Land Use Plan Update-1997

Kure Beach
1997
Land Use Plan Update
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Cape Fear Council of Governments
1480 Harbour Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
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Kure Beach Public Hearing held on April 15, 1997
Adopted by Kure Beach Town Council on April 15, 1997
Adopted by NC Coastal Resources Commission on May 30, 1997
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I Town of Kure Beach
P. O. Box 3
Kure Beach, NC 28449
[phone]
Town Council
Betty L. Medlin, Mayor
Steve Bowman, Mayor Pro Tern
Glen Ivy
Bobby Theodore
Lee Wrenn
Planning Board
Jerry Pilcher, Chairman
Tim Bullard, Vice Chairman
Bob Bennett
Janet Foster
Charles Allo
Town Attorney
Andrew Canoutas
Town Clerk
Frances S. Jones
Technical Assistance Provided By
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Cape Fear Council of Governments
1480 Harbour Drive
Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
[phone]/395-2684 fax
A special thanks to Ms. Mildred Bartlett for information concerning the history of the community.
Mr. Brad Thiry, a student in the UNC-W Department of Earth Sciences, provided important
assistance on the citizen survey. Town staff provided the usual wonderful level of assistance,
which is actually rare, but which we have come to expect at Kure Beach. Many thanks. HSR III

Welcome to
Kure Beach
Population: VQriable
Temperature: Variable
Hospitality:0
Constant
Acknowledgment
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 Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, which is administered
by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
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Section 1:
ANALYSIS
OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
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(1)
ADMINISTRATION/FORM OF GOVERNMENT
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(2)
ESTABLISHMENT OF INFORMATION BASE
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(3)
PHYSICAL SETTING & HISTORY OF KURE BEACH
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POPULATION
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ECONOMY
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SEASONAL POPULATION
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(7)
EXISTING LAND USE
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(8)
CURRENT PLANS, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
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AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT LAND USE CHANGE
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Section 2:
CONSTRAINTS
TO DEVELOPMENT
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(1)
LAND SUITABILITY
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(a) Fragile Areas
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(b) Areas of Environmental Concern (AEC's)
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(c) Soils
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(2)
CARRYING CAPACITY
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(3)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
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Section 3:
ESTIMATED DEMAND
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(1)
WATER
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(2)
SEWER
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(3)
ROADS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, & RECREATION AREAS
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(4)
SOLID WASTE
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(5)
POPULATION & ECONOMY
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(6)
LOCAL OBJECTIVES CONCERNING GROWTH
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Section 4:
POLICIES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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(1)
RESOURCE PROTECTION
(a) Constraints to Development
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(b) Areas of Environmental Concern
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(c) Development in Proximity to Outstanding Resource
Waters (ORW's)
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(d) Fragile Land Areas
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(1) Freshwater Swamps and Marshes
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(2) Manmade Hazard Areas
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(3) Archaeologic or Historic Areas
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(4) Prime Farmland
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(5) Wildlife Habitat Areas 57
(6) Watersheds 58
(e) Hurricane & Flood Evacuation Needs & Plans 58
(f) Protection of Potable Water 59
(g) Use of Package Treatment Plants 59
(h) Stormwater Runoff 60
(i) industrial Impacts 61
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(2) RESOURCE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
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(a) Productive Agricultural Lands
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(b) Commercial Forest Lands
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(c) Mineral Production Areas
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(d) Commercial & Recreational Fisheries
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(e) Off -Road Vehicles
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(f) Residential, Commercial, & Industrial
Land Development Impacts
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(g) Peat or Phosphate Mining's Impacts
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(3) ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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(a) Types of Development to be Encouraged
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(b) Type and Location of Industry Desired
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(c) Local Commitment to Services Provision
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(d) Urban Growth Patterns Desired
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(e) Redevelopment of Developed Areas
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(f) Commitment to State & Federal Programs
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(g) Assistance to Channel Maintenance
and Beach Nourishment Projects
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(h) Energy Facility Siting & Development
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(i) Coastal & Estuarine Water Beach Access
(j) Tourism
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(k) Type of Density Desired
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(1) Manufactured Homes
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(m) Town Boundary Defined
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(n) Provision of Services to Development
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(o) Recreational Facilities
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(p) Annexation
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Section 5: CONTINUING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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(1) CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
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(2) 1996 CITIZEN SURVEY
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Section 6: STORM HAZARD MITIGATION, POST -DISASTER RECOVERY,
& EVACUATION PLANS
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(a) Storm Hazard Mitigation
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(b) Kure Beach's Storm Hazard Mitigation Policy
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(c) Evacuation Plans
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(d) Post -Disaster Recovery Plan
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Section 7: LAND CLASSIFICATION
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(a) Tourist Commercial/Developed
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(b) Urban Transition
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(c) Conservation
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Section 8: RELATIONSHIP OF POLICIES & LAND CLASSIFICATION
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Section 9: INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION & IMPLEMENTATION
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 —
TABLE 2 —
MUNICIPAL & COUNTY POPULATION
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COUNTY & STATE POPULATION
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COUNTY & STATE POPULATION DENSITY
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NUMBER OF PRIVILEGE LICENSES ISSUED IN KURE BEACH
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TYPES OF INDUSTRY FOR RESIDENTS OF KURE BEACH
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CLASS OF WORKER
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ROOM OCCUPANCY/GROSS REVENUES BY LOCATION
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KURE BEACH BUILDING ACTIVITY
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EXISTING LAND USE
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AVERAGE MONTHLY WATER USE
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APPENDIX
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LEGISLATIVE ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR KURE BEACH
CORRESPONDENCE FROM NC DIVISION OF ARCHIVES &
HISTORY, DAVID BROOKS
LETTER OF INQUIRY TO NC DIVISION OF ARCHIVES &
HISTORY
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
MUNICIPAL POPULATION GROWTH IN NEW HANOVER
COUNTY
20 YEAR POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR REGION O
BY COUNTY (Table)
20 YEAR POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR REGION O
BY COUNTY (Graph)
SOILS MAP
NC DCM MINOR PERMITS PROCESS
NC DCM MAJOR PERMITS PROCESS
ANALYSIS OF LAND USE PLAN EFFECTIVENESS
CITIZEN SURVEY RESPONSES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MAPS
EXISTING LAND USE
1995 LAND CLASSIFICATION MAP
COMPOSITE HAZARDS/INVENTORY
SOILS MAP
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INTRODUCTION
a The beaches of North Carolina offer residents and visitors a tremendous opportunity to
enjoy a wide variety of recreational pursuits. The abundant fish and shellfish resources of
North Carolina are apparent not only from the table at your favorite local seafood
restaurant, but also from the fighting chair of the deep sea fishing boats which ply the Gulf
Stream waters in search of large sport fish. Beautiful sandy beaches with clear blue water
beckon both residents and visitors alike. The beaches and waters of North Carolina are a
tremendous resource and they may be found alongside a shoreline which is rich in
history.
IIn recognition of both the value and the fragile nature of our coastal area's natural and
cultural resources, the United States Congress passed, in 1972, the Coastal Zone
Management Act. The State of North Carolina, which at the very early stages of the
national coastal program established itself as a leader amongst all coastal States (a position
which it has continued to hold), enacted in 1974 the Coastal Area Management Act,
which has come to be known in North Carolina by its acronym "CAMA." The CAMA did
several things. It defined North Carolina's coastal area. Twenty coastal counties were
defined as that land area over which the developing coastal program would hold some
jurisdiction. The Act created the Coastal Resources Commission (CRC), which is a 15
member body, appointed by the Governor, who create policy and who pass rules
governing development activity in the coastal area. The Act also created the Coastal
Resources Advisory Council (CRAG), which is a 45 member body which advises the CRC
and which works as a liaison between the Commission and local governments in the
coastal area. As staff for the CRC the Office of Coastal Management (now a Division) was
created to carry out the policies of the program. The basic purpose of the Coastal Area
Management Act is ..... "to insure the orderly balance of use and preservation of our
resources on behalf of the people of North Carolina and the nation." (This is taking quite
a bit of liberty, describing what is one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in
North Carolina in this century, in one line. -However, this does convey the basic idea.
Preservation, protection, enhancement, and balance ...... through planning and the
development of rules designed through a planning process ..... this is what the CAMA is
about.)
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It is widely recognized that the most important aspect of the early development of the
coastal program was the planning requirement contained in the CAMA. The Coastal Area
Management Act said that each coastal County is required to have a Land Use Plan, and
furthermore, these plans were required to be updated every five years. The work we are
doing here, updating the Town of Kure Beach Land Use Plan, is a direct result of that
requirement in the enabling legislation. As coastal counties began to plan, coastal Towns
and Cities began to recognize the benefit of planning for themselves. The local
empowerment embodied in the Act's planning requirement showed a clear stroke of
brilliance on the part of those who crafted the legislation. This was evidenced by a slow

and thoughtful change of perception by Cities and Towns as the municipalities began to
request their own opportunity to plan for the long-range future. The booming growth of
the coastal area coupled with the planning requirement contained in the statute, and the
emotional, financial, and communal anxiety accompanying the "requirement" to plan,
brought most local governments an understanding, sometimes a reluctant understanding,
of the necessity of planning for the preservation of natural resources and a way of life.
The Town of Kure Beach is a progressive small Town with a group of thoughtful and
farsighted leaders. Both the elected and appointed Boards act cautiously on those
significant matters which will effect the future of the community. The Town very early
realized the benefits of land use planning. This is evidenced in the fact that in 1976 the
Town of Kure Beach created its first Land Use Plan. This will be the fourth update of the
Town's Land Use Plan. The Plan has been, and will continue to be, a valuable source of
community information and a guide for local leaders on policy on those issues concerning
the future growth and development of the Town.
The term "Land Use Plan" may be used interchangeably with other terms. The "Land Use
Plan" is also referred to as the "comprehensive plan" or the "general plan" or the "master
plan." The essential characteristics of the plan, which we will refer to as the Land Use
Plan or Land Use Plan Update (LUPUP), is that the plan encompasses all geographic parts
of the community and all functional and environmental elements which bear on land use
development. The plan is general in the sense that it will summarize policies and
proposals and will not indicate (in great detail) specific locations or detailed regulations.
The plan will be long-range in the sense that it will look beyond the foreground of current
pressing and everyday development pressures and will look to the perspective of problems
and possibilities for 10 years in the future.
For planning purposes the preparation, adoption, and use of the Land Use Plan is
considered to be the primary objective of a planning program. Most other plans and
planning actions by a local government are designed, at least theoretically, to be based
upon the Land Use Plan.
With the production of this Land Use Plan Update we will we look beyond day -today
concerns and take a thoughtful look at the Town's desired growth patterns for future land
use development activity. We will look at the data available on the economy, population,
existing land use, and natural resources. We will prepare a map which will describe the
existing uses of land and we will also prepare a map which will describe future desired
growth patterns. With this information in hand, development proposals can be examined
in the light of existing services. Requested uses of land may be viewed along side the
vision of desired future growth, and the interrelationships of the proposed development
activity may be compared with existing development. Services can also be analyzed with
thought given toward the appropriateness of project design.
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buildings, facilities, and improvements provided by local government affect the daily lives
of most citizens. These same features give a form and a life to the community and can be
a stimulus or an impediment to the development of privately owned land in the area.
The local government is inescapably involved in questions on the physical development
I of land within the area of its jurisdiction. At nearly every meeting the Town Council and
the Planning Board will make decisions concerning zoning, streets, sites for public
buildings, or the allocations of funds for public projects of one type or another. And for
making these kinds of decisions the lay Boards of local government need technical
guidance. If the quickest and most expedient decision is taken, without forethought, the
local government leaders may find that they will make a decision one month only to
negate the premise of that decision next month because they are faced with another
decision and another quickie answer. If these type of decisions are made over an
extended period of time the local government may end up on a path that is not consistent
with the desired future of the Town. This type of circumstance may be avoided by
planning. Leaders are advised through this process to take a pro -active rather than a
reactionary approach to community development.
To do this the local government needs an instrument, a plan, which will establish long-
range general policies for the physical development of the community. With a plan
decisions can be made in a coordinated and unified manner. The Land Use Plan Update
will provide the Town with this sort of an instrument. It can be continually referred to as
an important source for decisions on those development issues which arise on a regular
basis. Zoning classification amendment requests, subdivision approval, the location of
roads or highways, extension of public services ..... all of these decisions are made in a
manner which best serves the public interest if some systematic planned approach to the
decision process is made. The Land Use Plan Update reflects current policy on future
growth. The importance of this policy document, as a tool for guiding future growth and
development, should not be underestimated.
Those persons interested in development activity at Kure Beach are advised to look here
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1 SECTION 1: ANALYSIS OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
1 (1) ADMINISTRATION & FORM OF GOVERNMENT
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The Town operates under the Mayor - Council form of government (as provided in
N.C.G.S. 160A, Article 7, Part 3.). This is the original form of general purpose local
government in this country and it has been successfully employed from the smallest
colonial American Town to large modern Towns with million dollar budgets.
The primary advantage of this type of government is that it brings government closer to the
voters. That is, the people who have the responsibility of creating Town policy as well as
operating the gears of municipal government are directly elected by the citizens. Elected
officials are accountable for both administration and the oversight of municipal functions.
A weakness with this form of government is the lack of any real executive leader since
decision authority ultimately rests with the governing body as a group. Responsibility for
operations is shared by all members of the Town Council, which gives the municipality
administration by committee. Strong consistent direction depends on maintaining a
general consensus.
This form of local government is the principal form used in North Carolina. It is
particularly predominate as a type of government for.those local governments with a
population of under 5,000 persons. In Kure Beach the Town Council consists of four
elected members and the Mayor all of whom are elected by direct vote of the people.
This represents a change from the last LUPUP. In 1995 the rules concerning the
governing body were changed to allow direct election, by the people, of the Mayor. As
with most municipalities the governing board in Kure Beach is elected on a nonpartisan
basis and at large by all of the Town's qualified voters. Terms of office for the Kure Beach
Town Council are four years and are staggered.
The North Carolina General Statutes require the following officers to be appointed by a
municipal government:
• TOWN CLERK — — The clerk is responsible for giving the proper notices of regular
and special meetings of the governing board, keeping an accurate record of the board's
proceedings and being the custodian of all Town records.
• BUDGET OFFICER — — The budget officer receives budget requests and ensures
municipal compliance with budget preparation and administrative requirements required
by the General Statutes. In the Mayor - Council form of government any Town officer or
employee, including the Mayor (if she agrees), may serve as budget officer.
• FINANCE OFFICER — — The finance officer keeps the accounts and disburses Town
funds consistent with the General Statutes. These duties may also be conferred upon the

budget officer.
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• ATTORNEY — — The attorney serves as the legal advisor to the Board. He serves at
the pleasure of the Board.
• TAX COLLECTOR -r — The tax collector has the responsibility for collecting property,
privilege license, and all other taxes due a municipality and to fulfill the obligations
imposed by the General Statutes on tax collection. Any officer or employee can be '
appointed tax collector except a member of the governing body. The finance officer may
be appointed to that office only with the consent of the Local Government Commission.
The tax collection for the Town of Kure Beach is done by the New Hanover County Tax
Office. Privilege licenses are issued at the Kure Beach Town Hall.
The Town of Kure Beach has 16 employees in four Departments. The Town's chief
administrative officer is the Town Clerk. Also in the administrative offices are a
receptionist/billing clerk, and an office assistant. The Public Works Department has a
Director of Public Works and 6 staff members who work in the areas of water, sewer,
grounds, streets, and buildings. The Inspections Department employs the Building
Inspector who is also responsible for Zoning Administration, Subdivision Administration,
and code enforcement activities. The Police Department has a Chief and 4 officers. As
described above, the Town Attorney advises on legal matters. The Town Engineer,
similarly, advises on engineering type projects. The Town is a member of the Carolina -
Kure Beach Chamber of Commerce. The Town is also a member of the Cape Fear Council
of Governments.
The basic administration plan in Kure Beach is direct supervision. In this situation the
governing Board appoints and removes all Department heads. This style of governance
seems to fit the Town nicely. In this situation, the Board is ultimately responsible for the
operation of all Town Departments and activities. This plan is well suited for small Towns
and seems to work well in Kure Beach. It can be a cumbersome means of handling the
administrative function if a municipality has many departments. I
The Town of Kure Beach has had constructed a new Town Hall. This facility was
dedicated in 1991. The Town Hall building is approximately 4,100 square feet and it sits
on a one acre tract just off of K Street near the entrance to Town. This lot was acquired as
a part of the approval process for the Kure Beach Village Subdivision. The office hours are
9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. All Town offices except public works are housed in this
location. In addition to municipal offices, there are two rooms regularly used for
meetings. The Conference Room, which holds 12 people, and the Public Meeting Hall,
which holds 40 people (seated) with additional standing room. The Conference room is
usually used for Planning Board meetings. The Public Meeting Hall is used regularly for
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The old Town Hall has been renovated and is now a community building. The Town has
arts and crafts shows, shuffleboard, line dancing, covered dish dinners, fund raisers, and
private parties (by reservation only) at this facility.
The Kure Beach Police Department owns 2 patrol cars and 1 unmarked vehicle. All three
of these cars are late model vehicles. The New Hanover County Sheriff's Department acts
as back-up for the Town's Police force. The Town of Kure Beach hires lifeguards
seasonally. The Town employs them on weekends starting on Memorial Day weekend. A
weekends only schedule is kept until school is out. After Memorial Day weekend,
lifeguards are on the beach full-time (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) during daylight hours. The
lifeguard service is terminated following Labor Day weekend.
New Hanover County provides rescue services to the Town of Kure Beach. The citizen
survey conducted as a part of this Land Use Plan Update showed some dissatisfaction
amongst local residents with this service. It is felt that different personnel are used at
different times by the County to service the Town, and it is believed that some of these
personnel do not know Town streets as well as residents would hope. The confusion has
led to a perceived problem which the Town hopes to work out. Since the same rescue
unit services all of Federal Point/Pleasure Island, the Town hopes to work with the Town
of Carolina Beach and New Hanover County staff to resolve the problem.
The Public Works Department has office space at the corner of H and Fourth Streets. The
building sits on one lot and the adjacent lot is also owned by the Town of Kure Beach.
The Public Works Department uses both lots. The size of these 2 lots is 100' x 200' or
20,000 square feet. The Town's building on one of these lots contains one office and a
tgarage. The equipment owned by the Town includes: 2 garbage trucks, 1 backhoe, a
sewer cleaning machine, 1 flat bed truck, 2 pickup trucks, 1 step van, and 1 Chevy Blazer.
IIn close proximity to Town Hall is the Town's Recycling Center. This is a drop off facility
which is located on a lot owned by the Town which is immediately adjacent to Town
Hall. Curbside pick-up of recyclable materials has been proposed and is being considered
at this writing Qanuary 1997). The recycling program at Kure Beach began in fiscal year
1992-93. Residential garbage pick-up is on'Monday and Thursday during peak season
(April through September) and Monday only during the winter months. Commercial
garbage pick-up is on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during peak
season. During winter season commercial pick-up happens only on Monday.
SUMMARY — Administration & Form of Government
— The Town of Kure Beach operates under the Mayor - Council form of Government.
The Town has 16 employees in four Departments.
— A new Town Hall was constructed and dedicated in 1991. The old Town Hall has been
renovated and now serves as a community building.
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This 1996 Land Use Plan Update for the Town of Kure Beach is the statutorily required
Land Use Plan Update for the Town. The document is prepared according to the
guidelines and requirements of the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission and the
Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA). The specific requirements for the document are
within the North Carolina Administrative Code at Subchapter 7B of Chapter 15A. The
version of 15A NCAC 713 pertinent to the preparation of this document is dated March 6,
1996.
This Land Use Plan Update will serve to guide the community on development decisions.
It is recognized that land development takes place as a result of a series of decisions by
private individuals and government. Those decisions, if they are not considered rationally
prior to a local government being confronted with a development request, may not be in
the overall interest of the community. So as to promote community interest for the
present and future generations, a Land Use Plan is developed and kept current by local
governments.
The process of Land Use Plan development includes the collection of data at the
beginning of the process to give local government leaders an opportunity to understand
current or existing conditions. It is recognized that from a cognitive standpoint there are
probably no others in the community who understand current issues better than the
elected officials and appointed boards of local government. However, these individuals
often find, when having placed before them a comprehensive view of the community
elicited through the Land Use Planning process, new insights to development issues. The
compilation and analysis of data is part of the process herein rendered. ,
The Town will, through the process of developing this Land Use Plan Update, adopt
policies to guide and direct community growth. It is incumbent upon all community
leaders to recognize that many decisions affecting development are made by other levels
of government. Local policies and local regulations need to take this into account. By
carefully addressing the Land Use Planning Guidelines requirements, the Town gives
guidance to individuals and other levels of government who will strive to follow local
policies dealing with locally important or controversial issues. State and federal agencies
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will be advised to use the contents of this Plan in making project consistency, funding, and
permit decisions. Policies on the type of development desired, density of development
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projects, protection of resources, and other areas are examples of this type of policy
decision.
The Town of Kure Beach Land Use Plan Update provides the following basic elements:
A) Executive Summary
B) Introduction
C) Analysis of Existing Conditions;
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Constraints to Development;
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Estimated Demand;
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Policies for Growth and Development;
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Continuing Public Participation;
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Storm Hazard Mitigation, Post -Disaster Recovery, & Evacuation Plans;
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Land Classification;
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Relationship of Policies and Land Classification; and
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Intergovernmental Coordination and Implementation.
The Coastal Resources Commission LUP Guidelines range require a broad of topics to be
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Plan Update. The following policy issue areas must be addressed:
1) Resource Protection;
2) Resource Production and Management;
3) Economic and Community Development; and
4) Storm Hazard Mitigation, Post -Disaster Recovery and
Evacuation Plans.
To gather the information required as a part of the Land Use Plan development process
requires assistance from a large number of State, federal, and local agency personnel and
documents. Shown below are some of those sources' and documents utilized during the
preparation of this Plan.
U—NC Division of Coastal Management
0—NC Division of Water Quality
0—NC Division of Community Assistance
0—US Army Corps of Engineers
0—New Hanover County Planning Department
U—Federal Emergency Management Agency
U—NC Division of Archives and History
O—US Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service,
New Hanover County
U--New Hanover County Land Use Plan Update (1994)
U—NC Department of Transportation
U—NC Division of Parks & Recreation
U—Town of Kure Beach Staff
U—New Hanover County Schools
U—Town of Kure Beach Zoning Ordinance
0—New Hanover County Thoroughfare Plan
U—NC Office of State Planning
' These sources were supplemented by windshield surveys in April of 1996. The
windshield surveys were to view and obtain data on existing land use patterns, roads, and
housing conditions.
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O—NC League of Municipalities
0—Institute of Government
The Town recognizes that land use planning is a continuous process. Changes in
development activity are regular and sometimes rapid. Development has been occurring
in the Town at a rapid pace within the last five years and this has given citizens,
employees, and community leaders a realization that the future is upon us. Some of the
development in Kure Beach seems to the casual observer to have happened almost
overnight. The fact is, the Town has dealt with development proposals well. The Town
further realizes, as a result of the rapid development which has occurred, the need for
planning and the importance of having a vision for the future.
