanover
County within the Town's corporate limits is the Carolina Beach
Elementary School. These buildings, along with the Town's
' sewage treatment plant and water storage structures, and shown
on Map CF-1.
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' The Town Hall building contains some 8,550 square feet. Major
facilities include: the Town Council meeting room; police
and fire station, offices for much of the Town staff (Town
Manager, Recreation Director, Building Inspectors, Public
' Works Director, Fire Chief, Town Clerk and Finance Director,
Police Chief and Town Planner); water, sewer and trash
collection billing; and an indoor gym with a full size
basketball court.
The Community Building (1,000 square feet) serves as a meeting
place for a variety of Town groups. Reservations for its
use are made with the Recreation Director. The Public Library
building (2,700 sq. ft.) is owned by the Town but contains
books and other resource materials provided by New Hanover
' County. The Public Library is staffed by New Hanover County
employees as well.
' The Welcome Center (1,000 sq. ft.) is headquarters for the
Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce. The Greater Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce also maintains an office in the
Welcome Center on a seasonal basis. The Public Works Building
(4,200 sq. ft.) contains limited office space for employees
of the Public Works Department, along with garage space for
Town vehicles to be stored or repaired. Carolina Beach Elementary
School serves as the Town's only public educational facility. It
is owned and operated by the New Hanover County school system.
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Water and Sewer Infrastructure
one of the main reasons behind the phenomenal growth which
has occurred in Carolina Beach in recent years is the
Town's excellent water and sewer infrastructure. The
Town operates 1.5 million gallon per day (MGD) wastewater
treatment plant completed in 1976 with Federal funding
(an EPA 11201" Grant). Twenty-eight (28) percent of
the capacity of the Town's sewage treatment plant is
currently reserved for use by the Town of Kure Beach.
The Town's water production and treatment system is rated
at .7 MGD capacity (NC NRCD Standards) but can produce
double the rated capacity on demand. Potable water
storage includes a 1.0 MGD underground storage reservoir
and a recently constructed (April, 1985) 500,000 gallon
elevated water tank.
The Town has some 26 miles of sewer lines and some 26
miles of water lines. Maps CF-2 and CF-3 show those areas
of the Town currently served by water and sewer services
and/or those areas for which water and sewer service
is readily available (i.e., suitable for relatively
inexpensive service extension at the request of property
owners). The Town provides sewer and water service to new
development only if such development is incorporated or is
under a petition for voluntary annexation. Extension of service
to newly annexed areas occurs at developer expense. The
Town discourages private wells and septic systems for
capital facility financing and environmental reasons.
Water and sewer rates are as follows: (1) Sewer - $5.00 (fixed)
+$1.34/1000 gallons; (2) Water - $5.00 (fixed) +$0.83/1000 gallons.
For areas served outside the incorporated limits, the rates are
double the above amounts.
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1 Drainage and Flood Control
'
The Town contains three major drainage basins: (1) Henniker's
Ditch; (2) Carolina Beach Lake; and (3) Myrtle Grove Sound.
As shown
on Map CF-4, the Henniker's Ditch drainage basin
involves
the western section of Carolina Beach. Carolina Beach
Lake serves as the drainage basin for the central and southern
'
portions
of the Town. Finally, the Myrtle Grove Sound basin
contains
the Town's northern sections.
'
Drainage
outfalls for each of these drainage basins are as
follows.
The Henniker's Ditch basin utilizes the Cape Fear
River as
its outfall. Carolina Beach Lake outfalls into
'
Myrtle Grove Sound at the Town's public marina through
a system
of drain pipes. The Myrtle Grove Sound basin
outfalls
into the Sound at numerous points.
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Other than the above -described drainage systems, the Town's
main flood control structure is its ocean berm and beach.
This structure, a product of an extensive, ongoing beach
renourishment project, serves to protect oceanfront
properties and other areas of the Town from the effects
of overwash during major storm events.
Community -Services
The Town's police protection is provided by an eighteen member paid
police force consisting of a police chief, a captain, a lieutenant,
four sergeants, a detective, four patrol officers, five dispatchers, and
a juvenile officer/administrative assistant. Police patrol vehicles
include a newly -acquired four -wheel -drive vehicle for off -road
use and nine patrol cars. The New Hanover County Sheriff's Department
assumes primary responsibility for police protection in the
unincorporated portions of the planning area.
Two volunteer fire departments serve the Town's incorporated
area and extraterritorial jurisdiction. The Carolina Beach
Volunteer Fire Department consists of thirty-three volunteers; the
primary jurisdiction of this fire department is the Town's
corporate limits. The Federal Point Volunteer Fire Department
consists of approximately thirty volunteers and serves the
Town's extraterritorial jurisdiction, along with other areas
in the southern part of New Hanover County. The fire insurance
rating for the Carolina Beach Volunteer Fire Department is
eight, on a descending scale,of from one (best) to ten (worst);
the Federal Point Volunteer Fire Department's insurance rating
is nine. Equipment for each fire department is listed below.
CAROLINA BEACH VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT
2 Pumper Trucks
1 Elevated Stream
Pumper Truck*
1 Hose Van
1 Utility Van
*Schedule for delivery
in late 1986
FEDERAL POINT VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT
2 Pumper Trucks
2 Brush Trucks
1 Tanker Truck
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Solid waste collection and disposal within the Town is provided under
contract with a private collection company. Weekly collection
service is provided to the Town's residential areas, with the
commercial areas being served more frequently.
Public education for the school -age residents of Carolina Beach
is provided by New Hanover County. The Town contains one
elementary school (Carolina Beach Elementary School). Junior
high school and high school students attend schools outside
the Town's jurisdiction.
CAPITAL FACILITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES NEEDS
The rapid growth experienced by the Town of Carolina Beach
since 1980 has invalidated many of the projections for
facilities needs put forward in the 1980 Land Use
Plan update. Consequently, the need for planning to
accommodate additional growth in the Town has become even
more acute. This section of the Capital Facilities and Community
Services Element is therefore concerned with establishing
general projections for facility and service improvements.
Determinants of and Funding for Capital Facilities and
Community Services Improvement Needs
For Carolina Beach, the two primary determinants of future
improvements to facilities and services involve: (1) Growth
in currently incorporated areas; and (2) Growth in areas
to be annexed. Funding for these improvements will come
from a variety of sources: Tax revenues, impact and
user fees, assessment of affected property owners,
installation of public facilities by private developers,
and outside agency grants and funding. This section
will therefore consider the major determinants of facility
and service needs and the appropriate sources of funding
for each sub -category of these determinants.
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Currently Incorporated Areas. Growth in the currently incorporated
' areas will place increased pressure on capital facilities and community
services already serving these areas. As a consequence, infrastructure
which is dilapidated or designed to serve lower levels of development
' will need to be replaced or improved. Primary sources of funding
for these improvements include tax revenues, impact and user
fees, and assessments. Private developers will only be
' willing to provide public facilities in these areas when the
timing or extent of planned or programmed public improvements
do not conform to their development plans.
' outside agency grants and other funding sources may possibly
be available, particularly considering the regional nature
of the Carolina Beach economy; however, grant agencies are
' becoming increasingly limited in their ability to fund such
improvements and ocmpetition for these funds is extremely
competitive. The Town should therefore not plan on
receiving much assistance beyond traditional State -collected
' local revenues, such as gas, sales, liquor, and accommodations
tax revenues.
' Areas Annexed by Petition. Those areas annexed by the Town
after voluntary petition by the property -owner generally
' involve extension of major capital facilities by private
developers, particularly when relatively large areas of
land are involved. Consequently, for these areas, the
Town's primary concern lies in the impact such developments
' will have on the overall system (such as roadway capacity,
sewer and water plant capacity, etc.). other means of
funding these system improvements include increased
' tax revenues and user and impact fees.
' Forced Annexed Areas. Areas annexed through independent
action by the Town must receive equivalent levels of public
services as those provided to incorporated areas within a
reasonable time period after annexation. As a consequence,
' the Town's major service concerns for these areas
involve all aspects of service provision. Carefully prepared -
annexation feasibility studies for all forced annexations,
' as required by State statutes, will illustrate the costs
and benefits of any forced annexation move by the Town.
Major sources of funding for capital facility and community
' services improvements include increased tax revenues, user
and impact fees (for growth which occurs after annexation) and
assessments.
ICapital Facility and Community Services Needs
' This section of the Capital Facilities and Community Services
Element outlines needed capital facility and community services
improvements given anticipated growth in the incorporated
areas and areas yet to be annexed. (See Appendix 2, p. 119)
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Public Land and Buildings. The population projections provided
in Appendix 2 (p. 119) indicate that the population of Carolina
can be expected to approximately double within the planning
horizon of this Land Use Plan update. Additions to public
land holdings for recreational purposes, as outlined in the
Recreation Element, will consitute the bulk of needed
public land acquisition through this period. However,
right-of-way and easement acquisition for new roadways and
drainage improvements will also significantly add to the
total amount of new public lands to be acquired. A new
Town Hall site will also be needed.
If the Town staff is to continue to provide existing levels
of service to the citizens of and visitors to Carolina Beach
as the Town continues its rapid growth, it will be necessary
to add a substantial number of new Town employees over the
next ten years. These additions will require the construction
of a new Town Hall building because the existing facility
is at capacity with current staff. The new building should
be constructed on land which is not floodprone (to aid
in emergency operations during major storm events) and
designed -to accommodate police and fire stations, along
with administrative offices and meeting rooms.
Sewer Service. Sewage treatment plant capacity must be
increased over the next ten years to accommodate expected
growth. Currently, two plant expansions are programmed:
The first expansion is for an additional .35 MGD, while
the second expansion will be for .75 MGD. Should Kure Beach
continue its present rate of participation in the Carolina
Beach sewage treatment system (28%), the programmed
plant expansions will amount to an additional .79 MGD
available for use by the Town of Carolina Beach.
Given the expected range of new dwelling unit construction
for the Town over the next ten years (see Appendix 2),
there will be a need for additional plant expansion of
between .6 MGD and 1.56 MGD. These figures assume
that the average number of bedrooms in each of the new
dwelling units will be 2.25 and that Kure Beach will
continue its participation at current levels. See
Table CF-1 for further information.
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NEW UNITS
'
3,000
4,000
5,000
TABLE CF-1
SEWAGE TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT NEEDS
## BEDROOMS
PER UNIT
2.25
2.25
2.25
* NC NRCD standards
GALLONS/DAY TOTAL SEWAGE
PER BEDROOM* GENERATED (MGD)
150
150
150
Beach
KURE BEACH
1.01 1.4
1.35 1.88
1.69 2.35
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Additional improvements to the Town's sewer service involve line
extensions to areas needing service improvements and continuation
of the existing maintenance program to reduce the infiltration
and inflow of groundwater and stormwater into sewer lines.
Water Service. Water service improvements will include additional
wells and treatment system improvements to accommodate growth,
the construction of a subaqueous water line crossing of Myrtle
Grove Sound and construction of a 500,000 gallon elevated water
tank on the southern side of Town to improve water flow to
critical growth areas, and extension of water lines into
areas requiring new or improved service.
Table CF-2 provides estimated additional water production
and treatment demands for the anticipated growth of the next
' ten years.
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WATER TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT NEEDS
EXPECTED
# BEDROOMS
GALLONS/DAY
TOTAL WATER
NEW UNITS
PER UNIT
PER BEDROOM*
NEEDS (MGD)
3,000
2.25
150
1.01
4,000
2.25
150
1.35
5,000
2.25
150
1.69
* NC NRCD standards
Drainage and Flood Control. The primary drainage problem in
the Town of Carolina Beach involves flooding of the Carolina Beach
Lake drainage basin during major storm events. This flooding
is due to the inability of the current drainage system to
provide a rapid outfall of waters which collect in Carolina
Beach Lake. Construction of drainage improvements to this
system to reduce.the extent of flooding during major storm
events is the Town's most significant drainage concern.
The overall drainage system in Carolina Beach is in need of
both improvement and a regular maintenance program to keep
ditches and piping working at peak efficiency. The
beach renourishment program which reduces flooding due to
overwash during major storm events should also receive
continued strong support from the Town.
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Community Services. Improvement to the Town's existing police
protection involves scheduled replacement of older patrol
vehicles and additions to personnel based upon growth in the
service area population (through annexation and through residential
and visitor population increases in the currently -incorporated areas).
As more parcels of land within the planning area are annexed by
the Town, the role of the New Hanover County Sheriff's Department
will diminish in importance.
Improving the Town's fire protection will required continual
recruitment of dedicated and trained volunteers, as well as
additions to firefighting equipment. As more portions of the
planning area are annexed, however, the role of the Federal
Point Volunteer Fire Department will diminish with regard to
protection of private property; the Federal Point Department will
likely retain its important function of fighting brush fires
on public lands in the planning area (e.g., Carolina Beach
State Park and Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal Buffer Zone).
The firefighting burden can also be eased by the Town's
continued efforts to convince the N.C. Building Code Council
to adopt code changes requiring sprinklers in wood -frame
multifamily construction. The Town is also considering
adopting changes to its zoning regulations which will
require larger setbacks for new multifamily development
which is not equipped with sprinkler systems.
Service improvements to the Town's existing solid waste
collection and disposal program will primarily involve
monitoring the performance of these private contractor(s)
authorized by the Town to handle its solid waste. Such
monitoring should be designed to anticipate or to measure
changes in the public's solid waste service needs. The
Town should also request improvements to the New Hanover
County solid waste collection system in order to alleviate
some existing problems with illegal dumping of residential
solid waste by residents of the unincorporated portions
of the planning area.
Improving the public education of the Town's school -age
residents will involve adding or expanding facilities at the
Carolina Beach Elementary School in order to alleviate the
overcrowding which currently exists at the school (436 students
are enrolled in a school with a 400 student capacity).
Some sharing of the County's cost of these expanded facilities
by the Town can perhaps occur, given multiple use possibilities
of a school gymtorium and/or other recreational and assembly facilities.
Middle school students will likely benefit from the proposed
construction of a new middle school in the southern part of New
Hanover County.
Policies and Implementation.Procedures
In order that the future provision of capital facilities and
community services described above can be achieved, the following
policies and implementation procedures are established by and
for the Town of Carolina Beach. Policies are official
guidelines set down for present and future decision -making: they
are broad in scope to allow the degree of flexibility necessary to
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adequately accommodate changing conditions in a rapidly -growing
resort area like Carolina Beach. Implementation procedures are
directives to the Town Manager and staff as to how the policies
' are to be administratively enacted; they are necessarily
specific to the issues in question.
IPolicies
(1)
PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES
'
TO ALL INCORPORATED AREAS.
The Town
of Carolina Beach is committed to providing all of
its citizens
with a full range of municipal services.
(2)
PROVIDE FOR COST-EFFECTIVE ANNEXATIONS.
The Town
must carefully consider the costs to be incurred
and the
benefits to be derived in any voluntary or forced
annexations.
'
(3)
-PROVIDE FOR TIMELY AND COST-EFFECTIVE PROVISION
OF CAPITAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
THROUGH PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING ON THE BASIS
'
OF ANTICIPATED GROWTH.
. The Town
of Carolina Beach shall utilize the Future Land Use
Element
(pp. 64-86), along with all appropriate growth trends and
projections,
as a development guide in planning for needed
capital
facilities and community services.
(4)
CONTINUE TO EVALUATE CAPITAL FACILITY AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE NEEDS AND GROWTH TRENDS.
'
The Town
of Carolina Beach recognizes that capital facilities and
community
services planning is an ongoing process, subject to
constant
refinement, revision and scrutiny, in order that the
'
citizens
of and visitors to the Town can receive the optimal
level of
public service.
(5)
PROVIDE FOR A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR CAPITAL
FACILITIES.
Capital
facilities represent a substantial investment for the
'
Town. A
regular maintenance program will protect this
investment.
' (6) PROVIDE FOR COORDINATION BETWEEN THE TOWN
AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN THE
PROVISION OF NEEDED CAPITAL FACILITY AND
' COMMUNITY SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes the need for coordination
between the Town and other governmental agencies in providing
certain shared capital facilities and community services improvements,
such as streets, schools, recreational facilities, and shared
public buildings.
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Implementation Procedures
(1) Prepare an annually -updated capital
' improvements program for budgetary and
planning purposes.
' The Town Manager and staff are directed to prepare an
annually -updated Capital Improvement Program to aid the
Council, Manager and staff in planning and budgeting for
future capital facility needs.
(2) Maintain a continued close watch on the
rapid growth experienced by the Town as such
' growth affects capital facility and
community service needs.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to be alert to the
likelihood of changes in the current rate of growth which
might alter the type and rate of capital facility and community
service improvements required of the Town.
(3) -Utilize the Future Land Use Element in
particular and the remaining land use plan
' elements and appendices in general as
guidelines for the type, extent, and rate
of development for which the Town will
need to plan and budget.
The Future Land Use Element and other sections of the Land Use
Plan provide invaluable information for planning and budgeting
' for needed improvements to the Town's capital facilities and
community services. The Town Manager and staff are directed to
utilize this information in making administrative decisions
' and in preparing reports to the Council.
(4) Coordinate needed capital facility and community
service improvements with other affected
governmental agencies in order to improve the
provision and cost-effectiveness of such
improvements.
' The Town Manager and staff are directed to coordinate with other
governmental agencies whenever shared improvements are indicated
and/or proposed. Such coordination shall be intended to improve
' service to the public and cost-effectiveness of project design,
construction, service, and maintenance.
(5) Establish a maintenance program for capital
facilities.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to protect the Town's
capital investment through planning and budgeting for, and
performing, needed facility maintenance.
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(6) Continue to discourage individual septic and
community "package" treatment facilities
when extension of Town sewer and water
services is economically feasible.
' The Town Manager and staff are directed to continue to
discourage non-public waste treatment facilities when such
' facilities can be economically replaced by public waste
treatment services.
(7) Prepare for consideration additional
ordinances, budget documents, and
resolutions, as needed, to provide
for effective provision of needed
' capital facilities and community
services.
' The Town Manager and staff are directed to prepare for
consideration additional ordinances, budgets and resolutions
in order to achieve effective planning and provision with
regard to needed capital facilities and community services.
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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
All coastal communities must be cognizant of the potential for
natural disaster inherent to their geographic location in the
form of hurricanes and tropical storms. Disaster preparedness
planning in the Town of Carolina Beach is compounded by two
other primary sources for disaster events, both of
which are man-made: (1) Damage to and possible meltdown of
the Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) Brunswick County nuclear
power plant; and (2) Munitions explosion at the Sunny Point
Military Ocean Terminal. Both these facilities are located
on the western shore of the Cape Fear River opposite Carolina
Beach.
This Element of the Carolina Beach Land Use Plan update is
therefore concerned with outlining those actions to be taken
by the Town in the event of a man-made or natural disaster
which serve to minimize damage and serve to provide for the
greatest possible level of public safety. Because these
actions can be considered to fall into four major
categories - mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery
(Before the Storm: Managing Development to Reduce Hurricane
Risks; McElyea, Brower, Godschalk; 1982; p. 3-1.) - a
discussion of the separate categories is provided below.
MITIGATION
"Mitigation" involves those activities taken to minimize
risk and damage in the event of a disaster. Mitigation
actions generally cannot be taken directly by the Town of
Carolina Beach with regard to the man-made disasters mentioned
above. The Town must rely on direct actions taken by outside
' agencies (for instance, CP&L and the U.S. Army) to mitigate those
disasters. These outside agency mitigation actions are
outlined below.
1
The U.S. Army has purchased and maintains a "buffer zone"
devoid of occupied structures on the west side of Pleasure
Island. This area constitutes approximately one third
of the land contained in the Carolina Beach municipal
limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction and serves as
a natural blast shield for an explosion at the Sunny
Point Military Ocean Terminal. The Army has also
installed warning sirens along the perimeter of the
buffer zone in order to provide an early warning
signal. The Town can assist the Army in its attempts
to mitigate damage in the event of an explosion by
supporting the Army's policies restricting access
to areas within the buffer zone.
CP&L's Brunswick County nuclear power plant is subject
to Federal regulation by the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory
Commission). These regulatory activities are mitigation
attempts in that they are intended to isolate problems
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which pose potential for disaster prior to those problems
actually reaching disaster conditions. CP&L also sponsors
periodic disaster simulation drills to alert local public
' safety agencies of the correct responses to various disaster
situations at the nuclear power plant. The Town can assist
CP&L in its mitigation attempts by insuring that its
public safety officials are fully informed of emergency
measures to be taken and by requiring their participation
in these drills.
Regarding natural disasters which occur through major storm
events such as hurricanes, tropical storms and northeasters,
current planning dogma leans heavily toward the mitigation
' method involving the discouragement of construction and
development in floodprone areas. Map DP-1 (p. 58) illustrates
why this mitigation technique, so seductive in its logical
simplicity, cannot be brought to bear on the natural
disaster situation at Carolina Beach. As the map indicates,
most areas of the Town are floodprone. The remaining
areas are typically not attractively situated for
' relatively dense development. (See Table DP-1, p. 59)
Consequently, Carolina Beach resorts to other, less simple
' mitigation techniques. The provisions of the N.C. State
Building Code which relate to floodprone and coastal
area construction are vigorously enforced by the Town's
Building Inspection Department. As has been discussed
in other Elements of this Land Use Plan Update, the
Town is committed to supporting continued renourishment
of its public beachfront, along with continuing its
established program of dune grass planting and maintenance
to bolster its first line of defense against a storm's fury,
the primary dune system. A transfer of development rights
' program is established in the Future Land Use Element to
encourage dedication to the public of oceanfront and
soundfront lands. Finally, the Town has successfully fought
to retain a more stringent local FIRM map in order to
accurately describe the hazards of the coast to its
residents and property -owners through insurance
rates and restrictions. These actions are the most
' significant mitigation weapons in the Town's disaster
preparedness arsenal.
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Preparedness and response are the next two actions taken
by the Town in a disaster situation. "Preparedness"
refers to the actions taken in preparing for a
possible disaster. "Response" includes those actions
taken during a disaster event. These two categories
of disaster planning are considered together in this
section because of their similarities.
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DEVELOPMENT IN FLOODPRONE AREAS*
By Development Type
FLOOD RESIDENTIAL HOTEL/MOTEL
ZONE # OF UNITS % OF TOTAL # OF UNITS % OF TOTAL
V 667 26% 224 40%
A 1,755 69% 338 60%
TOTAL 2,422 95% 562 100%
COMMERCIAL
% OF TOTAL
5° 0
85%
90%
V-Zone areas are defined as areas of 100-year coastal
flood with velocity (wave action) potential.
A -Zone areas are defined as areas of 100-year flood.
B-Zone and C-Zone areas are regarded as being
outside the 100-year flood area and are regarded
as areas of moderate and minimal flood hazard,
respectively. Development in these areas is
not calculated in Table DP-1.
*The current FIRM map from which this data was generated
includes only those areas of the Town incorporated on
or before 1975. Other development in more recently
incorporated areas or currently within the Town's
extraterritorial jurisdiction will likely exhibit a
similar strong floodprone tendency.
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For man-made disasters, the Town will coordinate its preparedness
and response activities with the relevant outside agencies,
relying on those agencies for pertinent instructions and
information. For natural disasters, the Town's Evacuation
Preparedness Plan is provided in Appendix 10. Prepared through
discussions with the Town staff and through coordination
with other local governments, this document outlines the actions
the Town will take with regard to preparedness and response
to natural disaster conditions and may be adapted for use
in the event of a man-made disaster.
RECONSTRUCTION
"Reconstruction" involves the actions taken by the Town to
rebuild after a disaster occurs. For man-made disasters,
the Town will rely on coordinative efforts with relevant
outside agencies to determine the extent and timing of its
reconstruction activities in order to assure the appropriate level
of public safety. For natural disasters, the following actions
shall be taken when the storm event is judged to be of 100 year
frequency or less. (When the storm event is judged to be
greater than 100 year frequency, the actions established
under (1) below shall be taken, since such a storm event
exceeds reasonable design standards and is clearly an
uncommon event which could not be reasonably anticipated.)
In all types of natural and manmade disasters, a temporary
moratorium on reconstruction activities shall be imposed until
assessment of damage levels by public officials and by the
Damage Assessment Team (a volunteer group of local realtors
which assists local officials in determining the extent of
damages) occurs, and the determination is made that public
safety will not be endangered by reconstruction activities.
When public facilities are catastrophically damaged by a 100
year or lesser storm, the Town shall seriously consider the
relocation of these facilities to areas of lesser damage potential.
(1) In the event of minor structural damage
(<10% of all oceanfront (V-zone)
buildings receiving structural damage
amounting to 50% or more of appraised
value), building permits for repairs
shall be required for only those
buildings in need of structural repairs.
Permit fees for damage repairs shall be
waived for a period of ninety (90) days
after the storm event. Nonconforming
structures damaged to 50% or more of
appraised value may be rebuilt without
being brought into zoning code compliance
in accordance with Article 900 of the
Town Zoning Ordinance.
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'
(2) In the event of major structural damage
(10% - 49% of all oceanfront (V-zone)
buildings receiving structural damage
'
amounting to 50% or more of appraised
value), building permits for repairs shall
be required for only those buildings in
need of structural repairs. Permit fees for
'
damage repairs shall be waived for a period
of one hundred eighty (180) days after the
storm event. Nonconforming structures
'
damaged to 50% or more of appraised value
shall be rebuilt only when brought into
compliance with the Town's zoning, building
'
and other codes, regardless of the
provisions of Article 900 of the Town's
Zoning Ordinance.
'
(3) In the event of catastrophic structural
damage (50% or more of all oceanfront
(V-zone) buildings receiving structural
damage amounting to 50% or more of
appraised value), building permits for
repairs shall be required only for
those buildings in need of structural
'
repairs. Permit fees for damage repairs
shall be waived for a period of one
hundred eight (180) days after the
'
storm event. Structures damaged
to 50% or more of appraised
value shall be rebuilt only when
'
brought into compliance with the Town's
zoning, building, and other codes,
regardless of the provisions of Article
900 of the Town's Zoning Ordinance,
except as follows: Oceanfront and/or
soundfront buildings damaged to
50% or more of appraised value shall
'
be rebuilt only when brought into
compliance with the Town's zoning,
building, and other codes and only
'
when rebuilt at 50% of the density
allowed at the time of the catastrophic
storm event, regardless of the provisions
of Article 900 of the Town's Zoning
'
Ordinance.