The development of this Plan has led to new discussion, new ideas, and has given insight
to the future possibilities for the Town.
Summary — Establishment of Information Base
This Land Use Plan Update is required by statute. The Coastal Resources Commission (CRC)
has rules governing Plan content (15A NCAC 70). The Town gets to make policy choices
within the framework of requirements provided by the CRC.
A Land Use Plan gives a rational and reasoned means by which a community may deal with
controversial issues concerning land use and development.
Every level of government and 16 separate agencies provided information and/or technical
assistance in the production of this Land Use Plan.
(3) PHYSICAL SETTING & HISTORY OF KURE BEACH
The Town of Kure Beach is a narrow community, approximately 2 % miles in length,
which is located on a narrow island (7 % miles in length). Kure Beach is located on the
southern end of what has come to be known as "Pleasure Island." This Island was created
in the 1930's when the United States Army Corps of Engineers bisected the narrow
peninsula which was southern New Hanover County for the purpose of providing a
passageway for commercial and recreational boat traffic. The large scale ditching
operation formed a channel which is known locally as Snows Cut. This channel is a part
of the Intracoastal Waterway.
The Town of Kure Beach shares Pleasure Island with the Town of Carolina Beach which is
located to the north. The Town of Kure Beach, however, actually shares its northern
boundary with a group of homes which are in the County. The area is known as the
Hanby Beach community. To the south of Town sits the internationally famous Fort Fisher
State Historic Site. Fort Fisher was the last southern port to fall during the Civil War and
the museum and site regularly attract thousands upon thousands of visitors. Civil War
scholars, school groups, and interested vacationers flock each year to the site. To the east
of Town sits the Atlantic Ocean. To the west of Town, across the Cape Fear River, sits the
Sunny Point Marine Ocean Terminal (MOTSU). The location of this port facility, which is
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located on a large tract of federally owned property in neighboring Brunswick County,
was recognized as possibly dangerous during early discussions on siting options. The
reasoning included consideration of military type cargo, including munitions, which is
regularly shipped through the facility. The result for the Town, which is across three
quarters of a mile of open water from this facility, is a quiet neighbor. The area owned by
the U. S. government on the Kure Beach side of the Cape Fear River, which is known as
the buffer zone, has been left in a naturally wooded state and is an outstanding natural
area bordering the Town to the west. The Kure Beach area displays many of the features
characteristic of mid -Atlantic barrier islands: beaches, dunes (including remnant dunes
from other eras), maritime vegetation, and marshlands.
' The Town was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1947. The
community was originally known as Fort Fisher Sea Beach, but following incorporation it
became Kure Beach in honor of the Kure Family who owned much of the land in the area.
Kure Beach is a quiet, family oriented, residential and vacation community. People visited
Kure Beach in the early years of the 20th century primarily because the area was
renowned as a fishing spot. When the first fishing pier was built in 1923, people were
brought to the area by train before the road was extended south. Popular fish caught
locally include: sheepshead, spots, spanish mackerel, trout, flounder, bluefish, and
' croaker.
Local news is provided to residents daily by the Wilmington Morning Star which is
published in the City of Wilmington approximately 15 miles north of Kure Beach. A local
paper, The Island Gazette, is published weekly and gives thorough coverage to local
news. The Federal Point Historical Society has a monthly publication.
To the south of Town along the peninsula that is southern New Hanover County, are the
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North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, which sees 333,522 (1995) visitors per year, and
the Fort Fisher State Historic Site which sees from 190,000 - 200,000 (1995) visitors per
year. The Aquarium features a touch tank, an extremely popular live shark tank, and a
' well attended series of educational programs. The Fort Fisher State Historic Site features a
museum containing artifacts from the Civil War as well as grounds which encompass a
series of rolling hills which make up the remains of, the old Fort. A year long series of
educational programs is available at the Fort Fisher State Historic Site.
Over recent years the Town has grown rapidly. Many of the visitors who have seasonally
enjoyed the Town's natural charm and other amenities have come to stay. Newcomers
have found a home in Kure Beach. For purposes of services provision, the increasing
residential population will provide new challenges to Town administration and elected
and appointed leaders. Providing services and continuing a lifestyle satisfying to all
residents (new and old) will be a continuing balancing act and a challenge.
' The Town of Kure Beach is a quintessential American small Town on the beach. If you
are looking for peace and quiet in a friendly setting, Kure Beach is the place to go.

Summary — Physical Setting_& History of Kure Beach
The Town of Kure Beach is 2'k miles in length. "Pleasure Island" was created in the 1930's by
a large scale ditching operation which created Snows Cut. Snows Cut is a part of the
Intracoastal Waterway. The part of the Intracoastal Waterway nearest Kure Beach is the Cape
Fear River.
— The Town of Kure Beach was chartered in 1947.
— Kure Beach is located adjacent to an internationally famous Civil War site known as Fort
Fisher.
— The area originally grew to a municipality as a result of the early attractiveness and
productivity of the Kure Beach area for fishing.
— The NC Aquarium, adjacent Fort Fisher and just south of Town, is a major destination for area
visitors.
— The NC Department of Transportation Ferry at Fort Fisher is one of nine Ferry boats in NC.
— The Town of Kure Beach is growing rapidly!
(4) POPULATION
The population in Kure Beach has 3 components:
(1) Permanent Residents
(2) Seasonal Residents/Non-Resident Property Owners
(3) Day Visitors
The North Carolina Office of State Planning issued in the fall of 1995 a document entitled
North Carolina Municipal Population. This document shows the permanent (year 'round)
population of the Town of Kure Beach at 726 persons as of July 1994. This figure is the
official State count at this writing and is used for Powell Bill allocations, Sales Tax
distribution, and in other instances where an official number is needed by the State.
TABLE #1 MUNICIPAL & COUNTY POPULATION
April 1980 April 1990 July 1994 Change (9a94)
Kure Beach 611 619 726 17.3%
New Hanover County 103,471 120,284 134,970 12.2%
iource: NC Office of state Planning
Much of the recent growth in population at Kure Beach has been from persons of
advanced years retiring in the area. According to the 1990 Census 18.3% of the 619
residents are age 65 years or older. The median age at Kure Beach is 44.8 years. Many of
the newcomers are from far flung places, yet they have all found a common meeting
ground at the beach.
The lowest reasonable estimate of current (1996) population in Kure Beach is 780 persons.
(This figure was computed by simple straight line projection based on figures from the NC
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Office of State Planning (NC OSP) as follows: If we take 1990 population = 619, and
1994 population — 726, then we find the difference between these 2 figures — 107. The
' 107 person difference over a 4 year period means each year the increase was 26.75
persons (that's 107 divided by 4). If we project this same increase over the following 2
year period to give an estimate on 1996 population, we get 26.75 x 2 — 53.5 persons
(we'll round that to 54). So .... 54 plus 726 (2 year increase figure plus NC OSP 1994
figure) is 780.) There are other methods which the Town believes gives a more accurate
estimate on current population.
' The straight line projection on population in the preceding paragraph does not take into
account the recent booming growth in residential construction activity. (See TABLE #7
KURE BEACH BUILDING ACTIVITY.) There have been 328 homes constructed in Town
since 1990. Some of these homes are built for investment and seasonal only residential
purposes. Most of them, we estimate 80%, are for year 'round residency.
If we accept that 726 persons lived in Kure Beach in 1994, and if we use this as a starting
point for our current estimate, we may divide this figure by 1,126 to get a figure on the
number of persons per dwelling. (The product is .6447602.) If we multiply our persons
per household figure by the 1995 total number of residences2, we get 937.48 persons.
' The Town also believes this population figure to be low. There is data to support the
Town's contention. There are 952 registered voters in Kure Beach' and 5 provisional
voters'. (The number of registered voters does not include children under 18 years of
age.) This figure supports the Town's contention that there are, as of 1995, 1,251
permanent (year 'round) residents within the Town of Kure Beach. This figure is
computed as follows: The Town accepts 726 persons as a base figure for 1994. Town
records show 328 residences were constructed within a six year period following this
count. Town officials believe, based upon empirical evidence (observation), this new
construction has an 80% permanent occupancy rate of 2 persons per unit. (So, as follows:
328 x .80 — 262.4. 262.4 x 2 — 524.8." 524.8 + 726 = 1,251) The total permanent
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constructed since 1990 (328), from the Town's Building Inspections Department, equals
1,454.
' This count is from the New Hanover County Board of Elections as of April 30, 1996.
' Provisional voters may be those who have moved within the County and didn't let the
Board of Elections know of their move. They may vote at the Board of Elections.
Provisional voters may have registered at some agency (Division of Motor Vehicles,
Department of Social Services, Employment Security Commission) and are not shown on
the voter registration list at the precinct. They may vote at the Board of Elections.
Provisional voters may also have pulled themselves off the list and moved back into Town
and did not register to vote upon their return. They may also be no -active voters who
have been pulled off the list.
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population of Kure Beach as of December 1995 is 1,251.
Between April 1990 and July 1994, the population of North Carolina grew by
approximately 432,022 persons (6.5%), increasing from 6,632,448 million to 7,064,470
million in only four years. By April 2000, NC population is estimated to reach 7.44
million, representing an increase of more than 810,000 (or 12.3%).
As we compare New Hanover County population growth to the growth.of North Carolina,
we see:
TABLE #2 COUNTY & STATE POPULATION
April1980 April 1990 July 1994 hS, a W4.m,")
New Hanover County 103,471 120,284 134,970 12.2%
North Carolina 5,880,095 6,632,637 7,064,470 6.5%
Source: NC Office of State Planning
New Hanover County is a small densely populated County. (in fact, New Hanover is
second in density of population to only one other North Carolina County, Mecklenburg'.)
As time goes by, both Kure Beach and the County can only expect to grow ever more
densely populated. The recognition of this trend gives extreme importance to the need for
proper planning. This is particularly true for communities such as Kure Beach, who have
such tremendous natural and historic/cultural resources, since the risk of loss of these
irreplaceable resources through unchecked development is possible, and since the risk to
property and life due to storms, or the possible long-term effects of sea level rise, are so
real. As we compare County land area and population density for New Hanover County
and North Carolina, we see:
TABLE #3 COUNTY & STATE POPULATION DENSITY Density of Pon.
Land Area (Sq. Mi.) 1980 1990 Change
New Hanover County 198.96 520.6 604.56 16.11 %
North Carolina 48,843 120.4 135.7 12.70%
State
The U. S. Census breakdown on race in 1990 shows all persons (100%) in Kure Beach
were white. Of these, there were 302 (48.9%) males and 316 (51.1 %) females.
The number of seasonal visitors and day visitors to Kure Beach will be discussed in a
following section entitled SEASONAL POPULATION. Consult the Table of Contents for
' This comment is based on 1995 information from the New Hanover County Planning
Department. NC Office of State Planning figures are at variance with the County and
show New Hanover County as 4th in population density in July of 1995. Both figures are
estimates. It is indisputable that New Hanover is one of the most densely populated
Counties in North Carolina and that it is rapidly becoming ever more densely populated.
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Summary — Population
— Population in Kure Beach consists of 3 components (permanent population, seasonal
population, and day visitors).
— Between April of 1990 and July of 1994 the population of Kure Beach grew by 17.3%. During
this same period, the population of New Hanover County grew by 12.2%.
— There have been 328 homes constructed in Kure Beach since 1990.
— As of December 1995, the total permanent population of Kure Beach was 1,251.
(5) ECONOMY
The economy of a small Town is extremely important to its growth and development. The
reason economy is such a crucial part of a Town's Land Use Plan is that the effectiveness
of any physical plans for land development are almost totally dependant on economic
development. Residential development activity is occurring at a rapid pace in Kure
Beach.
In all of North Carolina County government tax revenue for fiscal year 1990 was
$1,515,146,538. For New Hanover County the total County -wide Property Tax for FY 94-
95 was $50,517,978 (levied) with $49,795,558 collected (by June 30, 1995). Other taxes
include $1,099,316 levied for fire districts with $1,085,809 of this amount collected. In
Kure Beach the ad valorem tax levy was $464,104 and $465,846 was collected (99.2%).
The valuation of property in Town was $119,241,538.
The property tax rate (FY 1994-95)for the Town of Kure Beach is 39 cents per hundred
dollars (.39/100) of assessed value. The elected leaders in Kure Beach are very
conservative with the local tax dollars. They have a conservative approach to both taxing
and spending, which is evident from an analysis of the budget. For the owner of a
$100,000 property the Town requires a local property tax payment of $390. The rate,
when compared to other New Hanover County municipalities (FY 1994-95), about
average.
Carolina Beach — .40/100
Wrightsville Beach — .235/100
Wilmington — .58/100)
Tax rates in a surrounding 4 County area (FY 1994-95):
or New Hanover County — .655/100 (with .025 added in for the fire districts).
w- Pender County = .65/100
w- Brunswick = .685/100 (except Smithfield Township is .725/100 which includes a 4
cent hospital tax)
•' Columbus County = .78/100
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The County rate is added to the municipal rate to give a total property tax. In Kure Beach,
the owner of the $100,000 property pays $390 to the Town and $655 to the County. The
total tax bill is $1,045. The amount of property tax owed the Town yearly in Kure Beach
has not gone up in recent years.
The Town of Kure Beach charges a privilege license tax. This is a three level tax that the
State, County, and Town often all levy on the same business activity. The tax is levied on
the privilege of engaging in a particular occupation or business activity within the taxing
jurisdiction and is enforced and collected through the issuance of an annual license. The
statute which enables the levy of this tax is N.C.G.S. 105-33 through 105-113. A Town
which wishes to levy this tax must adopt an Ordinance levying the tax. The Ordinance
lists the activities taxed and the tax rates. Towns have a great deal of flexibility in selecting
the activities to be taxed and the rate of tax. The privilege license tax is a revenue
generating measure, however, this tax is not used to regulate otherwise legitimate
businesses. (The minimum privilege license in Kure Beach is $2.50. This is charged to
one chair beauty shops. The most expensive license is the fee charged to restaurants,
which is 50 cents per seat. The largest restaurant in Town is Big Daddy's which seats
around 400 persons.) In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, the Town of Kure Beach
collected $3,639 in privilege license fees.
TABLE #4 NUMBER OF PRIVILEGE LICENSES
1992
ISSUED IN KURE BEACH
91
1993
94
1994
100
1995
96
Source: Town of Kure Beach Administration
The Town's privilege licenses are good from May 31 through May 31 of the following
year. The stability of the number of these licenses issued over the four years Shown gives
credence to the statement that the business growth in Kure Beach is not keeping pace with
the residential growth. It is also true that when the number of persons residing in Kure
Beach reaches the threshold point where certain types of businesses may be supported,
businesses will rush to the beach as quickly as new residents have in recent years.
Some of the privilege licenses issued in Kure Beach are to trades people or
craftsmen and are a direct result of the construction activity occurring at the beach.
These same business persons may cause the number of licenses to rise and fall on
a year to year basis. These tradesmen may hold multiple privilege licenses for
work within other local government jurisdictions.
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Other Town income' includes the sale of Motor Vehicle Licenses ($4,357), CAMA permits
($1,325), Impact fees ($43,200), Building permits ($52,124), Franchise fees ($6,017),
Franchise tax ($34,833), Intangibles tax ($21,561), Beer & Wine tax ($2,747), Local option
sales tax ($169,957), Tax refunds ($13,922), Room occupancy tax ($2,638), Food stamp
reimbursement ($1,324), Powell Bill allocation ($27,201), County revenue sharing
($18,621), and the Governor's Highway Safety Program ($6,364). Total revenues from
these programs (as well as the privilege license and ad valorem tax mentioned previously)
were $932,803.
According to the 1990 U. S. Census there were 277 persons over 16 years of age in the
Town of Kure Beach who were employed. They were reported to have been employed as
follows:
TABLE #5 TYPES OF INDUSTRY FOR RESIDENTS OF KURE BEACH
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
14
Mining
2
Construction
30
Manufacturing, nondurable goods
11
Manufacturing, durable goods
5
Transportation
3
Communications and other public utilities
7
Wholesale Trade
12
Retai I Trade
59
Finance, insurance, and real estate
14
Business and repair services
8
Personal Services
50
Entertainment and recreation services
15
Professional and related services:
Health services
Educational services
Other professional and related services
16
2
7
Public administration
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Source: 1990 U.S. Census
Of all workers, age 16 and over, 84 worked in Kure Beach and 193 worked outside of
Kure Beach. Of this same group, 248 worked in New Hanover County, 28 worked
outside of New Hanover County, and 1 worked outside of North Carolina. 84 of the
workers in Kure Beach, 16 years old or older, worked in their place of residence in 1989,
and 193 worked outside their place of residence.
This information came from the Audit Report (year ending June 30, 1995) of Mr. B. A.
Pope, C.P.A., who is the Auditor for the Town of Kure Beach.
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TABLE #6 CLASS OF WORKER
Private for profit wage and salary workers
191
Private not -for -profit wage and salary workers
12
Local government workers
11
State government workers
15
Federal government workers
8
Self-employed workers
40
Unpaid family workers
TOTAL
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Source: 1990 U.S. Census
The per capita income for the Town of Kure Beach in 1989 was $21,000. The median
household' income in Kure Beach for 1989 was $24,375. The median family9 income
was $30,469 for 1989. The median nonfamily household10 income in 1989 was $15,000.
(All figures are from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.) 13.6% of
all persons were reported as living below the poverty level in Kure Beach in the 1990 U.
S. Census. It is believed that the in -migration of retired persons in the years 1990-1996
have changed this statistic. The influx has caused there to be fewer persons (by
percentage) living below the poverty level in Kure Beach than there have ever been.
Education is usually a factor which has a strong relationship to the ability of persons to
produce income. In Kure Beach 76.3% of all persons have graduated high school or gone
higher than high school. 11.2% have received a bachelor's degree or higher. (In all of
New Hanover County 78.1 % have high school or higher and 21.1 % have a bachelor's
degree or higher.)
It is believed that the types of employment within the Town of Kure Beach have not
changed within the 5 year period since the U. S. Census survey was conducted. The
Town is strongly based in a tourism economy. Motels, hotels, and cottages for rent make
up the bulk of the economic base of the Town. The Town does not have a large
manufacturing, business, or industrial base. Much of the employment opportunity for
those persons who are residents of Kure Beach and who wish to work is located out of the
Town of Kure Beach.
e Households are all persons living together in group quarters or on the street. This
category consists of all occupied dwellings (except group quarters).
9 Families consist of persons living together with a relationship by blood, marriage,
or adoption.
70 Nonfamily households consist of persons not related. These may be persons
living alone, with a partner or roommate, or group quarters. When considered
nationwide, nonfamily households make up about 30% of all households.
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Summary — Economy
— During FY 1994-95 the valuation of property in Kure Beach was $119,241,538.
— The property tax rate for Kure Beach is 39 cents per hundred dollars of assessed value.
— The Town of Kure Beach charges a privilege license tax. In 1995 96 privilege licenses were
issued.
— Most people who work and who live in Kure Beach work outside of Town. Most persons living
in Kure Beach work inside of New Hanover County.
— 76.3% of all persons living in Kure Beach have graduated high school or gone higher than high
school. 11.2% have received a bachelor's degree or higher.
— The economy of Kure Beach is based on tourism!
' (6) SEASONAL POPULATION
Seasonal population is a meaningful figure in resort communities because each unit of
local government must plan to serve the large number of people who may visit during the
height of vacation season. Typically, for beach Towns in North Carolina, the peak
seasonal days are Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. During each of these holidays,
' or during the weekends close to them, the local government can plan to have local
services put to the extreme test of use.
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The season during which visitors come to the beach is also expanding in recent years.
Memorial day through Labor Day was traditionally the main period of time during which
visitors could be expected. In recent years, with the burgeoning growth and widely
recognized attractiveness of the area, the season has expanded. The expanded period of
time in which people visit the beach has come to be known as the shoulder season. Kure
Beach has broad shoulders. Mid March through mid November is now the normal period
for visitors. This period has expanded because more people are finding Kure Beach,
because golfing on area courses has become very popular, and because fishing remains
especially good during the shoulder seasons (spring and fall).
There are three basic components to figuring seasonal peak population. These are:
Pw-permanent residents
Po -seasonal residents
P*-day visitors
The total number of peak seasonal visitors is base on figuring, and then adding together,
permanent residents, day visitors, and the number of overnight visitors in motels, rental
cottages, plus seasonal residents, and people staying with permanent residents and
seasonal visitors. This is a difficult figure on which to get an exact count. (Peak seasonal
population figures presented here are estimates.)
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According to the Cape Fear Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau overnight
accommodations are available in the area as shown below:
Hot.ell, Motel, and Bed & Breakfast Rooms:
Wilmington v 2,209
Wrightsville Beach — 830
Carolina Beach — 11041
Kure Beach 377
Total a 4,457
Total Rooms in New Hanover County
Total Rooms/Cottages in Kure Beach
ntal Rooms and Cottages:
Wilmington m 440
Wrightsville Beach 495
Carolina Beach 1,161
Kure Beach 60
6,613
= 437
Total — 2,156
In New Hanover County, there is a rental room occupancy tax which is based on 3% of
the room rental. The last full year for which these statistics is available is 1995. These
receipts are shown in TABLE #7.
TABLE #7 ROOM OCCUPANCY/GROSS REVENUES BY LOCATION
Quarter Ending Kure Beach Wilmington Carolina Beach Wrightsville Beach
3/31/95 61,481 4,107,695 378,743 1,217,576
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43,137
6130/95
867,414
7,742,215
1,673,236
4,186,502
410,331
9/30/95
3,247,201
9,242,071
5,301,034
8,797,713
2,163,248
12/30/95
1,086,388
6,922,908
1,333,586
4,304,155
403,165
TOTAL
5,262,484
28,014,889
8,686,599
18,505,946
60,469,918
Source: New Hanover county rinance vmce
As indicated earlier, the busiest months, by far, are June -July -August. The shoulder season
(April -October to mid November), also previously described, is also evident from further
analysis and room tax revenues are up, consistently, from April through October. There
are variables to consider, of course, but this information gives us a quantitative measure of
the amount of taxes received on the occupancy of rental rooms yearly in New Hanover
County. A trend is shown. This trend gives us no special surprises on when visitation
occurs. We know this from empirical evidence (just looking around) at Kure Beach on a
day-to-day basis. The facts confirm what the eyes and ears perceive.
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are given 2 criteria: (1) Room Tax Receipts, and, (2) Room Tax Percentage. Other ,
figures are supposition".
" Sources include Cape Fear Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, Cape Fear Council of
Governments, and the Town of Kure Beach.
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Derivation of Hotel Visitation:
Room tax receipts (1994/95)
1,814,098
Divided by Room Tax Percentage
.03
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Equals Total Estimated Room Receipts
60,469,918
Divided by Average Room Rate
60
Equals Number of Room Nights
1,007,832
Divided by Average Length of Stay (in nights)
3
Equals Number of Parties
335,944
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Times Average Party Size
Visitors
1.5
503,916
Equals Number of
If we have made appropriate estimates, we can figure that there were 503,916 visitors to
New Hanover County during FY 95 for whom room tax was paid.