' The reconstruction activities outlined above illustrate
the Town's belief that the requirements of the N.C. State
Building Code, the State CAMA regulations, and the Town's
beach renourishment program are satisfactory methods of
' protecting oceanfront and other structures from
storm events that can reasonably be anticipated (i.e.,
100 year). Should this belief prove to be unfounded
' through major or catastrophic structural damages, the Town
is willing to take action to reduce (mitigate) the
damage from future major and catastrophic storm events
(as defined above) by reducing density and public facility
' provision in the areas most susceptible to damage.
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POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES
In order that the disaster mitigation, preparedness, response
and reconstruction activities described above can be achieved,
the following policies and implementation procedures are
' established by and for the Town of Carolina Beach. Policies
are official guidelines set down for present and future
decision -making: they are broad in scope to allow the degree
of flexibility necessary to adequately accommodate changing
' conditions in a rapidly -growing resort area like Carolina Beach.
Implementation procedures are directives to the Town Manager
and staff as to how the policies are to be administratively
' enacted; they are necessarily specific to the issues in
question.
' Policies
(1) UTILIZE APPROPRIATE TYPES AND LEVELS OF
' INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION AND COOPERATION
IN MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND
RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.
This policy recognizes that the Town must rely on significant
levels of intergovernmental and/or interagency coordination
in order to provide the maximum possible level of protection
' of the public health, safety, and welfare in the event of
a disaster situation.
(2) UTILIZE EXISTING MITIGATION TECHNIQUES AND
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANS SO AS TO
PROVIDE FOR THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE PROTECTION
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
The policy recognizes the Town's existing efforts in
mitigating, preparing and responding to disaster situations
' as the appropriate course(s) of action to insure the
protection of the public.
(3) UTILIZE THE RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES
' DESCRIBED IN THIS ELEMENT IN ALL
REBUILDING EFFORTS AFTER NATURAL
DISASTERS (STORM EVENTS).
The policy establishes the reconstruction procedures
described (above) in this Element as the Town's accepted
course of action following a natural disaster. (See Appendix 10,
p.175) (Reconstruction after man-made disasters will have to
occur according to schedules and plans derived from
coordinative efforts with outside governments or agencies.)
(4) CONTINUE TO EVALUATE ALL DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS PLANS(S) AND PROGRAMS
' IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM
POSSIBLE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY AND WELFARE IN DISASTER EVENTS.
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FUTURE LAND USE
' In a rapidly growing community like Carolina Beach, it is
extremely important to maintain positive control over both
the type and pattern of new development. Rapid, unplanned
' growth may result in poor traffic circulation patterns, untimely
and costly demands for capital facility construction, overuse
or loss of important natural resources, and failure to provide
adequate recreational facilities. These problems can cause
inconvenience to residents and visitors, decrease tourism,
slow real estate investment, and place unnecessarily heavy tax
burdens on property -owners.
' In order for Carolina Beach to achieve its full potential
as a coastal resort community, future land use decisions
must be carefully considered and properly planned. A wide
variety of economic, environmental, and cultural factors must
be examined and integrated in a comprehensive and consistent
manner. This Future Land Use Element is therefore intended
' to serve as the link between the other, more disparate elements
of the 1985 Land Use Plan update. By providing for a joining
of the Land Use Plan elements in a development concept for
' Carolina Beach, it is insured that the policies and implementation
procedures established in those elements are carried out in
the future development of the Town.
Existing land use is inventoried in the first section of the
Future Land Use Element; important development trends are
also charted. The second section outlines the pattern of future
development established by and for the Town. The development
concepts necessary to accomplish this growth pattern are also
considered in that section.
' EXISTING LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
Two very important determinants of future land use in any town
involve existing factors: existing land use and existing
development trends. These factors influence future development
in much.the same way as a person's physique determines how
his or her clothes fit; that is, the existing situation
provides a particular framework upon which future development
patterns must be attached.
Whether the existing situation is regarded as a positive or
as a negative influence on future growth depends on the
extent of change desired. Once existing land uses or trends
are established, it takes considerable time and effort to
alter them. This explains why most land use plans and zoning
maps seem to rely so heavily on what has existed previously.
Existing land use and existing development trends for the Town
of Carolina Beach are discussed below.
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The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that disaster
' planning is an ongoing process, subject to constant
refinement, revision and scrutiny, in order that the
public health, safety and welfare can be maximally
protected.
Implementation Procedures
(1) Initiate and maintain coordinative
efforts with other agencies to insure
that disaster planning is a symbiotic
' and complementary process.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to induce all
' necessary coordinative efforts with relevant agencies in
disaster event preparation. Communication networks shall
be established with all relevant agencies to insure that
' proper coordination takes place.
(2) Maintain a close watch on the impact
continued growth has on existing transportation
facilities with regard to evacuation routes
and times.
' The Town Manager and staff are directed to annually examine
the impact of growth on evacuation routes and times in order
to insure that the existing transportation systems and any
anticipated improvements can adequately handle emergency
' evacuation traffic.
(3) Utilize the plans and policies established
in this Element and Appendix 10 as directives
in the event of disaster situations.
' The mitigation, preparation, response, and reconstruction
plans, techniques and methods established in earlier
sections of this Element shall serve as guidelines for
the Town Manager and staff in disaster planning and action.
' (4) Prepare for consideration additional
ordinances and resolutions, as needed,
to provide for effective diaster planning
and action.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to prepare for
consideration additional ordinances, as needed, to achieve
effective planning and responses with regard to disaster
events.
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' Existing Land Use
This section of the 1985 Land Use Plan provides an inventory of
' existing land uses within the Town of Carolina Beach and its
extraterritorial jurisdiction. Because it is the Town's
intention to annex all unincorporated areas within its
extraterritorial jurisdiction during the planning horizon
of this 1985 Land Use Plan, no effort is made to separate
land uses by corporate status. Map FLU-1 illustrates the
location of eight generalized land use categories within the
Town's planning area. Table FLU-1 indicates the amount
of land area devoted to each of sixteen land use categories,
along with the intensity (density) of the residential land
' uses within the planning area.
The generalized land use categories provided in Map FLU-1
are derived from a "windshield survey" of the Town by
members of the Town's Inspections and Planning Departments
during July and August, 1985. This survey produced site -specific
map(s) from which Map FLU-1 was generated. Each of the
' eight land use categories indicated on Map FLU-1 represent
the predominant use of land in that location; that is,
there may be a wide variety of land uses in any particular
' area covered by a single land use category, but the
indicated land use category illustrates the most prevalent
land use in the area.
Table FLU-1 provides more specific information about land uses
within the Town's planning area than does Map FLU-1. Actual
acreages of sixteen land use categories have been calculated
' from the windshield survey map(s) and from information
extracted from earlier (1976 and 1980) Land Use Plans.
While it is not possible to directly compare the existing
land use data from Table FLU-1 with the existing land use
information contained in the two previous Land Use Plans due
to changes in the size of the planning area (Carolina Beach
ceded extraterritorial jurisdiction over Hanby Beach to
Kure Beach since the 1980 Land Use Plan) and uncertainties
in the way land use acreages were calculated in the
' previous plans, two important trends can be traced. First,
there has been a dramatic growth in the amount of land
devoted to commercial uses since 1980. At that time,
it was determined that there were 14.92 acres of land
' devoted to commercial uses, along with 17.92 acres
devoted to cultural, entertainment and recreation (which
seemingly includes Amusement District land uses, along
1 with hotel/motel uses). When these acreage figures
are compared with the Commercial (82) and Hotel/Motel
(17) acreages provided in Table FLU-1, it is obvious
' that the Town has experienced an expansion in commercial
land uses amounting to a three hundred percent (300%)
increase in just a five year period. The development
of major retail facilities, such as the Federal Point and
Pleasure island Plaza shopping centers, has contributed
significantly to this rapid increase.
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N/A
26.8
N/A
13.3
F. Vacant
646
N/A
N/A
39.1
N/A
19.4
G. Total Developable
1650
N/A
N/A
100.0
N/A
49.5
11. UNDEVELOPABLE/RECREATIONAL4
A. Carolina Beach State Park
337
N/A
N/A
N/A
20.0
10.1
B. Snow's Cut Spoil Easement
22
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.3
0.7
C. Wetlands
280
N/A
N/A
N/A
16.6
8.4
D. Water Bodies
202
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0
6.1
E. Sunny Point Buffer Zone
732
N/A
N/A
N/A
43.5
22.0
F. Beaches
109
N/A
N/A
N/A
6.5
3.3
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1682
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' EXISTING LAND USE (Continued)
'
FOOTNOTES/SOURCES
(1)
Windshield Survey; July/August, 1985
(2)
Excludes Areas within Buffer Zone
'
(3)
1980 Land Use Plan (corrected)
(4)
1976 Land Use Plan (corrected)
(5)
Outside State Park only
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The second major change in land use patterns since 1980 has
been growth in the Town's residential sector. Between 1970 and
1980, there were 321 new residential units constructed in
Carolina Beach. Between 1980 and 1985, as illustrated in
Table FLU-2, there were building permits issued for 2,251
residential units. While not all of these permitted
units have been constructed, and while, in some cases, older
residential structures were relocated or demolished to
make room for new residential buildings, it is obvious that
a major increase has occurred in Carolina Beach in residential
land use.
In 1980, there was a total of 2,237 residential units in
Carolina Beach and its extraterritorial jurisdiction (1980
Land Use Plan figures). Since 1980, building permits have
been issued for more than that number of existing units.
The Town currently contains some 3,774 residential units.
In 1980, single family residential units constituted
the bulk of residential structures (1980 Census information).
Since that time, multifamily structures have become the
predominant residential land use, constituting fifty-four
percent (54%) of all residential units as compared with
twenty-nine (29%) for single family uses, nine percent
(9%) for duplexes, and eight percent (8%) for mobile
home uses.
Existing residential density figures in Table FLU-1 contain
' two surprising bits of information. The single family
residential density (4.1 units/acre) is quite low
considering the preponderance of building lots of
approximately 5,000-6,000 square feet in size (i.e., the
RA-5 and RA-6 zoning classifications). This low density
is primarily due to the existence of some very large
lots, relatively speaking, in the RA-12 Zoning District.
Many of these home sites substantially exceed the
minimum lot size of 12,000 square feet established for
that zoning classification.
Another surprise is the relatively low multifamily density
(22.1 units/acre) for a resort area like Carolina Beach.
This figure is misleading because several major multifamily
projects (Spinnaker Pointe, Inland Harbor, Harbor Oaks,
Otter Creek, and Pipers Point) have started but not
finished construction. Adding the 618 units remaining
to be completed at these project sites to the number
of multifamily units indicated in Table FLU-1 brings
the total number of multifamily units existing or to
be constructed to 2,674, which translates into an
overall density of 28.8 units per acre.
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TABLE FLU-2
RESIDENTIAL UNITS
ISSUED
BUILDING PERMITS SINCE JANUARY, 1980
SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX
MULTIFAMILY
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL
YEAR
PERMITS PERMITS
PERMITS
PERMITS ISSUED
1980
42 2
21
65
1981
33 0
189
222
1982
23 6
341
370
1983
35 12
921
968
1984
29 8
530
567
1985
21 2
37
60
FOOTNOTES:
(1) Through July, 1985
(2) The substantial drop-off in permit issuance over
previous years is primarily due to two factors:
(a) Most local builders are still selling and/or
completing projects permitted in previous years;
and (b) Tax law changes and other financial
uncertainties have delayed construction starts
for a number of major projects, including
the Ocean Gate Inn (214 condominium units),
Settler's Landing (105 condominium units),
"Accordian" (28 condominium units) and Yacht
Haven Marina (22 condominium units).
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Existing Development Trends
11
Equally as important as existing land use in helping shape the future
development of the Town are existing development trends. As with
existing land use, some of these trends establish highly desirable
precedents which provide the momentum necessary to guide development
into appropriate locations. Other trends create roadblocks for
the proper guidance of development. Several important Carolina
Beach development trends are discussed below.
Protection of the RA-12 Zone - If any development trend in Carolina
Beach can be considered sacrosanct, it is the continued maintenance
of the existing RA-12 zoning district as the Town's primary single
family residential area. Despite the existence of a fairly large
number of sub -size nonconforming lots of record, the RA-12 area
continues to be regarded as the Town's "large lot" single family
residential district. Recent attempts to rezone portions of the
RA-12 district, or to secure Conditional Use Permits for
non-residential uses, have been met with failure.
It is particularly important for a rapidly -growing resort town -
to have residential areas like the RA-12 district. By
establishing a history of committment to maintaining these
primary residential areas, the Town recognizes their economic
and cultural importance. These are the areas where many of
the Town's permanent residents live and, despite major changes
in other parts of the Town, these areas will remain insulated
from the effects of rapid growth.
Continuance of the State Park, Buffer Zone, and Other
' Environmental Areas - It is extremely unlikely that the lands
controlled by other governmental agencies - the Carolina Beach
State Park, the Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal Buffer
Zone, the Snow's Cut Spoil Easement, the Carolina Beach Lake
marsh, and the Northern Extension wetlands - will ever be
developed with urban land uses. These areas, which will be
preserved in their natural state or receive limited recreational
development, provide permanent open space within the Town's
urban setting.
' As has been discussed in other elements of this Land Use
Plan, these open spaces provide aesthetic and economic benefits
to the Town. Continued maintenance of these areas in their
' current condition by their respective regulatory overseers is
in the Town's best interest, unless there are overriding public
benefits to be derived from their conversion to other uses.
'
Multifamily Development of
the Town's
Beachfront - Unquestionably
the most important development trend
in the sixty year history
of Carolina Beach has been
the recent
multifamily development
'
of the Town's beachfront.
Although this
development has
created some problems with
regard to
traffic congestion and
increased demands for Town
services,
these problems have been
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relatively minor when compared with the fiscal prosperity
and improved Town image that has resulted.
So long as future multifamily development of the Carolina Beach
oceanfront is constructed with regard to appropriate design
standards which take into account the potential negative effects
of high density and the reasonable expected risks of the
oceanfront location, such development should continue to be
encouraged by the Town, within the limits of available urban
service provision.
Strip Commercial Development of the U.S. 421 Corridor - Despite
a strong effort on the part of the Town to discourage strip
development of U.S. 421 through the provision of a 400 foot deep
B-3 zoning district, most development along U.S. 421 has tended
to use the obvious commercial advantages of highway frontage
rather than fully explore the possibilities provided by the
depth of that commercial zone. In fact, the commercial
necessity of the depth of the B-3 zoning has been called into
question recently by a development proposal for a high
density multifamily project in a "back" (non -frontage) portion
of the zoning district.
Continued strip development of the U.S. 421 corridor will tend
to undermine efforts to expand and redevelop the less
visible B-1 zoning district and will create unnecessary
traffic congestion and safety problems along the roadway.
It is also important that the Town maintain control over the
type of development which occurs in this corridor area
since U.S. 421 serves as the primary entryway into Carolina
Beach; crowded and cluttered strip commercial development
would reflect negatively on the Town's image.
Development in the MB-1 District - The MB-1 zoning district,
a "Marina Business" district originally established for
commercial marina operations, is currently the site of
some of the Town's most interesting and exclusive residential
development projects. Existing projects include_ Inland Habor,
Harbor Oaks, Forest by the Sea, Otter Creek and Pleasure Cay.
Two other projects, Mariner's Village and Yacht Haven, have
received concept approval from the Town and await construction.
Of these existing and proposed projects, only Yacht Haven,
with its combination of commercial marina and townhomes,
constitutes a close match with the MB-1 district's title -
Marina Business. In fact, due to possible incompatibilities
with the existing residential projects described above,
many of the "pure" marina business uses, such as seafood
production and processing, have been recently deleted
from the permitted use section of the MB-1 zoning district
classification. Because of the existing development trend
towards residential use in the MB-1 district, a re-evaluation
of the purpose of that zoning district must occur,
particularly with regard to encouragement of commercial
fishing operations, one of the Town's major industries.
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' This section of the Carolina Beach Land Use Plan contains what
is traditionally regarded as a "land use plan", the Future
Land Use Map. This map (Map FLU-2), along with its two Planned
' Development overlay maps (Maps FLU-3 and FLU-4), do serve the
function of a traditional land use plan, which is to guide
development into appropriate locations. However, because the
policies and implementation procedures established for the
other elements of this Land Use Plan have been carefully
integrated into the Future Land Use Element, this map also
' interrelates a wide spectrum of Town goals and objectives
in a future development program for Carolina Beach.
The section which follows the discussion of the Future Land
Use Map(s) provides additional detail as to why particular
land use patterns were selected. This section also
considers the regulatory tools, such as the planned development
concept, which allow Town officials to provide flexible
guidance to the real estate and development sectors while
still accomplishing the primary goals established for the
future development of the Town.
Future Land Use Map
' Map FLU-2 outlines the desired development pattern for future
growth in Carolina Beach. Map FLU-2 constitutes a more specific
version of the Land Classification Map required of this planning
' process by CAMA regulations; the actual Land Classification Map
and its description are located in Appendix 4 (pp. 135-6). Seven
generalized development categories are herein established for
the Town as opposed to the three land use categories (Developed,
' Transition, and Conservation) established in the Land
Classification Map:
' (1) Government Managed Lands (4) High Density
(2) Low Density (5) Tourist & Amusement
(3) Medium Density (6) Central Business
' District
(7) Highway Business and Industrial
(1) The Government Managed Lands development category encompasses
' those lands to be delineated as Conservation on the State
Land Use Classification Map. (See Appendix A-4.). These
are lands which, because of their environmental sensitivity,
' designation as a State park, or classification as a
buffer zone, are extremely unlikely to ever be developed
with urban land uses. These lands are, for the most
part, zoned RA-20 on the Town's current zoning map.
This zoning classification should, be utilized for these
Government Managed Lands for two reasons: (a) The
RA-20 classification is widely recognized as the Town's
"holding zone" classification - that is, it is the zoning
district from which undeveloped lands are rezoned to
other uses. Placing or maintaining these lands under
' that zoning classification expresses their true
development status to developers and realtors.
(b) As the Town's most innocuous zoning classifiction,
the RA-20 district provides an effective barrier
to harmful development of the Government Managed Lands
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' example, should the Buffer Zone ever be opened
for development, unless there was a massive, consequent
upgrading of the Town's traffic circulation system,
density higher than that allowed in RA-20 would result
in traffic well above the rated capacity of the
existing roadways and all current proposed improvements.
(2) The Low Density development category is primarily
reserved for residential land uses of under ten units
per acre in density. The zoning classifications utilized
for the Low Density category are RA-20, RA-12 and RA-7.
This category includes the Town's primary single
family residential area and those lands within
and surrounding Pleasure Cay subdivision. Map
' FLU-3 indicates which of these Low Density areas
are suitable for Residential Planned Developments
which would allow multifamily development of up
' to ten units per acre.
Limited commercial development would also be allowed
in certain specific portions of the Low Density
development category. A new zoning classification - B-4:
Planned Business - has been developed to allow this
limited commercial development to occur among these
' primarily residential areas. The new B-4 zoning
classification would allow the following commercial
uses, subject to Town approval through the Business
t Planned Development Conditional Use Permit process:
retail commercial, personal services (barber and
beauty shops), offices, restaurants, galleries and
' museums, public and private community facilities
and buildings, public and private schools,
residential uses subject to density restrictions
of the "parent" zone in conjunction with the
' Business Planned Development regulations,
commercial marinas, hotels and motels (only
in combination with commercial marinas), recreational
' uses, other similar uses as determined by the Town
Council, and expansion of or additions to
previously -existing land uses. Map FLU-4
indicates which areas of the Low Density
development category are regarded as suitable for
rezoning to B-4. Appendix A-3 contains the text
of the B-4 zoning classification. This zoning
' zoning classification is intended to be utilized
only at the request of the property owner.
' (3) The Medium Density development category includes
residential land uses of up to fifteen units
per acre in density as well as limited commercial
development. Mobile homes would also be allowed
' in a portion of this development category. (That
area bounded on the east by Bowfin Lane, on the
west by the Buffer Zone, on the north by Ocean
Blvd. and on the south by Alabama Avenue.)
The existing zoning classifications to be utilized
for this development category are RA-6, RA-5 and RA-5T.
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Limited commercial development is also allowed in much
of the Medium Density development category through
the B-4 zoning classification. See Maps FLU-3
and FLU-4 for Medium Density areas suitable
for Residential and Business Planned
Developments.
(4) The High Density development category includes residential
land uses of between twenty-nine and forty-eight units
per acre in density, along with hotel/motel and other
tourist -oriented Business Planned Developments.
The zoning classifications intended for this development
category are RA-6A and RA-5A. The actual density
allowed for any particular development project in
the High Density category varies widely depending upon
the location of the project and what parent
zoning classification (RA-6A or RA-5A) is involved.
For example, as will be discussed in the next
section of this Element, Planned Development density
increases are generally not allowed in the RA-6A
zoning district (see the discussion of the Northern
Extension in the following section), making the
typical maximum allowable residential or hotel/motel
density for that parent zoning classification, even
with a.Planned Development Conditional Use Permit,
twenty-nine units per acre. Neighborhood business
uses (B-2) are also allowed in selected areas.
(5) The Tourist and Amusement development category serves
as the Town's primary tourist district. By con-
centrating tourist facilities in a single area,
conflicts with other land uses are avoided and
pedestrian and other non -automobile traffic
is encouraged, thereby reducing roadway congestion.
The location of these facilities adjacent to the
Town's Central Business District promotes a
positive commercial interrelationship between
the two types of land uses.
The Tourist and Amusement development category
consists of an existing zoning classification
(A-1: Amusement) and a new zoning classification
(T-1: Tourist Commercial) developed to promote
and encourage tourist commercial development
in this area of Town. The T-1 zoning
classification allows hotel and motel density
of up to sixty-eight units per acre and includes
provisions for restaurant and limited retail
commercial development. Residential density
mirrors that allowed in the RA-6A zoning
district. The text of the T-1 zoning classifiction
is provided in Appendix.
(6) The Central Business District
provides .for. the ..expansion of
district to: (a) Compensate
large portions of the existing
development category
the . Town' s ,B-.1. zoning
for the rezoning of
B-1 district to
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' T-1; (b), Eliminate High Density multifamily
zoning west of Lake Park Blvd. north of Carolina
Sands subdivision; (c) Establish Third Street
' as the maximum penetration of commercial zoning
into the existing residential areas; and, most
importantly, (d) Provide sufficient space
' for the development of a viable, unified Central
Business District in Carolina Beach. The <
purpose of this development category is
therefore to establish a commercial district
' of sufficient size to encourage a wide variety
of commercial uses adjacent to the Tourist
and Amusement development category.
' (7) The Highway Business and Industrial development
category is intended for more intensive commercial
' and/or industrial uses than would be suitable
for either the B-1, B-2 or B-4 zoning districts.
One portion of the development category is
situated so as to provide commercial support
' for the Central Business District and lines
U.S. 421 north of Goldsboro Avenue. A second
area contains industrially -zoned property,
' primarily on the west side of Dow Road.
A new Highway Business area is established
at the intersection of Dow Road and U.S. 421
' in order to take advantage of that location's
growing importance as a commercial node and to
serve as an incentive for the redevelopment
of the area's existing mobile home park into
' commercial uses.
' Development Issues
The above section has established a future land use pattern
' for the Town of Carolina Beach. While this pattern serves
as a general development framework for the Town, additional
detail is required regarding particular planning areas
such as the Northern Extension. The rationale for eliminating
' one existing zoning district (MB-1)
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GENERALIZED LAND USE
CLASSIFICATION
Government Managed Lands
Low Density
Medium Density
High Density
Tourist Amusement
Central Business District
Highway Business and
Industrial
INDEX TO ABBREVIATIONS
TABLE FLU-3:
LAND USE COMPATIBILITY
RELEVANT ZONING
DISTRICT(S)
RA-20
RA-12;RA-7;B-:4
RA-7;RA-6;RA-5
RA-ST;B- 4
RA-6A;RA-5A;B-2
A-1;T-1
B-1
B-3; I-1
CUP - Conditional Use Permit
RPD - Residential Planned Development
BPD - Business Planned Development
IPD - Industrial Planned Development
PRIMARY COMPATIBLE
LAND USES
Recreation; Open Space;
Natural Areas
Single Family; Multifamily
uses of up to 10 units/acre
(with RPD CUP; see Map
FLU-3 for locations); B-4
BPD's (see Map FLU-4 for
locations)
Single Family;Duplex;
Multifamily uses of up
to 15 units/acre (with RPD
CUP; see Map FLU-3 for
locations); Mobile Home
(RA-5T areas only); B-4
BPD's (see Map FLU-4
for locations)
Multifamily uses of up to
47 units/acre (with RPD
CUP); Hotel/Motel uses
of up to 52.5 units per
acre (with BPD CUP) ;B-2 uses;
Tourist -Oriented BPD's
Hotel/Motel uses of up
to 67.5 units/acre (with
BPD CUP); Tourist -Oriented
BPD's
Retail sales and other
commercial uses associated
with a central business
district; commercially -oriented
BPD's
Retail and Wholesale sales
and other commercial uses
associated with highway
business; commercially -oriented
BPD's; IPD (light manufacturing);
industrial uses.allowed in the
I-1 zoning classification.

' also needs to be more fully explored. Finally,
certain regulatory tools, such as the Planned Development
concept, must be discussed in terms of how they will be
used to shape the growth of Carolina Beach.
' Northern Extension - Perhaps the most critical planning area
in Carolina Beach is the Northen Extension. Because of
this area's relative isolation from much of the Town's
' traffic circulation system (there is only one way on or off
the Northern Extension), there is the potential for major
traffic problems. Despite the transporation system
' improvements proposed in the Traffic Circulation Element
for the Northern Extension, density control is the only
possible method for avoiding long-term roadway capacity
problems. (See Appendix 5, p.137) Consequently, the density
increases allowed in the Residential and Business Planned
Development sections of the Town's Zoning Ordinance
should not be applied to this area north of Scallop Lane.
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Despite the above admonition, the Town should allow specific
density increases on the Northern Extension for the purpose
of increasing public access to the ocean and sound. These
increases would be allowed only through the following
process. If oceanfront and/or soundfront lots are dedicated
to the Town for public recreational use, a density transfer
of one and one half times the number of units allowed on
the dedicated lots under then - existing zoning shall be
allowed if the transfer is to interior lots (i.e., lots
between Carolina Beach Avenue North and Canal Drive).
This density transfer shall only be permitted as part of
the Planned Development Conditional Use Permit process.
The property -owner has the right to negotiate the type
of public facilities to be constructed on the dedicated
lots, along with the timing of the construction of these
facilities.
A final issue concerning density on the Northern Extension
also needs to be discussed. The oceanfront area north
of Starfish Lane and east of Carolina Beach Avenue North
has more severe density limitations imposed upon it by
environmental regulatory agencies than do other oceanfront
areas in the Town. Consequently, in order to reduce
property -owner confusion over what can be constructed
on these oceanfront lots, this area is to be rezoned to
RA-6, a zoning category more reflective of the actual
development conditions existing for this property.
Carolina Beach Avenue South - This area between the ocean
' and U.S. 421 is also suitable for the density transfer
for public recreational land dedication discussed above.
However, the density transfer should be based upon one and
one half times the density allowed under a Planned
Development Conditional Use Permit for the areas to be
dedicated, rather than utilizing existing zoning as the density
' transfer criterion as in the Northern Extension situation.
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tA second issue for this area concerns the fact that the oceanfront
lots east of Carolina Beach Avenue South do not conform to the
' lot size requirements of the RA-6A zoning classification. In
order to correct this problem, rezoning of the area south of
Atlanta Avenue and east of Carolina Beach Avenue South to RA-5A
should be accomplished.
Central Business District - Parking space availability has
' become a problem for the Town's Central Business District
in recent years. Some off-street parking is now required
by the Town's Zoning Ordinance, but these requirements may
restrict many commercial uses on particular properties. In
order to assist funding a Central Business District parking
lot or deck, the following options should be considered for
inclusion in the Zoning Ordinance: (1) As an alternative to
' providing the required off-street parking, the property -owner
would have the option of paying'$2500 per required space to the
Town to be placed into a fund for the construction of
' centralized parking facilities in the Central Business
District; and/or (2) A special tax/assessment district could
be established for the construction of the central parking
facility.
Elimination of the MB-1 Districts - Alternatives to
' the MB-1 zoning district are put forward on the Future
Land Use Map and its overlay maps. Consequently, this
district can be deleted from the Town's Zoning Ordinance.
• The MB-1 district classification as it currently exists
has been rendered ineffective by the land uses which have
been developed in that district. Commercial marinas can
be developed on the west side of Myrtle Grove Sound through
' the new B-4 zoning, which also provides an incentive for such
development by allowing hotel/motel uses, if such uses
are in conjunction with a commercial marina. The
' RA-6 zoning classification reflects much more accurately
the appropriate density level for the area than do
the MB-1 district regulations.
' Planned Developments - Increasingly, Carolina Beach Town
officials have.come to rely upon the Conditional Use Permit
' for Planned Development as a means of promoting desired
development while protecting existing neighborhoods from
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the possible negative effects of such development. The three
types of planned developments allowed by,the Town - Residential,
Business, and Industrial - are also popular with developers
because of the inherent flexibility of the planned development
concept. Through the preservation of open space and the
provision of adequate traffic circultion systems and buffers,
for example, a commercial or industrial development can be
located adjacent to a low density single family residential
neighborhood without the usual conflicts between the two
land use types.
The new B-4 zoning district provides an added facet to the
Town's Planned Development regulations. This district
gives the Town more control and developers more flexibility
in the location of light commercial uses near residential
areas.
Another important addition to the Town's Planned Development
concept are the two Planned Development overlay maps
(Maps FLU-3 and FLU-4). These maps state both the location
and the intensity of the Planned Developments allowed in
the Town. This will serve to reduce developer confusion
regarding Planned Development submissions and provide
valuable instruction for Town officials and boards in their
review of submitted plans.
Site Plan Design Standards - In order to promote better site
design of projects approved through administrative review,
it is necessary that proper design standards be required
of developers. Many of these standards will be set out in
detail in scheduled revisions to the Town's Subdivision Ordinance;
other design standards are contained within the Town's Zoning
Ordinance. The Town's Engineering and Planning Departments will
produce a summary of design standards for dissemination to
interested parties in 1986.
Adminstrative Rezoning - If the land use patterns established
in this Element are to be realized to their fullest extent,
administrative rezoning of a number of properties will be
necessary. The properties in question are described below.
Appendix A-3 contains information regarding these changes.
- Rezone Carolina Beach Lake conservation area
(those areas designated as 11404"
wetlands by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
to RA-20.
- Rezone the areas surrounding Pleasure Cay
Subdivision and shown on Map FLU-2 as Low
Density to RA-7
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- Rezone MB-1 and RA-6A areas on the western
edge of Myrtle Grove Sound to RA-6.
'
- Rezone the area designated for the T-1 zoning
district (See Appendix A-3 for the location
of this district.)
'
- Rezone to B-1 and RA-6 the RA-6A area adjacent
to the existing B-1 district
'
- Rezone to RA-6 the B-1 area west of Third
Street
'
- Rezone to B-3 the commercial node at the
intersection of Dow Road and U.S. 421
- Rezone to RA-6 the RA-6A oceanfront area
'
north of Starfish Lane and east of Carolina
Beach Avenue North
'
- Rezone to RA-5A the RA-6A area south of
Atlanta Avenue and east of Carolina
Beach Avenue South.
'
- Rezone to RA-6 the RA-6A area west of
U.S. 421 at Snow's Cut
- Rezone to RA-20 the RA-6A zoned land at
the Carolina Beach State Park entrance
'
- Rezone to RA-7 the RA-20 areas described
below:
' (a) The area bounded on the north
and west by Dow Road, on the east
by the current B-3 zoning district
' and on the south by Goldsboro
Avenue.
(b) The area between the existing
' B-3 zoning district.and St.
Joseph's Street, north of
the Federal Point Shopping
' Center and south of the lots located
on the southern edge of Lewis Drive.
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Rezoning by Request - Rezoning at the request of the property -owner
will be sufficient to accomplish the goals of this Land Use Plan
' for.the remainder of the properties which are not zoned according
to the development categories established in Map FLU-2, so long
as the granting of any such rezoning requests are consistent with
those categories. (See Table FLU-2.)
Nonconforming Situations and Uses - Whenever nonconforming
' situations and uses are created by ordinance changes or development
standards adopted as part of this Element, those situations and
uses shall have the full rights allowed similar nonconforming
properties under Article 900: Nonconforming Situations of the
' Town of Carolina Beach Zoning Ordinance.
' POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES
In order that the future development patterns described above
can be achieved, the following policies and implementation
procedures are established by and for the Town of Carolina Beach.
Policies are official guidelines set down for present and future
decision -making: they are broad in scope to allow the degree
' of flexibility necessary to adequately accommodate changing
conditions in a rapidly -growing resort area like Carolina Beach.
Implementation procedures are directives to the Town Manager
' and staff as to how the policies are to be administratively
enacted; they are necessarily specific to the issues in
question.
' Policies
' (1) THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT SHALL, UPON
ITS ADOPTION AND UPON THE ADOPTION OF
ANY SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS, SERVE AS THE
' OFFICIALLY -ESTABLISHED LAND DEVELOPMENT
GUIDE FOR THE TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH.
This policy establishes the Future Land Use Element as the
' Town's official land development guide, giving it validity
as both an administrative and a decision -making tool.
' (2) THE TOWN COUNCIL MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION,
ADOPT ANY AND ALL CHANGES TO THE TOWN OF
CAROLINA BEACH ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING
' MAP DEEMED NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH
THE PURPOSE OF THE FUTURE LAND USE
ELEMENT AS A DEVELOPMENT GUIDE.
This policy insures that the necessary changes to the Town's
zoning ordinance and map will be made in order to achieve
the purpose and intent of the Future Land Use Element as
a guide for development in Carolina Beach.
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(3) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ALL FUTURE LAND USE
AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS SHALL BE
ENCOURAGED.
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Public participation is considered by the Town to be an essential
element in all development -related decisions. Such participation
shall be encouraged in all future development decisions.
Implementation Procedures
(1) Insure that the intent of the Future
Land Use Element is considered in the
processing of development plans and
requests.
The Town Manager and staff are hereby directed to consider the
intent of the Future Land Use Element in the processing of
all plans and requests pertaining to the development of
the Town of Carolina Beach.
(2) Implement the directives of the other
elements of the Land Use Plan in a
manner consistent with the development
guidelines established in the Future
Land Use Element.
Because the Future Land Use Element is a development program
which incorporates the directives of the other Land Use Plan
Elements, it is imperative that the Town Manager and staff
implement the directives of the other elements in a manner
which is consistent with the Future Land Use Element.
(3) Encourage public participation in
all development -related decisions.
The Town Manager and staff are directed to utilize all
available media sources to encourage a wide variety
of public participation in both formal and informal settings,
in all development decisions undertaken by the Town.
(4) Further examine the Town's various
commercial zoning classifications and
develop a comprehensive program, including
zoning incentives to encourage compatible
community development.
The Town Manager and staff, along with the Planning and Zoning
Commission are directed to develop a comprehensive commercial
zoning program for consideration by the Town Council.
(5) Prepare for consideration additional
ordinances, resolutions and incentives,
as needed, to protect, preserve, and
enhance the established development guide
for the Town of Carolina Beach.

The Town Manager and staff are directed to keep a continued
close watch on the Town's growth and development. Preparation
for consideration of new ordinances, resolutions, and
incentives that provide positive direction to this growth
is strongly encouraged.
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APPENDIX 1
LAND USE SURVEY
On February 25, 1985, the Carolina Beach Town Council, as part of
the Town's 1985 Land Use Plan update, authorized the distribution
of a 49 question land use survey.- The survey was intended to measure
the attitudes and opinions of residents and property owners with
regard to a number of important questions concerning the use of
land in the Town. The survey was distributed by individual mailings
to Town water customers, and by placing surveys in public locations
such as the Town Hall, Library, Post Office, Chamber of Commerce
and the lobbies of major condominium projects. The individual
mailings contained a stamped, self-addressed return envelope
and were followed up by a "reminder" mailing approximately one
week after the initial mailing date to encourage response.
Of the 2,045 surveys which were either mailed or set out, 1,134
were returned. The response rate for the survey distribution
was 55.5 percent, an above average response for a survey of
this type and length. The number of responses was approximately
evenly divided between residents and non-residents, with 574
residents responding and 557 non-residents responding.
From the individual survey answers, a data base was produced.
This data base is summarized in the figures and tables which
follow the text of this Appendix. The data base summary
was compiled under contract by Mr. Lee Durrance of Lowrimore,
Warwick & Company. An analysis of the data summary is
provided below.
POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS
The following characteristics of those persons responding to
the survey are provided in order to shed some light on the
perspectives and conerns of the Town's residents and property
owners. By including population and housing characteristic
questions on the survey, it is possible to separate out
individual respondent 'groups and compare the survey answers
of these different groups. The summaries and analyses which
follow this section, for instance, divide the total respondent
data base into the following groups: Residents Over 64 (years
of age); Residents Under 65 (years of age); Total Residents;
and Total Non -Residents. This allows for a meaningful
cross -comparison of answers by respondent group.
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Age, Sex, Occupation, Voting Status and Education
IF
Resident
Median Age 48
Sex (% Male) 60.8%
Occupation 1. Professional/Technical
(% by Type) (30.9%)
2. Retired (26.4%)
3. Manager/Proprietor
(14.9%)
Voting Status 83.1%
(% Registered in
New Hanover County)
Median Years of 14
Education
Non -Resident
52
67.5%
1. Professional/
Technical 06.. 7% )
2. Retired (22.3%)
3. Manager/Proprietor
(21.9%)
13.1%
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Analysis: The relatively -high median age and preponderance of male
respondents is likely due to the "head -of -household" completing
the survey. The number of "non -local" non-residents (i.e., those
non-residents not registered to vote in New Hanover County) was
surprizing; apparently only a small proportion of nonresident
property owners live in New Hanover County. The typical respondent
was a male, in his late forties or early fifties, with two to
three years of college and working in a professional/technical
or managerial/proprietor field or retired.
'
Residence Type and Location
Resident
Non -Resident
'
Residence Type
a. Single Family House
73.8%
56.5%
b. Duplex
5.4%
7.5%
c. Condominium/Townhouse
14.3%
23.1%
'
d. Mobile Home
1.9%
0.9%
e. Other
1.7%
0.7%
Residence Location
a. East of U.S. 421
40.8%
62.3%
b. West of U.S. 421
55.4%
22.5%
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Analysis: One of the most interesting
results
of the survey
'
involved residence type and
in a resort community like Carolina
location. It
Beach
would generally be expected
for most residents to live
in single family homes away
from the higher
density areas east of
U.S. 421. This proved to be
the case as
55.4 percent of the
'
residents lived west of U.S.
421 and 73.8
percent lived in single
family homes.

However, the results concerning housing type for non-residents did
not follow trends which might have been expected prior to the
survey. While housing location for non-residents seems predictable
(62.30 located east of U.S. 421), choice of residence type was
not predominately condominium. In fact, single family residences
constituted the majority (56.50) of non-resident housing type,
with condominiums and townhouses being a distant second (23.10).
One explanation for this incongruity might be tht because water
customer addresses were used for the survey mailing, fewer
condominium owners received surveys since many condominium buildings
utilize a single water meter and pay water bills out of homeowners
dues. Another, less likely possibility is that non-residents
owning multifamily units in Carolina Beach are concerned primarily
with the investment potential of the housing type and were not likely
to bother with completing a land use survey. More study
needs to be done on this issue so that if and when future
surveys of this type are attempted some way will be found to
correct for this inequitable distribution, if in fact one
exists.
LAND USE SURVEY RESULTS
This section considers the answers to Questions 1-40 on the Land
Use Survey. These questions constitute the bulk of the
information the Town was interested in obtaining from the Survey.
An analysis of the results of each question is included when
it is necessary for interpretation.
About the Environment, Open Space and Recreation
' 1. Between 85 and 90 percent of all respondent groups felt
that it was "Very Important" or "Important" for the
Town to more strictly regulate signs, outdoor lighting
and other things which affect appearance.
' 2. Approximately 93 percent of all respondent groups felt
that it was "Very Important" or "Important" for the Town
to better regulate buildings in a state of disrepair.
3. Between 88 and 95 percent of all respondent groups
thought the preservation of open space along the
ocean beaches was "Very Important" or "Important".
4. Between
77 and 83 percent of all
respondent groups
thought
the preservation of open
space along the
'
sound was "Very Important" or "Important".
'
5. Between
thought
72 and 83 percent of all
the preservation of open
respondent groups
space along Carolina
Beach Lake was "Very Important"
or "Important"..
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6.
Response to Question 6 differed markedly with regard to
residential status. Only 43.9 percent of non-resident
respondents felt the need for greater separation between the
tourist and residential areas, compared with 58.0 percent for
'
resident respondents. It seems likely that non-residents
expect and accept the activity associated with tourist
'
activities but that residents do not.
7.
Between 67 and 78 percent of all respondent groups thought
greater separation between residential and commercial
'
areas was "Very Important" or "Important".
8.
As to whether there was a need for greater separation
between single family and multifamily residential
'
areas, there is a substantial difference by residential
status. Only 51.9 percent of non-resident respondents
felt such separation is necessary, compared with 60.7
percent of resident respondents under 65 years of age and
69.9 percent of resident respondents 65 years old or over.
9.
The question asked the respondents to identify needed
'
recreational facilities which should be provided by the
Town. The five most -needed facilities as identified
by resident and non-resident respondents are listed
'
below. See Figures A-1 through A-3.
RESIDENTS NON-RESIDENTS
1. Beach Access Facilities 1. Beach Access Facilities
2. (Senior) Activities Center 2. Bikeways/Jogging Paths
3. Bikeways/Jogging Paths 3. Sound Access Facilities
4. Playgrounds 4. Boat Ramps
5. Indoor Gym 5. Playgrounds
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10. The responses to the first section of Question 10 found the
respondents about evenly divided as to whether the number
of beach access facilities were adequate (43% said "yes";
44% said "no"). The type of beach access facilities
being provided by the Town and the State was regarded
as adequate by a margin of 54% to 28%.
11. This question regarding sound access facilities resulted
in the following respondent breakdown: 29% found the facilities
to be adequate; 33% found them to be inadequate; and 35%
were not sure. Because the Town has relatively few
developed sound access areas, and these areas are not
clearly marked, the number of persons answering "Not
Sure" is not surprizing.
12. From the responses given by all respondent groups, it
appears that the Town's other recreational facilities
are generally regarded as inadequate. Only 24% of
all respondents indicated that the facilities were
adequate with 45% rating them as inadequate. Among
resident respondents under 65 years of age, these
figures were 21% (adequate) and 62% (inadequate).
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' From the response to this question, as well as to Question
9 (preceding) and 25 (following), it would seem that the
Town's recreational facilities are regarded as needing
' improvement, particularly by younger residents.
13. There was support across all respondent groups for
developing the Town Marina to include a public park/
leisure area, with 570 of the respondents favoring
such development and 250 opposing it.
Analysis: There was overwhelming support for better
regulatory control over the appearance of the Town
and for the preservation of the major open space
areas within Carolina Beach while this support was
understandably strongest among residents, non-residents
also expressed strong concern for these issues.
Separation between major land use types was regarded
as significantly more important by resident than
by non-resident respondents. It is likely that
'
non-residents expect more overlapping commercial
and residential land uses in a resort area than do
'
residents.
. About Traffic and Parking
14.
Approximately 65% of all respondents favored the
creation of one-way streets in the tourist areas
in order to improve traffic circulation.
15.
There was strong support for additional traffic
signals on U.S. 421, with 710 of all respondents
favoring additional signals. Support was strongest
among resident respondents under 65 years of age,
with 81% favoring additional signals.
16.
As to whether tourist facilities should be
restricted to one area of Town, 530 of all
respondents indicated that they favored
'
such restrictions. Eighty-five percent (850)
of resident respondents over 65 years of age
favored the restrictions. Non-resident
respondents were generally less supportive
of a central tourist area than were resident
respondents.
'
17.
(The answers to this question have not yet been
compiled by the consultant.)
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18.
If a central parking lot or deck is constructed, respondents
feel funding for its construction should come from government in
conjunction with business (360) or from business owners
alone (280). Many respondents suggested that a user's
fee be utilized to assist in funding central parking
facilities.
'
Analysis: There is widespread sentiment for improved
traffic control in Carolina Beach, with strong support
existing for additional traffic signals and for making
certain streets one-way.
About Hurricane Evacuation
19.
Over 900 of resident respondents under age 65 and over
'
870 of resident respondants over age 64 were in Carolina
Beach when Hurricane Diana threatened the North Carolina
coastline. Almost 240 of non-resident respondents were
also in the Town at that time. Of the respondents who
'
were in Carolina Beach during the hurricane, approximately
720 of the residents and 89% of the non-residents
evacuated when warned. In the event of another hurricane
threatening Carolina Beach, approximately the same
'
percentage of resident and non-resident respondents
would evacuate again when warned.
20.
Results to this question cannot be regarded as a true
indication of behavior to be expected by those residents
and non-resident respondents who were not in Carolina
Beach during Hurricane Diana; this is because a number
'
of respondents who answered "Yes" to Question 19,
disregarded survey instructions and also answered this
question as well. However, two general trends can be
extrapolated from these results: (1) Most respondents
would evacuate when warned; and (2) Non-resident
respondents are considerably more likely to evacuate
when warned than are resident respondents.
21.
Fifty-seven percent (570) of all respondents felt the
Town's roads and bridge -were adequate to handle traffic
'
from a hurricane evacuation.
'
Analysis: Despite concern on the part of various
emergency services planners to the contrary, the
fact that Carolina Beach escaped Hurricane Diana's
fury with relatively minor damage does not seem
'
to have resulted in complacency among the Town's
residents and property -owners with regard to
hurricane evacuation. The survey results indicate
that approximately the same percentage of evacuees
'
can be expected should another hurricane threaten
the Town.
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About Town Services
22-32. These questions were intended to measure the level of
satisfaction with various Town services. The following
list ranks the services in terms of the level of
satisfaction expressed by survey respondents; the
1 services are listed in order from most satisfactory
to least satisfactory.
(1) Sewer and Water (75% Satisfied or Very Satisfied)
(2) Police (71% Satisfied or Very Satisfied)
(3) Lifeguards (65% Satisfied or Very Satisfied)
(4) Fire (61% Satisfied or Very Satisfied)
' (5) Garbage Collection (60% Satisfied or Very Satisfied)
(6) Public Buildings (56% Satisfied or Very Satisfied)
(7) Mangement/Administration (48% Satisfied or Very
' Satisfied)
(8) Recreation (38% Satisfied or Very Satisfied)
(9) Marina (53% Disatisfied or Very Disatisfied)
(10) Drainage (63% Disatisfied or Very Disatisfied)
' (11) Streets (78% Disatisfied or Very Disatisfied)
33.a. This question requested that respondents indicate which
' Town services they would be willing to pay to see
improved. The five most chosen responses by
resident and non-resident respondent groups are
• provided below. See Figures A-4 through A-6.
RESIDENTS NON-RESIDENTS
(1) Streets (1) Streets
(2) Drainage (2) Drainage
(3) Recreation (3) None
(4) Fire Protection (4) Fire Protection
(5) Marina (5) Marina
33.b. This question was intended to measure both the desire
' and willingness to pay for improved Town services. While
there was some duplication of answers (i.e., people who
checked both "Issue Bonds" and "A combination of the
' above"), there was a clear consensus that most respondents,
residents and non-residents alike, wanted the Town to
embark on a fiscal path which would achieve service
improvement within a short (five year) period.
Eighty-three percent (83%) of all respondents chose
answers which indicated their support for a faster pace
in service improvements. See Figures A-7 through A-9.
Analysis: When comparing the satisfaction rankings of
Town services with respondent willingness to pay to see the
unsatisfactory services improved, there is a very evident
consistency: The three most unsatisfactory services
were in the top five of the list of services respondants
' would pay to see improved.
Somewhat surprising was the inclusion of fire protection
on the list of services respondents were willing to pay
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to see improved. It is assumed that the frequent
publicity over the purchase of an elevated stream fire
truck has resulted in a heightened concern about fire
protection in the Town.
Not so surprising was the inclusion of recreation on the
resident respondents' list of services they would pay to see
improved. Responses to Questions 9, 13, and 25 all indicate
that the Town's current recreational amenities are regarded
as inadequate.
Respondents also show little patience with regard to
gradual improvement of the unsatisfactory services.
Approximately 83% of all respondents prefer the Town
to embark on some form of financing which achieves
improvement of these services within the next
five years.
About Zoning and Land Development
34. Approximately 42% of all respondents felt that current
multifamily density is about right, with 33% feeling
that this level of density is still too high.
35. There was fairly strong sentiment for the preservation
of the Town's Boardwalk area, but only if it can be
made more attractive to families. Fifty seven percent
(57%) of all respondents preferred this option, compared
with 25% who favored conversion to other uses and 9% who
favored unconditional preservation.
36. Providing incentives to developers for the construction
' of moderate cost housing was preferred by a two -to -one
margin over allowing planned multifamily development
into existing residential areas.
' 37. Approximately 72% of all respondents favored either
restricting mobile homes to areas currently zoned
for mobile homes (45%) or not allowing mobile homes
' at all in Carolina Beach (28%).
Analysis: Current multifamily density levels are
generally judged to be about right by most respondent
groups, although resident respondents over age 64
tended to feel that existing levels are too high.
Mobile home development was not judged to be
appropriate for expansion by most respondent groups.
A substantial percentage of respondents (57%) felt
the Boardwalk should be preserved if it is made
more attractive to families.
About Growth Management
38. Around 61% of all respondents thought Carolina Beach
should attempt to reduce its current pace of growth.
Seventy-six percent (76%) of the resident respondents
over 64 years of age favored a slower or much slower
growth pace.
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39. The proportion of residential to commercial land uses was
judged to be "about right" by 490 of all respondents.
40. As to who should pay for further growth in the Town,
' 510 of the respondents suggested that the developers of
new projects should pay for the additional costs
associated with new development, while 36% thought
these costs should be shared by local government and
developers. Among resident respondents over 64
years of age, 67% felt that developers should
' bear the costs of further growth.
Analysis: The rapid growth experienced by the
Town in recent years has resulted in about the right
' proportion of residential and commercial uses according
to all respondent groups. That same growth has
increased the desire among all respondent groups
' for a slower pace of growth and for more developer
responsibility for the public service costs which
result from new development.
DATA BASE SUMMARY
This section of Appendix A provides figures and tables which
summarize the data compiled from the 1,134 Land Use Survey
forms which were returned. Figures A-1 through A-9 illustrate
' on graphs the survey results for three important questions
(9, 33a, and 33b) dealing with Town services.
Tables A-1 through A-5 provide summarized results by
' respondent type for questions 1-40, excepting Question 9,
33a and 33b for which graphical summarization was used.
Tables A-6 through A-8 provide summarized results for
' population and housing characteristics for Residents,
Non -Residents, and All Respondents. The information provided
in these tables indicates the percentage of respondents choosing
each answer. A keyed survey form is provided to assist
' interpretation. Responses in the 110" column indicate
respondents that did not answer the question.
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N�
LAND USE URVEY
N�
This is a survey about your opinions on how land
should be used in
the Town of Carolina Beach, North Carolina. For
each question,
please circle or check -mark your answer. If you
comments in tne margins and on the back of this
wish, you may add
survey form.
ABOUT_THE_ENVIRONMENT�_OPEN_SPACE_AND_RECREATION
N�
We would now like you to begin by answering a few
questions about
--
the Carolina Beach environment , about recreation
and about the
N�
preservation of open space within the Town. Please
answer that best describes how important each of
circle the
these issues is
~~
to you.
1. The need for stricter regulation of signs, outdoor lighting,
and other things that affect appearance.
Very
Important
Important Not Sure
Unimportant
Very
Unimportant
/
2-
q
5-
N�
2.