If we figure visitors to Kure Beach according to the same methodology (estimates were
made on average room rate, length of stay, and party size — estimates were an average of
responses to an inquiry from 4 hotel/motel owners in Kure Beach), we get the following
result:
Kure Beach Room Tax Receipts (1994/95) 157,874
' Divided by Room Tax Percentage .03
Equals Total Estimated Room Receipts 5,262,484
Divided by Average Room Rate 70.47
' Equals Number of Room Nights 74,677
Divided by Average Length of Stay (in nights) 3.25
Equals Number of Parties 22,977
' Times Average Party Size 3.3
Equals Number of Visitors 75,824
' The number of visitors given (75,824) is the number of visitors during the full year to
hotels and motels on whom room tax was paid. If there are 377 hotels, motels, and bed
and breakfast rooms in Kure Beach, then they were all full 201 nights per year.
(Remember ... these are average figures ..... estimates!)
' Derivation of Cottages/Private Home Visitation
Number of Rental Rooms and Cottages (Kure Beach) 60
' Times Average Party Size 6
Times Number of Use Periods 20
Equals Approximate Number of Visitors Per Year 7,200
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The information given previously plays into our figure representing peak seasonal
population. We take the following:
Figure 1,454 homes/cottages at Kure Beach, and we may (for now) subtract 60 of these
cottages which will be counted another way, so we have 1,394 homes, and if we figure
100% occupancy with 2 persons per unit for these homes, then we have 2,788 persons. If
we figure that each of these homes has 2 visitors we add another 2,788. If we fill up the
hotels and motels with twice the average number of visitors (377 x 6.6 — 2,488) we get
another 2,488 persons. If we fill the rental cottages with twice the average number of
visitors (60 x 12 — 720) we get 720 persons. This gives us a total peak overnight
population of 8,784 persons.
The seasonal peak day visitor population, or those persons who drive down and visit the
beach for some portion of the day but who do not spend the night, is estimated at 2,050
persons. This figure is derived from 25% of the NC Department of Transportation average
daily traffic count (which in 1995 just below K Street along U. S. Highway 421 was 4,100
vehicles per day), or 1,025 vehicles per day with each vehicle which stops to visit the
beach carrying 2 persons.
Total seasonal peak population at Kure Beach is estimated to be 10,834 persons.
Summary — Seasonal Population
The seasonal peak population at Kure Beach is 10,834. This figure -is an estimate which is
based on a well reasoned methodology which is explained in the text.
— The busiest tourist months are June-july-August.
There were 75,824 visitors to Kure Beach in FY 95 on whom room tax was paid.
The seasonal peak day visitor population is estimated to be 2,050.
(7) EXISTING LAND USE
According to the 1990 U.S. Census, the total number of housing units in Kure Beach was
1,126. This is a large number of units and the number exceeds the "official" number of
permanent residents (618 in 1990, 726 in 1994, and 780 in 1996). Many of these houses
sit vacant until the warm weather arrives and people then begin to move (seasonally) to
the beach. This yearly movement has a tremendous effect on the services supplied by the
community.
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As to the age of this housing, according to the 1990 U.S. Census, by Year Structure Built12:
1989 to March 1990
44
1985 to 1988
170
1980 to 1984
208
1970 to 1979
158
1960 to 1969
133
1950 to 1959
198
1940 to 1949
176
1939 or earlier
39
TOTAL —
11126
Recent building activity is shown in the TABLE below:
TABLE #8 KURE BEACH
BUILDING ACTIVITY
Total Permits13
Issued
Number of New
Home Starts
Total Cost/
All Construction
1990
64
22
$1,539,140
1991
60
26
$2,500,350
1992
123
33
$3,206,797
1993
146
49
$4,632,925
1994
117
96
$8,748,034
1995
187
102
$10,829,566
source: Town of Kure ueacn uunaing inspections vepanment
The total number of new home starts during the years 1990 through 1995 equals 328.
The total number of permits issued during the same six year period is 697. According to
the figures from the Building Inspections office and the U.S. Census, there are currently
(through 1995) 1,454 homes in Kure Beach 14. There are existing lots. in Kure Beach which
are 25' x 100' and also lots which are 50' x 50'. These 2,500 square foot lots are the
smallest known to exist. Building is not currently allowed on these lots until a
12 Each of these structures is now 6 years older than is shown. Construction activity since
1990 is shown on TABLE #8.
13 Permits are issued for accessory buildings, additions to existing structures, etc. New
residences are another category. There have been no new businesses constructed since
1990.
14 This figure was derived by adding the 1990 U.S. Census Bureau count (1,126) to the
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recombination of lots will cause the total lot size to equal at least 5,000 square feet.
According to the Town of Kure Beach Inspections office records, there have been no new
businesses constructed in Kure Beach since 1990. (A real estate office became the DAIRY
QUEEN in 1991 and a gift shop, "FISHTALES," is slated to open in August 1996.) The
number of Privilege Licenses has, as we have seen in a previous section, remained fairly
constant during this same period of time.
In 1990, according to the U.S. Census, there were no houses in Kure Beach which lacked
complete plumbing facilities and there were no houses which lacked complete kitchen
facilities. As to the source of water for the homes existing in 1990, 1,097 were connected
to the public system. 29 used individual wells. As to sewage disposal in 1990, 1,109
were reported as on a public sewer system and 17 homes were using septic tanks. Six
homes were reported as without telephone. The median rent for renter occupied housing
(year 'round) according to the 1990 U.S. Census was $340 per month. Vacationers, or
those who wish to rent year around at Kure Beach in 1996, should plan to spend more.
The median value of a home in Kure Beach in 1990 was $81,300. It is believed that
significant appreciation and the value of new construction have driven this price up
dramatically within the last six years.
A 1996 count of the housing in Kure Beach is shown below.
TABLE #9 EXISTING
Site Built Homes
Manufactured Homes
Commercial or
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Business Structures
In Town
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In ETA
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Source: Cape Fear Council of Governments winasmew suwey In rear .
A large number of homes in the Town of Kure Beach are older homes. (In 1990,
according to the U.S. Census 62.5% of the homes were built before 1979.) While it is
true that there is currently little land which has not been subdivided within Kure Beach's
planning jurisdiction, it is true that there may be opportunity for redevelopment in many
areas of Town. The value of property on the beach will eventually rise, probably within
the planning period, to the point where redevelopment will become a feasible alternative
to builders and investors.
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Summary — Existing Land Use
— According to the 1990 U.S. Census there were 1,126 home in Kure Beach. As of year ending
1995, there are 1,454 homes.
— The total cost of all construction in 1990 was $1,539,140. The total cost of all construction in
1995 was $10,829,566.
— In 1996 there were (in Town and the ETA) 1,502 site built homes, 82 manufactured homes, and
82 commercial structures.
— The median value of a home in Kure Beach in 1990 was $81,300. The median rent in 1990
was $340 per month
— In 1990 62.5% of the homes were built before 1990.
— Redevelopment is expected to become an issue during the planning period covered by this
Land Use Plan Update.
(8) CURRENT PLANS, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF KURE BEACH NORTH CAROLINA was prepared by the
Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida, and adopted by the Town on
September 29, 1987. The Ordinances in the CODE became effective on this same date.
The current copy of the CODE, from which the Town is working, is SUPPLEMENT #2,
which contains all revisions to the CODE through September 21, 1993. The sources used
for the preparation of this CODE were the 1973 CODE and Ordinances subsequently
adopted by Town Council. Amendments to the CODE since September 21, 1993, are
kept on file in the office of the Town Clerk and these amendments and revisions, though
not contained in the CODE book, have the force of law.
A summary of current plans, policies and regulations is below:
♦-1991 Land Use Plan Update—*
This Plan was prepared in 1991. The plan contains an existing land use map, a summary
of data collection and analysis, policies for growth and development, and a land
classification map. The Plan was locally adopted on July 23, 1991, and adopted by the
North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission on September 27, 1991. The Plan was
prepared according to the Land Use Planning Guidelines (15A NCAC 7B) effective in
1989 and has not been amended since adoption.
*—Zoning Ordinance—*
The Kure Beach Zoning Ordinance was last codified in 1993. The Ordinance divides the
Town into 12 Zoning districts. The Ordinance prescribes permitted uses, maximum
height limits, minimum parking requirements, setbacks, and other requirements. The
Ordinance also contains provisions for variances and prescribes how non -conforming
situations may be resolved. The minimum lot size is 5,000 square feet.
The purpose of the Zoning Ordinance(as described in the statutes at N.C.G.S. 160A-381)
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general eneral welfare of the community. is to promote the health, safety, morals, anh. Any Town'
may regulate and restrict the uses of land within the corporate limits or ETJ by
implementing this Ordinance. The Town of Kure Beach has been using zoning authority '
since 1973. These regulations are effective in the Town and in the Town's ETJ.
*—Town Boundaries—* '
The boundaries of the Town of Kure Beach are set out on an official map entitled
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"Boundary Map of the Town of Kure Beach, North Carolina." The map is kept in the
office of the Town Clerk. The Town boundaries have never been surveyed by a
Registered Land Surveyor. The boundaries are defined by natural features and property
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lines. It is not necessary to have a survey done of the entire Town. As a means of
clarifying any confusion, plan users should recognize the Atlantic Ocean forms the eastern
edge of the Town. The Town claims, as within the Town limit, the areas of the beach to
the low water mark. The dry sand beach, from the high water mark to the first line of
stable vegetation, consistent with the regulations and rules promulgated by the Coastal
Resources Commission, is held in trust for use by the public, though deeds to this area
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may be held by the owners of this property as private.
*—Nuisance Ordinance—*
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The CODE, adopted September 29, 1987, establishes that when it would be in the best
interest of the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Kure Beach the Town
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may declare the following conditions nuisance and may dispense with these situations by
enforcement and abatement procedures outlined in the CODE. As follows:
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• (A) The uncontrolled growth of noxious weeds or grass to height in excess of 6
inches causing or threatening to cause a hazard detrimental to the public
health or safety.
D (B) Any accumulation of rubbish, trash, or junk causing or threatening to cause
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the accumulation of stagnant water, or causing or threatening to cause the
inhabitation therein of rats, mice, snakes or vermin of any kind which is or
may be dangerous or prejudicial to the public health.
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p (C) Any accumulation of animal or vegetable matter that is offensive by virtue of
odors or vapors or by the inhabitancy therein of rats, mice, snakes or vermin
of any kind which is or may be dangerous or prejudicial to the public
health.
• (D) The open storage of any abandoned ice box, refrigerator, stove, glass,
building material, building rubbish or similar items.
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' *—Minimum Housing Code—*
The Town of Kure Beach has in effect a Minimum Housing Code. This code which was
' prepared in accordance with N.C.G.S. 160A-441, declares that buildings which are unfit
for human habitation may be caused to be repaired or may be caused to be destroyed at
the expense of the owner of the property if the structure does not meet certain minimum
standards.
' *—Federal Flood Insurance Program—*
The Town of Kure Beach is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program. The
' Flood Insurance Rate Maps" for the Town of Kure Beach were last revised April 2, 1986.
The maps show most of the Town is located in a C Zone, or an area of minimal flooding.
A significant portion of the homes located along the Atlantic Ocean beach are in a V
Zone. These are areas of 100 year coastal flood with velocity (waves). This is not an
unusual circumstance in coastal areas. Kure Beach, when considered amongst the other
developed beaches in North Carolina, has a relative abundance of areas of minimal
flooding. To discuss this program with a representative of the National Flood Insurance
Program, call 1-800-638-6620 and ask for Steve Randolph. The federal agency is FEMA
(or the Federal Emergency Management Agency).
' *—Subdivision Regulations—*
The Town of Kure Beach has Subdivision Regulations (as allowed under N.C.G.S. 160A-
371) which were adopted by the Town in September, 1987. In North Carolina a
subdivision is defined in State law (N.C.G.S. 160A-376) as: " all divisions of a tract of land
iinto 2 or more lots, building sites, or other divisions for the purpose of sale or building
development (whether immediate or future) and shall include all divisions of land
involving the dedication of a new street or a change in existing streets, but the following
shall not be included within this definition nor be subject to the regulations:
t7 (1) The combination or recombination of portions of previously subdivided and
recorded lots where the total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots
are equal to or exceed the standards of the municipality as shown in its subdivision
regulations;
15 It has been found as a result of hurricane Bertha Quly 1996) that there are errors in the
FIRM (Flood Insurance Rate Maps) for the Town of Kure Beach. It is expected that the
location of the V Zones will move landward with map revisions. There is no date, at this
writing, on the preparation of new flood maps for the Town.
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f land into parcels greater than 10 acres where no street right-of-way'
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dedication is involved;
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streets; and
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acres into not more than 3 lots, where no street right-of-way dedication is involved
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municipality, as shown in its subdivision regulations."
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The purpose of these regulations is (from N.C.G.S. 160A-372) provide the orderly
growth and development of the Town; for the coordination of streets and highways within
proposed subdivisions with existing or planned streets and highways and with other public
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facilities; for the dedication or preservation of recreation areas serving residents of the
immediate neighborhood within the subdivision or, alternatively, for provision of funds to
be used to acquire recreation areas serving the subdivision or more than one subdivision
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in the immediate area, and rights -of -way or easements for street and utility purposes .....
and for the distribution of population and traffic in a manner that will avoid congestion
and overcrowding and will create conditions essential to public health, safety, and the
general welfare."
This set of regulations is effective in Town and within the Town's ETJ.
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*—State Transportation Improvement Plan—* '
As a means of adequate and safe accommodation for seasonally heavy traffic, Kure Beach
strongly supports implementation of the following improvements:
Extend Dow Road to U.S. 421 at Fort Fisher. This item should be given
highest priority. The positive results from the construction of this road
would be less traffic through Town, an easier flow of traffic for those who
did not want to pass through Town, and a safe means of evacuation of the
southern portion of Pleasure Island in case of emergency. '
Designation of Dow Road as U.S. Highway 421 Alternate and the current
U.S. Highway 421 as U.S. Highway 421 Business. '
The installation of sidewalks and bike paths in Town and along Dow Road.
+—Ordinance Creating a Planning Organization (Planning Board)
Most North Carolina Towns with any kind of land use regulation have a Planning Board '
(or Planning and Zoning Commission). Kure Beach is true to this standard. The duties of
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' the Planning Board are advisory. The Board supervises the preparation of Land Use Plans
(such as this document), special studies, Ordinances, and recommends these plans,
' policies, studies, and Ordinances to the Town Council.
The Planning Board in Kure Beach was created by a local Ordinance dated September 29,
' 1987. The Board is governed by a set of Bylaws which define the following:
(1) Members and terms of office.../
' The Planning Board consists of five members. Four members are citizens and residents of
the Town and are appointed by the Town Council. One member is a resident of the
Extraterritorial jurisdiction Area and is also appointed to the Board by the Town Council.
' All new terms are by five year appointment.
(2) Officers and duties ... I
The Planning Board elects its own officers at the regular meeting in July of each year. The
officers are: (a) Chairman — The Chairman presides over meetings and Public Hearing of
the Planning Board. The Chairman decides on matters of order and procedure. The
Chairman appoints Committees to study specific matters. The Chairman develops the
meeting agenda with assistance from the Zoning Administrator and Secretary to the
Board.. The Chairman provides the Town Council with an annual report on Board
activities. (b) Vice -Chairman — In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice -Chairman
performs the duties assigned to the Chairman. (c) Secretary — The Secretary keeps the
minutes of all meetings (both regular and special) and hearings called by the Planning
Board. The Secretary, after conferring with the Chairman, sends notices of all meetings
(special and regular) at least 4 days in advance of the meeting and will call and notify
members at least 24 hours in advance of special or emergency meetings. The Secretary
also carries on routine correspondence and maintains records and files. In the Town of
Kure Beach, the function of Secretary to the Planning Board is handled by Town staff.
(3) Meetings ... 1
Regular meetings of the Planning Board are on the first Tuesday of each month. Unless
special notice is given by the Chairman all meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and are conducted
at Town Hall. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman, or the Vice -Chairman
acting in the absence of the Chairman, provided that a minimum of 24 hours notice is
given to members. A quorum consists of 3 members. A vote by a majority of those
present (when a quorum is present) decides matters. Members are required to vote unless
excused by the Chairman. An abstention constitutes an affirmative vote. Proceedings are
conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order and the Chairman is the final arbitrator on
matters of procedure.
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All Planning Board records are to be made available to the public in accordance with the
requirements of the NC General Statutes. The Secretary maintains a file of all studies,
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plans, reports, recommendations, minutes, and correspondence o the Planning Board.
The file is maintained at Town Hall. '
*—Board of Adjustment—*
The Board of Adjustment has 3 basic responsibilities under North Carolina law. '
(1) It interprets the Ordinance. This refers to the Board's function of hearing
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appeals from those who may be unhappy with a decision of the Zoning
Administrator.
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(2) The Board of Adjustment may, under certain circumstances, grant variances
to the Zoning Ordinance.
(3) It may also (in some Towns) issue special use permits. (This 3rd provision is
not applicable to the Town of Kure Beach.)
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hold no other public office under Town government. Three members of the Board of
Adjustment shall be citizens and residents of the Town. Two members may be residents
of the Extraterritorial jurisdiction Area. Two alternates may be appointed by the Town
Council. The term of office is three years. The Chairman of the Board of Adjustment is
elected by the full membership (including alternates and ETJ members) from the regular
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membership. The Chairman's term of office is one year until his/her successor is elected
and the Chairman is eligible for re-election. The Chairman decides on all points of order.
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The term of office is one year beginning January 1.
The Board of Adjustment does not hold regularly scheduled meetings. Meetings are called I
as necessary and each member must be given 48 hours notice prior to the meeting..
Meetings are to be held as soon as possible after receiving the application for appeal or
hearing. Meetings should not be held more than 30 days after receipt of the application.
Meetings are held at Town Hall. A quorum consists of 3 members, however, a four -fifths
vote of the Board of Adjustment is required to overturn a decision of the Zoning
Administrator or to grant a variance. '
Decisions from the Board of Adjustment are given no later than 30 days from the date of
the Hearing. ,
*—Animal Control Ordinance—* I
The Town of Kure Beach has in place an Animal Control Ordinance which is designed to
prohibit animals from running freely through Town. The beach front areas are signed with ,
a notice of this prohibition. Citizens and visitors are advised to leash and to control their
pets.
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*—Miscellaneous Offenses—*
The CODE of the Town of Kure Beach describes miscellaneous offenses which include the
following: unlawful assemblies, injuring property, injuring apparatus or property of the
Fire Department, discharging BB guns, and discharging firearms.
*—Annexation Policy—*
The Town of Kure Beach policy on annexation is to pursue this type of expansion only
through the provisions of the NC General Statutes relative to voluntary annexation. The
Town's generalized policy on involuntary or satellite annexations is not to pursue these
options. It is not expected that the Town of Kure Beach will need to confront the question
of annexation during -the planning period. If the question should arise, Kure Beach will
carry out the study and consideration of the facts in the manner prescribed by law.
Summary — current Plans, Policies and Regulations
The Town of Kure Beach has a complete complement of planning tools available for use by
municipal government. Some of these planning tools/ordinances currently need updating or
revision.
The Code of the Town of Kure Beach North Carolina was adopted on September 29, 1987.
The Town is currently working with supplement #2 to this original Code which was adopted on
September 21, 1993.
— The Planning Board was the principal Board responsible for the preparation of the Land Use
Plan Update.
(9) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT LAND USE CHANGE
Those areas of Kure Beach which have experienced significant land use change since the
1991 Land Use Plan Update are largely those areas of vacant land which have become
developed property. There are new Subdivisions which are being developed at this
writing (March 1996) and vacant lots in neighborhoods all over Town are being built
upon. The recent growth in Town has been residential type growth. In the future, Kure
Beach is likely to see continuing residential growth, some commercial growth, and
redevelopment of the older developed areas in Town. There is also a strong likelihood
that development pressure will increase to lift the Town's density and height requirements
in the Zoning Ordinance. The Town's ordinances currently do not lend themselves to
suggest any significant changes in land use in Kure Beach. As we will see in more detail
in the policy section of this document, the Town does not wish to increase density or the
sheer number of people in Town according to any other scheme than has been laid out in
a reasoned manner in this LUPUP and as is expressed in the Town's Zoning Ordinance
and Subdivision Regulations.
One of the most important changes in recent history for the Town of Kure Beach is the
beach nourishment project. The Town has hired a consultant to act as a community
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source of the sand supply, known as a "borrow area," is located 2 miles off shore. (The
area is directly out (east) from the Air Force Base and extends north from that point.) The
area to be used for borrow is an area which is reported to be largely devoid of marine life
and an area which has a good supply of sand which is of the same consistency (grain size)
as that which is now on the beach.
Experts can reliably predict the results of wave action over an extended -period of time to
same grain size sand. (Any mixture is more difficult to model.) The prediction (plan) for
Kure Beach is that the sand deposited will eventually take on the same shape as the
existing beach, except that at least 120 feet of sand, at high tide, will be added. (That is,
the high water mark will be moved out 120 feet.) The nourishment project is expected to
take place along 3.2 miles of beach.
The project work will begin at around June 1, 1996. (They could start as late as July 15.)
The determining factor on the.time of the start will be the availability of the contractor and
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers familiarity with the work of the contractor. (The Corps
will give them the go.) The reason for the summer start date is.that winter storms are
frequently a problem and will cause delays. The projected completion date for a summer
start would be 4 months from start. The completion date with a winter start could be as
long as 6 months from the start.
The Kure Beach nourishment project is actually a continuation of the Carolina Beach '
project which was completed in 1994. The estimated cost is $19.2 million. Of this total,
65% will be paid with federal funds -and 35% will be paid with local funds. Of the local
match, 75% will be State funds and 25% will be a combination of County and Town
dollars. (New Hanover County has allocated $1.38 million and Kure Beach has
committed between $500,000 and $700,000.) The plan is to renourish every 3 years.
With succeeding projects, largely because it's maintenance type work rather than a new
project, the overall time necessary for approval will be less. For this project, the economic
approval and the environmental approvals had to begin from scratch. The first expected
maintenance of this project is anticipated for 1999. However, in 1998, the success of this
project will be evaluated and judgements will be made on when to proceed with
maintenance work.
There are 215 parcels (properties) within the nourishment project limits. 187 easements
were necessary from these property owners. All but 8 of the easements were voluntary.
The 8 holdouts required the Town to pursue condemnation. The 28 other parcels
involved did not require easements because the properties didn't go all the way to the
water.