The
Very
need for stricter
Important
regulation of
lmportant Not Sure
buildings in
Unimportant
a state
Very
of disrepair.
Unimportant
N�
3'
The
preservation
of open space along
the ocean beaches.
'
Very
Important
Important Not Sure
��
-~
Unimportant
'
Very
Unimportant
-~�_
4.
The
preservation
of open space along
the sound.
Very
Important
Important Not Sure
Unimportant
Very
Unimportant
N�
5.
The
preservation
of open space along
Carolina Beach Lake.
U�
-_
Very
Important
Important Not Sure
� � --~ �
Unimportant
', �
'
Very
Unimportant
��_
6.
The
need for greater
separation between
the tourist areas
and
the
residential
areas.
Very
Important
Important Not Sure
Unimportant
Very
Unimportant
7.
The
/
need for greater
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separation between business
areas
57
and the
N�
residential areas.
Very Important
Important Not Sure
Unimportant
Very
Unimportant
/
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4
^
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B.
The
need for greater
~
separation between single family
residential
areas and multifamily
residential areas.
N�
Very
Important
Important Not Sure
Unimportant
Very
Unimportant
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'. ., I .., " " ,�.-,,er"/ 1 ""- � �: 1. L!���
check any to be ouilt apublic
expense.
____ Beach access areas ____ Ball fields
Sound access areas Golf courses
Boat ramps and moorings Bikeways, jogging paths
Indoor gym Playgrounds
Tennis courts Lake access areas
Activities center Other (Please specify>
(including senior activities>
IC). a. Do you feel the present nLAfT1b(-:z-[ of ocean access areas are
adequate?
Yes No Not Sure
10.1.). Do you feel the present ty Lq f ocean access facilities are
adequate?
Yes No Not Sure
1 2_
11. Do you feel the present sound access areas are adequate?
Yes No Not Sure
�
1 2- '~_
12. Do you feel the Town's other recreational facilities are adequate?
Yes No Not Sure
1 2- 3
13. Would you like to see the Town's Marina developed to include a
public park/leisure area?
Yes No Not Sure
ABOUT_TRAFFIC _AND _PARKING
Traffic is another concern related to land use. By answering the
following questions, you can let us know how you feel about
traffic issues in the Town of Carolina Beach.
14. Do you favor creation of one-way streets in the multifamily and
tourist areas to control the flow of traffic? (such as Carolina
Beach Avenue and Canal Drive)
Yes No Not Sure
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1b. Do you ravur audztional
tra+f,c 010^a1s
on U.Q.
+21 zo control
the flow of traffic?
Yes
No
Not Sure
/
2,
16. Do you favor restricting
most tourist
facilities (motels, hotels
N�
restaurants) to one area
of the Town to
control
the amount of tourist
m�
traffic in residential
areas?
Yes
No
Not Sure
N�
17. The Town's downtown business
Which, if any, of the following
areas have
solutions
a shortage of parking.
do you favor to solve
this problem? (Please
check all that
apply)
Construction of a
parking lot or
deck in
a central location
----- On -street parking
N�
�
--�-- Business provide
more off-street
parking
---�-- I'm not sure
~~
----- Other
N� 18. If a parking lot or deck is constructed, who do you think should
pay for it?
'
Local government
Local government and business owners
N� ^� Business owners
-« I'm not sure
N� -----
Other
ABOUT _HURRICANE _EVACUATION
m� The Town of Carolina Beach was hit by Hurricane Diana last fall.
The information you provide in the following questions will be of
great use to the Town in its preparation for possible future
N� hurricanes.
19.a. Were
you in Carolina
Beach when Hurricane Diana threatened the
m�
North
Carolina coast?
Yes
No
If you answered "No"
to Question 19.a., please skip to Question
N�
20.
19.c'
If you answered
below, then skip
"Yes", please answer Question 19.b. and
to Question 21.
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Yes No
1 Z
19.c. If another hurricane threatened Carolina Beach, would you
evacuate when warned?
Yes No
1 Z
' 20. If given notice, would you evacuate during a hurricane warning?
Yes
No
Not Sure
'
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3
t
21. Do you feel the
Town's roads
and bridges are currently adequate
for the purpose
of hurricane
evacuation?
Yes
No
Not Sure
ABOUT TOWN SEF-1.V I I.'ES
The most important thing a town can offer to its citizens and
visitors is adequate services. The following questions are
intended to measure your satisfaction with existing Town services.
If you have suggestions for improving any of these services,
please write them in your answer to Question 45.
'
22.
How
satisfied
are you with
the
condition of the
Town's
streets?
Very
Satisfied
Satisfied
Not
Sure
Unsatisfied
Very
Unsatisfied
l
Z
3
q
T
23.
How
satisfied
are you with
the
Town's
water and
sewer services?
Very
Satisfied
Satisfied
Not
Sure
Unsatisfied
Very
Unsatisfied
'
l
7
3
q
24"
How
satisfied
are you with
the
Town's
drainage system?
'
Very
Satisfied
Satisfied
Not
Sure
Unsatisfied
Very
Unsatisfied
Z
If
s
25.
How
satisfied
are you with
the
Town's
recreational
facilities?
Very
Satisfied
Satisfied
Not
Sure
Unsatisfied
Very
Unsatisfied
I
2
3
y
S
26.
How
satisfied
are you with
the
condition
of the
Town's
Marina?
Very
Satisfied
Satisfied
Not
Sure
Unsatisfied
Very
Unsatisfied
z
3
V
s
27.
How
satisfied
are you with
the
Town's
garbage collection system?
Very
Satisfied
Satisfied
Not
Sure
Unsatisfied
Very
Unsatisfied
'2,
(4
L'
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28. How satisfied are you with the lown's fire protection`.-`
Very Satisfied Satisfied Not Sure Unsatisfied Very Unsatisfied
I ~L 13 &� u_~
29. How satisfied are you with the Town's police protection?
Very Satisfied Satisfied Not Sure Unsatisfied Very Unsatisfied
A ~��
�- 5�F S~'
30. How satisfied are you with the Town's management and administration?
Very Satisfied Satisfied Not Sure Unsatisfied Very Unsatisfied
Y ?- �
�� � ^�
�
31. How satisfied are you with the Town's public buildings? (Town
Hall, Community Building, Library)?
Very Satisfied Satisfied Not Sure Unsatisfied Very Unsatisfied
/ � �- �� "�
� ^~ ^ ��
-.
32. How satisfied are you with the Town's lifeguard service?
Very Satisfied Satisfied Not Sure Unsatisfied Very Unsatisfied
1 2- ~~ " �� _
�
� �
33.a. Which of the following services would you be willing to pay to
see improved? (Please check all that apply.)
Streets Recreation Marina
Fire Protection Police Protection
______ Water and Sewer _____ Drainage
______ Other (please specify) ______________________
33.b. If the services listed above are to be fully improved in the
next five years, the Town must use one of the following methods
of financing the improvements. Which method of financing would
you prefer the Town to use?
Tax increase Issue Bonds
______ Assess affected property owners
A combination of the first three methods
______ None of the above: I am not interested in seeing these
services improved.
______ Other (please specify) ______________________
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l'1DOU T C;NING Pil\I
The Town of Carolina Beach has recently been updating its Zoning
' Ordinance and other development regulations. Your answers to
these questions will help us continue this updating process.
' _4. Last year the Town Council decreased the number of Multifamily
units that could be built on one lot from six to four. Which
of the following statements best describes how you feel about
the number of units which can now be built on one lot? (please
checE-: one) :
I feel it is now too low
_Z right
I feel is is about ri
9
1 feel it is still too high
I'm not sure
The proposed Convention Center will attract more hotels to the
Boardwalkf area. There will be increased pressure to convert the
Boardwalk to hotel or other tourist uses (restaurants, gift shops,
etc.). Which of the following statements best describes how you
feel about this situation? (please check one) :
I would like to see the Boardwalk preserved.
I would like to see the Boardwalk preserved only
if'it is made more attractive for families.
I would like to see the Boardwalk converted to
other uses.
`T I don't know.
i5r _ Other
36. Because the Town of Carolina Beach is a resort area, housing costs
are increasing rapidly. Which, if any, of the following solutions
do you favor to reduce housing costs for year-round residents?
(please check one):
Give incentives for developers to build moderate
' cost housing.
2Z. Allow more mobile homes.
Allow planned multifamily development in existing
single family areas.
_ Other (please specify) _______________
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37. Mobile homes
have been allowed in Carolina Beach for a number of
years. Which
of the following statements best describes your
feelings toward mobile homes in Carolina Beach? (please check
N�
one):
___/
They should not be allowed at all.
7-_
They should be allowed only in areas currently zoned
for mobile homes.
The areas in which they are now allowed should be
reduced.
u�
The areas in which they are now allowed should be
increased'
�-
�
__
I'm not sure.
__��_
Other (please specify) ___________________
—
ABOUT_GROWTH_MANAGEMENT
N�
The Town of Carolina
Beach has experienced tremendous growth
lately. Your answers to the following questions will help us
better manage this
growth.
38. At what pace
would you like to see the Town of Carolina Beach
.
continue to grow?
(please check one) /
Faster than it is currently growing.
0�
N�
-----
About the same as it is currently growing.
Somewhat slower than it is currently growing.
Much than it is
slower currently growing.
.
I m not sure.
39. How do you feel about the amount of land being consumed for
residential and commercial uses? (please check one)
~~ �
I would like to see more residential and less
commercial uses? (please check one)
I would like to see more commercial and less
residential uses.
I think the proportion of commercial and residential
uses is about right.
JI'm not sure.
11
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40.
If existing facilities must be expanded to accommodate growth,
who should pay for these expansions? (please check one)
Local government
�
Developers of new projects
�
Local government in combination with developers
of projects
�
I'm not sure
Other (please specify) ___________________
ABOUT_YOU_AND_CAROLINA_BEACH
The following questions will help us to tabulate the results of
this survey. Answers to these and all other survey questions will
be strictly confidential.
41. Which of the following best describes your residential status
in Carolina Beach? (please check one)
Permanent resident
_____ Non—resident property owner
42. Are you registered to vote in New Hanover County?
Yes No
43. Where do you stay or reside in Carolina Beach? (please check one)
East of U.S. 421
West of U.S. 421
44. What type of residence do you stay in while in Carolina Beach?
_____ Single Family House
_____ Duplex
Condominium or Townhouse
Mobile Home
_____ Other (please specify): _________________
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.i�w )u `pIease wrf.- zn tn1-1
46. What is your sex? (please circle one) M F
47. Which of the following best describes your occupation? (please
check one>
Professional/Technical
Manager/Proprietor
Clerical/Sales
Crafts
Skilled laborer
Unskilled laborer
Housewife/husband
Student
Retired
Other (please specify)
48. How many years of schooling do you have? (please write in the
blank)' :
49. Please use the blank area below, and the back of this page, to
' make any comments or suggestions you might have. Three things
we are particularly interested in are:
(a) What do you like best about Carolina Beach?
(b) What do you like least about Carolina Beach?
(c) What suggestions do you have for improving Town
services?
We hope that you have found this survey to be interesting and
enjoyable. Please return it in the enclosed stamped,
self-addressed envelope. Thank you very much for your help.
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Iaat£ A 1
Land use survey
Residents
ql
0
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1
42.9:
2
42.IS
3
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4
6.3%
5.
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6
0.ok
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0.7V
67.41,
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58.0*/
41.7'
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12.9%
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0.02
/.02
0.07
0.02
29.6%
79,0%
2G.2'
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0.0k
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56.42
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24.2%
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q14
1.9e
67.2%
21.8\
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QIS
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14.1%
7.Is
_._.
_._,
0.0%
q16
QIS
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S e%
S6.6%
16.0%
_3.1\
35.2'
_/.4%
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0.@\
8.2s
0.;�
6.6a
0.0'
0.0%
g19a
0.5%
Ge.7%
°.G%
0.0.
0.0%
Ql9b
g15c
1o,G;
15.0'
64.es
61.2s
2\.4%
2z.s
0.02
0.02
0.0'
0.0%
o .o'
0.0'
e.0%
0.0%
q20
s 9/
4^.^&
19.2:
14.82
0.0%
e.0:
O.Ot
q21
3.5%
60.\
29.1'
7.1\
0.0&
q22
1.2%
&
0.7'
7.3'
®
2.6.
78.22
50.0'/
o.Ok
_
q2.
1.4%
10.5%
63.2%
6.82
11.3:
6.8%
0.0%
q24
1.7%
1.0%
12.5;
12.2%
36.4%
36.1%
0.0%
q25
q26
2.3\
3,0�
3.0%
0.9'
23.4%
14.6'
1S.5%
19.7'
7.4.7%
27.Sk
8.2;
24.4;
0.0%
0.0%
q27
2.4%
12.01
54.5%
5.9%
17.1%
B.0k
0.0%
q28
2.3%
17.6s
52.1%
18.5'
8.02
1.6%
0.0k
q29
1.9%
15.sa
12.4;
10.5%
4.2'
0.0&
q30
2.6%
11.5%
\5.7:
39.4%
24.2w
16.9%
5.4%
0.0%
q31
2.B%
5.4
47.ok
12.4:
27.0%
5.4a
0.ot
q 32
2.3;
13.1\
57.0'
2iC 4'
S.6%
1.7'
0.0%
q34
3.e%
2 2
44.8%
3.8
10.sk
0.0%
0.0&
qN
3.3k
G,�'
60.92
23.2�
1.0:
3.1.
g.0%
q36
qs7
19.2'
2.4s
49,El
_2�S\
5.67
46.2'
14.8%
B.0
10.6;
14.1'
0.0%
5.1%
0.0;
1.7%
q se
1.62
2&
s1.2'
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26.0'
q29
7.2'
22.8'
10.1'
49.5'
13,9e
J.0%
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TABLE A-2
Land Use Survey
Residents Over 64
()
1
2
3
4
5
6
q1
5.3%
46.0%
42.5%
1.8%
3.5%
0.9%
0'0%
q2
2.7%
61.1%
31'?%
1'8%
2'7%
0.0%
0'0%
q3
0.0%
75.2%
19.5%
2.7%
1.8%
O.?%
0.0%
q4
2'7%
40.7%
36.3%
13.3%
5'3%
1.8%
0.0%
Q
0.9%
40'7%
42.5%
11.5%
4.4%
0'0%
0.0%
q6
2.7%
29'2%
31.9%
19.5%
15'0%
1'8%
q7
4.4%
37.2%
40'7%
B'B%
8.8%
0.0%
0.0%
q8
2.7%
39.8%
30.1%
11'5%
15.0%
0.9%
0.0%
q10a
2.7%
31.0%
44.2%
22.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q10b
3.5%
54.0%
20'4%
22.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
all
6'2%
27'4%
29.2%
37.2%
0'0%
0'0%
0.0%
q1Z
6.2%
25.7%
35'4%
72'7%
0.0%
0.0%
0'0%
03
7.1%
45.1%
30.1%
17.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q14
4'4%
69.?%
16'8%
B'B%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Q15
1.8%
85.0%
9.7%
3'5%
0'0%
0.0%
0.0%
q16
3.5%
65.5%
23.0%
8.0%
0.0%
0'0%
0.0%
q18
4'4%
8.8%
32.7%
35.4%
14.2%
4'4%
0.07
q19a
0.9%
87.6%
11.5%
0.0%
0.0%
().0%
;.O%
q19b
11.5%
64.6%
23.?%
0.9%
3.0%
0.0%
2.0%
q19c
17.7%
606%
17.7%
().0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0�
Q20
21.2%
48.7%
15.?%
14.2%
0'0%
0.0%
0.0%
q21
3.5%
53.1%
34.5%
2.8%
().0%
C.()%
0.0%
q22
0.9%
0.9%
8.8%
3.5%
45.1%
40.7%
0.0%
q23
3.5%
12.4%
66.4%
8.0%
6.2%
3.5%
0.0%
q24
0.9%
2.7%
9.7%
15.0%
39.8%
31.9%
0.0%
q25
5.3%
3.5%
48.7%
22.1%
19.5%
0.9%
0.0%
q26
4.4%
0.9%
21.2%
23.9%
34.5%
15.0%
0.0%
q27
4.4%
16.8%
55.8%
7.1%
12.4%
3.5%
0'01i.
q28
5.3%
17.7%
56.6%
10.6%
B.8%
0.9%
0.0%
q29
3.5%
17.7%
61.?%
11.5%
3.5%
1.8%
0.0%
q30
4.4%
13.3%
44.2%
22.1%
13.3%
2.7%
0.0%
q31
5.3%
5.3%
57.5%
8.0%
20.4%
3.5%
0.0%
q32
4.4%
17.7%
57'5%
20.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q34
8.0%
5.3%
34.5%
38.9%
13.3%
0'0%
0.0%
q35
8.0%
12.4%
60.2%
15.9%
0.9%
2.7%
0.0%
q36
15.0%
61.1%
4.4%
11.5%
8.0%
0.0%
O.O%
q37
2.7%
17.7%
54.0%
5.3%
13.3%
6.2%
0.9%
q38
2.7%
0.9%
15.0%
44.2%
31.9%
5'3%
0.0%
q39
5.3%
30.1%
4.4%
42'5%
17.7%
0'0%
0.0%
q40
2.7%
1.8%
67.3%
24'8%
3.5%
0.0%
0.0%
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TABLE A-]
Land Use Survey
Residents Under 65
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
q1
1'5%
42'1%
42'5%
4.1%
6.9%
2-8%
3.0%
q2
0.2%
69.0%
24.7%
2.6%
2.4%
1'1%
0.0%
q3
0.9%
69.8%
22'8%
3.0%
2.2%
1'3%
0.0%
q4
0.4%
47.5%
34.9%
10.2%
5.6%
1.3%
o5
0.2%
4B'2%
30.B%
9'1%
10.0%
1.7%
0.0%
q6
0.4%
25.6%
31.7%
13'9%
23.2%
5.2%
0.0%
q7
�.4%
Z7.3%
44'3%
8.7%
16.7%
2.6%
().0%
q8
1'5%
30.8%
29.9%
10'2%
22.3%
5.2%
0.0�
q10a
2.0%
47.1%
40.5%
10.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
q10b
1.5%
59.0%
28.6%
10.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
q11
2'2%
30.2%
41'4%
26.0%
0'2%
0.0%
0.0%
q12
2.6%
20.6%
61.6%
15.2%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
q13
2'4%
62.7%
22.S%
12'1%
O'O%
0'0%
0'0%
q14
1.3%
66.6%
23.0%
9.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
05
0.9%
80.9%
15.2%
7.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q16
0.2%
54.4%
35.6%
?.8%
0.0%
0.0%
c.0�
q18
6.3%
17.B%
75'S%
25.6%
7.4%
0.0%
q19a
0.4%
90.2%
9.3%
0.0%
0.0%
;.D%
0.0%
q1?b
10.6%
64.5%
24.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q19c
14.3%
61.0%
24.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
O.0%
q20
24.5%
46.6%
20.0%
15.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2.0%
q21
3.3%
62.3%
27.8%
6.7%
().;%
0.0%
0.0%
Q22
1.3%
0.7%
6.9%
2.4%
36.A%
Z2.3%
0,07.
q23
0.9%
10.0%
62.5%
6.5%
12.6%
7.6%
0.0%
q24
2.0%
0.7%
13.2%
11.5%
35.6%
37.1%
0.0%
q25
1.5%
2.8%
29.7%
17.6%
38.4%
10.0%
().0%
q26
2.6%
0.9%
13.0%
18.7%
38.2%
26.7%
0.0%
q27
2.0%
10.8%
54.2%
5.6%
1B.2%
9.1%
0.0%
n2B
1.5%
17.6%
51.0%
20.4%
7.8%
1.7%
0.0%
q2P
1.5%
14.B%
54.2%
12.6%
12.1%
4.8%
0.()":
C30
2.2%
11.1%
38'2%
24.7%
17.8%
6.1%
0.0%
q31
2.2%
5.4%
44.5%
13.4%
28.6%
5.9%
0.0%
V2
1.7%
11.p%
56.8%
20.4%
6.9%
2.2%
0.0%
q34
2.B%
7.8%
47.7%
32.5%
9.5%
0.0%
0.()%
q35
2.2%
7.4%
61.1%
25.0%
1.1%
3.3%
0.0%
q36
20.2%
47.1%
5.9%
15.6%
11.3%
0.0%
0.0%
q37
2.4%
23.6%
44.3%
8.7%
14.3%
4.8%
2.0%
q38
1.3%
6.3%
35.B%
30.6%
24.5%
1.5%
0.0%
q39
3.3%
21.0%
11.5%
51.2%
13.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q40
1.1%
4.8%
50.1%
39.9%
3.7%
0.4%
0.0%
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TABLE A-4
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Land Use Survey
Non -Residents
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
q1
2.3%
40.7%
46.8%
4.6%
5.0%
0.5%
0.0%
q2
1'4%
65.0%
27.7%
2.1%
2.9%
0.9%
0.0%
q3
1.8%
67.5%
20.5%
3.7%
2.1%
4.3%
0.0%
q4
1'8%
47.1%
31'8%
10.2%
4.8%
4.3%
0.0%
q5
0.9%
34.3%
37.5%
17'1%
8.7%
1.4%
0.0%
q6
1.4%
14.6%
29.3%
21.6%
23.7%
9.3%
0.0%
q7
0.7%
24.8%
42.5%
12.9%
17.0%
2.1%
0.0%
q8
0.7%
26,4%
25.5%
12.9%
25.0%
9.5%
0.0%
q10a
2.1%
40.1%
38.1%
19.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
q10b
2.3%
50.0%
29.5%
18.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.O%
q11
3.4%
27.5%
27.1%
41.8%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
q12
3'-%
33.2%
35'9%
0.4%
0.2%
0'0%
q13
3.0%
55.5%
26'6%
14'8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q14
1'B%
63.5%
26'8%
0'0%
0.0%
0.0%
q15
0.5%
59.6%
27'0%
12.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q16
1.1%
49.9%
37.3%
12.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
q1B
7.3%
13.0%
37.9%
29.5%
7.3%
5.0%
0.0%
q19a
1.8%
23.7%
74.5%
0.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
q19b
75.0%
22.3%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q19c
70.0%
28:2%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q20
16.1%
75.7%
2.3%
5.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q21
5.0%
52.7%
20.4%
22.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q22
1.8%
1.2%
23.0%
6.8%
35.4%
31.8%
0.0%
q23
1.4%
11.1%
64.1%
7.3%
10.2%
5.9%
0.0%
q24
2.0%
2.1%
17.9%
24.5%
32.0%
21.6%
0.0%
q25
2.5%
3.7%
36.1%
35.0%
19.6%
3.0%
0.0%
q26
2.1%
4.1%
23.9%
27.0%
27'7%
15.2%
0.0%
q27
1.4%
4.8%
47.5%
13.6%
22.3%
10'4%
0.0%
q28
1.4%
11.3%
41.3%
38.6-:
6.4%
0.9%
0.0%
q29
1.6%
20.9%
50.0%
21.8%
4.1%
1.6%
0.0%
q30
2.9%
11.6%
33.0%
39.3%
10.5%
2.7%
0.0%
q31
1.2%
5.4%
53.6%
30.7%
7.9%
1.2%
0.0%
q32
1.4%
8.4%
50.0%
33.7%
5.4%
1.1%
0.0%
q34
6.6%
11.8%
38.4%
32.7%
10.5%
0.0%
0.0%
q35
5.7%
10.0%
53.8%
26.7%
1.4%
2.3%
0.0%
q36
24.6%
39.5%
3.2%
23.2%
9.5%
0.0%
0.0�
g37
2.9%
34.1%
40.0%
10.7%
6.8%
3.6%
2.0%
q38
3.9%
9.3%
23.7%
32.3%
29.3%
1.4%
0.0%
q39
4.6%
22.3%
10.5%
4B.6%
13.9%
0.0%
0.07
q40
6.3%
6.8%
48.2%
34.1%
3.0%
1.6%
0.0%
Iffimmmmm

TABLE A-5
'
Land
Use Survey
All
Respondents
'
0
1
2
_
4
5
6
'
q I
q 2
2. _ %
1.1%
41 . 8%
66. 2%
44. 6%
26. 9%
4.1%
2 ..= %
5. 6%
2. 6%:
1 . 5%
0 . 97,
0.0%
0. 0%
q3
1.2%
69.2%:
21. _%
3.4%
2. 1%
Z 7'•.
r
`•;
5%
5.2%
2
i
0.0%
q5
0.6%
40.6%:
=%
1.3. _8.8%
1.4%
0.0%
q6
1.1%
20.5%:
`5.
30.5%
18.3 '.
22.7%:
6.9%
0.0%
q 7
1.0%
27. 1 %
43. 0%:
10. 8%
16. 0%
2. 1 %
0.0%
'q
q8
l0a
1.2%
2. 1%
29.5%
42. O%
27.8%:
39. 7:!
11.6%
16. 0%
22.9%
0. 2%
6.9%
0.0%
0.0'!
0.0%
q l Ob
2. 1 %
54. 1 is
28. 2''
15. 4%
0. 2%
0.0%
0.0%
2%
2 %
2%
9%
- 2';
0.0% i':
'
q 12
3.3%
24. 3%
45. 0%:
2 7 . 2%
0. 2%
0. 1
0. 0%
q 1 _
_ . 2 :
57. 4%
25. 4%
14. 0%
0.0%
0.0% %
0.0%
q14
1.9%
65.4%
24. _%
8.5%
0.0'!
iy.r. %
0.0
'q
15
q16
0. 8%
1.0%
70. 8%
52.8%
20. 5 %
35.2%
7. ?%
10.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
q 18
6. 6%
14. 6%
36. 5%
28. 5%
8. 0%:
5. 8%
0.0%
'q
g19a
l 9b
1.1%
42. 5%
57.1%
43. 8%
41.7%
13 . 7%
0.0%
0.0% cy,
ii,r"i','
0.0%
0,0-/
0.0%
0,0%
0.0%
g 19c
42. 2%
45. 1 %
12. 7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
q2Q
2 0. 0 %
58. 7i:
10. 8%
10. 4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
4.1%
56.6%
24.8%:
14.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
'q21
q22
1.5%
1.0%
15.1%
4.7%
36.9%
41.0%
0.0%
q27
1.4%
10.9%
63.7%
7. 1%
10.8'!
6. =%
0.07
'q24
q25
1.9%
2.4%
1.6%
7.4%
15.2%
34.7%:
18.3%
26.6%
34.2%
27 2'!
28.9%
5:6%
0.0%
O.O%
q26
2. 6 %
2. 5%
19. 2%
23. _ %
U2. 6%:
19. 8%:
0.0%
q27
1 . 9%
8. 5/.
51 . 1%
9. 7.!
19, 7%
9. 2%
O, O V
'q28
1.9%
14. 5%
46. e%
28. 4'!
..
1.2%
0.0%
q 29
1 .8%
18. 1 %
52 9%
1:' . 0%!
`;!
..
2. 9%
0.0%
q=O
2.7%
11.6%.
=6.2%
71.7%
13.8%
4.1%
0.0%
1
2. 0%
5. 4%
50.3%
21 . 4%
17. 5'!
= . 4'!
0. 0"1!
'q3
32
1.9%
10.8%
5 .5%
27.0%
5.5%
1.4%
0.0%
Q4
5.2'!
9.5%
41.6%
7 .2%
10.4%;
0.0%
0.0%
Q5
Q6
4. 5%
21.9%
9. 2% •
44.7%
57. 4%: •
4.4%:
24. 9% •
19.0%
1 .2%
10.1%
2. 7%
0.0%
0, 0%
0.0%
Q7
2. 6%
28. 2%
43. 1 %
9. 3%:
10. 5%
4. %
1.9%
q38
2. 7;!
7. 2%
27. 9%
32. 8%
27. 6%
1.9%
0. &
'q=9 4.1% 22.6% 10.3% 49.0% 10.9% 0.0 0.0%
q40 8% 5.5% 50.9% 35.5% .4% 1.0'! 0.0%
I
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400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
FIGURE A-1
Land Use Surve
y
Question 9 : Residents
Beach Sound Boat Gym Tennis Senior Ball Golf Bikeways Play- Lake Other No
Access Access Ramps Courts Center Fields Courses Grounds Access Answer

•I•
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
Is]
FIGURE A-2
Land Use Survey
Question 9 : Non —Residents
Beach Sound Boat Gym Tennis Senior Ball Golf Bikeways Play- Lake Other No
Access Access Ramps Courts Center Fields Courses Grounds Access Answr
M

:••
700
.••
500
400
300
200
100
C•7
FIGURE A-3
Land Use Survey
Question 9 : All Respondents
Beach Sound Boat Gym Tennis Senior Ball Golf Bikeways Play- Lake Other No
Access Access Ramps Courts Center Fields Courses Grounds Access Answer

400
350
MCC
250
200
150
100
50
C
FIGURE A-4
Land Use Survey
Question 33a : Residents
Streets Recreation Marina Fire Police Water Drainage Other No
& Answer
Sewer
m m m m m

280
260
240
220
200
180
160
,
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
FIGURE A-S
Land U s e Survey
Question 33a : Non — Residents
Streets Recreation Marina Fire Police Water Drainage Other No
& Answer
Sewer
m

700
.M
ONK
400
300
200
100
9
FIGURE A-6
Land Use Survey
Question 33a : All Respondents
Streets Recreation Tsarina Fire Police Water Drainage Other No
& Answer
Sewer

280
260
240
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
FIGURE A-7
Land Use Surve
y
Question 33b : Residents
Tax Bond Assess Combination None Other No
Increase Issue Property Of 1st Answer
Owners Three

300
280
260
240
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
FIGURE A-8
Land Use Survey
Question 33b : Non —Residents
Tax Bond Assess Combination None Other No
Increase Issue Property Of Ist Answer
Owners • Three
M

.••
500
400
300
• •C
100
Is]
FIGURE A-O
Land Use Survey
Question 33b : All Respondents
Tax Bond Assess Combination None Other No
Increase Issue Property Of Ist Answer
Owners - Three

E
1
APPENDIX 2
POPULATION AND DWELLING UNIT PROJECTIONS
The tremendous growth experienced by the Town of Carolina Beach since
1980 has invalidated the population and dwelling unit projections
of previous Land Use Plans. This Appendix provides revised and
updated projections which will hopefully serve as a more accurate
predictive statement of future growth than those earlier projections.
For small areas such as the Town of Carolina Beach, local
knowledge of zoning and construction trends often leads to
the most accurate prediction of the extent of future populations
(Guide for Local Area Population Projections: Technical Paper 39;
Richard Irwin; U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census;
1977; page 27). Given past development trends, along with
assumptions which project the continuance of those trends,
residential dwelling unit projections can be made from which
year round and seasonal populations can also be projected.
Consequently, discussion in this Appendix will begin with
existing and projected residential dwelling units.
EXISTING AND PROJECTED DWELLING UNITS
Table FLU-1 (pp. 67-68) indicates the existing number of residential
dwelling units within the Town and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Because it is the Town's intention to annex all unincorporated
areas within its extraterritorial jurisdiction within the
planning horizon of this 1985 Land Use Plan, no effort was
made to separate existing dwelling units or dwelling unit
projections by corporate status.
Over the past six years (1980-1985) local building permit
issuance has reflected the rapid growth experienced by
Carolina Beach. Table FLU-2 provides an annual breakdown
of permit issuance by dwelling unit type. Figure A-10
below graphs the annual building permit activity over that
period of time, with the dashed line indicating average
building permit activity over that period.
Although there has been a considerable decline in permit
activity since the peak of 968 units in 1983, much of that
decline can be traced to both locally and nationally
anomalous conditions. Local builders are still selling
and/or completing projects which received permits in
previous years; the efforts of these builders has been
complicated by recent financial uncertainties at the national
level involving proposed and adopted changes to Federal
tax laws. The projections contained in this Appendix
assume that these anomalous conditions will stabilize in
near term.
Still, because uncertainty exists in the sometimes volatile
housing industry, all dwelling unit projections in this
Appendix and, hence, all population projections will be
IM&OM

m m m = = = = = = m m = = r m = m m
E
UNITS
N
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400
200
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YEAR
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expressed in a range. The shaded area in Figure A-10 indicates
the projected range of dwelling unit construction over the
next few years. This range assumes that the average level of
' building permit activity over the past six years will likely
continue, given pro -development attitudes and conditions
in Carolina Beach, along with the widespread growth now
' occurring throughout New Hanover County which will be further
fueled by the inevitable construction of I-40, the County's
link to the Interstate Highway System.
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The range of residential building permit activity illustrated
in Figure A-10 indicates that annual dwelling unit increase
in Carolina Beach will be between 300 and 500 residential
dwelling units. Table A-6 provides annual dwelling unit
projections from the existing number of units given the above
assumption. The actual number of dwelling units will likely
fall somewhere between the low and the high projections.
YEAR
TABLE A-6
ANNUAL DWELLING UNIT PROJECTIONS
TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS
LOW PROJECTION
(300 units/year)
HIGH PROJECTION
(500 units/year)
1985 (existing)
4448
4448
1986
4748
4948
1987
5048
5448
1988
5348
5948
1989
5648
6448
1990
5948
6948
1991
6248
7448
1992
6548
7948
1993
6848
8448
1994
7148
8948
1995
7448
9448
EXISTING AND PROJECTED POPULATION
Population estimates for the Town will be based upon the dwelling
unit estimates discussed above. Consequently, all population
projections will be expressed in a range, with the actual
Town population likely falling somewhere between the high and
low values. The following assumptions are used in translating
dwelling unit counts into population estimates.
Assumptions
There are three primary population groups within Carolina Beach.
Year-round, or permanent, residents comprise one group. The
Town also contains a large seasonal population during the
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' summer months and during the fishing seasons. The assumptions
from which the first two population groups are estimated
are provided below. The third group consists of persons
' visiting Carolina Beach on a daily basis (day visitors).
Day visitor population estimates are approximately 5,000
persons per day (1983 Growth Assessment Report).
(1) For single family residential units on the
Northern Extension and east of U.S. 421
south of Harper Avenue (the primary
1 tourist area), the permanent population
occupancy rate is estimated at 50%;
average seasonal occupancy is estimated
' at 75% for the remaining number of
units of this type.
' (2) For other single family residential units,
the permanent population occupancy rate
is estimated at 75%, with the average
seasonal occupancy estimated at 75%
' for the remaining number of units of
this type.
' (3) For duplex units, the permanent population
occupancy rate is estimated at 40%, with
the average seasonal occupancy estimated
at 75% for the remaining number of units
of this type.
(4) For mobile homes, the permanent population
occupancy rate is estimated at 40%, with
the average seasonal occupancy estimated
at 75% for the remaining number of units
' of this type.
(5) For multifamily units, the permanent
population occupancy rate is estimated
' at 25%, with the average seasonal
occupancy estimated at 75% for the
remaining number of units of this type.
' (6) For hotel/motel units, the permanent
population occupancy rate is estimated
' at 0%, with the average seasonal
occupancy estimated at 75% for the
remaining number of units of this
type.
' Population per dwelling unit is assumed to be 2.5 persons
for the permanent population group and 3.5 persons for
' the seasonal population group.
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Existing Population Estimates
The following population estimates are made for the existing
permanent and seasonal populations based on unit type.
HOUSING TYPE
(from above)
TABLE A-7
PERMANENT POPULATION (EXISTING)
NUMBER OF
OCCUPANCY
PERSONS PER
UNITS
RATE
HOUSEHOLD
307
50 %
2.5
792
75%
2.5
330
40 %
2.5
289
40 %
2.5
2,056
25%
2.5
674
0
2.5
TOTAL
EXISTING PERMANENT
POPULATION
TABLE A-8: AVERAGE SEASONAL POPULATION (EXISTING)
UNIT TYPE
(from above)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
NUMBER OF
OCCUPANCY
PERSONS PER
UNITS
RATE
HOUSEHOLD
154
75%
3.5
198
75%
3.5
198
75%
3.5
173
75%
3.5
1542
75%
3.5
674
75%
3.5
TOTAL EXISTING
AVERAGE SEASONAL POPULATION
Projected Population
TOTAL
POPULATION
384
1,485
330
289
1,285
0
3,773
TOTAL
POPULATION
404
520
520
454
4,048
1,769
7,715
Rapid growth in Carolina Beach has altered the previous mix of
dwelling unit types. For instance, in 1980, single family
structures were the predominant dwelling unit type, while, in
1985, multifamily structures are the predominant dwelling
unit type.
Certain trends concerning the future mix of dwelling unit types
can be derived or inferred from the Future Land Use Element of
this Land Use Plan. First, multifamily construction will
likely continue its increase as the predominant dwelling unit
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' type in Carolina Beach. Single family uses in tourist areas will
continue to be converted to multifamily uses. It can be assumed,
however, that non -tourist area single family construction will
' continue its current share of the total housing stock due to
anticipated construction in two relatively new subdivisions
(Carolina Sands and Pleasure Cay), along with infill in
' existing single family areas in the Town. Mobile homes will
most likely make up a smaller percentage of the overall housing
mix due to proposed land use changes which will encourage
' conversion from mobile home uses to other uses in several areas
of Carolina Beach. Duplexes will also be on the decline
(as a percentage of the total housing mix) due to recent rezoning
proposals and actions by the Town which will eliminate duplex
' uses from certain areas. Finally, hotel/motel uses can
be expected to increase (as a percentage of the total housing
mix) due to the influence of the Tourist (T-1) Zoning District.
' Consequently, for the purpose of projecting annual population
increases for the Town of Carolina Beach, this section will
assume that the following total housing mix percentages
' will hold for the six housing types considered in this
Appendix for each year.
TABLE A-9: HOUSING MIX PROJECTIONS
(Numbers
provided
are percentages
of total
housing stock)
'
HOUSING TYPE
(from above)
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
'
(1)
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
(2)
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
(3)
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
'
(4)
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
(5)
46
47
48
48
49
50
50
51
52
53
53
'
(6)
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
Given the housing mix percentages contained in Table A-9, and
given the dwelling unit projections and population estimation
assumptions provided in previous sections of this Appendix, the
following permanent and seasonal population projections have
' been generated. Note that high and low population projections
have been provided, in keeping with the range of future dwelling
units projected in an earlier section.
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TABLE A-10
POPULATION PROJECTION RANGES
PERMANENT AND SEASONAL POPULATIONS
PERMANENT
POPULATION
SEASONAL
POPULATION
YEAR
LOW -
HIGH
LOW
- HIGH
1986
3,999 -
4,199
8,232
- 8,579
1987
4,202 -
4,535
8,839
- 9,539
1988
4,397 -
4,891
9,279
- 10,319
1989
4,554 -
5,199
9,997
- 11,413
1990
4,833 -
5,646
10,539
- 12,310
1991
4,935 -
5,883
11,054
- 13,177
1992
5,147 -
6,248
11,611
- 14,094
1993
5,341 -
6,589
12,368
- 15,258
1994
5,547 -
6,943
12,935
- 16,193
1995
5,781 -
7,333
13,676
- 17,349
TOTAL POPULATION
LOW - HIGH
12,231 -
12,778
13,041 -
14,074
13,676 -
15,210
14,551 -
16,612
15,372 -
17,956
15,989 -
19,060
16,758 -
20,342
17,709 -
21,847
18,482 -
23,136
19,457 -
24,682
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APPENDIX 3
ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP CHANGES
The following changes to the Town of Carolina Beach Zoning Ordinance
' text and official zoning map are recommended in order to implement
the directives of the Future Land Use Element of the Land Use Plan
update.
ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT CHANGES
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1. Section 608.4.3 - Delete the phrase ", except as follows." and
insert the phrase ", subject to any limitations or modifications
established in the Future Land Use Element of the Town of
Carolina Beach Land Use Plan." at the end of the first
sentence of this Section. Delete the second sentence of this
Section.
2. Section 608.5.6 - Insert the phrase ", subject to any
limitations or modifications established in the Future
Land Use Element of the Town of Carolina Beach Land Use
Plan." at the end of the first sentence of this Section.
3. Delete existing Section 212.
4. Delete all references to the MB-1 Zoning District throughout
the ordinance.
5. Add section 214.14 to Section 214: A-1 Amusement District:
214.14: Density: The maximum density allowed in this
zoning district shall be that allowed in the RA-6A
zoning district.
6. Add reference to "T-1" in Section 306.6.
7. Delete existing Section 302.13(3) and replace with new
Section 302.13(3) as follows:
T-1 Districts: Lots which have lost depth due
to the enactment of the 1963 Session Laws of
the North Carolina General Assembly relative
to the Carolina Beach Erosion Control and
Hurricane Wave Protection Project and the
"Building Line," as further described in the
Carolina Beach Town Code, may reduce the front
yard requirements for Hotel/Motel uses from
twenty (20) feet to ten (10) feet without approval
from the Board of Adjustment. Allowances
in 302.8 do not apply to further reduce this
front yard setback for such uses.
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ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP CHANGES
(Continued)
' 8. Add the following new sections.
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' CAROLINA BEACH ZONING ORDINANCE
ARTICLE 200: DISTRICT REGULATIONS (CONTINUED)
' Section 217: B-4 Planned Business District:
217.1: General description of the districts: These districts
result from the recognition that the Town of Carolina Beach
is a resort area inherently subject to a close intermingling
of residential and commercial land uses. If proper development
standards are adhered to and adequate buffering is provided,
there is no reasons why such intermingling should result
in conflicts between residential and commercial land uses;
indeed, through creative site design, coupled with
administrative and legislative review, the complementary
aspects of the two land use types can be accentuated.
' 217.2: General regulations applicable: The General Regulations
set forth in Article 100 of this ordinance apply to the
B-4: Planned Business Districts.
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217.3: Permitted uses: There are no unconditionally permitted
uses in the B-4: Planned Business Districts. (See Section
217.4).
210.4: Uses permitted upon the issuance of a Conditional
Use Permit: The following uses may be permitted in the B-4:
Planned Business Districts after review, approval, and
issuance of a Business Planned Development Conditional Use
Permit in accordance with Article 600 in general and Section
608 in particular, and in accordance with the locational
standards established in the Future Land Use Element of the
Town of Carolina Beach Land Use Plan.
(1) Retail sales (8)
(2) Personal services
(3) Offices
(4) Restaurants
(5) Galleries and museums
(6) Public & private schools
(7) Public community (9)
facilities
Residential uses subject to
density restrictions of the
"parent" zoning classification
in conjunction with the
Business Planned Development
regulations.
Commercial marinas
(10) Hotel and motels (only in
combination with commercial
marinas)
(11) Recreational Uses
(12) Accessory structures and uses
(13) Other similar uses, as deter-
mined by the Town Council.
(14) Expansion of or additions to
Uses existing prior to the
adoption of this classification.
217.5: Sign regulations: Sign regulations for the B-4: Planned
Business Districts are provided in Article 500 of this Ordinance.
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Off-street parking and loading: The minimum
217.6• p g g
requirements for off-street parking and loading are set
' forth in Article 400 of this ordinance. These
requirements shall apply to all buildings and uses
in the B-4 Planned Business Districts.
217.7: Fence regulations: The fence regulations set
forth in Article 700 shall apply to the B-4 Districts.
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ARTICLE 200: DISTRICT REGULATIONS (CONTINUED)
Section 212: T-1 Tourist District
212.1: General description of the district: This district
is established for the principal use of land for the town's
tourist industry, and as a complementary district to the A-1
Amusement District and B-1 Central Business District.
The primary land uses intended for this zoning district
are hotels, motels and restaurants.
212.2: General regulations applicable: The General
Regulations set forth in Article 100 of this ordinance
apply to the T-1 Tourist District.
212.3: Permitted Uses: Within the T-1 Tourist District,
no structure or land shall be used and no structure shall
be hereafter erected, relocated, reconstructed or
structurally altered, unless otherwise provided in this
ordinance, except for one or more of the following
purposes:
(1) Accessory uses and structures, including
non-commercial garages, non-commercial swimming
pools, bath houses, non-commercial tennis courts
and similar activities. Accessory structures
shall not exceed one (1) story in height.
Accessory structures shall not be permitted
within any required front yard or side yard, nor
within five (5) feet of any lot line. Accessory
structures may occupy no more than thirty (30)
percent of the area of a required rear yard.
(2) Art galleries, libraries and museums.
(3) Hotels and Motels.
(4) Hotels and Motels with resturants shall have at
least twenty (20) rental units complete with
individual baths.
(5) Residential uses permitted under the RA-6A District.
(6) Restaurants.
212.4: Uses permitted upon issuance of a Conditional
Use Permit: The following uses may be permitted in this
district after review, approval and issuance of a
Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Article 600:
(1) Parking lots serving uses in a different zoning
district, provided that such lots shall contain
a minimum of ten (10) full-size parking spaces.
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ARTICLE 200: DISTRICT REGULATIONS (CONTINUED)
'
(2)
Public utility transmission lines.
(3)
Business Planned Developments.
i(4)
Residential Planned Developments.
212.5: Minimum lot area:
(1)
For Hotel and Motel uses, a minimum of eighteen
thousand (18,000) square feet.
i(2)
For other permitted uses, a minimum of six
thousand (6,000) square feet.
212.6: Minimum lot width:
(1) For Hotel and Motel uses, a minimum of one hundred
' (100) feet.
(2) For other permitted uses, a minimum of fifty (50)
feet.
212.7: Minimum front yard:
(1) For Hotel and Motel uses, a minimum of twenty (20)
feet.
' (2) For other permitted uses, a minimum of ten (10) feet.
(3) The modifications described in Article 300 are
applicable to this district.
212.8: Minimum side yards: At least twenty (20) percent
1 of the width of each lot shall be devoted to side yards,
provided that:
(1) The least dimension of a side yard in this district
shall not be less than seven and one half (7 1/2)
feet.
' (2) The modifications described in Article 300 are
applicable to this district.
212.9: Minimum rear yard:
' (1) For residential uses, five (5) percent of the depth
of the lot, provided that this dimension need not
' exceed five (5) feet.
(2) For other permitted uses, five (5) percent of the
' depth of the lot provided that this dimension
need not exceed fifteen (15) feet.
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212.10: Height regulations: Any structure exceeding fifty
' (50) feet in height shall require a Conditional Use Permit.
212.11: Sign regulations: The sign regulations set forth
in Article 500 shall apply to the T-1 Tourist District.
' 212.12: Off-street parking: The minimum requirements
for off-street parking are set forth in Article 400 of this
' ordinance. These requirements shall apply to all new
buildings and uses and to additions to existing buildings
and uses in the T-1 Tourist District.
'
212.13: Ground coverage: The total ground area covered
by the principle building and all accessory buildings
shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the total lot
'
area for Hotel and Motel uses, and shall not exceed
forty (40) percent of the total lot area for all other
permitted uses.
'
212.14: Density:
'
(1) For Hotel and Motel uses, the maximum allowable
density shall not exceed forty-five (45) units
per acre.
'
(2) For other permitted uses, the maximum allowable
density shall not exceed twenty-nine (29) units
per acre.
'
212.15: Fence regulations: The fence regulations
set forth in Article 700 shall apply to the T-1 Tourist
District.
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ZONING MAP CHANGES
' Administrative rezoning of the areas described below will be
necessary to achieve the directives of the Future Land Use
Element.
- Rezone Carolina Beach Lake Conservation Area
(those areas designated as 11404" wetlands
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
to RA-20.
- Rezone the areas surrounding Pleasure Cay
' Subdivision and shown on Map FLU-2 as Low
Density to RA-7.
' - Rezone MB-1 and RA-6A areas on the western
edge of Myrtle Grove Sound to RA-6.
' - Rezone the area designated for the T-1
zoning district (See Map A-1 for the
location of this district).
- Rezone to B-1 and RA-6 area adjacent
to the existing B-1 district.
' - Rezone to RA-6 the B-1 area west of
Third Street.
' - Rezone to B-3 the commercial node at the
intersection of Dow Road and U.S. 421.
Rezone to RA-6 the RA-6A oceanfront
' area north of Starfish Lane and east
of Carolina Beach Avenue North.
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ZONING MAP CHANGES (Continued)
- Rezone to RA-5A the RA-6A area south of
Atlanta Avenue and east of Carolina Beach
Avenue South.
- Rezone to RA-6 the RA-6A area west of U.S.
421 at Snow's Cut.
- Rezone to RA-20 the RA-6A zoned land at
the Carolina Beach State Park entrance.
- Rezone to RA-7 the RA-20 areas described
below:
(a) The area bounded on the north and
west by Dow Road, on the east
by the current B-3 zoning district
and on the south by Goldsboro Avenue.
(b) The area between the existing B-3
zoning district and St. Joseph's
Street, north of the Federal Point
Shopping Center and south of the
lots located on the southern
edge of Lewis Drive.
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APPENDIX 4
LAND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
A required component of the Town of Carolina Beach Land Use Plan
Update is the Land Classification Map. This Map is intended
to serve as an infrastructural provision guide for the
community, linking expected and desired future development
with the public services necessary to accommodate that
development.
The Land Classification Map for the Town of Carolina Beach
contains three general categories: Developed; Transition; and
Conservation. The Developed classification includes those
areas in which full range of public service infrastructure is
currently in place and in which urban densities exist. The
Transition classification is reserved for those areas in
which public service infrastructure is scheduled for provision
in the near term (the next 5-10 years) and which are slated
for urban densities within that period. The Conservation
classification pertains to those areas which are not
scheduled for urban development out of respect for their
natural beauty and function, recreational potential, or
cultural and aesthetic significance. Map A-2 locates
each of these general land classifications.
The Future Land Use Element subdivides the Developed,
Transition, and Conservation land classifications into
more highly -defined development categories which directly
relate to Town of Carolina Beach zoning classifications.
Maps FLU-2, FLU-3, and FLU-4 locate these sub -categories of
the general land classifications described in this Appendix.
While the Future Land Use Element development categories
have the status of zoning guidelines (as further described
in Appendix 9) and are therefore subject to the same revision
process as Town zoning regulations, any modification to the
general land classifications described herein constitute
an amendment to the Town's Land Use Plan and is subject
to the public hearing process required for such
amendments by State statutes.
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APPENDIX 5
NORTHERN EXTENSION TRAFFIC ESTIMATES
The Northern Extension area of Carolina Beach, with its single
entrance and exit point for automobile traffic, poses perhaps
the most significant traffic circulation problem for the
Town. Current development will generate an Average Daily
Traffic (ADT) volume of 10,808 trips per day at 75% occupancy
given the traffic generation data listed below. This
amount of traffic can be handled by the existing traffic
circulation system, although there will be occasional
delays in movement, primarily at the "bottleneck"
at the intersection of Carl Winner Street and Canal Drive.
Greater occupancy rates or substantial day -visitor traffic
will result in the capacity of the existing transportation
system to adequately handle traffic being exceeded.
ADT GENERATION RATES
FOR LAND USE TYPES
Single Family and Duplex - 11 trips per day per unit
Multifamily - 8 trips per day per unit
Hotel/Motel - 6 trips per day per unit
Source: Flordia DOT standards
If fifty percent (50%) of the existing lots developed as single
family or duplex units are converted to full density multifamily
uses (4 units/lot, essentially), and all existing vacant
property is also developed at full density given its current
zoning status, an additional 6,597 trips per day at 75%
occupancy will be added to the system, far exceeding the
existing roadway capacity. It is essential, therefore, that
the Town take all necessary steps to implement the traffic
circulation improvements established in the Traffic Circulation
Element for the Northern Extension in order to alleviate
this looming transportation problem.
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' FIVE YEAR SHOREFRONT ACCESS PLAN
TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH, N.C.
Date of Adoption:
' September 11, 1984
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PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
' TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH, N.C.
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PREFACE
' The Town of Carolina Beach is a shorefront community in many ways.
Geographically, the Town is nearly surrounded by the waters of the
Atlantic Ocean, the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Intracoastal
' Waterway. Myrtle Grove Sound bisects the center of the Town from
the Intracoastal Waterway to the Town Hall. Within the Town's
corporate limits there are approximately eight miles of shorefront,
both natural and man-made. There are another seven miles of shore-
front within the Town's extraterritorial boundary.