The design profile of the beach nourishment project will be to construct a dune at 13 '/2
feet above sea level. This dune will be 25 feet wide. In front of the dune will be a 1:10
slope for 45 feet and then flat beach (the berm) for 50 feet. The berm is at 9 feet above
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sea level. Then there is another down slope (1:10) for 90 feet to sea level. The actual
construction profile will be a bit different than the design profile as they have planned for,
and built in, advanced maintenance. (This means they have added in extra sand.) The
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager is Glenn McIntosh. The field design work
was by Tom Jarrett. The Town has worked very closely on receipt of easements with
Claudette Tucker who is the real estate manager for the Corps in the Savannah, Georgia,
office.
The Town of Kure Beach believes that beach nourishment, followed by regular
renourishment, is the best method of dealing with the problem of erosion.
Summary — Areas of Significant Land Use Change
— Since the 1991 Land Use Plan Update much of the land which was formerly vacant and
available for development in Kure Beach has been developed.
— Growth in Kure Beach since 1991 has been residential.
— The beach nourishment project at Kure Beach is an important and welcome change for Kure
Beach. The work should be complete in 1997.
— Redevelopment of developed properties will be an important aspect of future growth in Kure
Beach.
SECTION 2: CONSTRAINTS TO DEVELOPMENT
(1) LAND SUITABILITY
Development in a community such as Kure Beach is often limited by constraints, or factors
which preclude or place some restrictions on development opportunities. The categories
listed below describe the qualities of these various areas. Implications of development in
these areas are discussed in the LUPUP section on POLICIES FOR GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
The Town of Kure Beach is flat in profile and has an average elevation of 12-14 feet.
(a) Fragile areas
Within the planning jurisdiction of the Town of Kure Beach exists areas of freshwater
wetlands. Development activity in these areas is regulated. The State has authority
through the Clean Water Act to review federally permitted wetland disturbances
' (including dredge and fill activities) to be sure the activities do not damage wetlands to the
point they no longer support their designated use. The NC Division of Water Quality
' (DWQ) performs this review, which is called a 401 Water Quality Certification. (All
CAMA permitted wetland disturbances require a 401 certification.) In Kure Beach
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wetlands certification for areas next to water bodies is of limited utility. The ET) boundary
is the Cape Fear River and the entire area adjacent the River- is owned by the U.S.
government.
The main types of wetlands found in Kure Beach are freshwater wetlands (or marshes) and
seasonal wetlands. (Saltwater wetlands development is regulated by the NC Division of
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Coastal Management.) Freshwater wetlands are perhaps the most familiar type of wetland.
They are as varied as the roadside ditch and the edges of ponds and rivers. Freshwater
wetlands, in whatever form they may take, are an extremely important part of the natural
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areas of any community. They include habitat areas for a variety of diverse species and
are often an important component part of sensitive groundwater recharge areas. Seasonal
wetlands are those which may fill with winter rains and will generally dry out during
summer and fall. They are as ordinary as a puddle in the backyard and yet are also
critical, especially as breeding habitat, for a wide variety of important species of animals.
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Since these seasonal wetlands are often smaller than one acre, they are not well protected
by existing regulations.
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act enables State and federal agencies to regulate
development activities occurring in wetlands. The 401 (previously discussed) and 404
programs require permits before disturbing wetland areas. The NC Division of Coastal
Management currently reviews U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (404) permits issued, for
projects over one-third of an acre in size, for consistency with Coastal Resources
Commission regulations and those policies contained in local Land Use Plans. The
majority of permits requested are granted. It is not the intent of this process to deny
people the use of their land. The process gives officials the opportunity to work with
people, and in some cases projects are modified, to lessen impacts on wetlands.
In response to our request concerning the location of significant natural features or
endangered species in Kure Beach, the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, in the
Division of Parks & Recreation, in the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health
& Natural Resources, responded on March 21, 1996, indicating they have records of
known rare species, high quality natural communities, and significant natural areas
occurring at or within a %s mile radius of the Town of Kure Beach. Since the Town has
not been inventoried, the agency cannot conclusively or definitively state that other rare '
species or significant natural areas do not exist there.
They make the following written comment: I
"Found within the Town limits of Kure Beach are occurrences of the
loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), a federal and State threatened species. '
This species has the potential to occur anywhere along the beaches of Kure
Beach. Located just off -shore of Kure Beach is a significant natural area
referred to as the Fort Fisher Coquina Outcrop which is protected through '
registry with the NC Natural Heritage Program. One rare species and
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several high quality natural community types are located within a % mile
radius of the Town of Kure Beach and may have the potential to occur
within the Town limits. These are:
✓ Phaeon crescent butterfly ✓
✓ Coastal fringe evergreen forest ✓
✓ Interdune pond ✓
✓ Coastal fringe sandhill ✓
✓ Pond pine woodland of
of Wet pine flatwoods ✓
✓ Pine savanna ✓
It is also possible that other rare species may occur in Kure Beach if
suitable habitat is present."
Town leaders and long-term residents, all of whom are used to living on the edge (of the
Atlantic Ocean), are sensitive to the ways the natural environment may be impacted by
man and to the ways man may be impacted by the environment. Preservation of the
balance between these two forces is a high goal in the panoply of Town regulation.
(b) Areas of Environmental Concern (AEC's)
One of the basic purposes of North Carolina's Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA or
the Act) is to establish a State management plan which is capable of rational and
coordinated management of coastal resources. The Act recognizes the key to more
effective protection and use of the land and water resources of the coast is the
development of a coordinated approach to resources management. The CAMA provides 2
principle mechanisms for accomplishing this purpose. First, the formulation of local Land
Use Plans articulating the objectives of local citizens and translating these objectives, or
policies, into future desired growth patterns. Second, the designation of Areas of
Environmental Concern for the protection of areas of statewide concern within the coastal
area.
Both the development of local Land Use Plans and the designation and regulation of
critical resource areas contribute to rational management by encouraging local and State
governments to exercise their full authorities over coastal resources and to express their
management goals in a comprehensible and uniform manner. Local objectives benefit
through their incorporation into a State management scheme, and the statewide objectives
of resource protection and development benefit through an integrated and comprehensive
management approach. State guidelines are prepared to ensure uniformity and
consistency in Land Use Plans and in the regulation of critical resource areas, or Areas of
Environmental Concern (AEC's).
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The STATE GUIDELINES FOR AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN16 (Subchapter
7H of Chapter 15A of the NC Administrative Code, or 15A NCAC 7H, or the regulations
governing development activity in AEC's) require that local Land Use Plans give special
attention to the protection and appropriate development of AEC's. The CAMA charges the
Coastal Resources Commission (CRC or the Commission)) with the responsibility for
identifying types of areas — water as well as land — in which uncontrolled or incompatible
development might result in irreversible damage. The Act further instructs the
Commission to determine what types of development activities are appropriate within
such areas, and it calls upon the local government to give special attention to these areas
in the process of Land Use Plan development. As a means of controlling any
inappropriate or damaging development activities within AEC's, the CAMA calls upon the
CRC to implement a permitting program. The intent of this program is not to stop
development (if this were the intent, given the growth in our coastal area, the program
would be an abject failure) but rather to ensure the compatibility of development with the
continued productivity and value of critical land and water areas (AEC's).
The Act divides responsibility for the permitting program between the CRC and local
governments. "Minor" development activities receive permits from a local permit officer,
while "major" development activities seek permits from the CRC. (Division of Coastal
Management personnel are the staff representatives of the CRC.)
The types of AEC's are separated into 4 broad groupings. Those 4 categories are:
(1) = THE ESTUARINE SYSTEM
(2) = OCEAN HAZARD AREAS
(3) = PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
(4) = NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE AREAS
m The Estuarine System m
Estuarine system AEC's, which are defined below, are land and water areas of the coast
which contribute enormous economic, social, and biological values to North Carolina. It
is the objective of the CRC to manage these AEC's as an interrelated group to ensure that
development is compatible with natural characteristics and to minimize the likelihood of
significant loss of private property and public resources. Included within the estuarine
system are the following AEC categories: estuarine waters, coastal wetlands, public trust
areas and estuarine shorelines. Each of these AEC's is either geographically within the
estuary or, because of its location and nature, may significantly affect the estuary.
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Coastal Wetlands" are areas of salt marsh or other marsh subject to regular or occasional
flooding by tides, including wind tides. The management objective of the NC CRC for
coastal wetlands is to conserve and manage these areas so as to safeguard and perpetuate
their biological, social, economic, and aesthetic values. The highest priority is given to
conservation of these areas. The second highest priority of use is for those types of
development which require water access and cannot function elsewhere.
Estuarine Waters are those water areas which are the dominant component and bonding
element of the entire estuarine system, integrating the aquatic influences from the land
and the sea. Estuaries are among the most productive natural environments of North
Carolina. They support the valuable commercial and sports fisheries of the coastal area,
which are comprised of estuarine dependant species such as menhaden, flounder, shrimp,
crabs, and oysters. Of the 10 leading species in the commercial catch, all but one are
dependent on the estuary.
Public Trust Areas are all waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the lands thereunder from the
mean high water mark to the seaward limit of State jurisdiction (the State limit of
jurisdiction is 3 miles); all navigable natural bodies of water and lands thereunder to the
mean high water level or mean water level as the case may be; all water in artificially
created bodies of water containing significant public fishing resources or other public
resources which are accessible'to the public by navigation from bodies of water in which
the public has rights of navigation; and all waters in artificially created bodies of water in
which the public has acquired rights by prescription, custom, usage, dedication, or any
other means. The management objective is to protect public rights for navigation and
recreation and to conserve and manage public trust areas so as to safeguard their
rbiological, economic, and aesthetic values.
Estuarine Shorelines are areas of dry land (which may contain 404 wetlands) which are
considered a component of the estuarine system because of the close association these
land areas have with adjacent estuarine waters. Estuarine shorelines are non -ocean
shorelines which are especially vulnerable to erosion, flooding, or other adverse affects of
wind and water and which are intimately connected to the estuary. This area extends
from the mean high water level (or normal water level along estuaries, sounds, bays, and
brackish waters) for a distance of 75 feet landward. Within the estuarine shoreline AEC,
impervious surfaces are required to not exceed 30%. For those shorelines which are
contiguous to waters classified by the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) as
Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW's), no more than 25% of the land area shall be built
upon to protect the exceptional water quality and the outstanding resource values of the
ORW. The estuarine shoreline AEC's contiguous to ORW's shall have no stormwater
" Coastal wetlands are an Area of Environmental Concern and uses/development in these
areas are regulated by the NC Coastal Resources Commission. Coastal wetlands should
not be confused with 404 wetlands, which are regulated by the Corps of Engineers.
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collection systemd provide a buffer of at least 30 feet from mean high water.
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The Town of Kure Beach has estuarine system AEC's bordering the Town's extraterritorial
jurisdiction area along the Cape Fear River. As a result, each of the above listed AEC's
exists within the Town's planning jurisdiction, except that there are no ORW areas
adjacent to the Town. The estuarine system AEC's are within the property owned by the
Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal. No development has taken place in this area and
no development is planned.
Ocean Hazard Areas
Ocean hazard AEC's are so named because these areas are considered by the North
Carolina Coastal Resources Commission to be natural hazard areas along the Atlantic
Ocean shoreline where, because of their special vulnerability to erosion or other adverse
effects of sand, wind, and water, uncontrolled or incompatible development could
unreasonably endanger life or property. Ocean hazard areas include: the ocean erodible
area, the high hazard flood area, the inlet hazard area, and the unvegetated beach area.
Ocean Erodible Areas are areas where there is a substantial possibility of excessive erosion
and significant shoreline fluctuation. The seaward boundary of this area is the mean low
water line. The landward extent of this line is established by multiplying the long-term
average annual erosion rate, as approved by the CRC, times 60, provided that, where
there has been no long term erosion rate or the rate is less than 2 feet per year, the
minimum distance shall be set at 120 feet from the first line of stable vegetation.
(Coastal) High Hazard Flood Areas are those areas subject to velocity waters in a storm
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having a 1 percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year and as
identified on the National Flood Insurance Program's Flood Insurance Rate Maps. The
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maps were produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and are current
the last revision indicated is April 2, 1986.
Inlet Hazard Areas are natural hazard areas which are especially vulnerable to erosion,
flooding and other adverse effects of sand, wind, and water because of their proximity to
dynamic ocean inlets. This area extends landward from the mean low water line a
distance sufficient to encompass that area within which the inlet will, based on statistical
analysis, migrate, and shall consider such factors as previous inlet territory, structurally
weak areas near the inlet, and external influences such as jetties and channelization.
Unvegetated Beach Areas are self explanatory to the extent that they consist of
land form
unvegetated ocean beach. These areas are subject to rapid and unpredictable
change from wind and wave action.
The Town of Kure Beach has each of the above named AEC's within its jurisdiction except
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Iinlet hazard areas and unvegetated beach areas.
I= Public Water Supplies
The third broad grouping of AEC's includes valuable small surface supply water sheds and
tpublic water supply well fields. These vulnerable, critical water supplies, if degraded,
could adversely affect public health or require substantial monetary outlays by affected
communities for alternative water source development. For more details, interested
parties are advised to call the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, in Raleigh,
at [phone].
This category of AEC does not exist in Kure Beach.
Natural and Cultural Resource Areas
Natural and cultural resource areas include natural or cultural resources of more than local
significance in which uncontrolled or incompatible development could result in major or
irreversible damage to natural systems or cultural resources, scientific, educational, or
associative values, or aesthetic qualities. These areas would include coastal areas
containing remnant species, coastal complex natural areas, unique coastal geologic
formations, significant coastal archaeological resources, and significant coastal
historiclarchitectural resources. For more details, interested parties are advised to call the
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, in Raleigh, at [phone].
This category of AEC is by nomination only. There are no natural and cultural resource
areas AEC's in Kure Beach. None are expected to be nominated during the planning
period.
Special permitting regulations apply for anydevelopment which will occur in an Area of
Environmental Concern. To find if these regulations are pertinent to a project proposal,
call the NC Division of Coastal Management, in Wilmington, at [phone], or call
the Town of Kure Beach, at [phone], and ask for the Local Permit Officer.
(c) Soils
In April, 1977, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, in
cooperation with the NC Agricultural Experiment Station and the New Hanover County
Board of Commissioners, published a Soil Survey of New Hanover County, North
Carolina".
18 The author of this document does not claim special expertise on soils. Much of the
information reported here, which is necessary to meet the Land Use Planning Guidelines
requirements, is taken from the text of this document.
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The GENERAL SOIL MAP contained in this document shows the Kure Beach planning area
(municipal and ETj) as within the Murville-Seagate-Leon soil association. These soils are
reported to be composed of fine sand and sand at the surface layer and a fine sand, sand,
sandy loam, and clay loam subsoil. These soils are found, generally, on uplands and
stream terraces. This soil association composes 46% of New Hanover County. (It is 26%
Murville soils, 13% Seagate soils, and 13% Leon soils.) A seasonal high water table is the
main limitation on the use and management of major soils in this association.
Before New Hanover County was settled, the native vegetation consisted of many kinds of
hardwoods and several kinds of conifers. This vegetation had a major influence on the
development of soils. In addition, the activities of micro-organisms, earthworms, larvae,
and other forms of animal life were important in the cycle of decay and regeneration of
plants. The activity of fungi and micro-organisms and the soil mixing carried on by
earthworms and other small invertebrates are mainly confined to the upper few inches of
soil.
Trees and other plants take up minerals from the soil and store them in their roots, stems,
and leaves. When the plants or parts of them decay, the minerals re-enter the soil and are
used again by other plants. Unless disturbed, this cycle continues indefinitely.
Climate affects the chemical, physical, and biological relationship in the soil. This
happens mainly through the influence of precipitation and temperature. Water dissolves
minerals, is necessary for biological activity, and transports minerals and organic residue
through the soil. Temperature influences the kind and growth of organisms and the speed
of physical and chemical reaction in the soils. The climate in New Hanover County is
warm. Precipitation is evenly distributed. Variations of climate in the County are small
and are not the cause of local differences in the soils.
The parent material of New Hanover County soils is the rock from which the soils are
formed. This is the most important factor causing the soils differences in the County. The
parent material of the New Hanover County soils are of 2 types. The first is the
unconsolidated rock material, sand, silt, and clay that make up the marine and fluvial
sediments of the coastal plain. (This is the type of soil pertinent to Kure Beach.) The
second type is known as aeolian sand deposits.
The reason that soil types are important for planning purposes is that some soils are not
well suited for a particular type of development. Soils may present hazards for building
foundations. They may be poorly drained and have limited ability, if any, to support
septic systems. If this type of information is considered when the Town produces a set of
regulations, such as a Zoning Ordinance, development activity may be steered toward
those areas where it is more suitable.
A more specific analysis of the soils within the Town of Kure Beach may be taken from
aerial photography, which is overlaid with soil types, which is included in the Soil Survey
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of New Hanover Counter North Carolina,, shows that within the Murville-Seagate-Leon soil
series the following soils are found:
♦ Newhan fine sand (Nh) ♦ This is excessively drained soil which is found on dunes,
commonly near beaches and waterways along the coast. Most of the acreage is used for
year-round homes and summer beach cottages. This soil has a high rate of permeability
and available water capacity is low. The seasonal high water table is at a depth of more
than 6 feet. Low water capacity and very rapid permeability are the main limitations for
this soil.
♦ Urban land (Ur) ♦ These soils are found in the oldest developed portions of Kure
Beach. Urban land is where soils have been cut, filled, graded, or paved so that most soil
properties have been altered to the extent that a soil series is not recognized. These areas
are used for developed type uses, which might include closely spaced housing, parking
lots, and commercial development of a variety of types.
♦ Rimini sand (Rm) ♦ This soil is said to be excessively drained and is found around
the rims of bays and on broad smooth flats on the uplands. Areas of this soil are irregular
in shape and small in size. Most of the acreage is forested. The rest is used for residential
type sites. Permeability is moderate and available water capacity is low. The seasonal
high water table is below 6 feet. Irrigation, soil conditioners, and fertilizers are needed to
establish lawn grasses, shrubs, and trees.
♦ Lynn Haven fine sand(LY) ♦ This is nearly level, poorly drained soil, which is found
in broad, almost level to flat depressional areas on uplands. Areas are irregular in shape
and may be either small or large. Most of the acreage is forested. Native vegetation
consists of longleaf pine, water oak, pond pine, and red maple. Permeability is rapid in
the surface layer and moderately rapid in the subsoil. The available water capacity is low.
Unless these soils are drained, the seasonal high water table is at or near the surface
during periods of heavy rainfall. A seasonal high water table is the main limitation in the
use and management of this soil. Most lawn grasses, shrubs, and trees are fairly easily
established and maintained.
♦ Leon sand (Le) ♦ This soil is nearly level and poorly drained. It is found on rims of
depressions, smooth flats, and in indefinite patterns on the uplands and stream terraces.
Areas are irregular in shape and are 5 to 250 acres in size. Most of the acreage is forested.
The rest is used for residential sites. Native vegetation includes: longleaf pine, pond pine,
sweet bay, water oak, and in more nearly open areas, pineland three -awn and creeping
blueberry. Permeability is rapid at the surface layer, moderate to moderately rapid in the
subsoil, and very rapid in the underlying layer. Available water capacity is low. The
seasonal high water table is at or near the surface. Most lawn grasses, shrubs, and trees
are easily established and maintained.
it limitations mentioned above may be overcome through engineering.
Any of the soils Y
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Appropriate considerations for the Kure Beach Planning Board and Town Council, where
decisions related to the types of soils will become significant, are: zoning density, height
of structures, setback requirements, lot size, new streets and roads, and utilities extension
plans and policies. The availability of public water and sewer has fueled and will
continue to effect the pace of development at Kure Beach.
There is a soils map included in this document which is located in the APPENDIX and is
labeled ATTACHMENT H.
Summary — Constraints to Development/Land Suitability
The Town of Kure Beach is flat in profile and has a high average elevation (for beaches in NC)
of 12-14 feet.
The Town contains freshwater wetlands, interdune pond, coastal fringe sandhill, pond pine
woodland, wet pine flatwoods, and pine savannah areas.
Estuarine System and Ocean Hazard type AEC's exist within the Town's planning jurisdiction.
— The Kure Beach planning area is within the Murville-Seagate-Leon soil association.
There are important archaeologic sites within the Town's planning jurisdiction.
(2) CARRYING CAPACITY
On first glance, the Town of Kure Beach appears to have much land available for
development. This appearance is charming and it beguiles the casual observer. The fact
is ...... Kure Beach has nearly reached build out capacity. There is very little property
which is available for development which has not been subdivided and planned for
building activity. The large tracts to the west of Town which add tremendously to the
appearance of the area are owned by the Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point and are
not available for development. Of that land which is in Town and vacant, most of it is in
private ownership in small tracts. The most notable exception to this is a planned
community, a subdivision known as Kure Beach Village, which has been enormously
successful. Building activity in this subdivision is approved by the Town according to the
subdivision ordinance and is continuing at a rapid pace to supply the demand of people
who wish to buy a new home at Kure Beach. Future growth is expected to continue on all
those platted lots within Town.
The older developed areas of Town are, upon examination, often found to be densely
developed. Some of the lots are 25' x 100' (or 2,500 square feet). This has not been a
problem from an environmental standpoint as Town water and sewer availability has
allowed development to proceed on small lots where development might otherwise have
been impeded due to the properties of the soils.
Though the Town of Kure Beach is surrounded by water, there is actually very little water
within the Town's planning jurisdiction in the form of lakes, rivers, streams, etc.
Development potential is somewhat limited in Kure Beach due to the presence of
wetlands. The most important wetlands in the Kure Beach planning jurisdiction are
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along the bank of the Cape Fear River, freshwater marshes79, and seasonal wetlands20.
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act enables State and federal agencies to regulate
development activities occurring in wetlands. Both the 401 and 404 programs (reference
is to sections 401 & 404 of the Clean Water Act) require permits before disturbing
wetlands areas. The NC Division of Coastal Management currently reviews U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (404) permits issued for projects over one-third of an acre in size, for
consistency with Coastal Management regulations and policies21. The vast majority of
permits requested are issued. It is not the intent of the process to deny people the use of
their land. The process is designed to give officials the opportunity to work with people,
and in some cases modify projects, to lessen impacts on wetlands.
Summary — constraints to Development/Caming Capacity
Kure Beach has nearly reached build out.
Most vacant land in Town is in private ownership and in small tracts.
The older developed areas of Town are densely developed.
(3) CULTURAL RESOURCES
In February of 1996, the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of
Archives and History, was asked to provide information concerning historic properties
within the Town of Kure Beach. Their response, dated March 15, 1996, indicated there
were 36 recorded archaeological sites in the vicinity of Kure Beach. The known sites are
predominantly prehistoric in nature, however, evidence of Civil War sites associated with
Fort Fisher and colonial activities are also present. Also in the general area were listed
places which are "of historical -or architectural importance." Those listed were Gull
Cottages, James M. Smith Cottage, Pier View Cottages, Hammill Cottage, and Kure Beach
Pier. Town leaders recognize the Bennett Cottage, at the northeast corner of H Avenue
and Fort Fisher Boulevard, as significant. None of these properties have been evaluated to
determine their eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic places yet they
exhibit characteristics which would possibly allow for inclusion on the list.