Economically, the Town of Carolina Beach derives much of its income
' from its shorefront. The Town's large tourist industry is based
upon the attraction of the shorefront to visitors from mainland
areas. The unprecedented boom in housing construction in recent
' years also owes its momentum to the attraction of the Carolina
Beach shorefront. Commercial fisherman and marinas produce
a substantial portion of the Town's income; these enterprises
are located along the shorefront.
Culturally, the Town has always been a shorefront community.
Residents and visitors alike are drawn to the many amenities of
' the Town's beaches and shores. Shorefront activities like
boating, fishing, swimming, sunning and surfing add greatly
to the high quality of life found in the Town of Carolina Beach.
' It is, therefore, extremely important that public access to
the Carolina Beach shorefront be maintained and increased. As
more people come to the Town, both as residents and as visitors,
' existing public access areas are becoming increasingly crowded.
The quality of life that draws these people to Carolina Beach
is consequently threatened. The following Shorefront Access
' Plan for the Town of Carolina Beach establishes the policies
of the Town regarding public shorefront access in order to
insure the continued high level of shorefront access that
residents and visitors have come to expect.
' The Shorefront Access Plan is divided into four sections: Purpose
and Intent; Inventory of Shorefront Access Facilities; Shorefront
' Access Policies; and Shorefront Access Program. The Purpose
and Intent section discusses the rationale behind -the Shorefront
Access Plan. The Inventory of Shorefront Access Facilities
' section lists existing shorefront access facilities currently
utilized in Carolina Beach. The Shorefront Access Policies
section establishes the policy direction for future shorefront
access decision making. Finally, the Shorefront Access Program
' indicates specific projects which are intended to implement
the policy directives of the plan over the next five years.
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PURPOSE AND INTENT
' The Town of Carolina Beach has long recognized its responsibility for
providing effective shorefront access. The Town owns and supervises
' the operation of the Myrtle Grove Marina, a scenic and economically
important shorefront facility in the downtown area of Carolina
Beach. The shorefront access provided by the State of North Carolina
' at Carolina Beach State Park has always been supported by the Town
through coordinative efforts with the State. The Town has supported,
through a large bond referendum, the renourishment of the Town's
Atlantic beachfront, thereby ensuring an attractive, ecologically -
functional shorefront for use by residents and visitors. The
Town, acting both on its own and in conjunction with the North
Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development,
' has constructed a number of dune crossover facilities and parking
spaces at public beach access points owned and maintained by
the Town.
' The intent and purpose of this Five Year Shorefront Access Plan
for the Town of Carolina Beach is, therefore, to continue the
Town's long-standing commitment to improved shorefront access
' for its citizens and visitors. The policies and programs
set out in this plan are intended to complement and improve
upon existing shorefront access facilities and to provide
' increased shorefront access throughout the Town of Carolina
Beach in an effective and comprehensive manner.
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INVENTORY OF SHOREFRONT ACCESS FACILITIES
The following facilities are owned and maintained by the Town of
Carolina Beach or by other public agencies, and have either the
existing capacity to provide shorefront access to the Town's
residents and visitors or the potential for providing such
access in the future.
Yacht Basin
The Town owns and operates a marina facility at the
southern terminus of Myrtle Grove Sound. The facility
not only provides shorefront access for the private
boat operators and fisherman that lease boat slips
from the Town, but also provides a scenic area for
the public to view Myrtle Grove Sound and the
picturesque activities of the fishing and recreational
boats utilizing the marina.
Public Beach Access Areas
The Town owns and maintains some twenty-three public
beach access areas. These beach access areas range
in type from signed, but otherwise undeveloped access
points to fully developed access areas with on -site
parking and dune crossover facilities. The most
significant of these is the Town's Boardwalk, a 1200
foot long public beach access area that fronts the
Town's main tourist commercial district. Further,
each public street -end east of Carolina Beach Avenue
North or Carolina Beach Avenue South has been designated
and signed as a public beach access area, with funding
for the signs coming from grant monies provided by
the N.C. Office of Coastal Management's Shorefront Access
Program. This same grant program has helped fund the
construction of nine dune crossover structures, three
of which have been constructed at the Boardwalk, with
the remaining six structures being located at the
following street ends: Spartanburg Avenue, Driftwood
Lane, Scallop Lane, Seagull Lane, Sandpiper Lane,
and Sand Dollar Lane. The Town is also currently
attempting to construct a tenth crossover facility
in the Boardwalk area with its own funds.
Public Beachfront
The Town of Carolina Beach is unique in that it is one of
the only two municipalities in North Carolina that owns its
beachfront area! This public beach runs from essentially
' the CAMA Building Line to the mean high water line.
The public beach is maintained for the enjoyment of the
residents and visitors to the Town. It has recently
been the focal point for an $11 million beach renourishment
project. Due to this recent improvement, this public
beach is perhaps the finest recreational beachfront in
North Carolina.
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Public Sound Access Areas
The Town owns and maintains thirteen street end access points
to Myrtle Grove Sound. Two of these access areas have been
utilized as pumping station sites, reducing the actual number
of sound access points to eleven. Of these eleven, nine
are twenty-five foot wide accesses, one is a forty foot
access and one is a fifty foot wide access point. None
of these sound access areas have been developed as public
facilities of the present time.
Municipal Parking Lots
The Town owns and operates two municipal parking lots for
the purpose of providing public shorefront access to
Myrtle Grove Sound and the Boardwalk. Some 124 spaces
are provided in these two lots.
Carolina Beach State Park
The State of North Carolina owns and operates a marina and
boat launching facility at the Carolina Beach State Park
which provides access to the Cape Fear River. The State
Park is a popular shorefront access area for the Town's
residents and visitors alike.
Snow's Cut
The Army Corps of Engineers owns a five hundred foot wide
swath of land on either side of the centerline of Snow's
Cut. The only public shorefront access that has been
provided in this area has been the state boat launching
facility at the intersection of Snow's Cut and Myrtle
Grove Sound. The Corps and the State also have an
agreement for public use of a portion of this property
within the Carolina Beach State Park.
Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal Buffer Zone
Most of the western portion of Carolina Beach falls within
the buffer zone of the Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal,
a munitions loading and off-loading facility. The buffer
zone was established to reduce potential property damage
and loss of life associated with an accident at the
terminal. Public use of the shorefront within this
buffer zone is not currently feasible due to the possibility
of such an accident.
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SHOREFRONT ACCESS POLICIES
' The following shorefront access policies are established in order to
provide a firm direction to decision -making regarding shorefront
' access in the Town of Carolina Beach. Clear, substantive policies
are a necessary part of any successful plan. They lay the groundwork
on which future implementation programs are constructed, and
assist the Town in making comprehensive decisions which will help
' achieve the goal of providing effective, balanced, and sufficient
shorefront access for the Town's citizens and visitors.
' GOAL: PROVIDE INCREASED SHOREFRONT ACCESS FOR
THE CITIZENS OF AND VISITORS TO THE TOWN OF
CAROLINA BEACH IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE
' FOLLOWING POLICIES
Policy #1 SEEK OUT REGIONAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
SHOREFRONT ACCESS PROJECTS
' The large number of visitors and tourists that utilize shorefront
access facilities in the Town of Carolina Beach make shorefront
' access within the Town more than a strictly local responsibility.
Outside agency funding sources should be tapped so that the
responsibility of providing adequate shorefront access is shared
equitably.
Policy #2 PROVIDE FOR A BALANCED SHOREFRONT ACCESS PROGRAM
' The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that while the Atlantic
Ocean beachfront is the Town's primary shorefront amenity,
shorefront access to other bodies of water, such as Myrtle
Grove Sound, the Cape Fear River and the Intracoastal
Waterway, is necessary for the Town to achieve a balanced
shorefront.access program that will meet the wide range
of needs of its citizens and visitors.
iPolicy #3 PROVIDE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SHOREFRONT ACCESS PROGRAM
The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that an effective shore-
front access program requires that a number of issues peripheral
to actual shorefront access be considered in a comprehensive
manner. For instance, the provision of adequate parking for
shorefront users does not increase the amount of shorefront
access per se, but is nevertheless a key component in effective
shorefront access and cannot therefore be ignored.
iPolicy #4 PROVIDE FOR A COST-EFFECTIVE SHOREFRONT ACCESS PROGRAM
' The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that shorefront access is an
important and popular concern for its citizens and visitors and
that it would be almost impossible to provide too much
shorefront access. The Town also recognizes its financial
1 limitations regarding shorefront access. Therefore, any shore-
front access program must concern itself with achieving the most
effective and equitable level of shorefront access for the money
budgeted.
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' Policy #5. ENCOURAGE SHOREFRONT ACCESS THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH
EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USES
1 It shall be a policy of the Town to consider the full impact of
its shorefront access program on existing and future land uses and
' to mitigate the negative and accentuate the positive effects of
the program whenever feasible and desirable.
' Policy #6 CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND/OR PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR
EXISTING SHOREFRONT ACCESS FACILITIES
It shall be a policy of the Town to require new development to
' pay its fair share of the cost of providing adequate shorefront
access since such new development places increased pressure
on existing shorefront access facilities and establishes
' a need for future facilities. A portion of the existing General
Fund impact fee should be designated for shorefront access
projects.
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SHOREFRONT ACCESS PROGRAM
The following program for shorefront access begins the implementation
process for the policy directives established in the previous
section. This program addresses specific projects for improving
shorefront access that have been given priority by the Town of
Carolina Beach. The program is divided into three parts:
short-range projects; medium -range projects; and long-range
projects. Short-range projects are those projects which are
ranked the highest in terms of immediate feasibility; they are
high priority projects for which funding can be generated and/or
anticipated. Medium -range projects are those projects of a
lower level of priority and/or for which funding sources have
not yet been identified. Long-range projects have a still
lower level of priority or current feasibility, but provision
should be made in this shorefront access plan for their
eventual implementation.
Short -Range Projects
The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that its most visible and
effective shorefront access areas (other than the Boardwalk)
are its street -end beach and sound access points. It is
intention of the Town to develop each of these street -end
areas into shorefront access facilities for the use of its
residents and visitors. While it is financially impossible
to develop all of these street -end areas into first class
facilities in the short-term (one year), certainly all of
them can be so developed within the next five years. Several
of these street -end shorefront access areas are scheduled
for improvement as short-range projects; the remainder will
be considered under the section dealing with medium -range
projects.
In order to protect these street -ends from encroachment by
development that would limit their usefulness as shorefront
access areas, the Town Council shall enact an ordinance to
restrict driveway access for all lots with frontage on
Carolina Beach Avenue South, Carolina Beach Avenue North and
Canal Drive to those roadways. This will prevent corner
lots from utilizing side streets for driveway access and thus
eliminating potential shorefront access parking areas.
Existing driveway accesses on the side streets will become
non -conforming uses.
In addition to this ordinance, four specific access improvement
projects are proposed for the short-term. These projects,
listed in order of priority, involve significant development
of shorefront access facilities at both the beach and sound
street -ends.
Figures 1-4 illustrate the type of development proposed at each
of these project sites. These same figures have been submitted
with the grant applications to the Office of Coastal Management
for FY 1984-85.
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1.) Oystershell Lane - The eastern terminus of Oystershell
Lane is a popular Northern Extension beach access area,
with numerous multifamily and single family dwelling
units in its vicinity.
Four on -site parking spaces can be created along a
stablized drive. A dune crossover, bike rack,
trash receptacle, and signage complete this beach
access facility.
2.) Pelican Lane - The eastern end of Pelican Lane
is also a popular beach access point, even though
its users must walk from the muncipal parking
lots near the Town Hall, or from other parking
areas, since there is no on -site parking. Over
one hundred parking spaces are within walking
distance of this beach accessway. It is also
located close to the Boardwalk area and has
a seasonally -manned lifeguard station.
Because the Pelican Lane public beach access
crosses through the parking lot of the Surfside
Motel, its boundaries should be clearly marked
so that public encroachment on private property
does not occur. There is sufficient space
at this access point to create at least two
on -site parking spaces, both of which should
be located at the eastern terminus of the
Pelican Lane right of way. Some form of physical
separation should be installed at the sides of
these spaces to prevent encroachment on private
property.
A dune crossover structure and trash receptacle
should be also provided at this beach access
area.
3.) Starfish Lane - The western end of Starfish
Lane provides the Town with an opportunity to
develop its first shorefront access facility
tq Myrtle Grove Sound.
To enhance the scenic view of the sound that
this site provides, a covered pavilion and
pier should be constructed across the marsh
grasses that line the shore. A stabilized
driveway and three stabilized parking spaces
can be constructed near the pavilion to
allow vehicular access to the site. Rope
fencing should be installed to protect the
marsh grasses. Signage, a trash receptacle,
and a bike parking stand should also be
provided.
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4.) Sandpiper Lane - The western end of Sandpiper Lane
provides a location for another soundfront access
project. covered pavilion and pier should be
constructed across the marsh grasses, and paved
parking for two automobiles should be provided.
Rope fencing, privacy fencing, signage, a trash
receptacle, and bike rack should also be provided.
Medium -Range Projects
In order for the Town to achieve its intention of providing
shorefront access at each of its street -end beach and sound
access points, the following projects should be undertaken
within the next five years.
1.) Beach Access Areas - The following street -end beachfront
access areas should be provided with dune crossover
structures, sand fencing, bicycle racks and trash
receptacles, along with parking improvements as
indicated. Provision should be made for lifeguard and
emergency vehicle access to the beachfront at several
of these street -end facilities.
- Hamlet Avenue - Five on -site parking spaces along
with an emergency vehicle access ramp have been
proposed for construction by a private developer.
An additional sixteen spaces can be created in
the vicinity of the access area by striping
portions of Hamlet Avenue and Cape Fear Street.
- Atlanta Avenue - Three parking spaces could be
provided east of Carolina Beach Avenue South.
- Driftwood Lane - This area has an existing
crossover plus three parking spaces, east of
Carolina Beach Avenue South. Three additional
parking spaces could be provided on the south
side of Driftwood Lane, west of Carolina
Beach Avenue South.
- Lake Street - Three parking spaces could be
provided east of Carolina Beach Avenue South.
- Dolphin Lane - This beach access point crosses
a motel parking lot in much the same manner
as the one at Pelican Lane. Two parking
spaces could be provided at the eastern
terminus of the right of way. The public
beach access boundaries should be marked
to prevent encroachment on private property.
- Sailfish Lane - Three parking spaces could be
provided east of Carolina Beach Avenue North.
- Oyster Shell Lane - Three parking spaces could
be provided east of Carolina Beach Avenue North.
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- Seahorse Lane - Five parking spaces could be
provided east of Carolina Beach Avenue North
on an existing paved area.
- Scotch Bonnet Lane - Five parking spaces could be
provided east of Carolina Beach Avenue North.
- Starfish Lane - Five to six parking spaces could
be provided east of Carolina Beach Avenue North.
- Clam Shell Lane - Five to six parking spaces
could be provided east of Carolina Beach
Avenue North.
- Periwinkle Lane - Five parking spaces could be
provided east of Carolina Beach Avenue North.
- Sandfiddler Lane - This access area has been
encroached upon by curbing and landscaping
installed for a condominium development.
provided east of Carolina Beach Avenue North.
This material should be removed at the
developer's expense. Six parking spaces
could then be provided east of Carolina Beach
Avenue North.
- Sea Oats Lane - There is room for three to
four parking spaces on an existing paved
area east of Carolina Beach Avenue North,
after encroachments have been removed at the
installer's expense.
- Saltmarsh Lane - Two parking spaces could be
provided east of Carolina Beach Avenue North.
2.) Sound Access Areas - The fifty foot wide sound access
area located at the western terminus of Maryland
Avenue should be developed as a passive recreation
facility with a pavilion and four to eight parking
spaces; care should be taken to develop this
facility in a manner that is compatible with the
single family neighborhood in which it exists.
The forty foot wide sound access point at Deleware
Avenue should be developed as a major access
facility, with a large pavilion, possibly with a
pier or dock, and approximately ten to fifteen
parking spaces. The following street -end access
points should be provided with either a pavilion
or dock, and trash receptacle. Limited parking
facilities may be possible at some of these sites.
Provision should also be made to allow access to
the sound for firefighting equipment.
Dolphin Lane
Scallop Lane
Seagull Lane
Sailfish Lane
Seahorse Lane
Scotch Bonnet Lane
Sand Dollar Lane
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3.) Municipal Marina - A shorefront access project not
involving street -end accessways that should be
undertaken in the next five years involves the
re-bulkheading of the municipal marina at Myrtle
Grove Sound. When this project is initiated, the
Town should consider providing a larger improved
boardwalk at the marina site. These improvements may
require sacrificing some boat docking spaces to
accommodate their implementation.
Long -Range Projects
The projects or recommendations discussed below are
currently considered to be outside the planning
horizon of this plan. They are provided for in this
document to help coordinate the future planning and
development of the Town with the policy directives
established in this plan.
1.) The Army Corps of Engineers should be contacted
regarding the possibility of an agreement between
the Corps and the Town of Carolina Beach that would
allow the Town to develop a public shorefront
access facility on Snow's Cut.
2.) Should the necessity for the Sunny Point Military
Ocean Terminal Buffer Zone ever be eliminated,
the Town of Carolina Beach should be prepared
to act so as to reserve as much public shorefront
access as possible within this buffer zone area.
3.) The Town should explore the possibility of
constructing walkways and observation decks that
would allow improved public access to the
estuarine marsh areas south of the Carolina Beach
Inlet.
4.) When any major street paving project is embarked
' upon, the Town should also attempt to pave and/or
re -pave its existing street -end beach and sound
access points, whenever feasible or desirable,
' in order to increase the usability of these
areas for public shorefront access.
' 5.) The Town of Carolina Beach should continue to
support, to the best of its financial abilities,
any needed renourishment of its public beachfront.
This is the most ecologically -sound, cost-effective
' method for the Town to preserve its most important
natural resource.
' 6.) The Town should begin planning for another
centralized parking area (perhaps a parking
garage) near the Boardwalk to accommodate
' the increased demand for shorefront access
parking that will occur in the future.
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' 7.) At some point in the future, increased traffic flow
or other factors may result in the conversion. of
Canal Drive from a two-way facility into a one-way
' facility (heading south). When and if this occurs,
the Town should designate parking spaces along
Canal Drive for shorefront access, where such
parking can be located without interfering with
driveway access and side street intersections
with Canal Drive.
' 8.) Bikeways and sidewalks should be provided along
Carolina Beach Avenue North and Canal Drive
to facilitate shorefront access for residents
' and visitors not traveling in automobiles.
9.) The Town should intiate contact with the U.S.
' Military regarding public use of the lake
created by the renourishment of the beachfront
area. This lake has navigable contact with the
Cape Fear River, making it an area that is
' eligible for State -supported grants for
shorefront access projects.
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APPENDIX 7
' BIKEWAY PLAN
' TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH, N.C.
' Date of Adoption:
July 22, 1985
' PREPARED BY:
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
' TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH, N.C.
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' 1985 BIKEWAY PLAN
TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH
Introduction
As Carolina Beach develops into a coastal resort town, new
' and more varied recreational facilities will be demanded
by its residents and visitors. For the Town to achieve
its potential as an outstanding place in which to live,
visit and work, its current recreational amenities must be
' developed, upgraded and augmented. It is also important
for the Town to maintain a balance between tourist -oriented
recreational facilities and those provided more -or -less
' exclusively for year-round residents, as each of these
groups has unique needs and makes a unique contribution
to the Town's economy and culture. (Introduction to
' Recreation Element; 1985 Town of Carolina Beach Land
Use Plan Update.)
The above excerpt also serves as a good introduction to the 1985
' Carolina Beach Bikeway Plan. It sets forth the Town's recognition
of the importance of improving its existing stock of recreational
facilities in order to satisfy the needs and wishes of its residents
' and visitors. This recognition, coupled with positive action
to achieve recreational goals, will result in a wide variety of
highly -accessible recreational facilities throughout the Town.
' Bikeways must certainly be a part of these improvements.
In a recent survey of Carolina Beach residents and property -owners
(Town of Carolina Beach Land Use Survey; Spring, 1985), respondents
' indicated that bikeways and jogging trails ranked high on their
list of desired recreational improvements. Resident respondents
selected bikeways and jogging trails as their third -most -desired
' recreational improvement (behind beach access facilities and a
senior citizens activities center); non-resident respondents
felt that only beach access facilities deserved a higher
priority than bikeways and jogging trails in terms of improvements
to the Town's recreational facilities.
Given the consensus of resident and non-resident opinion on this
' matter, it is essential that the Town begin planning for a
comprehensive system of bikeway's if -it is to remain responsive
to the wishes of its citizens. Such a bikeway system should
' link major Carolina Beach attractions (e.g., the Town's parks,
beach and sound access areas, primary shopping areas, and
the Carolina Beach Elementary School) in a manner which
promotes safe and efficient bicycle transit between those
' places of attraction.
The cost of providing a bikeway system is also a highly important
' concern. Carolina Beach taxpayers have every right to expect
cost-efficient utilization of their tax dollars. The
design and provision of bikeway facilities must therefore be
' coordinated with street paving, repaving, and construction
projects in order to result in the most efficient use of
public monies.
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Public safety is also a primary concern in any bikeway plan. In
' the past two and a half years, there have been 10 bicycle
accidents reported to the Carolina Beach Police Department, all
of which involved a collision between a bicycle and an automobile.
' A properly designed bikeway system, along with an active safe
bicycling education program, should serve to substantially
improve bicycle safety.
' The following sections discuss various bikeway issues, establish
a set of policies for the Town to follow in planning and
implementing a bikeway program, and provide for a safe,
' comprehensive and cost-efficient bikeway system.
BIKEWAY ISSUES
This section contains a discussion of a number of important
bikeway issues, ranging from the existing cycling situation in
Carolina Beach to the main types of bikeway users.
Existing Situation
The Town of Carolina Beach currently has no bikeways or road
shoulders designed to promote safe cycling. Since 1983, there
have been ten bicycle accidents reported to the Police Department.
Table BP-1 provides additional information about these accidents.
Table BP-1: Bicycle Accidents (1983-1985)
YEAR ACCIDENT LOCATION ACCIDENT TYPE
1983
Sandpiper Lane & Carolina Beach Avenue N.
Bike
&
Car
1983
Canal Drive and Scallop Lane
Bike
&
Car
1984
U.S. 421 at Hardees
Bike
&
Car
1984
Carolina Beach Avenue North & Pelican Lane
Bike
&
Car
1984
Cape Fear Blvd. and Woody Hewitt Avenue
Bike
&
Car
1984
U.S. 421 & Cape Fear Blvd.
Bike
&
Car
1984
Cape Fear Blvd. & 3rd Street
Bike
&
Car
1984
Canal Drive & Scallop Lane
Bike
&
Car
1984
Canal Drive & Dolphin Lane
Bike
&
Car
1985
Fayetteville Avenue & 4th Street
Bike
&
Car
While it cannot be concluded that the existing unstructured bicycling
situation resulted in those accidents, it should be pointed out that
most of the accidents occurred in areas of major attraction for
cyclists: the beach, the Amusement District and the Central
Business District. Provision of well -designed bikeways in these
areas would certainly make bicycle accidents less likely.
' The Town does operate a highly -successful bicycle safety educational
program through its Police Department. Contact is made with
elementary school age children and the fundamentals of safe
' cycling are explained to these children through interesting events
like bicycle rodeos. By promoting and teaching safe bicycling
techniques to children, responsible habits are learned which
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should continue with them throughout their lives. This worthy
effort at education should be encouraged and continued.
Design Standards
Most people think of separate facilities, where cars and bikes are
physically separated (like those provided at Wilmington's Greenfield
Park, to use a local example), when they think of bikeways. However,
the national trend in bikeways is toward shared facilities where
bikeways are designed for the edges and shoulders of existing
roadways. Shared facilities are generally cheaper to provide since
they can usually be constructed on existing pavement and
rights -of -way. Shared facilities are also generally safer and
more effective in meeting the needs of cyclists because, as
part of a road system, they are more likely to be kept free of
glass and other debris and are more likely to take cyclists
where they want to go.
' For shared facilities, the standard is the four foot wide, paved,
one way bike lane. Variations on this standard are shown in
Figure BP-1: Shared Facility Standards. These types of
bike lanes, because they are constructed to officially -recognized
design standards, can be marked as bike routes without creating
liability problems for the Town.
' Alternatives to the standard bike lane are paved road maintenance
shoulders from one to three and a half feet in width. These
shoulders increase bicycle safety by allowing more room for
' cyclists on roadways and also reduce road maintenance costs.
Unfortunately, because design standards are not met, road
maintenance shoulders are not recommended for signing as part
of a bike route system due to liability considerations.
Other design standards which should be taken into account when
planning bikeway systems include:
(1) "Stranding" of cyclists - any bike route
system should not abruptly end, leaving the
bicycle rider with no obvious option to
continue.
(2) Common-sense design at intersections and
other hazardous locations - bikeway design
planning must concentrate on the most
common-sense approach to assist cyclists
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in coping with hazardous areas because
cyclists will naturally tend to follow
the most logical solution to the hazard
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problem at hand. Complicated hazard
avoidance schemes are generally bound
to fail since they do not take into
account cyclist behavior patterns.
(3) Maintenance of bike lanes and road
shoulders - a regular maintenance
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program for bikeways is necessary to
keep them operating at peak efficiency
and safety.
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Dashed or Solid \
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Car Lane Car and Bike Lane
a. WIDE CURB -LANE Varies 14 Min.
Parking Stalls or Optional 4" Solid Stripe*
*The optional solid white stripe may be advisable where stalls are
unnecessary (because parking is light) but where there is concern
that motorists may misconstrue the bike -lane to be a traffic lane.
6" Solid White Stripe,
Motor Vehicle Lanes 5' Min.
Bike Park
b. CURBED STREET WITH STRIPED PARKING Lane
6" Solid
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Btike
d. STREET WITHOUT CURB OR GUTTER Lane
Source: Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, "Proposed Design and Construction
Criteria for Bikeway Construction Projects." Federal Register, Monday, August 4, 1980.
FIGURE BP-1:
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' Alternative to the Automobile
' A good bikeway system provides both residents and visitors with
an alternative to the automobile. This serves to reduce roadway
congestion and perhaps postpone or eliminate expensive road
' construction projects by helping to keep automobile traffic
levels below road design capacities.
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User Types
There are three primary bikeway user types: the commuter, the
shopper and the recreational rider. Each user type is
defined by the ulitmate goal he or she has in mind when
using the bikeway system: The commuter is interested in
getting to work or to school; the shopper is interested in
getting to the various shopping facilities; the recreational
rider is interested in having an enjoyable bike ride.
While facility design standards remain the same for all three
user types, the location of bikeways must take into account
the purpose each user type has in mind when travelling by
bicycle. For example, a successful bikeway system must
provide good routes to major work places and schools, primary
shopping areas, and main recreational attractions. By
achieving a balance between different user needs, a
successful bikeway program can serve the cycling community
as a whole.
BIKEWAY PROGRAM POLICIES
The following bikeway program policies are established in order
to provide a firm direction to decision -making regarding bikeways
in the Town of Carolina Beach. Clear, substantive policies
are a necessary part of any successful plan. They lay the
groundwork on which future implementation programs are
constructed, and assist the Town in making comprehensive decisions
which will.help achieve the goal of providing an effective,
balanced, and sufficient bikeway system for the Town's
citizens and visitors.
Policy #1 SEEK OUT REGIONAL STATE, AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
BIKEWAY PROJECTS
The large number of visitors and tourists that will utilize
bikeway facilities in the Town of Carolina Beach make the
provision of such facilities within the Town more than a
strictly local responsibility. Outside agency funding sources
should be tapped so that the responsibility of providing
these facilities is shared equitably.
Policy #2 PROVIDE FOR A BALANCED BIKEWAY PROGRAM
The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that it will be necessary
to provide a balanced bikeway program that will meet the wide
range of needs its resident and non-resident cyclists.
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Policy #3 PROVIDE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE BIKEWAY PROGRAM
The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that an effective bikeway
program requires that a number of issues peripheral to actual
provision of bikeways be considered in a comprehensive manner.
For instance, a bicycle safety program can assist in making
bikeway facilities safer; also, linking bikeway construction
with programmed street construction projects results in a
cost effective and planned system of bikeways.
Policy #4 PROVIDE FOR COST-EFFECTIVE BIKEWAY PROGRAM
The Town of Carolina Beach recognizes that a bikeway system is an
important and popular concern for its residents and visitors.
The Town also recognizes its financial limitations regarding
the provision of bikeways. Therefore, any bikeway program must
concern itself with achieving the most effective facilities
for the money budgeted.
Policy #5 ENCOURAGE A BIKEWAY SYSTEM THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH
EXISTING AND FUTURE LAND USES
It shall be a policy of the Town to consider the full impact of its
bikeway program on existing and future land uses and to mitigate
the negative and accentuate the positive effects of the program
whenever feasible and desirable.
Policy #6 PROVIDE FOR EQUITABLE BIKEWAY PROVISION
It shall be a policy of the Town to require new development to
pay its fair share of the cost of providing adequate bikeway
facilities since such new development places increas6d pressure
on existing facilities and establishes a need for future
facilities.
THE BIKEWAY PLAN
The ultimate goal of the 1985 Bikeway Plan is to establish
a marked bicycle route system as shown on Map BP-1. Because
of the expense involved in such a system, and because, in
several cases, rights -of -way do not yet exist or streets are
unpaved, achieving this ideal system will have to occur on
a phased basis. Priority projects are listed below, but the
Town should always be alert to achieving any new link in the
system. Unless otherwise indicated, all projects are shared
facilities.
Short -Range Projects
These are projects which are judged to have a relatively higher
degree of priority than the long range projects which follow.
The establishment of these general levels of priority is based
upon a subjective rating of such factors as interconnections
with other existing or proposed local and regional bike routes,
major bicycle trip ends and existing roadway conditions.
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' Maps BP-2 and BP-3 illustrate how the projects proposed below will
link most major trip ends, as well as provide standard bikeway
facilities in areas of higher accident potential. No priority
ranking is intended in the order in which projects are listed. No
' right-of-way acquisition is necessary for these projects.
U.S. 421 (Lake Park Blvd.) between the southern terminus of
the Snow's Cut Bridge and Dow Road. This project would improve
a link in an existing intra-state bike trail (the Cape Fear
Run).
- Dow Road throughout the Town's extraterritorial jurisdiction
This project provides access to the Carolina Beach State Park
and serves to connect Carolina and Kure Beaches with a bikeway.
' - Harper Avenue between Dow Road and Canal Drive. This project
would promote better bicycle access with the residential
areas and the Central Business District and the beach.
- Canal Drive between Harper Avenue and Salt Marsh Lane.
Improved access to beach and sound access facilities constructed
' jointly by the Town and the State would result from this
project.
' - Cape Fear Blvd. between Dow Road and Woody Hewett Avenue. This
project would link the residential areas with Katie B. Hines
Park, the Central Business District and the Amusement District
' (Boardwalk). -
Clarendon Avenue between Dow Road and Carolina Beach Lake
(Also includes separate bikeway facilities around the Lake and
' Chappell Park recreational areas.) This project would provide
access to the Carolina Beach Elementary School, to Chappell
Park (a regional facility) and to the Carolina Beach Lake
' recreation area.
- Sixth Street between Harper and Clarendon Avenues. This
project would provide a north -south link between the Harper
' Avenue, Cape Fear Blvd. and Clarendon Avenue projects.
U.S. 421 (Lake Park Blvd.) between Harper Avenue and
' St. Joseph's Street. This project would serve a link between
the central areas of the Town and the Federal Point Shopping
Center (Carolina Beach's major shopping facility.)
- St. Joseph's Street/Lewis Drive beteen U.S. 421 and Otter
Road. This project would complete the link between the
central Town areas, the Federal Point Shopping Center, and
' the residential developments along Myrtle Grove Sound.
Long Range Projects
' The remainder of the projects shown on Map BP-1 will complete
the Carolina Beach bikeway system as put forward in this plan.
' Two of the projects shown on Map BP-1 will require dedication
of right-of-way (and, likely, the construction of the facilities
themselves) by private developers; these projects are the Winner
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Avenue extension and interconnection with Sixth Street and
the link between U.S. 421 (at Dow Road) and St. Joseph's Street
A third acquisition of an easement or right-of-way by the Town
will be necessary to complete the link between the Carolina
' Sands subdivision and Bonito Lane (old Fifth Street) in
Wilmington Beach; a four to eight foot wide easement will
be necessary.
Map BP-4 indicates the existing and proposed recreational
facilities identified for Carolina Beach in its 1985 Land Use
Plan Update. When this map is compared with the bikeway
' route system (Map BP-1) it can be seen that all major
recreational facilities will have access through the
Carolina Beach bikeway system.
' Other Projects
When Town streets and roads are constructed, paved, and/or
repaved, wide maintenance shoulders should be installed.
This will result in improved cycling safety, as well as in
lower maintenance costs.
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APPENDIX 8
CURRENT PLANS, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
'
In addition to this Land Use Plan, the Town of Carolina Beach
utilizes
the following documents for policy -making and decision -making
'
purposes:
A Development Plan for Carolina Beach
9/1959
Proposed Zoning Ordinance
5/1960
'
Community Facilities Plan
4/1969
Comprehensive Water & Sewer Plan
9/1971
Zoning Ordinance Revisions (Flood Insurance Regulations)
12/1971
'
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Ordinance
6/1972
Zoning Ordinance (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction)
9/1972
Thoroughfare Plan
11/1972
Annexation Feasibility Report
12/1972
'
Subdivision Regulations
12/1972
Initial Housing Element
4/1973
'
Commercial Area Improvement Proposal
Governmental Management Review
6/1973
8/1973
Flood Insurance Regulations Ordinance
9/1974
Capital Improvements Budget
1/1975
'
Land Use Plan
5/1976
Hurricane Evacuation Plan
3/1977
Carolina -Kure 201 Facilities Plan
4/1977
CAMA Implementation & Enforcement Plan
8/1977
'
Purchasing Policy
11/1978
Water & Sewer Rate Study
1/1979
Personnel Policies and Procedures
2/1979
'
Position and Pay Classification Plan
5/1979
Solid Waste Management Study
5/1979
Community Facilities Plan & Capital Improvements Budget
7/1979
Vehicle Maintenance Program
7/1979
'
Codes Modification Study (Flood & CAMA Regulations)
9/1979
Fees and Charges Study
12/1979
Preliminary Engineering Report (Streets & Storm Drainage)
2/1980
'
Storm Drainage Facilities & Storm Water Mgmt. Ordinance
4/1980
Fixed Asset Inventory
In Progress
Carolina Beach Zoning Ordinance
In Progress
'
Growth Assessment Study
2/1983
Additions to Hurricane Evacuation Plan
9/1983 -
Shorefront Access Plan
10/1984
Transportation Improvement Program Project Requests
5/1985
'
Revisions to Hurricane Evacuation Plan
6/1985
Bikeways Plan
7/1985
'
Recodification of Town Codes and Ordinances
Risk Management Study
In Progress
In Progress
Personnel Policies & Procedures (revision)
In Progress
'
In addition to the above documents, studies and plans, the
Town
enforces the provisions of the following codes and regulations:
' Minimum Housing Code
Sedimentation Control Ordinance (Enforced by New Hanover County)
Septic Tank Regulations (Enforced by New Hanover County)
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N.C. State Building Code, Volume I
N.C. Uniform Residential Building Code
N.C. Plumbing Code (Enforced by New Hanover County)
N.C. Heating Code (Enforced by New Hanover County)
N.C. State Electrical Code (Enforced by New Hanover County)
The Town also recognizes and/or enforces the provisions of the
following State and Federal regulations listed below:
STATE LICENSES AND PERMITS
' Agency Licenses and Permits
Department of Natural Resources - Permits to discharge to surface
' and Community Development waters or operate waste water
Division of Environmental treatment plants; NPDES Permits,
Management (G.S. 143-215)
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- Permits for septic tanks and
wastewater collection, treatment
and disposal systems (G.S. 143-215.3).
- Permits for withdrawal of
ground waters in capacity use
areas (G.S. 143-215.15)..
- Permits for air pollution
abatement facilities and
sources (G.S. 143-215.108).
- Permits for construction of a
well over 100,000 gallons/day
(G.S. 87-88).
Department of Natural Resources - Permits to dredge and/or fill
and Community Development in estuarine waters, tidelands,
Division of Coastal Management etc. (G.S. 113-229).
Permits to undertake development
in Areas of Environmental
Concern (G.S. 113A=118).
NOTE: Minor development permits
are issued by the local
government.
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Agency
Licenses and Permits
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Department of Natural Resources
and Community Development
Division of Land Resources
Department of Natural Resources
and Community Development
Secretary of NRCD
Department of Administration
Department of Human Resources
Army Corps of Engineers
(Department of Defense)
- Permits to alter or construct
a dam (G.S. 143-215.66).
- Permits to mine (G.S. 74-51).
- Permits to drill an exploratory
oil or gas well (G.S. 113-381).
- Permits to conduct geographical
exploration (G.S. 113-391).
- Sedimentation erosion control
plans for any land disturbing
activity of over one contiguous
acre (G.S. 113A-54).
- Permits to construct an oil
refinery.
- Easements to fill where lands
are proposed to be raised above
the normal high water mark of
navigable waters by filling
(G.S. 146.6(c)).
- Approval to operate a solid
waste disposal site or
facility (G.S. 130-166.16).
- Approval for construction of
any public water supply
facility that furnishes water
to ten or more residences
(G.S. 130-160.1).
- Permits required under
Sections 9 and 10 of the
Rivers and Harbors of 1899;
permits to construct in
navigable waters.
- Permits required under
Section 103 of the Marine
Protection, Research and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972.
- Permits required under Section
404 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act of 1972;
permits to undertake dredging
and/or filling activities.
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Agency
Coast Guard
(Department of Transportation)
Geological Survey
Bureau of Land Management
(Department of Interior)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Licenses and Permits
- Permits for bridges, causeways,
pipelines over navigable waters;
required under the General
Bridge Act of 1946 and the
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
- Deep water port permits.
- Permits required for off -shore
drilling.
- Approvals of OCS pipeline
corridor rights -of -way.
- Licenses for siting, construction
and operation of nuclear power
plants; required under the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and
Title II of the Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974.
- Permits for construction,
operation and maintenance of
interstate pipelines facilities
required under the Natural
Gas Act of 1938.
- Orders of interconnection of
electric transmission facilities
under Section 202(b) of the
Federal Power Act.
- Permission required for
abandoment of natural gas
pipeline and associated
facilities under Section 7C
(b) of the Natural Gas Act of
1938.
- Licenses for non-federal
hydroelectric projects and
associated transmission lines
under Sections 4 and 15 of the
Federal Power Act.
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APPENDIX 9
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The Town of Carolina Beach is very interested in encouraging public
participation in all land use and land development policy issues.
During the development of this Land Use Plan Update, public
participation was encouraged in a number of ways. When
modifications and/or additions to the Land Use Plan Update
become necessary, public participation will again be sought out.
This Appendix lists the means by which public participation was
encouraged and obtained during the development of this document.
Following that list are descriptions of the processes which
are to be followed for modifications and/or additions to
this Land Use Plan Update.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: DEVELOPMENT OF LAND USE PLAN UPDATE
The following chart lists the Town boards and meeting dates at
which the Land Use Plan Update was publicly discussed. See
Appendix 1 for a detailed discussion of how other public
input was sought and achieved through the promulgation of a
Land Use Survey.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PLAN UPDATE ELEMENT OR COMPONENT
(1) Natural Resources Element
(2) Economics Element
(3) Recreation Element
(4) Traffic Circulation Element
(5) Capital Facilities
(6) Disaster Preparedness
(7) Future Land Use
' 8 Appendices*
( ) PP
TOWN BOARD
P/Z
P/Z
TC
TC
PRC
TC
TC
TC
TC
P/Z
P/Z
P/Z
P/Z
ZSC
TC
TC
DATE
4/04/85
5/02/85
5/27/85
5/14/85
4/24/85
5/14/85
5/27/85
8/26/85
8/26/85
6/06/85
6/20/85
7/11/85
8/08/85
8/06/85
8/13/85
8/26/85
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
(Continued)
PLAN UPDATE ELEMENT OR COMPONENT
(9) Land Use Survey
(10) Shorefront Access Plan
(11) Bikeway Plan
(12) Entire Plan Update
(a) Draft Approval
(b) Final Consideration
(c) Adoption
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
P/Z - Planning and Zoning Commission
PRC - Parks and Recreation Committee
ZSC - Zoning Study Committee
TC - Town Council
TOWN BOARD DATE
P/Z 2/07/85
TC 2/25/85
TC 6/24/85
TC 9/11/84
TC 7/22/85
TC 8/26/85
TC 4/08/86
TC 5/13/86
* except Land Use Survey; Shorefront Access Plan; and Bikeway Plan
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS TO PLAN UPDATE
There are two types of modifications/additions to the Town of Carolina
Beach Land Use Plan Update. The difference between these types of
amendments primarily involves the public participation process
through which the amendment(s) must be channelled. Each
amendment -type is discussed below.
Zoning Type Amendment Process
The Future Land Use Element of the Land Use Plan Update establishes
site -specific land use categories and classifications. Because
the level of detail regarding land uses set forth in that
Element constitutes very nearly (and, in some cases, precisely)
the establishment of specific zoning map boundaries, it is
unrealistic to expect that there will be no modifications to
these classifications during the planning horizon of this
document.
In order to avoid an unwieldy situation with regard to
modifications(s) to these site -specific classifications, it
is necessary to shorten and simplify the process by which
changes are made to the Future Land Use Element. If the
complicated and lengthy Plan Update amendment process described
in the following section was to apply to changes to this
Element, the Town might find itself very restricted in
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approving what could constitute a very minor change in land use
or zoning. Furthermore, such an amendment process would involve
the State in what are essentially zoning matters; this level
of State involvement is opposed by the Town on both philosophical
and practical grounds.
Consequently, any modifications to the Future Land Use Element
shall be regarded as being similar in type to changes to the
Town's Zoning Ordinance, so long as such modifications do not
involve changes of such a degree as to constitute an
amendment to Map A-2: Land Classification Map and/or
alteration to policy statements. Local public
participation is achieved through this amendment process
since public notice and public hearings are required. The
unwieldiness and difficulties with separation of powers
between units of government inherent to the following
amendment process is also avoided for these entirely local
matters.
Policy Type Amendment Process
' For amendments to the Land Use Plan Update which involve policy
statements and/or the Land Classification Map continued in
Appendix 4, the following procedure shall be followed, as
required by State statutes. (This procedure is quoted
directly from the N.C. Administrative Code 07/09/84.)
' .0401 LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT
The land use plan may be amended as a whole
by a single resolution or in parts by successive
' resolutions. The successive resolutions may
address geographical sections, county divisions,
or functional units of subject matter.
' History Note: Statutory Authority G.S. 113A-110;
Eff. May 10, 1978.
' .0402 PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED
(a) The land use plan may be amended only
' after a properly held public hearing. Notice
of public hearing must appear at least 30 days
prior to the public hearing and must state the
date, time, place, proposed action, and that
copies of the amendment may be viewed at a
particular office in the county courthouse during
designated hours. The notice must appear at
least once in a newspaper of general circulation
in the county.
(b) When the land use plan subject to
' amendment is a city land use plan, the amendment
shall also be made available during specified
hours at a particular office in the town hall or
' equivalent facility and the public hearing notice
shall so state.
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(c) Copies of the proposed amendment or update
shall be available at the time notice is provided:
minor changes after hearing are acceptable without
additional meetings unless the changes are so
significant that the original notice would not
have provided adequate notice to the public of the
subject matter and potential action.
(d) Local governments are encouraged to
adopt their plan amendments expeditiously following
the close of the public hearing.
History Note: Statutory Authority G.S. 113A-110;
Eff. May 10, 1978;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1984.
.0403 NOTICE TO COASTAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
(a) The local government proposing a land use
plan amendment shall provide to the executive secretary
of the CRC or his designee written notice of the
public hearing, a copy of the proposed amendment,
and the reasons for the amendment 30 days prior
to the public hearing. After the public hearing,
the executive secretary or his designee shall
receive a copy of the amendment as adopted.
(b) The unit of government amending the
land use plan shall submit the full text of any
proposed amendment in full page units as it
would appear in the land use plan if adopted
in the proposed form. Any maps (such as the
land classification map) that are the subject
of the amendment or that will be affected
by the amendment shall also be adopted. If
the proposed land use plan amendment includes
reclassifying an area from a lower intensity
land class which does not presently require
urban type services to a higher intensity class
which will necessitate urban type services,
then the local government should describe, as
part of the amendment, how, when and where
these services will be provided in order to
support such a reclassification. If the local
government intends to allow private services
such as sewage package treatment systems,
private garbage pickup, community water
systems, etc., then the local government
should also discuss how it will ensure these
private services will be provided so as to
avoid unnecessary future public expenses.
Proposed amendments shall be submitted to
the executive secretary with the notice of
the public hearing.
(c) The executive secretary shall
receive a copy of the amended text or maps,
or certification of adoption as proposed
within seven days after adoption. If the
adopted amendment varies from the proposed
revision, the adopted amendment shall be
submitted in the manner described in (b)
of this Rule for proposed amendments.
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Eff. May 10, 1978;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1984.
.0404 WAIVER OF FORMAL REVIEW BY THE CRC
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(a) When the governmental unit amending the
land use plan deems the amendment sufficiently
insubstantial, it shall request a waiver of the formal
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amendment procedure when giving notice to the
executive secretary. The executive secretary shall
make such determination in accordance with specific
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CRC standards and policy, and mail written
notification to the local government no later
than two weeks after receipt of notice.
(b) If the waiver is granted and the amendment
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is adopted as proposed, it shall become final upon
local adoption and is not subject o commission
review as noted in Rule .0405 of this Section.
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The executive secretary shall receive certification
that the amendment was adopted as proposed within
seven days after adoption.
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(c) If the waiver is granted and the
amendment is not adopted as proposed, the adopted
amendment shall be submitted to the executive
secretary, shall be subject to commission review
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as noted in Rule .0405 of this Section, and
shall become final only after such commission
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review.
(d) If the request for waiver is denied by the
executive secretary, the waiver provisions of
these rules shall not apply. The local amendment
finally adopted shall be reviewed by the CRC
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in accordance with the regular plan amendment
process.
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History Note: Statutory Authority G.S. 113A-110;
Eff. May 10, 1978;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1984.
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.0405 CONSISTENCY AND ADOPTION
(a) The amended land use plan must remain
consistent with 15 NCAC 7B, Land Use Planning
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Guidelines, and 15 NCAC 7D, Generally Applicable
Standards of Review, and adjacent city or county
plans.
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(b) The Coastal Resources Commission shall
review locally adopted land use plan amendments
that are not subject to the waiver provisions
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at the first regularly scheduled meeting held
after the executive secretary has received
notification of local adoption, provided
adequate time exists to determine the sufficiency
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of the amendment. If adequate time is not
available for review of the amendment, the local
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government shall be advised in writing by the
excecutive secreatary of the date at which
the commission anticipates review of the
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amendment. Public comments are invited during the
CRC review of the proposed plan amendment.
(1) The CRC shall approve, disapprove
or conditionally approve any local
land use plan amendment it is reviewing.
(2) If the amendment is disapproved or
conditionally approved, the reasons
for such action shall be explained
to the local government with suggestions
as to how the amendment might be
changed so approval could be granted.
(c) Failure of the CRC to take negative action at
its first regularly scheduled meeting after
notification to the executive secretary
of the adopted amendment indicates compliance
with these standards and commission approval
of the amendment.
(d) Any final amendments to the text or maps
of the land use plan shall be incorporated
in context in the land use plan and shall be
dated to indicate the date the amendment
became final. The amended land use plan
shall be maintained as required by G.S.
113A-110(g).
History Note: Statutory Authority G.S. 113A-110;
Eff. May 10, 1978;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1984.
.0406 STANDARDS FOR WAIVER OF FORMAL REVIEW
The executive secretary's authority to waive
formal review of proposed land use plan
amendments is limited to the following
instances:
(1) minor changes in policy statements
or objectives that are the result
of public participation,
(2) modification of any classification
that does not affect transition
or conservation classes,
(3) new data compilations and associated
statistical adjustments that do not
suggest major substantive revisions,
(4) more detailed identification of
existing land uses or additional
maps of existing or natural conditons,
(5) identification of fragile areas to
be brought under locally initiated
protection,
(6) changes in land classifications to
reflect new designations or deletions
of AEC's,
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specific CRC comments.
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Eff. May 10, 1978.
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SUPPLEMENT
TO
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
HURRICANE EVACUATION PLAN
DISASTER EVACUATION OPERATION PLAN
CAROLINA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
CAROLINA BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
DISASTER OPERATION CENTER:
CAROLINA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
CAROLINA BEACH CITY HALL
CORNER OF CANAL DRIVE E CARL WINNER AVENUE
ALL PUBLIC RECORDS WILL BE MOVED TO A SAFE BUILDING IN WILMINGTON
BY U-HAUL TRUCKS.
ALTERNATE DISASTER OPERATION CENTER:
IN THE EVENT OF HIGH WATER, THE DISASTER OPERATION CENTER WILL
BE MOVED TO THE FEDERAL POINT MEDICAL CENTER, WHICH IS THE
ALTERNATE DISASTER OPERATION CENTER.
IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER AND THE MAYOR ORDERS THE EVACUATION
OF THE ISLAND, ALL RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE
TOWN LIMITS AND SATELITE AREAS MUST HAVE A CAROLINA BEACH CITY
LICENSE TAG OR SHOW OTHER PROPER IDENTIFICATION AT THE MAIN
CHECK POINT, FEDERAL POINT MEDICAL CENTER, U.S. HWY. 421, BEFORE
REENTRY TO THE ISLAND.
IN THE EVENT OF AN EVACUATION, THE COORDINATION OF EXITING
TRAFFIC WILL BE AT VARIOUS CHECK POINTS LISTED:
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TRAFFIC CHECK POINTS:
CARL WINNER AVENUE & U.S. 421
HARPER AVENUE S U. S. 421
CAPE FEAR BLVD. S U. S. 421
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DOW ROAD E U. S. 421
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DOW ROAD & SPENCER FARLOW DRIVE
iEACH
CHECK POINT WILL BE MANNED BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO WILL
DIRECT EVACUATING MOTORIST INTO WHICH LANE OF TRAFFIC TO
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REST HOME, LOCATED AT 4th STREET NORTH AND GOLDSBORO AVENUE.
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DISASTER EVACUATION ROUTE
TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH
R O U T E S O F T R A V E L T O S H E L T E R S
HOGGARD HIGH SCHOOL:
Travel north on U.S. 421 to intersection N.C. 132. Continue north
on N.C. 132 to Shipyard Blvd., Wilmington. Turn left on Shipyard
Blvd. to Hoggard. High School.
ROLAND-GRISE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL:
Travel north on N.C. 132. Turn left on Lake Avenue, before inter-
section of U.S. 76 [Oleander Drive] Wilmington, to Roland-Grise
School.
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A" S E C T O R
All traffic on the NORTHERN EXTENSION, which will include:
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Carolina Avenue North Carl Winner Avenue Seahorse Lane
Canal Drive Myrtle Scotch Bonnet Lane
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Virginia Avenue Pelican Lane Starfish Lane
Georgia Avenue Dolphin Lane Sand Dollar Lane
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Florida Avenue Scallop Lane Clam Shell Lane
Maryland Avenue Sea Gull Lane Periwinkle Lane
Delaware Avenue Sailfish Lane Sandfiddler Lane
Spinaker Pt. Sub Oystershell
-Div. Lane Sea Oats Lane
Sandpiper Lane Salt Marsh Lane
All traffic on CAROLINA AVENUE NORTH will travel north on Carolina Avenue
to SALT MARSH LANE. Turn left onto CANAL DRIVE, traveling south.
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All cross over LANES between CAROLINA AVENUE NORTH and CANAL DRIVE
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will travel north on CAROLINA AVENUE NORTH to SALT MARSH LANE. Turn
left onto CANAL DRIVE, traveling
south.
tAVENUE,
All traffic on CANAL DRIVE, FLORIDA AVENUE, GEORGIA AVENUE, VIRGINIA
MARYLAND AVENUE, DELAWARE
AVENUE and SPINAKER POINT,
will travel south on CANAL DRIVE.