In 1994 area residents concerned with the need to preserve and promote their local
19 These wetlands areas may include roadside ditches and accompanying "wet" areas as
well as those areas which border on lakes, ponds, and rivers. Freshwater wetlands are
important habitat areas.
20 Seasonal wetlands fill with winter rains and generally dry out during summer and fall.
These areas are critical breeding habitat for certain species of animals. These areas are'not
currently well protected since they are often below one acre in size.
Z' This includes those policies contained in local Land Use Plans.
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history formed the Federal Point Historic Preservation Society22. In a concerted effort to
protect and interpret the cultural resources of Federal Point, the group intends to identify
and save local prehistoric and historic cultural sites from destruction. The Society has
established a close working relationship with the Underwater Archaeologic Unit at Fort
Fisher, which is a State agency office in Federal Point for the NC Department of Cultural
Resources, which is the State agency responsible for the protection of terrestrial and
submerged cultural resources in the region.
The Federal Point Historic Preservation Society proposes to compile an inventory, and
briefly document, all prehistoric and historic sites associated with exploration,
colonization, agriculture, industry, trade, shipbuilding, commerce, warfare, transportation,
recreation, and fishing that are contributing factors to the history of the Federal Point area.
It is believed that this inventory, which is currently in progress (April 1996), will provide a
unique opportunity to the Town of Kure Beach for the preservation of cultural resources.
Planning and site management for resources preservation and subdivision review and
approval with an eye toward historical preservation are made possible as a result of this
inventory.
Summary — Constraints to Development/Cultural Resources
— There is evidence of Civil War and colonial archaeologic sites existing in the Kure Beach
planning area.
Local residents have formed the Federal Point Historic Preservation Society to identify and
interpret the cultural resources of Federal Point.
An inventory of prehistoric and historic sites is in progress.
SECTION 3: ESTIMATED DEMAND
(1) WATER
In the Town of Kure Beach, as with many municipalities, the water and sewer charges are
lumped together. The basic monthly charge for water and sewer is $21.00. Of this
amount $8.91 is the water charge. The basic residential water fee is for 3,000 gallons.
After the first 3,000 gallons are used the rate rises. (3,100 gallons per month is $21.24
etc., on up.) For commercial customers the minimum bill is $26.00 per month and of this
$11.81 is the water service portion of the bill. As with the residential charges, each
commercial customer gets 3,000 gallons for the basic fee. Beyond 3,000 gallons of use,
" This is a 501 (c) 3 tax exempt non-profit organization. The current mailing address is
P.O. Box 58, Kure Beach, NC 28449. The telephone number is [phone].
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According to the 1990 U. S. Census, there were 1,097 homes connected to the Kure
Beach public water system. In 1990, 29 homes were using individual wells. According to
the records of the Town's Building Inspector, since 1990, there have been 328 new
residences constructed. Each of these have been required to connect to the public water
system. The 1995 total number of homes served is 1,425. In 1990 there were 64
commercial customers. The number of commercial customers has remained the same
since 1990.
In 1994 the Town of Kure Beach had prepared a Water Supply Plan 23. The purpose of this
plan was to examine the present situation and the existing water supply system and to
make projections on future conditions and needs.
The Town relies on groundwater for its water supply. To provide water service the Town
has installed five wells24 and a 300,000 gallon elevated water tank which provides storage
for the Town. The 12 hour yield of the Town's five wells is 774,000 gallons per day (gpd).
The only source currently available for water or any additional water supply is
groundwater. The supply is withdrawn from the Castle Hayne aquifer.
The average annual daily water use for the Town of Kure Beach in 1993 was .204 million
gallons per day (gpd)25. (This can also be written as 204,000 gpd.) The maximum
monthly use for the system in 1993 was .329 mgd, during the month of July. The
minimum monthly use was .095 mgd, which occurred during December. During peak
days during the summer of 1993, the demand reached as high as .58 mgd.
23 The plan was prepared by CENTURY/ von Oesen, Wilmington, NC. This document is
recommended reading as a valuable source of information for anyone interested in the
water system at the Town of Kure Beach.
24 The system wells are located as follows:
"I" Avenue
Latitude 33` 59'
41"
Seventh Avenue
Latitude 33° 59'
48"
"N" Avenue
Latitude 34` 00'
10"
Ocean Dunes
Latitude 33' 58'
31"
Kure Beach Village
Kure Village
Source: CENTURY/von Oesen
Longitude 77° 53' 44"
Longitude 77' 53' 00"
Longitude 77' 55' 32"
Longitude 77° 51' 02"
25 The Water Supply Plan gives 179 gallons per day as the personal daily use during the
off season at Kure Beach. If the average daily water use is 204,000 gpd, then the
population in 1993 was approximately 1,139.
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TABLE #10 AVERAGE MONTHLY WATER USE
Month
Withdrawal
January
.108 mgd
February
.098 mgd
March
.110 mgd
April
.182 mgd
May
.231 mgd
June
.281 mgd
July
.329 mgd (max)
August
.295 mgd
September
.244 mgd
October
.210 mgd
November
.164 mgd
December .095 mgd (min)
Source: Town of Kure Beach Water Supply Plan by CENTURY/von Oesen, 1994
The pumping capacity for each well is as follows: I
Well
Pumping Capacity
"I" Avenue
100 gpm
Seventh Avenue
350 gpm
"N" Avenue
275 gpm
Ocean Dunes
250 gpm
Kure Beach Village
100 gpm
The Water Supply Plan, prepared for the Town of Kure Beach by CENTURY/von Oesen in
1994, says that by interpolating the data included in the Water Supply Plan, preparers
could ascertain that a new well should be anticipated by Town officials, as necessary,
within 10 years. With the recent boom in residential growth, indicators from the Water
Supply Plan show the Town should consider adding a new well in the near future. With
residential growth expected to continue, the Water Supply Plan may need revision or re-
writing, and the Town may need to see to the provision of water supply.
There are no drought or water conservation ordinances in effect in the Town of Kure
Beach.
Summary — Estimated Demand/Water
In 1995 there were 1,425 homes served with public water by the Town of Kure Beach. There
were a total of 64 commercial customers during 1995.
— The Town relies on groundwater for its water supply. The supply source is the Castle Hayne
aquifer.
The average annual daily water use in 1993 was 204,000 gpd.
— Town engineers have determined that a new municipal well should be brought on line within
the planning period. This is an area where the municipality should concentrate some focus.
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(2) SEWER
In the Town of Kure Beach, as with many municipalities, the sewer and water charges are
lumped together. The basic monthly charge for sewer and water is $21.00. Of this
amount $12.09 is sewer. The basic residential sewer fee is for 3,000 gallons. After the
first 3,000 gallons are used the rates rise. For commercial customers the minimum bill is
$26.00 and of this $14.19 is the sewer service portion of the bill. As with the residential
charge, each customer gets 3,000 gallons for the basic fee: Beyond 3,000 gallons, the
commercial rates also rise. The tap fee for sewer is $525.00.
The Kure Beach sewer system extends to all developed areas within the Town limits. All
residents and businesses are required to connect to the system. From the sewer collection
lines, wastewater on Kure Beach flows to the Carolina Beach wastewater treatment facility
plant for treatment and disposal. The Carolina Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant is a
regional facility with a capacity of 1.85 million gallons per day. Kure Beach paid for a
percentage of the Carolina Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant (capital cost) and pays a
percentage of operating costs which amount depends on Kure Beach usage. According to
the Town of Kure Beach Public Works Department, the Town is currently using (1996)
approximately 13% or about one-half the allocation available to Kure Beach at the
Carolina Beach regional facility. This is according to a new flow meter installed by the
Town of Kure Beach. Carolina Beach is in the process of upgrading their treatment plant
and it will soon be possible for additional sewerage to be sent to Carolina Beach. Treated
wastewater effluent is discharged into the Cape Fear River.
A The Town of Kure Beach has a 285,000 gallons per day (gpd) sewerage treatment lagoon
in the buffer zone off of H Avenue. The purpose of this facility is to accommodate the
Kure Beach Village development project. This treatment facility is currently operating at
t23.45% of capacity.
According to the U.S. Census, in 1990, 1,109 homes were connected to the public
sewerage system. 17 homes used septic systems. Since 1990 328 homes have been
constructed. All were required to connect to the public sewage system. The current
number of homes served by public sewerage is 1,437.
The Town's wastewater treatment needs should not present any significant constraints to
development provided the Town of Carolina Beach continues to accept waste flows. If the
Carolina Beach system expansion allows for significant use by the Town of Kure Beach,
this will measurably lighten any concerns the Town of Kure Beach may have in the
planning period concerning sewerage treatment availability.
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Summary — Estimated Demand/Sewer
- The current number of homes served by public sewerage in Kure Beach is 1,437.
- The Kure Beach sewer system extends to all developed areas within the Town limits. All
residents and businesses are required to connect to the system.
- The Town has a cooperative agreement with Carolina Beach for the use of the regional
wastewater treatment system located at Carolina Beach.
- Town engineers have concluded that wastewater treatment needs should not present
significant constraints to development within the planning period.
3 ROADS SCHOOLS HOSPITALS, & RECREATION AREAS
The NC Coastal Resources Commission's Land Use Planning Guidelines (15A NCAC 713)
suggest that coastal local governments address a variety of infrastructure needs and
important quality of life factors in subject areas where such an examination may help to
deal with existing or future problems, or areas which may become problems if not
addressed through planning in the present.
Roads 4-
The major roads in the Town of Kure Beach are Fort Fisher Boulevard (U.S. Highway 421),
which runs north to south for the length of the Town, and Dow Road, which links the
Town to the north via a route which is internal to the island. In Town, at many locations,
paved streets intersect and run parallel and perpendicular to U.S. Highway 421. These are
minor roads which extend to non -ocean front residential and commercial properties.
Natural, recreational, and historic places within and generally south of Kure Beach
contribute to traffic along U.S. Highway 421 and Dow Road. A short list of a few of the
most popular places would include: Fort Fisher -Southport Ferry, North Carolina
Aquarium, Fort Fisher State Historic Site & Museum, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Boat Ramp at Federal Point, multiple public beach access areas, Fort Fisher picnic area,
and the Fort Fisher Air Base. U.S. Highway 421 is in good condition. This road is,
however, extremely crowded during the summer season. The other main way to enter or
exit the island, via Dow Road, is also extremely crowded during warm weather months.
The Town strongly feels Dow Road needs improvement and widening.
The most recent traffic counts from the NC Department of Transportation (DOT) are from
199526. These counts give vehicles per day (VPD) and are the average annual daily traffic
(AADT). The VPD and AADT count traffic in both directions. Seasonal fluctuations are
not given by DOT. The locations where the counts are taken are chosen by the DOT.
Dow road traffic has not recently been counted, though Kure Beach officials believe it
should be counted, and the locations along U.S. Highway 421 which were chosen do not
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in all cases seem like the best locations. Town officials should be consulted on this
decision. In any event, on U.S. Highway 421 north of K Avenue in Town the AADT in
1995 was 3,800 VPD. On U.S. Highway 421 immediately south of K Avenue the AADT
in 1995 was 41100 VPD. On U.S. Highway 421 at Fort Fisher the AADT in 1995 was
11200 VPD. To the north entering onto the island at the Snows Cut Bridge the AADT was,
in 1991 (this was the last count), 11,500 VPD.
Determining capacities for roadways is a tricky business. Under "ideal".circumstances a
two lane road can carry 2,800 vehicles per hour. (So says the NC DOT Traffic Engineering
Office, who reported this figure to the author of this document by quoting from a federal
publication entitled Highway Capacity Manual.) That is 1,400 each direction at 60 MPH.
Ideal circumstances must be rare. Any side interference makes matters worse. Any drivers
who do not drive a steady speed make matters -worse and any driver who does not drive
the "ideal" speed makes matters worse. It is widely known and accepted, despite this
capacity information, that the roadways at Kure Beach and other beaches in North
Carolina are crowded during the summer. Getting around becomes difficult.
When getting around becomes difficult during the summer season, people must make
advance plans to visit places near and far. A trip to the grocery becomes bothersome .....
more complicated, and some people are less likely to venture out. This crowded situation
may become dangerous when, since this is also hurricane and tornado season, people are
given an evacuation order. Everyone cannot leave at once through the trickle thin
roadways leading to this place. The situation could become dangerous.
As growth continues, more and more stress will be placed on the transportation system
which on Pleasure Island is the streets and sidewalks. It is strongly felt that additional
work is needed in this area. Wise transportation planners know that motorists will seek to
avoid crowded streets if possible and will drive through neighborhoods. For purposes of
safety and convenience a Dow Road extension and widening would be most desirable.
The first step in this may be to have Dow Road named U.S. Highway 421 Alternate. More
information on the Town's position on this project may be found in the appropriate
LU PU P section.
In FY 95 the Town of Kure Beach received $27,201 in Powell Bill Funds. These funds are
allocated to NC municipalities by the NC DOT on a yearly basis according to a formula
which takes into account the number of miles of municipally owned road and the NC
Office of State Planning figure on population. In 1995 the Town had 7.3 miles of hard
surface road and 8.2 miles total. The funds for this year were used for the purpose of
cleaning ditches, resurfacing roads, patching roads, putting in grates and frames on storm
drains, marl, sign posts, and paint for traffic lanes.
All riders on the Fort Fisher - Southport Ferry must pass through Kure Beach. Therefore, as
a matter of local interest, information on the ferry trips has been included here. The most
recently completed calendar year is given alongside 1991 for comparative purposes. Total
passengers for 1995/1991 was 363,104/300,659. Total number of NC vehicles
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1995/1991 was 79 458/60,710. The total number of out of state vehicles 1995/1991 was
32,306/27,899. The total number of buses 1995/1991 was 248/157. The total number of
tractor trailers 1995/1991 was 0/0. The minimum fee is $3.00 per vehicle. The maximum
fee per vehicle is $6.00 (over 201. Bike riders are charged $1.00 each.
Parking has become a problem in Kure Beach during the summer months. Persons who
want to go to a K Avenue restaurant or shop frequently must park a long distance from
their destination. Though there are around 80 parking spaces at this location, more are
needed in the vicinity. All day fishermen and beach strand visitors block access to parking
spaces which could be turned over more frequently for shoppers, gawkers, and restaurant
patrons. Visitors to the access areas often do not have enough places to park. This is
especially true at a few of the more locally popular access locations. The intersection of
Dow Road and K Avenue is the center of Town. A land use plan for the downtown area
would be an excellent and welcome assist in the future of this Town.
As a part of any Town approved street maintenance program citizens have suggested
(through the citizen survey) the Town should include bike paths and sidewalks in future
roadways planning. This is an idea which would certainly make the Town more liveable,
which would help to ease the parking/traffic congestion problem, and which would
promote interaction and subsequent neighborliness amongst Town residents. Street lights
are recognized as a safety measure and are known to be necessary in some areas of Town.
Schools 4-
Public schools for the youngsters in Kure Beach currently consists of the following for
grades K-12.
Students K-5 attend Carolina Beach Elementary School. The Principal is Dr. Audrey
Albrecht. They have 447 students enrolled (1995-96). This school is reported to have
opened in 1898. It started as a very small school and has been added to and has changed
and grown over the years. They have 0 mobile classrooms and are reported to be at
capacity now. Average class size is 24. They are at 100% of capacity.
Students 6-8 attend Myrtle Grove Middle School. The Principal is Ms. Judith Hetzel.
They have 806 students enrolled (1995-96). The school opened in 1988. They have 0
mobile classrooms. Average class size is 27. They are reported to be at 100% of capacity.
Students 9-12 attend John T. Hoggard High School. The Principal is Mr. Hugh McManus.
The number of students enrolled is 1,945 (1995-96). They have 12 mobile classrooms
and a current design capacity of 1,700 students. (Design capacity is mentioned as current
due to several expansions over the years.) They are at 114.5% of capacity.
In all cases schools administrative staff seemed reluctant to respond to inquiries
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concerning school capacity. The reason for the hesitancy may be as a result of a
redistricting study which is in progress by the New Hanover County School Board.
Some students attend area private schools.
Colleges and Universities in the area include the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington and Cape Fear Community College.
Hospitals 4-
The closest hospital to the Town of Kure Beach is New Hanover Regional Medical
Center27. This facility was opened in 1967. The Hospital is a 628 bed publicly owned
facility with 320 doctors on staff. There are approximately 3,000 persons employed, and
more than 700 volunteers, at this comprehensive health care facility. Kure Beach, due to
the Town's location relative to this hospital, has nearby a state of the art medical facility
which offers a full range of medical services to patients.
Each year New Hanover Regional Medical Center:
✓ Admits more than 20,000 patients
✓ Sees more than 48,000 patients in the Emergency Department
✓ Sees more than 38,000 patients in the Outpatient Clinics
✓ Accepts more than 52,000 referrals for diagnostic procedures or therapy.
Another hospital close to Kure Beach is the Columbia Cape Fear Memorial Hospital. This
hospital, formerly known as Cape Fear Memorial Hospital, was bought by a private
company in 1995 and the name change reflects the change in ownership. The hospital
was built in 1957. It was added to in 1981, 1992, and again in 1993. The facility is
licensed for 141 beds and currently operates 85. The hospital has 119 active Doctors on
staff and 120 on the consulting staff. They have 475 full-time employees and 120
volunteers.
Each year Columbia Cape Fear Memorial Hospital:
✓ Admits around 4,000 patients
✓ Has 24,000 visits to its Emergency Department.
Vital -ink transportation services are available to North Carolina Memorial Hospital in
Chapel Hill, NC, or, Duke Hospital in Durham, NC, as necessary or.as requested.
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Recreation Areas 4-
Most of Kure Beach's recreational activity is centered around the beach and the fishing
pier. In the vicinity of the fishing pier are approximately 80 parking spaces along K
Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. These spaces provide access to the pier, the beach, and
downtown shops.
The NC Division of Coastal Management recognizes beach access areas. as important
recreational features for coastal Towns. Within the Town of Kure Beach ETJ there are 8
neighborhood accessways and six local accessways. There are no legally recognized
accessways in the ETJ. Each of the 8 neighborhood access areas is a street end which will
provide parking for 8-10 vehicles. There are no regional accessways in the Town or its
ETJ. The Atlantic Ocean beach at Kure Beach is 2'h miles. The beach nourishment
project, currently planned, will continue to make this beach wonderfully suited for I
continuing recreation activity.
The Town Park is known as Joe Eakes Park in memory of Joe Eakes who was a public
minded citizen and a benefactor of the Park. Joe's Park has 2 lighted tennis courts, 1
basketball court (full length), 1 baseball/softball field, 2 swing sets, 1 sliding board, hobby
horses, monkey bars, benches, and picnic tables. The Park is leased by the Town from the
Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point. Certain recreational type activities are not
allowed. These include: overnight camping, any activity involving more than 25 people
at one time, and any activity requiring the construction of a fixed (permanent type)
structure.
There are no public bathroom facilities, outside of commercial businesses, in the Town of
Kure Beach.
Summary — Estimated Demand/Roads. Schools, Hospitals. & Recreation Areas
— The major roads in Kure Beach are Fort Fisher Boulevard (U.S. Highway 421) and Dow Road.
Dow Road needs expansion. '
— Traffic is seasonally heavy. June -July -August are the peak traffic months. Parking is difficult
during these months.
— As growth continues, more stress will be placed on local roadways. State assistance is needed
to pay for the improvements necessary. Bikeways and sidewalks should be included in future
roadways planning.
— Area public schools are currently at or over 100% capacity. The Town has expressed a
willingness to work with County officials and staff to alleviate this situation.
— There are 2 major hospitals in the area: 1) New Hanover Regional Medical Center, and, 2)
Columbia Cape Fear Memorial Hospital.
— Most of Kure Beach's recreational activity centers around the fishing pier at the center of
Town.
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1 (4) SOLID WASTE
M The Town of Kure Beach picks up solid waste within the Town. Residential customers are
served on Monday and Thursday during peak season (April through September) and on
Monday only during winter months. Commercial business collection is on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during peak season. During the winter,
commercial pick up occurs only on Monday. The Town began a recycling program in FY
93. The recycling center is located on a Town owned lot in close proximity to Town Hall.
TheTown owns two garbage trucks as a means of collecting garbage. These trucks
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regularly haul solid waste to the New Hanover County landfill or the incinerator. Trash
such as refrigerators, stoves, washers, furniture, etc., is taken to a collection point on H
Street extension (in the buffer zone), which is in the vicinity of the Town's sewage
treatment plant, and from the collection point this bulky solid waste is transported by a
licensed carrier (with whom the Town contracts) to the New Hanover County landfill or
incinerator. The County has offered Kure Beach assurance that the current means of
handling solid waste will be sufficient to meet County needs for the planning period.
Summary — Estimated Demand/Solid Waste
The Town of Kure Beach picks up solid waste within the Town.
The recycling program at Kure Beach began in FY 93.
The County has offered assurances to Kure Beach that the current means of handling solid
waste will be sufficient to meet needs within the planning period.
(5) POPULATION AND ECONOMY
Growth will continue in Kure Beach throughout the planning period. It is anticipated that
the population, the number of dwellings, the number of businesses, and the number of
iseasonal visitors will increase proportionately to the rise in population.
If we accept U.S. Census figures, the population in New Hanover County was 120,284 in
1990. The Office of State Planning projects the New Hanover County population in the
year 2000 as 139,332 persons. If we used the same base year and source, the 1990
population figure for the Town of Kure Beach would be 619 persons. If we use the same
growth percentage as New Hanover County, the Town's population in the year 2000
would be 717. This figure is misleading. Whatever the growth rate may be in the County,
Kure Beach is recognized by the NC Office of State Planning as growing more rapidly. As
we have figured earlier, the Town's current permanent year 'round population is 1,251
persons.
Population projections are most accurately made when based on historic and recent trends
and on other pertinent information. The projections are an important means by which a
' community can anticipate and then plan responsibly for future growth.
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If we agree on the current permanent year 'round population figure of 1,251 persons, and
if we project growth at the rate which growth has occurred at Kure Beach over the last ,
four years (17.3% for four years or 4.325% per year), then the 5 year projected permanent
population is 1,544. The projected 10 year population figure is 1,904. This is a 52.2%
growth in population over a ten year period. The effect of this growth would be an
enormous increase in the level of services required to serve the resident public. The
needed services increases to service the burgeoning population will be discussed in this
document in the form of policy recommendations for the Town.
Using the same figures as above, and working from a current seasonal peak population of
8,784, the seasonal peak at 5 years will be 10,841. The projected 10 year seasonal peak
will bel3,368.
There may be some flattening of the projected growth rate as we move into the more
distant future. The potential rate flattening will not be caused by any lessening of the
attractiveness of a place at the beach. The availability of land and the cost of
redevelopment projects may cause a slow down.