ALL TRAFFIC
ON THE NORTHERN EXTENSION, will turn right onto CARL
WINNER AVENUE, traveling west to U.S. 421. _
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Turn right onto U.S. 421, traveling north.
Exit the island to chosen shelter.
ALTERNATE ROUTE FOR "A" SECTOR
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If there Is a high water problem on CANAL DRIVE, the alternate plan will be
as follows:
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ALL NORTHERN EXTENSION TRAFFIC will travel to CAROLINA AVENUE NORTH.
Turn south on CAROLINA AVENUE, and travel to HARPER AVENUE. Cross
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CANAL DRIVE and travel west on HARPER AVENUE TO U.S. 421.
Turn right onto U.S. 421, traveling north.
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Exit the island to chosen shelter.
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" B" S E C T O R
All residents EAST OF U. S. 421, from HARPER AVENUE south to ATLANTA
AVENUE, which will include:
Carolina Sands [Sub -Diva] Boardwalk Traffic
Carolina Avenue South Sea Colony
Charlotte Avenue Atlantic Towers
Hamlet Avenue Salty Hammock
All CROSS STREETS between U. S. 421 and CAROLINA AVENUE SOUTH and
LAKE PARK BLVD. SOUTH [U.S. 421)
All traffic on CAROLINA AVENUE .SOUTH, will travel south to SPARTANBURG
AVENUE, travel west to U. S. 421, turn right onto U. S. 421, traveling north.
Exit the island to chosen shelter.
All CROSS OVER STREETS AND AVENUES, EAST OF U. S. 421 wil! travel
to U. S. 421, turn right, traveling north. Exit the island to chosen shelter.
ALTERNATE ROUTE "B" SECTOR
If water is high at Carolina Beach Lake and U. S. 421, ALL TRAFFIC IN
SECTOR "B", SOUTH OF THE LAKE will travel to SPARTANBURG AVNEUE
by way of CAROLINA AVENUE SOUTH.
ALL TRAFFIC will cross U. S. 421, travel west on SPARTANBURG AVENUE
to 4th STREET.
Turn right onto 4th STREET, traveling north to CAPE FEAR BLVD.
Turn right onto CAPE FEAR BLVD, traveling east to U. S. 421.
Turn left onto U. S. 421, traveling north.
Exit the island to chosen shelter.
All BOARDWALK TRAFFIC will travel to U. S. 421. Turn right, traveling
north. Exit the island to chosen shelter.
' All CAROLINA SANDS Sub -Division will travel to U. S. 421.
U. S. 421, traveling north. Exit the island to chosen shelter,
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"C" SECTOR - SOUTH
' All Avenues and Streets south of CLARENDON AVENUE , which will include:
Clarendon Avenue Augusta Avenue
' Columbia Avenue Spartanburg Avenue
Birmingham Avenue
Sumter Avenue
Greenville Avenue
1 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Sth, 6th, and 7th Streets, south of CLARENDON AVENUE.
All traffic on CLARENDON AVENUE, and residents south of CLARENDON
AVENUE, on above listed AVENUES and
STREETS will travel to SPARTANBURG
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AVENUE.
Travel east on SPARTANBURG AVENUE
TO U. S. 421.
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left S.
Turn onto U. 421, traveling north.
Exit the island to chosen shelter.
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"C"
ALTERNATE ROUTE SECTOR
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All traffic from CLARENDON AVENUE and residents south of CLARENDON
AVENUE, which will include:
Clarendon Avenue
Augusta Avenue
Colunbia Avenue
Spartanburg Avenue
Birmingham Avenue
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Sumter Avenue
Greenville Avenue
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2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th
Streets, south of CLARENDON AVENUE,
' will travel to STH STREET, traveling north to CAPE FEAR BLVD.
Turn right onto CAPE FEAR BLVD, traveling east to U. S. 421.
' Turn left onto U. S. 421, traveling north.
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of C" SECTOR - NORTH
All traffic from ATLANTA AVENUE, north to CAPE FEAR BLVD, which
will include:
Atlanta Avenue Cape Fear Blvd.
Fayetteville Avenue
Hamlet Avenue
Charlotte Avenue
All STREETS from ATLANTA AVENUE, north to CAPE FEAR BLVD:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Streets
All traffic will travel to CAPE FEAR BLVD.
Turn right onto CAPE FEAR BLVD., traveling east to U. S. 421.
Turn left onto U. S. 421, traveling north.
Exit the island to chosen shelter.
All traffic from CAPE FEAR BLVD, north to HARPER AVENUE', which will
' include:
Harper Avenue Magnolia Avenue
' Raleigh Avenue Rocky Mount Avenue
Monroe Avenue Tarboro Avenue
' All STREETS north of CAPE FEAR BLVD. to HARPER AVENUE:
3rd, 4th, Sth, 6th, 7th, and 8th Streets
' All traffic will travel to HARPER AVENUE.
Turn right onto HARPER AVENUE, traveling east to U. S. 421.
' Turn left onto U. S. 421, traveling north.
Exit the island to chosen shelter.
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" C S E C T O R - HAMBY BEACH S WILMINGTON BEACH
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All traffic from HAMBY BEACH S WILMIGNTON
BEACH, which will include:
Tennessee Avenue
Hamby Avenue
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North Carolina Avenue
Ocean View Avenue
Ocean Blvd.
Myrtle Avenue
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South Carolina Avenue
Dow Avenue
Georgia Avenue
U. S. Hwy. 421
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Alabama Avenue
All NUMBERED AVENUES: 2nd, 3rd,
4th, Sth, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th,
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10th, and
11th Avenues.
All traffic from HAMBY BEACH E WILMINGTON BEACH, will travel the
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nearest route to OCEAN BLVD, which
will be the main road to the
evacuation route.
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Turn onto OCEAN BLVD, traveling west to DOW ROAD.
Turn right onto DOW ROAD, traveling
north to U. S. 421
Exit the island to
chosen shelter.
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" D " SECTOR - SOUTH
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All traffic north of HARPER AVENUE to GOLDSBORO AVENUE, which will
include:
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Rocky Mount Avenue
Tarboro Avenue
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7th Street
8th Street
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Plymouth Avenue
All traffic on these STREETS and AVENUES will travel to 7th AVENUE, travel-
ing south to HARPER AVENUE.
Turn left onto HARPER AVENUE, traveling east to U. S. 421.
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Turn left onto U. S 421, traveling north.
Exit the island to chosen shelter.
IAll
traffic north of HARPER AVENUE to GOLDSBORO AVENUE, which will
include:
Florence Avenue Goldsboro Avenue
Lumberton Avenue 3rd Street
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Wilson Avenue 4th Street
All traffic on these STREETS and AVENUES will travel to 3rd STREET,
traveling south on 3rd to HARPER AVENUE.
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Turn left onto HARPER AVENUE, traveling east to U. S. 421.
Turn left onto U. S. 421, traveling north.
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Exit the, island to
chosen shelter.
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"D" SECTOR - NORTH
All traffic on ST. JOSEPH STREET, and including the following STREETS:
Burris Road Monroe Avenue
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Yacht Road Franklin Avenue
Basin Road Lewis Road
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Winner Avenue Otter Road
All traffic in PLEASURE CAY Sub -Division, which will include:
Teakwood Drive Annie Drive
Peninsula Drive 1st Avenue
Tahiti Court 2nd Avenue
Spenser Farlow Drive 4th Avenue
All traffic in the. following CONDOMINIUM COMPLEXES:
Inland Harbor Harbor Oaks
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Forest By The Sea Pleasure Island Plaza
Riparian Yacht E Tennis Club Otter Creek
All traffic from the above listed will travel onto ST. JOSEPH STREET,
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traveling north to LEWIS ROAD.
All traffic, including LEWIS ROAD, will turn into PLEASURE CAY Sub -
Division onto OTTER ROAD.
All traffic plus OTTER CREEK and PLEASURE will travel TEAKWOOD
_CAY
DRIVE to PENINSULA DRIVE, traveling •north on Peninsula Drive -to
SPENCER FARLOW DRIVE.
Turn left onto SPENCER FARLOW DRIVE, traveling west under Snows Cut
Bridge to DOW ROAD intersection at Federal Point Medical Center.
Turn left onto DOW ROAD, traveling east to U. S. 421.
Turn left onto U. S. 421, traveling north..
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Exit the island to chosen shelter.
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All traffic on SPENCER FARLOW DRIVE, and including:
Annie Drive 2nd Avenue
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1st Avenue 4th Avenue
Will travel SPENCER FARLOW DRIVE, traveling south to DOW ROAD, to U. S.
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421, traveling north. Exit the island to chosen shelter.
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All CAROLINA BEACH STATE PARK traffic and DAVIS MOBILE HOME PARK
traffic will travel to DOW ROAD.
Turn left onto U. S. 421, traveling north.
Exit the island to chosen shelter.
All traffic on BLANCH AVENUE, KENNETH AVENUE AND GLENN AVENUE
will travel to DOW ROAD.
Turn left onto U. S. 421, traveling north.
Exit the island to chosen shelter
"D" SECTOR - EAST.
All traffic on MORRIS DRIVE and HOUCK AVENUE will travel to U. S. 421.
Turn right onto U. S. 421, traveling north.
Exit the island to chosen shelter.
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' additions to Carolina Beach Supplement to
New Hanover County Hurricane Flan, adopted
by Town Council, September 8, 1983
"E" —Identification —Svstem for residents residing_on_ELEeasure Island
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The purpose for the identification system is so that all
residents, on the island can be identified according to the areas
' in which they reside, (Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, or county
residents at Hanby Beach and Wilmington Beach. all residents on
the island can be issued a numbered decal about in diameter
which will be affixed on the left side of the windshield above the
' vehicle inspection decal. The decals will be three (3) different
colors for the residents in various areas as shown below:
' Carolina Beach residents will have light blue decals
Kure Beach residents will have red decals
County residents will have green decals
The decals for Carolina Beach residents can be obtained at the
Carolina Beach Police Department.
County residents on the island can obtain their decals from the
Sheriff's Department, LEC Wilmington, N. C., or where the Sheriff
may desire to have the decals issued.
' "F" Restrictions return ing_to_the island during_a_Hurricane and
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after a Hurricane
Once the island has been evacuated, no one will be allowed to
return until the Mayor of the Town of Carolina Beach has declared
that a state of emergency no longer exists. This is to prevent
' looting of homes, businesses, and to protect people from fallen
power lines, and etc.
' The enforcement of the restriction relating to all island
residents will be accomplished by placing Law Enforcement
representatives of all three agencies concerned at a designated
roadblock, when such restrictions are ordered.
' No sightseers will be allowed on the island until all
electrical power has been restored. This is to keep sightseers
from interfering with Carolina Power and Light Company employees
while they are in the process of restoring electricity.
Contractors and other repair personnel will be allowed on
the island to perform needed repair services.
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"G"_Truc E_r._f or_Evacuation _Purp25i22i
The U-Haul representative, Curtins Downtown Texaco,
Wilmington, N. C., will provide U-Haul trucks when needed for
Hurricane Evacuation. According to the U-Haul representative,
the drivers of the rental trucks must be licensed and employed
the Town of Carolina Beach (police or public works employees),
town will be charged for the period the U-Haul trucks are used
payment will be made by the town as soon as possible after the
emergency ended. The trucks will be used to store and relocate
a s4fe area, Town records, computers, and other equipment
designated by the Town Manager.
_'H"_Housing___Food___Shelter
by
the
and
The Hurricane Evacuation Coordinator will make arrangements
to house National Guard Troops and other outside emergency per-
sonnel at designated locations. Arrangements will also be made
to procure needed food and sleeping bags or cots for Town
employees that are required to be on a 24 hour standby during
Hurricane conditions.
"I"_The-Fire_ Department will perform_ the following_
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The Fire Chief upon being notified of a Hurricane Warning
will order the 7.4 man volunteer Fire Department on 24 hour standby
alert. The 4 Fire Department vehicles equipped with loud speakers
and sirens, upon notification of the Mayor to evacuate, will
assist the Police Department in publicly announcing the evacuation
of the residents from the Town of Carolina Beach.
During Hurricane conditions, the fire department will standby
for any fire or other emergency calls.
_J" The _Town _Utilities _Department_wi 11 _perform_the_following:
Check _all _small _engines _for _oil _and _gas_
(A) Mud Pumps
(B) Road Cutters
(C) Generator
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(A) Coats
' (B) Pants
(C) Boots
(D) Hard Hats
' Check all vehicles for gas and oil.
Make preparations for obtaining extra gas.
' Set_ue_base_station_for _crew_ ,
(A) Communications
- (B) Shelter
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Assign shifts to allow for sleep time and duty time if possible.
' Secure all loose equipment and if possible, find shelter for all
emergency equipment.
Release men from duty as soon as all emergency alerts are lifted.
Maintenance_Q�aar m�pt
' In case of Hurricane Watch all emergency equipment should be
tested and refueled.
' Supplies such as needed in an actual emergency (i.e.,
batteries, jumper cables, etc.) shall be restocked and ready.
' Any loose equipment or supplies should be secured.
In_ Case_ of_Hurricane _Warning:
Final equipment (such as food, cots, locations) , shall be
finalized.
' Water tank and reservoir topped off. Possibly extra wells
and reservoir put in line to maintain top levels. Possibly
put transfer pump in line by pressure requirements.
Sewage pumps put to one (1) pump only (per lift station)
status.
' Reconstruction:
Assessment of damages to key water and sewer facilities.
' Water restoration first priority.
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The Public Works Department will perform the following
' functions prior. to, during, and after a hurricane.
Make available needed tools such as chainsaws, and other
needed equipment, to be used to clear the streets.
' Assist the hurricane coordinator in obtaining cots and
blankets for 24 hour standby emergency personnel.
To obtain an auxiliary generator to be used at the alter-
nate command post. (Pleasure Island Fescue Squad)
' Secure public works buildings to matte them as safe as
possible so that they can be used to store trucks and other
emeregency equipment.
' "L" The Town Planner will eefror_ mthe_following_functions:
' Contact the Disaster Assessment Team, a group of local
realtors, who have volunteered to help assess hurricane
damages, for final organizational functions.
Assist the Hurricane Evacuation coordinator in purchasing
emergency rations for the Town staff, according to a pre-
established list and transport these rations to the Town's
' emergency operations center.
Serve as assistant to the Town Manager and Chief of Police
as needed.
"M" The Town Inseection_Deeartment wi11_perform_the following:
' At the outset of the hurricane watch, all vehicles will be
fueled and made ready. All staff persons will be placed on call
with full rain gear and boots. In the event a warning was
issued, or upon command of the Town Manager all valuable records
' and equipment would be relocated to safe quarters to prevent possible
damage or destruction. The Inspection Department would be avail-
able to assist other departments, such as the Fire or Police
' Departments with evacuation. The Inspection Department would
also be available for other tasks. Following the hurricane, the
Inspection Department will assist with the initial evaluation to
' determine safety to life conditions in order to advise the
command post. After this phase, the main duties will be related
to coordinating and working with the assessment team on damages.
Ultimately, the department would be available for just about any
' task that needs to be performed and would assist the Town Manager,
Mayor, and Police Chief as needed.
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_'N"_The _Parks _and Recreation Director will_eerform_the _following
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functions Prior to a Hurricane
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Gas and check all Department Head's vehicles in City Hall,
except Police and Fire.
Hand out all lifeguard radios and emergency equipment,
including first aid Exits, to all emergency personnel.
' Deliver mats to designated sleeping area locations.
Prior to and during, serve as Shelter/EOC Coordinator.
' "O" Wastewater_ Treatment Plant
Hurricane Watch
Is posted, all outdoor objects secured, and emergency
generator will be checked for fuel and operation including
changeover controls.
Hurricane_ Warning
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Is posted, chlorine bottles will be put inside,
as the
hurricane proceeds in our direction
(within eight (8)
hours)
of striking the area. The samplers
and lines will be
put inside,
the chlorination system will be cut
off. The flow will
be
switched to the holding basin at an
appropriate time,
the bridges
will be cut off, facing appropriate
direction, at an
appropriate
time, and the generator will be switched over to its
power and
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the propane tank will be cut off.
Reconstruction
(1) Chlorination systems cut back
on.
(2) Bridges cut back on.
(3) Flow switch back to normal
operation.
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(4) Reset samplers.
(5) Cut propane tank back on.
(b) Check for damages.
(7) Normal operation.
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APPENDIX 11
RECLASSIFICATION REQUEST FOR MYRTLE GROVE SOUND
' The following Position Statement outlines the purpose behind the
recent (11-25-85) request by the Town of Carolina Beach for State
reclassification of the water quality rating of Myrtle Grove
Sound south of Snow's Cut.
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TOWN OF CAROLINA BEACH APPEAL FOR WATER QUALITY
RECLASSIFICATION OF MYRTLE GROVE SOUND
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Town of Carolina Beach strongly
supports environmentally -sound land use policies
promulgated by all levels of government. The Town
also recognizes that well -reasoned compromises between
economic and environmental issues must often be made;
these tradeoffs constitute a cornerstone of the
Coastal Area Management Act. It is the Town's
position that the current State classification of
Myrtle Grove Sound south of Snow's Cut represents
a failure to balance the questionable environmental
benefits of severely restricting developmental
land uses adjacent to the Sound with the
substantial economic costs. The Town, therefore,
is pursuing water quality reclassification of
Myrtle Grove Sound.
The waters of Myrtle Grove Sound are currently classified SA by the
State of North Carolina. This water quality classification
indicates that the highest and best use of the waters is commercial
shellfishing. The SA classification carries with it strict
standards regarding stormwater runoff and other pollutant levels
in order to protect commercial shellfishing beds. The classification
is generally reserved for the State's most pristine water bodies.
When Myrtle Grove Sound was assigned its first water quality
classification by the State in 1959, the classification was
established -as SC based --upon the -Pollution -Survey -Report #6
by the State Stream Sanitation Committee which characterized
the Myrtle Grove Sound water condition as "Natural, Slight
Pollution." The report indicated that the best use of
these waters was for fishing, and that the appropriate
classification was SC.
This SC classification lasted until August 9, 1981, when it
was changed to SA. The change in water quality classification
occurred despite considerable urban development upon the
lands adjacent to Myrtle Grove Sound in the years between
1959 and 1981. Use of the Sound for commercial shellfishing
since 1981 has been extremely limited; in fact, since
reclassification, the waters have always been closed to
shellfishing by the State Office of Shellfish Sanitation.
What has -occurred as a result of the reclassification is
that urban development along Myrtle Grove Sound has
faced serious restrictions. Attached are two letters
which illustrate problems that developers have encountered
as a direct result of the existing classification. Both
of these developments were in conformance with all applicable
Town ordinances at the time permission to build was sought
from the State.
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Because of these conflicts with local ordinances, the Town
staff initiated study of the situation. This research
has determined that Myrtle Grove Sound is an estuarine system
which is subject to minimal pollutant flushing through tidal
flow or wind action. The Sound serves as a major receiving
body for two of the Town's three drainage basins; these
two basins encompass the source of almost all of the Town's
urban stormwater runoff.
The concentration of pollutants in the Sound iS a well-known
and well -documented condition existing at least since 1959;
it may very well have been a condition which existed
prior to any shoreline development due to the "dead-end"
configuration of the Sound. Certainly the only waters
into which Myrtle Grove Sound flows, and which also
regularly flow into Myrtle Grove Sound, (Snow's Cut)
are classified SC by the State.
These circumstances combine to severely restrict the usefulness
of the Sound for commercial shellfish harvesting. It is also
unlikely that any restrictions placed on development to
achieve the above purpose will result in improved water quality
conditions due to the existing environmental and geologic
configuration of the estuarine system. As a consequence,
urban development of the shoreline is being needlessly
restricted by State permitting agencies.
Further, the control that the Town of Carolina Beach exercises
over the Myrtle Grove Sound shoreline is also being needlessly
restricted: Land use arrangements encouraged by the Town's
Zoning Ordinance and proposed Land Use Plan Update are
being discouraged by State regulations. Development of the lands
adjacent to Sound, which is judged to be of great economic
importance to the Town's two primary industries (tourism
and commercial fishing), has been severely restricted
despite questionable enviornmental benefits from the
restrictions.
Finally, the existing classification subverts the central
guiding policy of the Coastal Area Mangement Act (LAMA).
The Town contends that the highest and best use of Myrtle
Grove Sound involves economic issues. Only clear-cut
' environmental benefits should divert use of the Sound from
otherwise ecologically -acceptable development levels.
As Thomas J. Schoenbaum has stated regarding LAMA:
' "The central concept of the law is its view
of the lands and waters of the coastal zone
as a resource which must be allocated among
' different uses." Managing coastal resources,
Schoenbaum states, depends upon .. a detailed
and systematic identification of the eco-systems
and resources of the coastal area and the
relative capability of the land and waters to
withstand development. Priorities of uses can
thus be assigned to different catagories of
' lands and waters; developmental uses can be
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priority in certain areas while preservation
uses are peramount in other (areas)." (T.J. Schoenbaum;
"The Management of Land and Water Uses in the Coastal
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State of North Carolina
' Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Wilmington Regional Office
James G. Martin, Governor
Mr. Dennis Lennert, AIA
3805 Cherry Ave.
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
Dear Mr. Lennert:
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL 9A71 EARges, Secretary
March 26, 1985
Subject: 401 Certification Review
H. C. Stanley Project
Carolina Beach, N.C.
New Hanover County
Recently the Division of Environmental Management has established
interim guidelines concerning stormwater runoff into waters classified SA
(shellfish waters). The following guidelines should be considered as
minimum design requirements for purpose of controlling stormwater runoff.
1. Total impervious surface area -must be 10% or less of the
total site.
2.- Discharges from stormwater retention ponds into waters classified
SA, which result due to storm events which are less severe
than the 100 year - 24 hour event, will not be approved.
3. The proposed development must effectively contain on site, at
least the 100 year - 24 hour storm or the worst storm of record.
4. A 30 foot undisturbed natural buffer or equivalent modified
grass buffer, must exist between any impervious surface area
and the mean high water contour.
5. Dry wells or gravel catch basins designed to collect and retain
stormwater are not considered to be an effective method of
stormwater collection and/or retention.
6. In order to receive up to 50% "credit" on impervious surface
area, 60% of the area beneath the proposed 'structure must be
designated for the percolation beds. No vehicular parking on
25 cllO;a2d. YerCO`a�ion beds mllSt be t^E Dercola=ion beds
installed beneath proposed elevated structures only. The beds
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should be designed with distribution laterns located 5 feet on
centers. The beds should be a minimum of 18 inches deep and
must be filled with gravel.:
7. Impervious surface -percentages should be considered to be
as follows:
PPaved - concrete, asphalt - 100% impervious
Marl - 90; impervious'
Brick - 100% impervious
Gravel - 70% impervious
Wood - (with spacer) - 0%
8. Swimming pools are not considered to be impervious surface areas.
Concrete, brick, and asphalt pool aprons are considered impervious
surface areas.
After review of the subject project, it has been determined that the
project does not comply with the above guidelines. It is expected that
violation of water quality standards would occur as a result of the
proposed project. The project should therefore be modified to conform with.
the above guidelines.
It If you have any questions concerning this matter or require any
additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Mike Williams
or Mr. Preston Howard of my staff at [phone].
IN. Sincerely,
Charles Wakild.
Regional Supervisor
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cc: Mike Williams
Bill Mills
Bob Stroud - OCM
Wilmington Regional Office
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MAIL ADDRESS: CONSULTING ENGINEERS
P. 0. BOX 5512. STA. #1 [phone]
WILMINGTON, N.C.28403
October 26, 1985
Mr. C. Robert Stroud, Jr.
Office of Coastal Management
7225 Wrightsville Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
Res Levinson -Brown Property
Canal Drive
Carolina Beach, NC
Dear Mr. Stroud:
OFFICES:
3806 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 12
WILMINGTON, N.C. 28403
On behalf of and in accordance with instructions from Mr.
Joe Levinson and Mr. Ray Brown, I am herewith making application
for a modification to the CAMA permit issued to them several
weeks ago. The reason for* the modifications requested is to try
to increase the utilization of their property more in line with
their original plan and for which they have a building permit
from the Town of Carolina Beach.
Enclosed is a copy of my recent drainage calculations which
are based upon field percolation tests and evaluation of the
actual soil conditions existing on the site of the project. The
new calculations resulted in a design modification which reduces
the size of the approved retention basin and changes its
configuration. Also enclosed for your visual examination and
evaluation is a relatively small representative sample of the
soil from the site. The sample was taken as a composite from the
two holes and represents a mixture of the soil from 0 to 2'
depth.
One factor which should be noted in this case is that the
entire land area between Canal Drive and the estuary, including
Canal Drive itself, is subject to frequent inundation during any
given year from high lunar tides and/or tidal surges from severe
wind action. During the "100 year storm" for which the guidelines
require this design to be based, it is probable that the storm
will be coincident with and the result of a hurricane such as
"Hazel" which occurred in 1954. Such a storm would typically be
expected to produce tidal surges which reach 10 to 12 feet above
normal tides. Since the highest point in the area between Canal
Drive and the estuary does not exceed 8' above mean sea level,
virtually the entire area of Carolina Beach between Canal Drive
and the estuary, as well as a great percentage of the rest of
Carolina Beach and the other beaches in the area, would be
extensively flooded, creating water quality problems of far
greater magnitude than those which could possibly result from
this project.
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The owners have voluntarily reduced the size of their
proposed project by taking 17.5' off of the south side of their
structure even though they have a valid Town permit to construct
the larger building. They are willing to construct the measures
proposed in this modification even though no one else in the Town
of Carolina Beach has been subjected to such stringent drainage
requirements.
Based upon my professional opinion, experience and
judgement, the design proposed herein is consistent with the
intent and spirit of the CAMA program, and is adequate to protect
the water quality of the adjacent estuary.
Again, on behalf of Mr. Levinson and Mr. Brown, I urgently
request that you approve this modification request as
expeditiously as possible so that they can proceed with
construction promptly.
Very truly yours,
' Robert M. Williams, Jr. P.E.
cc:
Mr. Joe Levinson
Mr. Ray Brown
Mr. Scott Shufford, Town Planner, Carolina Beach, NC
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