It is expected that within the ten year planning period covered by this Land Use Plan
Update additional businesses will locate within the Town of Kure Beach. This has not
been the case in recent years. Since 1990 only one new business has opened (the Dairy
Queen) within the Town. This was not new construction but a replacement of an existing
real estate office. (Another new business "FISHTALES" is scheduled to open in August
1996.) The attractiveness of the Town as a residential community is an attractiveness also
noticed by the business community. Once population and transportation thresholds (and
other measures) are met business owners will find the business environment in Kure
Beach as attractive for business location as residential property owners have found the
area to be as a place to live.
Summary — Estimated Demand/Population and Economy
— Growth will continue through the planning period.
— The five year projected permanent population for Kure Beach is 1,544. The ten year projection
is 1,904.
— The five year projected seasonal peak will be 10,841. The ten year projection is 13,368.
— There may be a flattening of the growth rate as we move to the more distant future since land
availability will become an issue.
— It is expected that additional business will locate in Kure Beach within the planning period.
(6) LOCAL OBJECTIVES CONCERNING GROWTH
The 1996 Kure Beach Land Use Plan Update Citizen Survey, which was prepared,
administered, and analyzed as a part of the citizen participation component of this Land
Use Plan, gave strong indications on the direction citizens wished the Town to proceed ,
with growth. The Town wishes to remain a quiet, family oriented beach community
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consisting of primarily single family residential development and limited to moderate
commerciallbusiness development.
When over 75% of respondents replied to the survey question ......("What do you think
are the most important issues facing the Town of Kure Beach?") ..... with preserve and
enhance the small Town character as a major issue Town officials were listening. They
agreed. The survey responses to the need to limit commercial rezoning were also
resounding. Protection of groundwater was recognized as an extremely. important (#1)
goal.
In the face of the current rate of growth which seems to be bringing the world to Kure
Beach, the Town wishes to preserve its history. The Town wishes to preserve a certain
beach style and way of life which harkens back to bygone years. The Town wishes to
preserve the best of the old while welcoming the newcomers. This has been found to be a
delicate balancing act. The future seems to inevitably overwhelm the past. The Town of
Kure Beach will strive to maintain consistency to and with her ideals while allowing
growth to occur through the planning tools available.
Summary — Estimated Demand/Local Objectives Concerning Growth
— The Town of Kure Beach wishes to remain a quiet, family oriented beach community consisting
of primarily single family residential development and limited to moderate
commercial/business development.
— The Town of Kure Beach wishes to preserve its history and a way of life. This has been found to
be a challenge. So far ...... the challenge has been met.
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SECTION 4: POLICIES FOR GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT28
Land Use Plans are policy documents. The Town of Kure Beach recognizes that the basic
information on the Town which is contained in previous plan sections is for the purpose
of helping the plan user, who may be a Town official, a developer, or a local citizen, to
understand the existing situation in Kure Beach so that appropriate public and private
sector decisions can be made concerning the future growth and development of the Town.
The policies in this document are reflective of the desires of the Town of Kure Beach for
future growth and development. These policies are also consistent with the NC Coastal
Resources Commission's Land Use Planning Guidelines.
It is important for Land Use Plan users to realize the vision of local leaders for this
28 Policy statements are highlighted and italicized.
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community for the planning Period. The plan section on policy, which follows, gives plan
users an extensive view of this picture. In summary, the Town of Kure Beach is a quiet
community experiencing some dramatic changes due to a relatively recent (within the last
five years) booming residential growth. The Town is sensitive to the natural environment
and the preservation of those natural amenities and conditions which may be impacted by
the activities of man and seeks to allow only development activity which will fit in and
will minimize environmental degradation. The Town expects continuing residential
growth through the planning period. Additionally, the Town expects -there will be some
expanded commercial type growth, although this growth is not expected to be extensive.
The Town of Kure Beach will strive to maintain the small Town character which it
currently exhibits and will seek to accommodate and to welcome new residents and
visitors within the community.
For each of the policies listed in this section the Town of Kure Beach has considered a
planning period of ten years. In each instance, alternative policies have also been
considered and these alternatives have been analyzed. Those policy choices made by
Kure Beach officials are what herein follows.
(1) RESOURCE PROTECTION
a Constraints to Development
Development activity in areas subject to natural or man-made hazards shall be controlled
to the extent possible through the Town's existing regulations, and the existing body of
State and federal regulations. It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to minimize
development and to encourage low intensity land uses (i.e., open space and/or
recreational type uses such as beach access areas) in areas subject to natural or man-
made hazardous conditions. The Town of Kure Beach will ensure U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers rules concerning development activity in wetlands areas are complied with.
Similarly, the Town will continue to work with the NC Division of Coastal Management
staff on development activity occurring in Areas of Environmental Concern (AEC's). Local
zoning controls, and subdivision authority enacted by the Town through the delegation of
legislative authority by the NC General Assembly and adoption by the Town Council will
continue to be strictly enforced.
The Town of Kure Beach is located in an area which has a higher than average
vulnerability to mother nature. The Town has a 2 1/2 mile Atlantic Ocean shoreline which ,
makes the Town very attractive to visitors and investors, but which also occasionally
subjects the Town to the whimsy of the waves and the big wind. It is recognized by Town
officials that there are certain limitations to development which occur naturally and the
areas which contain these limitations are avoided by the wise developer. In most cases
these are also areas where some form of regulatory authority has been developed or
assigned which will assist the developer with the decisions which must be made in areas
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where some development constraint may be necessary. Town officials recognize, even if
individual citizens don't always seem to, that development should always happen in a
1 way which will avoid creating problems to neighboring property owners and future
owners of the property being developed. It is also recognized that cultural and
environmental artifacts or species which are irreplaceable or limited in number should
ialways be protected.
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to limit development activity in those areas
which have unsuitable soils. The federal programs designed to limit the effects of
development on wetlands areas are supported by Town policy. Uses allowed in Town are
those consistent with the Town of Kure Beach Zoning Ordinance. This planning tool has
not been updated to the extent that soils and wetlands are recognized on the Town's
official Zoning Map. However, the Town recognizes the need to update this ordinance
and to carefully make decisions concerning those areas.which need to be protected or
allowed to develop only minimally. The current means by which the encouragement to
conserve and protect takes place is through the give and take and negotiated settlement
accompanying the subdivision approval process.
The Town of Kure Beach has public water and sewer available to all residences. This
availability has opened some areas to development which might not otherwise have been
developed. It is Town policy that all new development must be connected to public
water and sewerage systems. This policy is enforced by local ordinance.
' It is the Town's policy to allow development where the soils will support the activity and
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which are subject to flooding. The most dangerous lace in
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the event of a storm is along the front beach at the Atlantic Ocean. There are areas here
which are described by the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) as V-zones.
These are areas where during a storm property may be subject to flooding with velocity
(waves). As a means of recognizing and dealing with this threat, the Town became a
participating member of the National Flood Insurance Program. Insurance for threatened
properties is available as a result of this local participation. While the availability of flood
insurance doesn't lessen any risk of flood, it makes those losses suffered more
manageable. The Town supports continuing participation in the National Flood
insurance Program. The Town of Kure Beach strenuously supports the continued
funding of beach nourishment and renourishment projects as a means of mitigating
storm damage.
Man made constraints to development in the vicinity of Kure Beach include the Military
Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point buffer zone. This buffer is owned by the federal
government and is within the Town's ETJ. Residential development activity in the Sunny
Point buffer zone at Kure Beach is not allowed. It is the policy of the Town of Kure
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Beach that an proposed projects which may be considered b the U.S. government in
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this area must be of a type which is consistent with the Town's tourism based economy.
They must be clean and not, in any instance, harmful or offensive to residents or visitors.
Projects which may be proposed must not produce traffic.
(b) Areas of Environmental Concern
The NC Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) calls for the identification of important land
and water areas judged by the CRC to be of greater than local significance. These areas
are known as Areas of Environmental Concern or AEC's. The CRC, in cooperation with
the Town of Kure Beach, has developed a program for permitting development activity
within AEC's. The intent of this permitting process is not to stop development, but to
insure the compatibility of development with the continued productivity and value of
certain land and water areas.
AEC's were defined in this document in Section 229. (Please consult the Table of Contents
for the location of this discussion.) The Town of Kure Beach recognizes the importance of
these specially designated areas of our coast. It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach
to only allow development activity in AEC's which is consistent with State and federal
regulations and local ordinances.
(c) Development in Proximity to Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW's) ,
There are no Outstanding Resource Waters30 (ORW's) within the planning jurisdiction of
the Town of Kure Beach. There are ORW's within a few miles of Kure Beach. Town
policy on development activity within those areas which are adjacent to these waters is
that the development should be low density type development. Activities which have
the potential for degrading these waters through accident or through time by increased
use should be discouraged or prohibited by the regulatory powers of the local
government within the jurisdiction where these waters exist. and through State
regulation.
The Town of Kure Beach supports the EMC's designation of ORW's. Where local
regulation may be used in concert with the State's regulatory regime the Town offers its
encouragement and support to those charged with the responsibility for enforcing these
29 Information on Areas of Environmental Concern is also available from the NC Division
of Coastal Management. The local office of this State agency is located at 127 Cardinal
Drive Extension, Wilmington, NC 28405. The phone number is [phone].
30 Outstanding Resource Waters are a designation of water quality. The designation of ,
these waters is through the action of the NC Environmental Management Commission.
These waters are believed to be of the best quality in the State of NC.
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Iregulations.
(d) Fragile Land Areas
The NC Coastal Resources Commission has identified in their Guidelines for Land Use
Planning (15A NCAC 713) "fragile areas" of coastal North Carolina which local
governments should recognize with a policy statement. Protection of these areas is
suggested. The reason for this recognition is so that these important areas may be
recognized as worthy of a separate consideration and so that through the land use
planning process a policy statement on the protection of these areas may be formulated.
Those areas pertinent to the Town of Kure Beach's planning jurisdiction follow:
(1) Freshwater Swamps and Marshes
There are freshwater swamps and marsh areas within the Town of Kure Beach planning
jurisdiction. These areas are described by the Clean Water Act and have been come to be
' generally known as "404 wetlands." These areas are scattered throughout the low lying
areas of the Town. Development activity in these areas must be consistent with the
current federal rules and regulations governing wetlands development activity. These
areas are also subject to the restrictions imposed by the Town's Zoning Ordinance and
Subdivision Regulations. It is the policy of the Town that development activity is
discouraged in swamps, marshes, and wetlands. This policy is enforced locally through
the negotiation which is a part of the subdivision approval process which is described in
the Town's Subdivision Regulations.
(2) Manmade Hazard Areas
The Town of Kure Beach is located approximately 5 miles from the CP&L nuclear power
plant. The Town does not consider the location of this plant to be of great concern (or
especially hazardous) on a day -today basis. In reality, and in a case of extreme
emergency, it is recognized that this proximity may have implications for the Town. The
Town accepts assurances from the U. S. Department of Energy, and the County and State
Departments of Emergency Management that the plant is safe. Accordingly, the Town's
land use planning will not be governed by the location of this plant. The Town is within
an area to be evacuated in case of extreme emergency. The Kure Beach Town Council
and Planning Board will review and comment on any proposals for CP&L nuclear plant
expansion. Any CP&L proposals concerning this plant should have mutual agreement
and consent from the NC Utilities Commission, the Brunswick and New Hanover
County, and those municipalities located herein.
The SunnyPoint Military Ocean Terminal (MOTSU) is recognized as a potential hazard.
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(The land transportation of hazardous materials to and from this facility is seen by the
Town as primarily a Brunswick County based concern.) Since the MOTSU buffer zone is
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danger associated with this location. Since, however, there is a buffer zone, the Town is
afforded protection by this buffer and the Town expects no major damage as a result of
accidents at Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal. Town planning will allow for
development activity to the edge of the (MOTSU) buffer and no further. The buffer
zone is classified by the Town of Kure Beach LUPUP as a Conservation area.
The NC State Ports Authority facility (located in Wilmington) transports.cargoes which
may be considered dangerous to human health or natural resources. To date, there have
not been any accidents in the Cape Fear River which have caused threat to human life or
the environment which may be associated with this port. The Town of Kure Beach is
grateful for this long record of safety. The Town recognizes that beyond being a strong
supporter of the NC State Ports the Town has no direct influence on the operation of this
facility other than the influence shared by all persons and corporations on a public sector
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entity. The Town will review and comment, as necessary, on all actions of the State Port
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which may affect the Town or the surrounding area. As the Town Is planning jurisdiction
extends to the river, which is the State Port's corridor for transport, the Town has an
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interest in a clean shoreline. The State Port also recognizes a mutual need to be a good
neighbor and expresses a willingness to cooperate.
areas no industrial or industrial e
There are no airports, no chemical storagetyp
manufacturing concerns producing hazardous products or by-products in the area. There
are no other known manmade hazards either in or around the Town of Kure Beach. It is
the policy of the Town to promote clean industry and to mitigate hazards (both man
made and natural). It is the policy of the Town to oppose hazardous and noxious or
dangerous facilities which may wish to locate within Kure Beach.
(3) Archaeologic or Historic Areas
Correspondence from the NC Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives &
History, dated March 15, 1996, indicates there are 36 recorded archaeological sites in the
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vicinity of Kure Beach. The known sites are primarily prehistoric in nature, however,
evidence of Civil War sites associated with Fort Fisher as well as colonial activities are also
present. The Kure Beach area has not been systematically surveyed for historic or
archaeologic sites. it is the policy of the Town to preserve historic lands and properties.
The elected and appointed officials of the Town of Kure Beach recognize the heritage of
this Town. Town officials wish to preserve the best of the past and not rush into the future
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without having given the future carefully planned consideration. Development activity
which would negatively effect historic or archaeologic resources will be considered in
light of the ways these resources may be preserved or protected. Any outright
destruction or elimination of a resource of this type is prohibited by State law and Town
of Kure Beach policy.
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The Town wishes to cooperate with the Federal Point Historic Preservation Society on
matters related to local history. Town officials will consider revision of the subdivision
regulations for purposes of allowing a historical/archaeologic review process as a required
part of the review and approval process for a new subdivision.
(4) Prime Farmland
There are no lands which are considered to be prime farmland within the Town of Kure
Beach. There is not now, nor has there been in the past, any historical emphasis on
agriculture as an important part of the local economy in the area of Kure Beach. The
Town recognizes the importance of preserving the agricultural heritage of coastal North
Carolina. The Town, in general, supports preservation of areas which are suitable for
agricultural activity on a statewide -basis. This support and approval does not extend to
agriculture livestock type operations which the Town feels should be regulated by
County or municipal Zoning. (Though State law does not currently allow NC Counties to
regulate this type of activity, the Town of Kure Beach supports action by the NC General
Assembly to give Counties this authority.) This policy area is not felt to be pertinent to the
Town of Kure Beach. All development activity in Kure Beach will be consistent with the
requirements of the Town's Zoning Ordinance.
(5) Wildlife Habitat Areas
There are no publicly owned and designated wildlife habitat areas within the Town of
Kure Beach's planning jurisdiction. There are also no NC Gamelands areas, designated
by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, within the Town or its ETJ. There are no
known private wildlife sanctuaries within the Town of Kure Beach or its environs. There
are, however, extensive wooded areas which are known to contain a wide variety of flora
and fauna which are indigenous to the area. These woodlands (for the most part) are the
property of the federal government. No development activity is allowed in this area. It is
believed by Town officials that this area will remain undeveloped. (Current federal policy
on the property is to not develop.) It is Town policy to support and protect wildlife and
wildlife habitat. The Town wishes to support the federal government's policy of keeping
(the MOTSU buffer zone) this area in its natural state. The Town supports the NO
TRESPASSING rule promoted by the federal government for this area. Areas in Town
which become designated as public or private wildlife sanctuaries, and which are a
suitable environment for wildlife, shall be fully supported by the Town. Areas which are
privately owned shall be the responsibility of the owner. (Zoos are not allowed by the
Zoning Ordinance.) The Town would consider acceptance of a gift or an inheritance of
land for the purpose of preservation. Land lying fallow, whether it be woodland or field
(and not being used for storage of any type), is completely consistent with Town policy
and is supported. Any unused land which may be donated for public purposes to the
Town, the State, or to a Land Trust, would be consistent with Town policy intent. The
Town will consider, within the planning period of this document, a Conservation district
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preclude any future development activity.
(6) Watersheds
In the Town of Kure Beach there are 2 watershed areas. The first of these areas is that part
of Town which drains to the Atlantic Ocean. The land area which drains to the Atlantic,
according to maps prepared by the NC Division of Coastal Management, is all of that land
east of the frontal dune line. All other lands in Town drain to the Cape Fear River. A
graphic depiction of this line is believed to be unnecessary as one can clearly imagine
what is seaward of the frontal dune. A line on a map is not necessary for identification of
this area. As discussed throughout this document, the Town of Kure Beach supports
clean water and will continue to work to preserve water quality in the area through
compliance with State and federal regulations and through the enactment of local
regulations.
The Town of Kure Beach will request funding assistance for the preparation of a
stormwater drainage plan within the planning period covered by this document.
(e) Hurricane & Flood Evacuation Needs & Plans
The Kure Beach Town Council supports the New Hanover County Emergency
Management Department's Storm Hazard Mitigation, Post -Disaster Recovery &
Evacuation Plan. A complete copy of this Plan is available from the County Emergency
Management Office. (Interested persons may call [phone] for further information.)
For further information concerning the Town's position and policies, interested parties
should consult Section 6 of this document. A generalized summary of the Town's policy
is shown below. I
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to:
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Discourage uses and large structures from being constructed within
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hurricane and other storm event flooding. I
off-- Consider purchasing parcels located within hazard areas or rendered unbuildable ,
by storms or other events for the purpose of recreation. Developers may also be
required to provide such properties as open space under circumstances related to
the issuance of a conditional use permit or as a part of the subdivision approval
process.
OR— Continue to enforce the NC Building Code, particularly those provisions which
require construction standards to meet wind resistive factors (Le., design, wind
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Encourage the placement of utilities underground for all new development.
The Town's Zoning Ordinance has height restrictions and restrictions on the types
of uses permissible in the various zoning districts. The Town's Subdivision
Regulations allow Town officials to have input on the layout of new subdivision
roads and utilities through the subdivision review and approval process. All
development activities in areas of natural hazard which are also within those areas
designated as AEC's (Areas of Environmental Concern) by the North Carolina .
Coastal Resources Commission are by permit only and are subject to review by
regulatory authorities either State or local or both State and local.
(f) Protection of Potable Water
Potable (drinking) water is provided to the Town of Kure Beach via a municipal system.
The Town relies on groundwater resources and a system of wells for supply. As a result of
this dependence, residents therefore use a large quantity of local groundwater for human
consumption. Town officials are concerned about the protection of the potable water
supply. The Town fully supports the Division of Water Quality's (DWQ) rules regarding
development activity near groundwater source areas. Town policy is to enhance the
protection of these areas and to provide for groundwater recharge areas consistent with
DWQ's rules and the Zoning Ordinance. Water usage has increased significantly within
the last five years and is expected to continue to increase. There is a potential for
saltwater intrusion in areas close to the Atlantic Ocean. Since this is a major concern for
the municipality, Kure Beach has established a water monitoring program to test for
chlorides at well sites. The Town of Kure Beach supports water conservation efforts.
Though there is currently no water conservation ordinance in effect at Kure Beach, the
Town will consider adoption of such an ordinance within the planning period.
Protection of groundwater resources was given as an extremely high priority by residents
who responded to the citizen survey prepared as a part of the development of this Land
Use Plan Update. Town officials concur with the majority of residents on the importance
of this issue for the future of the community.
(g) Use of Package Treatment Plants
The Town of Kure Beach maintains a central sewer system for waste water treatment and
disposal. It is Town policy that all new developments are required to connect to the
public sewage system. Package treatment plants and new septic systems are not allowed.
Kure Beach supports all efforts to minimize surface and groundwater pollution from
wastewater sources.
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that the potential for growth in or adjacent to Kure Beach does not exceed the availability
of the treatment capacity. This policy is in keeping with the Town's policy to insure that
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urban services are adequate for all development within the Town's jurisdiction.
Mr- The Town will review and revise all Town land use ordinances as necessary to
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insure consistency with the policies mentioned previously.
Mr- The Town will review the Zoning Ordinance to ensure that appropriate zoning
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classifications exist for the ETJ (extraterritorial jurisdiction) in accord with the
policies mentioned previously and the land classification map. The Town will
continue to be vigilant about this review of the ordinances for consistency.
o- The Town will continue its policy of requiring annexation as a condition of the
extension of sewage treatment services, and will continue to assess users of such
services for such service.
(h) Stormwater Runoff
The Town of Kure Beach is located in close proximity to wetlands associated with the
Cape Fear River. Because of this location, and because of the tremendous importance of
clean water which serves as a basic feature of the recreation base of the Town's tourism
based economy, Town residents recognize the value of clean water resources.
Ecologically fragile and sensitive areas (i.e., the Cape Fear River, area wetlands, and the
Atlantic Ocean) are recognized by elected officials, appointed officials, and residents as
areas which should be protected. The Town supports NC Division of Water Quality
regulations regarding stormwater runoff resulting from development activity. It is Town
policy that growth and development will not be allowed where poor drainage exists
unless appropriate corrective improvements are to be completed as part of the project.
The flooding of roads in Kure Beach following an intense rain event is a situation that
must be alleviated. The pooling of stormwater runoff associated with storms has made
road conditions dangerous. Improvements to U.S. Highway 421 and extension to and
improvement of Dow Road are necessary. Town officials are cognizant of the need to
make State officials more aware of this need. The Town of Kure Beach has recognized
their authority and role in the process and have in place a subdivision review process
which includes careful consideration of stormwater plans for new lots and roads. NC
Department of Transportation and the NC Division of Water Quality officials will be
consulted on all future public road projects. The Town wishes to work with other ,
knowledgeable public officials so that successful solutions may be shared. It is
understood by Town officials that stormwater ponding on roadways is unacceptable. It is
further understood that the best means of dealing with stormwater is not simply to get it
out of sight. The practical and environmental consequences of this problem will require
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environmentally sound engineered solutions.
The Town of Kure Beach wishes to create a master drainage plan so that the threat of
flood hazard will be reduced and to improve area water quality. Grant funds will be
sought from agencies who may have planning funds available to complete this study.
(i) Industrial Impacts
ITown policies regarding the impact of traditional "industry" on the natural environment
in Kure Beach indicates these impacts should not occur. The Town has an economy
which is tourism based. The Town will continue to find its future based on its natural
ienvironment and the tourists and visitors who flock to the beach because of the natural
amenities it offers. Town officials feel that any industrial type development which would
detract from the visual beauty of the area and which might cause increased traffic,
noxious fumes, noise, smoke, vibration or other unpleasant side effects should look
elsewhere for a location. Industry which complies with the standards of the Town of
Kure Beach Zoning Ordinance is acceptable within the Town limits and ET]. It is the
policy of the Town that industrial development should first be clean and should provide
jobs to local residents.
Any economic development activity in New Hanover County is, generally, favored by
the Town. The Town will work with and promote success for the area Industrial Parks and
other area job creating entities. Kure Beach officials believe the positive results achieved
through the successful locating of one industry in the area is a success that may be
capitalized upon by others wishing to have industry locate in their vicinity. Examples of
the types of industry which are not desired include: energy facilities, landfills, military
facility expansion, and others. The Town will work with New Hanover County, the Town
of Carolina Beach, Cape Fear Council of Governments, the NC Department of
Commerce, area Chambers of Commerce, Committees of 100, and the Southeastern
North Carolina Economic Development Commission on the growth and enhancement of
the tourist industry in Kure Beach.
Any industry which may be harmful to the human population through the possible
pollution of air, land, or water is not desired within the Town. Any industrial activity
which might cause visual blight is also not desired. The Town plans to carefully review,
and amend as necessary, the Zoning Ordinance to allow only certain types of industry.
Any traditional "industry" will, upon revision of the Ordinance, only be allowed as a
special use. The special use conditions imposed will, in each case, be the means of
protection the Town will provide for its residents and visitors.
tourism industry is the mainstay of economic life in Kure Beach.
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(2) RESOURCE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
(a) Productive Agricultural Lands
A review of the New Hanover County Soils Survey shows that the Town of Kure Beach
contains a small amount of those soils which can be characterized as prime farmland.
There are no farms currently in operation within the Town of Kure Beach's planning
jurisdiction. Farming has not been important historically for the Town of Kure Beach.
Land values on the beach are a limiting factor for this type of an operation. However, the
Town would welcome the visual relief and open spaces agricultural of operations would
provide residents of the municipality. It is therefore the policy of the Town of Kure
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Beach that agricultural uses of land within the Town will not be discouraged. The
uninhibited widespread heavy use of substances (Le., pesticides, herbicides, and
fertilizers) which pose a threat (or which may pose a threat) to human health is
discouraged. The storage of large quantities of these substances in Kure Beach will not be
allowed by the Town's Zoning Ordinance.
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Certain agricultural type operations areg y policy of the Town of Kure
Beach. These operations include agriculture -livestock type operations where many
animals are confined together and raised for sale to meat processing and manufacturing
concerns. The agriculture -livestock limitations do not apply to any animals ordinarily
considered pets (dogs, cats, birds, pot-bellied pigs, etc.) Any requests for agricultural type
operations will be considered in light of this policy. The means of enforcement for this
policy will be the Zoning Ordinance. The Town of Kure Beach objects strenuously to the
location of any of these "agricultural" facilities within smelling distance.
Agricultural operations are not considered a large issue in Kure Beach.
(b) Commercial Forest Lands
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to support the efficient planting and
harvesting of North Carolina's commercial forest lands. Commercial forests lands, in
ideal circumstances would be located in upland areas or in areas away from rivers, creeks,
branches, or tributaries. It is the strong sentiment of Town officials that the harvesting of
timber near waters should be discouraged. If this activity must occur the Town would
support regulations requiring extensive vegetative buffers as a means of mitigating water
quality degradation.
Prior to harvesting, planting, or clearing in wetlands areas, commercial forestry operations
are required to have a woodlands survey. An on -site evaluation of the woodlands
resource is required, as a means of assessment and possible damage mitigation, and must
be done by a qualified consultant or a representative of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Commercial forestry operations are not desired in the Town of Kure Beach.
(c) Mineral Production Areas
There are no existing mineral production areas within the Town of Kure Beach and there
are no areas known to have potential for mineral production. It is not expected that
mineral production areas will be discovered. It is the policy of the Town to prohibit such
operations within the Town's planning jurisdiction. The policy is regulated through the
enforcement provisions of the Town's Zoning Ordinance. The Town requests
enforcement of this policy on U.S. government property by the consistency provisions
concerning Land Use Plans recognized by federal law and the CAMA.
(d) Commercial & Recreational Fisheries
The Town of Kure Beach has no fish processing operations located within the Town's
planning jurisdiction. Commercial fishing is important to the municipality. 'One of the
earliest reasons people began to visit the Kure Beach area was because the area was
known for its fishing. The successful fishermen told others of their success and those
others decided to visit too. The resulting outcome was a beach community with a tourism
based economy. If you ask, you will find that much of the reason people visit Kure Beach
is because of the beach. If you ask in more depth, you will find that a least one of the
responses to the more detailed inquiry is fishing.
The Kure Beach fishingpier is a commercial fishing operation within Town which is open
March through September for 24 hours per day. The Town's beaches are open to surf
fishermen year 'round. The area's commercial fishing fleet, based in Southport and
Carolina Beach, keeps local restaurants supplied with shrimp, clams, oysters, crabs, and
fish. The Town recognizes the possibility of sampling of these tasty delicacies is an
important factor for many people who decide to come to the beach.
The Town residents, of course, recognize the importance of the fisheries resource locally
and to the County. It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to work with other
regional interests to maintain or improve the quality of water and the abundance of the
fisheries resource available to area residents and visitors. The Town wishes to work with
the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries to improve the propagation and
availability of fin fish and shellfish.
(e) Off -Road Vehicles
The Town of Kure Beach has an ordinance in place which prohibits driving on the
Atlantic Ocean beach within Town. The purpose of this regulation is to provide a
beautiful, high quality snow white sandy beach for visitors and residents. Town officials
feel that traffic on the beach front would add an element of danger and discomfort to the
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visits of swimmers and sunbathers. Traffic.would also leave tire tracks on the beach and ,
the vehicular traffic may also help to exacerbate erosion. At the south end of Pleasure
Island the NC Division of Parks and Recreation has a vehicular beach access area. Off- ,
road vehicles are allowed on the south end, south of the Town of Kure Beach and south of
Fort Fisher, and many area residents enjoy the opportunity to get out on the beach in their
vehicles. Both camping and fishing are extremely popular in these areas.
Illegal off -road traffic is presently using the MOTSU property along the Cape Fear River.
This is federal property which is posted NO TRESPASSING and which should not be
considered as property available to four wheel drive or dirt bike enthusiasts. The Town of
Kure Beach, in cooperation with the military police, has begun to patrol the area.
Violators of the NO TRESPASSING rule will be prosecuted.
Town officials believe off -road vehicles are enjoyable when properly used for recreational
purposes. It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to allow private property owners
and their friends, visitors, acquaintances, and other persons to whom they may have
given permission, to enjoy freely the ability to use any portion of that private property
available and to enjoy that same property by whatever means and to the maximum
extent possible. The Town recognizes that the.ability of one person to enjoy full use of
his or her property does not extend to the point where another person's right to enjoy
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their property is infringed upon. The Town has the authority, and will continue to
exercise its authority, through its police powers, to abate nuisance noises and the
destruction of any vegetation which may be or which may help to protect residential or
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commercial properties and which may contain threatened or endangered species. It is
the policy of the Town to not allow off -road vehicle use that would cause erosion or
substantial damage to land forms. This policy on off -road vehicles is not pertinent to
public works projects or emergency vehicles.
(f) Residential, Commercial, & Industrial Land Development Impacts
The primary concern of citizen survey respondents to inquiries concerning future
development activity in Town was that the Town should preserve its small Town
character. The response to this item was overwhelming. Town policy is to encourage
future growth according to the land use regulations currently in place. It is the intention
of Town officials that development impacts on the environment be negligible and that
the impacts of all development take into consideration those factors which will enhance
the quiet, small Town character and quality of life enjoyed by residents and seasonal
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visitors. Residential development will be encouraged, as much as possible, to occur in a
manner which will not overload traffic conditions. It is Town policy that the Zoning
Ordinance and Subdivision regulations will be revised as necessary as a means of
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implementing this policy. The development of new streets and roads as a part of the
residential growth process will be carefully studied before a new subdivision is approved.
Utilities provisions required as a part of the Subdivision Regulations will be revised, as
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necessary, to require future (or potential) in Town residents the opportunity to enjoy the
full range of services available to the older residential areas. Additionally, new provisions
to the regulations, such as a requirement for underground electric service, will make the
beach even more attractive by the elimination of the visual blight caused by the over head
wires. It is not felt that continuing residential type development, of the type allowed by
the 1996 Zoning Ordinance, will have an exceedingly large negative effect on the
community.
Commercial development is currently desired by Town officials. The Town wishes to
work with small business owners who may be engaged in the process of trying to find a
place to locate a business. The commercial district, which is located along U. S. Highway
421 (a.k.a. Fort Fisher Boulevard) and K Avenue, is currently zoned commercial (C-3) and
is open and available for a wide variety and type of commercial activity. The Town is
especially interested in small shops and specialty stores. The Town wishes to find a
certain niche and to not be flooded by the strip type development so commonly found in
other beach communities. Commercial activity which would add to the economic base
of the Town would be welcomed by Town officials provided that the activity is
environmentally safe, clean, and consistent with current State, federal, and local
regulatory requirements. Development activity which would be harmful to property
values or quality of life of those residents already established is discouraged.
Compatibility of proposed development with the current pattern of development
(already established) is desired.
Industrial development policy in the Town of Kure Beach is to encourage traditional
industrial type uses to seek to locate elsewhere. There is much open and available land
within the region which would be suitable for industry. Town policy is to encourage
industrial development activity within the region but not in Kure Beach. Any
commercial or industrial development in Kure Beach should be of a type which is
compatible with residential development which may occur in relatively close proximity
to the industry. Industrial development should be located, in all cases, in such a way as
to avoid the use of residential or commercial streets by large, heavy, truck traffic.
Developers (commercial or industrial) shopping for a location should contact Town
officials early in the process to discuss the activity.
(g) Peat or Phosphate Mining's Impacts
The mining of peat or phosphate within the planning jurisdiction of the Town of Kure
Beach is prohibited by policy and ordinance. It is extremely unlikely that any commercial
quality deposits of these products exist in the area. Other types of "mining" are more
likely. Coquina rock exists in some quantity in a unique geologic formation found
offshore, however, this outcropping is protected by federal regulations and through
registration with the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. Sand also is available in
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large quantities, though local elected and appointed officials and residents wish more
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would be piled upon the beach. As mining operations are generally unpleasant to the
persons living in an area near where these activities occur, and as there are currently no
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mines in the Kure Beach area, and since the Town relies heavily on natural resources and
the attractiveness of the area as a means of drawing tourists and visitors, it is the policy
of the Town to oppose any large or small scale mining operations requesting to locate
within the municipal boundary or ETj. The Town also wishes to go on record opposing
any mining operations which may wish to locate in New Hanover County near the Town
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of Kure Beach. (This policy includes the MOTSU property on the east bank of the Cape
Fear River.) The Town will work with the County to oppose such operations. The means
of enforcement for this policy, locally, shall be the Town of Kure Beach Zoning
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Ordinance. Within the federal property the Town requests enforcement of this policy by
the consistency provisions provided for by federal law and the CAMA.
(3) ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(a) Type of Development to be Encouraged
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to encourage residential growth. Growth shall
be consistent with the policies in this LUPUP. The regulations which will govern this
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growth will be the Zoning Ordinance and the Subdivision Regulations.
The Town of Kure Beach encourages commercial growth. It is the policy of the Town to
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work with and to encourage commercial activity which is consistent with current
regulations and which will provide jobs, make retail type amenities available to residents
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and visitors, and provide for convenient shopping opportunities. It is the policy of the
Town to encourage clean and quiet commercial type development. Any commercial
facility which will in the future wish to dispense gasoline within the Town of Kure Beach
must have gasoline tanks installed safely and in accordance with the regulations of the NC
Division of Groundwater, so as to further insure the safety of residents through the purity
of the groundwater resource. The local means of implementing this policy will be through
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Traditional "industrial development" is discouraged within the Town of Kure Beach. '
Other types of less resource intensive industrial type users may be desirable (i.e., tourist
industry) Large stacks spewing voluminous amounts of smoke, large amounts of traffic
bothering residents at all hours and traffic using up the road (through the rough treatment
given by large, heavy trucks) in this quiet community is not envisioned and will not be
approved. Manufacturing concerns are generally felt to be undesirable. Large ,
agricultural -livestock type operations (meat manufacturing plants) are not permitted.
Town officials discourage the use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers in areas close ,
to any Town, individual, or community well systems. Town officials also wish to note
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that runoff into streams from private landscaping activity has been recognized as a
problem within the State and the Town strongly encourages the use these products in a
careful manner and only as needed.
(b) Type and Location of Industry Desired
The Town of Kure Beach, by policy, encourages industry which will allow the Town to
keep the small Town character that long-term residents of Kure Beach have come to
enjoy. Industries which create a significant amount of pollution (smoke, dust, glare, noise,
vibrations, etc.) are discouraged and should not locate in Kure Beach. This includes (but
is not limited to) swine and cattle, steel mills, electric power plants, paper manufacturing
plants, chemical companies, mining operations, explosives companies and others. Kure
Beach is a small resort community. The tourist industry is the economic mainstay of this
place.
The Town desires responsible industrial development in the region which will not
adversely affect the natural environment or the quality of life enjoyed by residents.
Industrial sites should be adjacent water lines and must have an approved system of
handling any possible by-products or waste products which may be dangerous to human
beings. Industrial development in this region should not infringe (in ways which may be
perceived by the five human senses) on established residential development.
(c) Local Commitment to Services Provision
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to provide public water, sewer, trash
collection, police protection, and those other services now available to all areas of the
Town. Services will be provided within one year, as required in the NC General Statutes,
to any areas which may in the future be annexed into the Town. New developments are
required to construct and to connect to the municipal water and sewer systems. No
annexations are currently planned.
(d) Urban Growth Patterns Desired
It is the policy of the Town Kure Beach to encourage growth to occur adjacent to
existing water and sewer service lines. The Town will use this Land Use Plan Update, the
Subdivision Regulations, and the Zoning Ordinance as the means to implement this policy
and to direct all future residential, commercial, and industrial type growth. The Town has
limited available land within and surrounding the community which is available for
development.
(e) Redevelopment of Developed Areas
A significant redevelopment issue facing Kure Beach through the planning period is the
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residents and agency personnel and programs to repair, upgrade, and improve housing
conditions. This effort is seen not only as a means by which to improve the lives and
living conditions of residents but also as a means by which to beautify the municipality.
During the planning period the Town will attempt to correct the worst housing conditions
by taking the following steps:
(1) enforcing the Town's Minimum Housing Code; ,
(2) coordinating any redevelopment efforts with the Building Inspections Department;
(3) enforcing the Zoning Ordinance requirements on non -conforming uses.
Redevelopment activity during the planning period as a result of soaring real estate prices '
and the lack of available vacant land is also expected. New housing will be constructed to
replace older homes.
The Town of Kure Beach also a re recognizes redevelopment concern connected with the
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threat of hurricane, flood, tornado, or other natural disaster. The section of this document
which covers this area is entitled Storm Hazard Mitigation, Post -Disaster Recovery, and '
Evacuation Plans. (Please see the Table of Contents for the location of this section.)
Policies on redevelopment construction activity, following a catastrophic storm event, are
located in this section. It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to allow reconstruction
of structures demolished by natural disaster when the reconstruction complies with all
existing (state, federal, and local) regulations.
It is the intention of the Town to continue to be a member of the National Flood
Insurance Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and to
continue to allow Federal Flood Insurance to be available to residents.
(f) Commitment to State & Federal Programs 1
Kure Beach is receptive to State and federal programs that will provide some benefit to
the Town, County, and region. It is the policy of the Town to continue to fully support '
such programs. Examples of such programs include: NC Division of Coastal Management
Planning Program, NC Division of Parks & Recreation Programs to fund recreation areas,
NC Division of Community Assistance & U. S. Department of Housing & Urban
Development Community Development Block Grant Program, NC Division of Travel and
Tourism promotion efforts, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers regulatory and permitting
programs, NC Department of Transportation road and bridge improvement programs, NC
Division of Water Quality/Water Quality Planning Program, Farmers Home Administration
loans for local water and sewer service projects, Federal Emergency Management Agency '
Flood Insurance Program, NC Department of Commerce Industrial Recruiting Programs,
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Southeastern Regional Economic Development Commission Economic Development
Programs, and others.
The Town of Kure Beach is committed to the idea of beach nourishment, followed by
regular renourishment, as the best method of dealing with the threat of erosion. The
Town of Kure Beach strongly supports all federal, State, and local government efforts to
assist beach communities with the funding assistance which makes beach nourishment
projects possible.
(g) Assistance to Channel Maintenance and Beach Nourishment Projects
The Town of Kure Beach has no federally maintained channels within its jurisdiction.
Town residents currently pay County, State, and federal taxes, all of which are used to
some extent to pay for the maintenance of these waterways. The Town of Kure Beach
recognizes that tax are being used correctly to promote both international and interstate
commerce as well as local commercial fishing opportunity and opportunity for
recreational boaters.
Beach nourishment projects are strongly supported by the Town of Kure Beach. The
Town believes this is the best possible method of dealing with the erosion problem.
(h) Energy Facility Siting & Development
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to discourage offshore continental shelf
drilling for gas or oil. The location of any shore side OCS facilities at Kure Beach would
be completely inconsistent with local policy..
The Town of Kure Beach promotes and supports a clean and healthy environment for its
residents. The Town is concerned about the issue of energy facility siting to the extent
that citizen's health, safety, and welfare, maybe effected. The Town's policy includes
the following: (1) No transportation through Town of extremely dangerous and
hazardous materials is approved (or expected). Any transport of hazardous materials
should take another route. No energy or commercialfindustrial facility that violates this
standard will be approved. Any industrial or commercial facility which requires a
special use permit will have this as a part of their special restrictions. (2) No clear
cutting of greater than 3 acres of wooded property is allowed without buffers which will
be constructed to shield all noise and visual blight created by energy facility type
development from area residents.
Any water resource intensive type development activity will be required to use
municipal water service. The availability of supply may be limited.
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(i) Coastal & Estuarine Water Beach Access
It is the policy of Town officials to support beach and estuarine water access projects
within New Hanover County and throughout coastal North Carolina. The Town
currently has (according to the NC Division of Coastal Management definition) 8
neighborhood accessways and 6 local accessways within the Town. (There are no
accessways in the ETJ.) The Town feels all of the suitable and appropriate ocean front
rights -of -way and properties within the Town limits have been designated and developed
to the Town's full desired extent as public beach access locations. The accessways
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provide adequate access and parking for residents and visitors to Kure Beach. It is the
policy of the Town to continue to maintain and improve existing public beach access
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facilities. The Town will seek County and State funding assistance for public beach
projects.
Kure Beach encourages the construction of individual dune walk -over structures at every
private access point.
The Town of Kure Beach supports the development of arks and recreational facilities
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for the benefit of its residents and seasonal visitors.
(j) Tourism
The Town of Kure Beach strongly supports tourism. The Town recognizes tourists as a ,
vital and important part of the economy of the region and the state. The Town of Kure
Beach draws much of its livelihood from tourism (especially summer rentals), marine
recreation, and fishing activities. The Town encourages the continuation of these actions.
However, any expansion of existing public facilities which will increase day visitors to
the beach will be discouraged. ,
The Town benefits tremendously from the booming tourism related economy enjoyed by
all of New Hanover County. It is the policy of the Town to grow toward a position
where the tourist influx maybe enjoyed to its maximum potential. It is believed that this
is possible through continuing work to have Kure Beach remain a flourishing example of a
successful, traditional, coastal, small Town beach community. The result of this return to
traditional values on the part of Town officials will, it is believed, dramatically reward the
Town's residents in the future.
As a means of achieving the goal of enhancing tourism and encouraging seasonal and
overnight visitors, the Town of Kure Beach supports NC Department of Transportation ,
road improvement projects which will improve access (ingress and egress) to the region
and the Town of Kure Beach.
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to work to maintain those quality of life ,
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factors (quiet, low traffic, etc.) which current residents of the Town enjoy. The Town
supports low density development and clean commercial (or industrial/manufacturing)
type development activity.
Kure Beach supports the activities of the NC Division of Travel and Tourism. The Town
specially wishes to support the monitoring of the tourism related industry and all efforts to
promote tourism related industry and commercial activity. The Town wishes to cooperate
with the Cape Fear Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Pleasure Island and
Greater Wilmington Chambers of Commerce.
' (k) Type of Density Desired
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to encourage low density type development
activity. This policy includes the continuation of height restrictions (no structures in
excess of 35 feet) and development consistent with the Zoning Ordinance restrictions on
density. Low density development is consistent with the historical growth patterns of the
Town and is in keeping with the vision community leaders have for the long-term future of
the community. The geographical and business center of Town is at the corner of K
Avenue and Fort Fisher Boulevard. This location is expected to continue to serve as the
center of commercial activity in Kure Beach. It is possible that the existing businesses in
the area will be enhanced through additional planning activity. The Town of Kure Beach
will consider a Downtown Redevelopment Plan which will not increase density but
' which may provide businesses some solutions to parking shortages, which currently limit
business activity, as well as help to improve the appearance of the area.
It is anticipated that additional commercial growth may occur around this central business
district within the planning period. Solutions to the overcrowded parking situation will
need to be resolved before additional business may locate there. Town policy is to
encourage commercial growth. This growth, so as to be consistent with Town policy,
must be of a type which will include specialty shops and stores. The Town does not
desire to attract shoppers from the region who will make special trips to Kure Beach.
The Town wants to serve residents and visitors within the commercial center. Town
officials are quite interested in hearing from prospective businesses who may wish to
choose Kure Beach as a place to locate.
Continuing growth activity during the planning period in Town in the residential
neighborhoods is expected and desired. The growth expected will be primarily a filling in
of lots which are currently vacant. Existing subdivision activity is also expected to
continue. Redevelopment activity is expected and some of the older homes at Kure Beach
may be replaced with newer models. The Town recognizes the strength of its location in
proximity to other population centers and anticipates that continuing residential growth
will be enhanced by the continuing growth of the County and other area regional centers
of population.
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The Town wishes to keep the small Town atmosphere which long-term residents have
come to love. The Town's Land Classification Map, prepared as a part of this Land Use
Plan Update, gives a graphic depiction of the types of growth patterns planned, desired
and anticipated.
(1) Manufactured Homes
A portion of Kure -Beach's housing stock (approximately 3% in Town and 24% in the ETJ)
consists of manufactured homes. The Town finds the continued use of these structures
to be acceptable. These affordable structures are permitted according to the provisions
described within the Zoning Ordinance. (Only Class A & B manufactured homes are
allowed. These homes must be built after July 1, 1976, and must be installed according to
local and State regulations.) Careful thought was given to the preparation of the Zoning
Ordinance (adopted in December 1994) and the Town will only allow development
consistent with and according to this and other applicable rules, regulations, and
Ordinances.
Modular homes are also permissible according to the provisions of the Town of Kure
Beach Zoning Ordinance. The trend has been toward the construction of new single
family site built or townhouse units in recent years. The trend expected is that as property
values rise redevelopment of those lots where manufactured homes now sit will occur and
these lots will likewise be turned into single family site built units. The Town of Kure
Beach accepts the location of manufactured and modular homes (as defined in the Zoning
Ordinance) within the Town's planning jurisdiction. The definitions and specific rules
governing the location of these units are in the Zoning Ordinance.
(m) Town Boundary Defined
The official map of the Town of Kure Beach is located in the office of the Building
Inspector at Town Hall". This map accurately reflects the municipal and ETJ boundary.
All policy decisions in this document are based upon an understanding that the Town
boundaries are fixed as shown on this map. The Existing Land Use Map and the Land
Classification Map prepared as a part of this Land Use Plan Update have used the official
Town map as a base map.
(n) Provision of Services to Development
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to extend the full range of municipal services
(water, sewer, police, solid waste, etc.) to those areas which are within the Town limits.
As a part of the approval process for any new subdivisions, connection to the municipal
systems will be required.
" The map may also be reviewed by contacting the Town Clerk.
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' It is Town policy that all new residential, commercial, and industrial development will
be required to connect to the municipal water and sewer systems.
(o) Recreational Facilities
It is the desire of Town officials to boost recreational opportunities for residents. The
citizen survey prepared (administered and analyzed) as a part of this Land Use Plan
Update showed great interest amongst residents for additional recreational opportunity.
' The survey should a strong desire by residents for bike trails for cyclists and for more
sidewalks for pedestrians.
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As a means of responding to this identified need, the Town will form a Recreation
Committee and prepare a recreation plan within the next five years. This Committee will
work with Town elected and other appointed officials to provide for recreation
opportunity. As a priority the Town will work with the NC Department of
Transportation (NC DOT) on the widening and improvement of Dow Road and U.S.
Highway 421. The Committee will work with the NC DOT Bicycle Program on the
provision of bike trails along highways both in Town and within the FTj. Sidewalks will
be considered as a requirement for all new subdivisions.
The Town desires to work and to cooperate with the New Hanover County Parks and
Recreation Department, the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, and the
Town of Carolina Beach to pursue this goal. The Town is aware of the passage of recent
legislation ((HB 718 - Parks & Recreation/Natural Heritage - ratified as Chapter 456 of the
1995 Session laws during the week of July 17, 1995) which sets aside 75% of the
proceeds from the deeds excise stamp tax for the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund and
25% of the proceeds for the Natural Heritage Trust Fund. The legislation also establishes
the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority to receive and administer funds
received from the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. It is estimated that the legislation will
provide a steady and a reliable annual revenue for the funding of State and local parks.
The amount available, statewide, is currently estimated to be in the range of $10 million.
(Not all for local parks ... 65% to the State park system, 30% to provide matching funds
(dollar -for -dollar) to local government, and 5% to the NC Beach Access Program.) The
Town feels the passage of this legislation is extremely important for the funding of State
and local parks.
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to work to improve recreational opportunities
for residents, seasonal residents, and overnight visitors. The Town will work to have
streets widened and improved so that bike paths will be possible. It is also a goal of the
Town to have sidewalks installed along all major transportation corridors in Town.
The Town will consider acceptance of a donation of property for recreational purposes.
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Annexation '
The Town of Kure Beach policy on annexation is to pursue expansion primarily through f
the provisions of the NC General Statutes relative to voluntary annexation. The Town's
generalized policy on involuntary or satellite annexations is to not pursue these options
(if any, indeed, are possible). If involuntary annexation must occur, all legal
requirements will be met and public comment opportunities will be offered. It is not
expected that Kure Beach will need to confront the question of annexation during the ,
planning period. If the question should arise, Kure Beach will carry out the study and
consideration of the facts in the manner prescribed by law.
SECTION 5: CONTINUING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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TIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
As the starting point in the preparation of this document the Town of Kure Beach adopted
a "Citizen Participation Plan" with a schedule of events which outlined the process of
Land Use Plan Update preparation. The "Citizen Participation Plan" was prepared
according to the requirements of Subchapter 7B of Chapter 15A of the North Carolina ,
Administrative Code, which gives guidance to local governments on such matters. As a
part of the public participation requirement for the production of a Land Use Plan Update '
(LUPUP) under the Coastal Area Management Act, local governments are required to -
describe a process by which the public will be encouraged to participate in the planning
process. It is the intent of the process described in the plan to give the public ample '
opportunity to become a meaningful part of the planning process and all views gathered
as a part of this process are recognized to be informative and instructional for all citizens
of the Town of Kure Beach, interested parties, and elected and appointed Boards.
The principle local Board responsible for supervision of the planning process has been the
Town of Kure Beach Planning Board. Public involvement in the process was generated '
through public information meetings, public hearings, Planning Board Meetings, Town
Council meetings and a survey of citizens. Ms. Imogean Jones (Secretary to the Planning
Board), Ms. Frances Jones (Town Clerk) and the Planning Board Chairmen, Mr. Tim
Bullard, served as the principle points of contact for the Town. The Mayor, the Town
Council, and the Planning Board have also been active in the preparation of this Land Use
Plan Update for the Town of Kure Beach. ,
All meetings in preparation of this Land Use Plan Update were open to the public. All
future meetings where land use planning and public policy in the Town of Kure Beach ,
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will be discussed will continue to be open to the public. All meetings will be
appropriately advertised and adequately publicized and public meetings and hearings
will continue to be held to discuss special land use issues and to keep citizens informed.
It is the intent of the Town that all economic, social, ethnic, and cultural viewpoints be
considered on all matters of public policy. Coordination and discussion with regulatory
' agencies and other area municipalities (and County) officials on policy matters will
continue to be a part of the Town's land use policy development process. Any citizen
who is interested in land development activity in Kure Beach is invited to participate in
the ongoing discussion of these matters at Town Hall. The main opportunities for
participation by the public in the continuing discussion are the regular, monthly, meetings
of the Planning Board. Interested persons are invited to call Town Hall for more
information on these meetings!
(2) 1996 CITIZEN SURVEY
The survey results presented in the APPENDIX to this document are produced as a result
' of a survey conducted by the Town of Kure Beach as a part of the 1996 Land Use Plan
Update process. The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) requires local
governments in coastal North Carolina to create Land Use Plans and to update these plans
every five years. The survey (a copy of which is located in the back of this document) was
intended as a means by which the Kure Beach Planning Board and the Town Council
could reach a large number of citizens and receive their input on issues important to the
' Town.
The survey was designed, produced, and administered to encourage citizen participation
' in the planning process. The CRC requires a variety of opportunities for citizen
involvement in Land Use Plan preparation and the choice of the means of participation is
left up to the local government. The Town of Kure Beach mailed 800 surveys to water bill
' customers on February 2, 1996. By the deadline date for receipt of responses, which was
February 16, 1996, 51.1 % or 409 surveys had been received.
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This survey was not meant to be "scientific." The purpose of the survey was to gather data
on development and administrative type issues from interested members of the general
public. Some responses were impossible to decipher. Some were vulgar. Some
responses were pointedly derogatory to certain persons. As usual, the persons whose
positions are regulatory in nature were subjected to the most vitriolic of comments. (Some
people have long memories for having been told no, even when it's justified.) All persons
names on negative comments were deleted. Positive comments were left intact. This
survey is not meant to be "political." It is not to be construed as any form of a personnel
type review. There are other methods and procedures which are appropriate for
personnel performance review. That was not intended here nor are any of the results
gathered designed to be a forum for any expression of communal disregard or disrespect
for any office or person in Town government.
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When a person reads the entire of the comments, it becomes obvious that the people of '
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Kure Beach feel very good about their Town. They feel good about the people who work
in Town government. They recognize the special nature of this place they call home. ,
They offer many suggestions on the ways and means by which we might improve the
community.
The responses were counted and formatted by Cape Fear Council of Governments. Mr.
Brad Thiry of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Department of Earth
Sciences, and others, assisted with this process.
The survey received a tremendous response and decisions on policy matters by elected
and appointed leaders were affected.
SECTION 6: STORM HAZARD MITIGATION, POST -DISASTER RECOVERY,
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& EVACUATION PLANS
The purpose of this section of the 1996 Town of Kure Beach LUPUP is to assist the Town
in evacuation, mitigation, and recovery situations which will arise as a result of natural or
technological disasters.
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The New Hanover County Emergency Management Department works closely with the
Town of Kure Beach public officials and the Police Department to insure preparedness
and the ability to respond to emergency situations32. The success of the emergency
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services supplied to the people of Kure Beach relies on good communications between all
agencies. The County has materials and personnel which may assist in emergency
situations. The County has a wide variety of useful 2-way radio equipment. They also
have a remote transmitter in 911 on the State Emergency Management Network (47.54
MHz). This net can be used to talk to any State or County Emergency Management Unit
and the Wilmington National Weather Service Office. The New Hanover County
Emergency Management Department is authorized to operate a local government channel
known as F-10 on 154.055 vhf simplex. This channel is the County "Disaster
Coordination Channel." This channel, authorized for mobile use only, is to be used in a
fireground or disaster event for on -scene coordination. (The hope is that this channel will
help eliminate overcrowding on current primary channels.) All New Hanover County
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municipalities, including Kure Beach, have some of their fleet equipped with this channel.
New Hanover County and the Town of Kure Beach will continue to cooperate on disaster
" New Hanover County, City of Wilmington, Town of Wrightsville Beach, Town of
Carolina Beach, and the Town of Kure Beach entered into mutual aid agreements
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(pursuant to N.C.G.S. 166A-10) on January 1, 1989.
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preparedness and on efficient and effective response in time of emergency.
The New Hanover County Emergency Operations and Hurricane evacuation Plan, was last
approved and printed in September 1992. In Kure Beach, copies of this document were
distributed to the Mayor, Town of Kure Beach Police Department, and the Town of Kure
' Beach Volunteer Fire Department. This plan lists those actions to be taken by government
agencies and private organizations within the County to reduce vulnerability of people
and property to disaster.
Because of its location the Town of Kure Beach is subject to hazards, all of which may
disrupt the Town or cause physical damage to property and may create casualties. The
' Town shares this subjectivity to threat with all other municipalities in New Hanover
County, in North Carolina, and in the nation. Each local government is subject to their
' own threats. Many of the serious hazards mentioned here may be made less significant by
virtue of good land use planning and policy decisions and through the implementation of
policies which are set by decisions made by local government
The types of hazards possible in New Hanover County include33:
Floods— Kure Beach is subject to flooding caused by wind tides along the coast and
sounds. The periods of high water are generally caused by a sustained wind velocity of
20-25 miles per hour out of the east, especially the northeast, and the effect is erosion and
' the potential threat is to homes and businesses built along the ocean beach.
1 Hurricanes— These storms bring strong wind, rain, and a storm surge. The most
' damaging hurricane in recent history was Hurricane Hazel in 1954. Since that time there
have been multiple smaller storms. The hurricane season runs from June 1 through
November 30 each year and this is the period of time during which most people visit Kure
iBeach. Hurricanes Bertha and Fran both in 1996, July and September respectively, were
the most recent storms of this type.
' 1 Tornadoes— Tornadoes are intense storms of short duration which consist of rotating
winds in a funnel shaped cloud and these storms have occurred many timers in
southeastern North Carolina. These storms are known as water spouts when over water.
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1 Severe winter storms— In New Hanover County a severe winter storm occurs (on
average) twice a year. The main effect of winter storms is immobility. Large areas of the
County, including the southern peninsula, could be isolated. Severe ice storms and the
accompanying loss of power and communication could represent a huge financial loss to
citizens and industry.
" This is an extensive but not intended as an all inclusive list.
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I Nuclear attack— Hostile action may be taken against the U. S. b foreign forces
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resulting in the destruction of military or civilian targets. No jurisdiction can be
considered completely safe from this kind of an attack. Even though New Hanover
County or Kure Beach may not be a target, radioactive fallout may occur which would
require evacuation or reception of evacuees. (Kind of like Kure Beach in the summer.)
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1 Major fires— There is a potential for a fire in the County which would be of such
magnitude as to create significant economic impact or result in a large number of
casualties. Even while we are a small and rapidly developing area, there are still large
areas which are wooded and which are susceptible to the threat of fire. The threat is
largely seasonal, with the dryness of the spring and summer seasons causing those months
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to be the most significant in terms of fire threat. Kure Beach has a large wooded area
within its jurisdiction which is bounded to the west by densely developed beach homes.
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Hazardous materials— In New Hanover County there are approximately 160 facilities
and 7 pesticide dealers who are considered generators or users of hazardous materials. In
1992 there were estimated to be 27 billion pounds of chemicals stored in New Hanover
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County. In the fall and winter L.P. gas tankers service residential and commercial users.
U. S. Highways 421, 117, 17, 74, 76, 133, 132, and Interstate 40, all cross through the
County and all types of hazardous and toxic materials, including low level nuclear waste,
are transported via these routes. There is a potential existing that a break, a fire, or an
explosion associated with these roadways and the vehicles upon them is possible. No
hazardous materials are known to be stored in New Hanover County in, or in the vicinity
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of, Kure Beach.
Fixed nuclear facilities— The Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) operates 2
Nuclear Reactors in Brunswick County. A 10 mile emergency planning zone exists
around the Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant. All of the area south of the Snows Cut Bridge
in New Hanover County is within the CP&L emergency planning zone.
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1 Aircraft— There is a potential for an airplane crash in New Hanover County. The '
County is very close to large military installations and the possibility of a crash or accident
associated with these operations is possible. The closest airport to Kure Beach is the Pilots
Ridge Airport which is on U.S. Highway 421 near Carolina Beach. This airport is not
within the planning jurisdiction of the Town of Kure Beach.
1 Rail— The rail transportation system for New Hanover County does not cross Kure ,
Beach jurisdiction lines. It is possible, in a catastrophic situation involving large amounts
of hazardous materials, that Kure Beach residents could be effected. Rail transportation
within Brunswick County, across the Cape Fear River, also has the potential for hazard for
the Town of Kure Beach.
1 Drought— Agricultural operations in New Hanover County would be effected by ,
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drought. There are no agricultural operations within Kure Beach.
1 Earthquake— The threat of this earth shaking experience, due to a fault or ground
failure, is real. On average, New Hanover County has experienced a history of seismic
activity occurring approximately once every ten years. For the last several hundred years,
these shaky situations have been relatively minor in effect.
1 Power failure— The loss of electrical service from damage to the distributing system or
generating capability of sufficient duration to require alternative sources of power to
prevent human suffering or property damage. Power failure can result from a blackout or
as a result of natural or man-made circumstances. The most likely circumstance where
this would effect Kure Beach would be as a result of a storm.
1 Civil disorder/terrorism— The threat of terrorist attack or violent protest is possible in
New Hanover County.
' 1 Pipeline accident— There are pipelines in New Hanover County which distribute
natural gas and petrochemicals to commercial and residential users. There is a potential,
in the event of a pipeline break, for fire or an explosion to result. This threat is not
currently extant in Kure Beach.
1 Energy emergency— Any energy emergency will, most likely, occur in concert with a
national or State energy shortage. Kure Beach has no special threat to citizens or property
as a result of this hazard.
The Town of Kure Beach has no special plans for many of the emergencies mentioned
previously and wishes to work with the County of New Hanover on mitigation,
preparedness, recovery and evacuation. The following pages will present the Town's
' storm hazard mitigation and post disaster recovery policies.
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(a) Storm Hazard Mitigation
Storm hazard mitigation actions are, by definition, those actions which will reduce the
impact of a storm event. Storm hazard mitigation policies are those local government
policies which will aid local government administrators and appointed or elected officials
with the adoption of implementation actions which will reduce the threat of storm hazard.
The types of storm events which may catastrophically or negatively effect the Town of
Kure Beach include hurricanes and tornados. Both types of storms are extremely powerful
and unpredictable forces of nature. Hurricanes are large low pressure systems which form
in the tropics and may move into our region. These storms bring strong winds. (In fact,
the defining factor of a hurricane is that it must be a tropical disturbance with winds in
excess of 74 miles per hour (mph).) Hurricanes may spawn tornados which are severe
whirlwinds and which are extremely dangerous. There are four causes of fatality and
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damage during these two storm events. (1) high wind; (2) flood; (3) wave
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action; and, (4) erosion. All four of these causes of property damage and death are
pertinent to Kure Beach. I
High Winds
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Wind is the major determinant of a hurricane. Any tropical storm with sustained wind in
excess of 74 mph is classified as a hurricane. Hurricanes are judged by.their power
according to a model known as the Saffir-Simpson scale. This measure of the power of a
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hurricane classes hurricanes according to a sliding scale from 1 to 5 (with category 5
storms as the most severe). Category 5 storms are rare. Kure Beach would not be
protected from the full brute force of a hurricane as a result of its location as other more
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inland communities would be: The friction or impact of the storm hitting land from the
water causes dissipation of the full force of the storm though there is still tremendous
energy left to overturn mobile homes, down power lines and other public utilities, destroy
crops, and fell trees. As Kure Beach is a municipality on the edge of the ocean, the Town
would feel the full effect of a storm. Despite this disturbing little fact, which Town
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officials take quite seriously as they plan, the Town has survived many storms and
continues to flourish.
Tornados are extreme) forceful whirlwinds which effect a much narrower path than a
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hurricane. These storms may have winds in excess of 300 mph and are the most powerful
wind storms. Rain may also be associated with these storm events. During a tornado
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strike, structures built by man do not fare well and are most often completely destroyed.
Tornados are more common visitors to New Hanover County than hurricanes. Over water
tornados are known as water spouts. Man's successful efforts to mitigate the effect of
tornados has been negligible due to the raw power of these storms.
As a result of these occasional storm events, wind stress is an important consideration in
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storm hazard mitigation planning.
Flooding
With the tremendous rainfall known to occur accompanying hurricanes, and with the '
storm surge which may cause rivers, streams, tributaries, and branches draining an area to
clog and to back up, both riverine and coastal flooding is a hazard. Flooding during a
storm event will frequently cause extensive damage in beach Towns such as Kure Beach. '
The reason for this likelihood is that the Town has an interface with the Atlantic Ocean
which is an area that is recognized to be vulnerable to storms and erosion prone. Low
areas also exist in Town. These areas, which may be identified as woodlands, and which ,
are subject to the threat of flood, as well as small streams in the MOTSU buffer area are
also subject to flood. The Town is a member of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency's National Flood Hazard Protection Program. The last flood hazards maps for the
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Town are dated April 2, 1986. Since hazards are known to exist, the consideration of
possible flood damage is an important part of Kure Beach's storm hazard mitigation policy
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(b) Kure Beach's Storm Hazard Mitigation Policy
' The North Carolina Uniform Building Code is used by Kure Beach to manage
development and to minimize potential wind damage. It is the policy of the Town to
support the State Building Code on wind resistant construction with design standards of
110 mph wind loads. The Town shall require the enforcement of the NC Building Code
' and especially those provisions which require construction to meet wind resistive
factors. This policy will be enforced through the Town of Kure Beach's Inspections office.
' It is the policy and intention of the Town of Kure Beach to continue as a participant in
the National flood Insurance program. As a policy, the Town will discourage high
intensity uses and large structures within the 100-year floodplain through the Zoning
1 Ordinance. It is Town policy to consider the purchase of parcels located in hazardous
areas or rendered unbuildable by storms or other events for recreation purposes.
Subdividers, through negotiation and by mutual agreement, may be required to set aside
' a portion of any proposed subdivision found to be in a hazardous area as a condition for
project approval due to public safety considerations.
' The Town of Kure Beach believes that the best possible method available for storm hazard
mitigation on North Carolina's beaches is beach renourishment. It is the policy of the
Town of Kure Beach to work with appropriate funding and regulatory agencies to have
the beach front areas of Kure Beach nourished through the use of offshore sand, or
through the use of other sand, as available and appropriate, and to continue application
' of these materials over the long-term future. The Town supports the activities of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in providing assistance to the Town for projects of this
type. Any support available from the State or other agencies would also be appreciated.
' As a means of eliminating visual blight and to protect utilities in case of storm, it is the
policy of the Town of Kure Beach to encourages the placement of utilities underground
for all new development and redevelopment projects.
(c) Evacuation Plans
' Town of Kure Beach has confidence in the disaster preparedness plan of the New
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Hanover County Emergency Management Department and as Town policy hereby
' supports, accepts, and adopts the provisions of this plan relative to the evacuation and
general safety of the Town of Kure Beach. The Town of Kure Beach wishes to work with
the Town of Carolina Beach on all matters relative to the public safety of island residents
and visitors. Town officials believe Kure Beach will serve as a model for other New
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(d) Post -Disaster Recovery Plan
Kure Beach officials recognize that in the event of a major storm making landfall in the '
vicinity of Town there will very likely be damage to homes, businesses, public utilities,
roads or other features of Town which will require coordinated clean-up and prior thought ,
given to the process of returning to pre -storm status. As a means of assisting with this
return to non -storm status, the Town of Kure Beach hereby appoints a Disaster Recovery
Team (DRT) consisting of the following members: I
1. Mayor
2. Town Council
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4. Building Inspector
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The Mayor will serve as the DRT leader and the base of operations will be the Emergent
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Operations Center which will be established at Town Hall. The DRT will be responsible
for the following:
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1. Establishing a restoration schedule.
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2. Setting priorities for restoration.
3. Determining requirements for outside assistance and requesting such
assistance when beyond local capabilities.
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4. Keeping appropriate County, State, and federal officials informed.
5. Keeping the public informed. '
6. Assembling and maintaining records of actions taken and expenditures and
obligations incurred.
7. Recommending to the Mayor to proclaim a state of emergency ....... if
warranted. '
8. Commencing and coordinating clean-up, debris removal, and utility
restoration which would include coordination of restoration activities '
undertaken by private utility companies (if any).
9. Coordinating repair and restoration of essential public facilities and services
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10. Assisting private businesses and individual property owners in obtaining
information on the various types of assistance that might be available to
them from local, State, and federal agencies.
11. Coordinating public safety.
As a further, aid in the return to normal operations following a storm event, and in
circumstances where damage may be quite bad (or catastrophic) the Town will prepare a
list of local residents who should be allowed free access to the Town in the aftermath of a
' storm event. These people would be allowed to return in the event of a blockading of the
Town. The persons on this list will be referred to as the Damage Control Team (DCT) and
will include all members of the DRT, Town employees, electricians, carpenters, plumbers,
volunteer fire and rescue personnel and others who may be of assistance in a return to
pre -storm status.
1 Following the storm event, the DRT will have Town personnel, volunteers, the DCT, and
others as necessary, to begin clean-up operations and debris removal. State and/or federal
assistance will be requested, and if available will be used for the purpose of cleaning
streets, roads, bridges, culverts, etc., and to assist the elderly and infirm who may be in
immediate need of assistance. The DRT will be responsible for the implementation of an
orderly reconstruction process following a major storm event. The reconstruction process
will occur in accordance with the Town's building and land use regulations and policies.
Damage Assessment
Damage assessment must be made to determine as quickly as possible a realistic estimate
of the amount of damage caused by a hurricane or major storm. Information such as the
number of structures damaged, the extent of the damage, and the total estimated value of
property destroyed will need to be developed.
As soon as possible following a storm event the DRT will set up a Damage Assessment
Team (DAT). This team must consist of individuals who are capable of giving reliable
estimates of the original value of structures, estimates of the value amount of damages
sustained, and an accounting of repairs necessary to restore the structure to its original use.
Members of the DAT will consist of the following persons:
1. Tax Collector
2. Building Inspector
3. A local realtor or contractor
4. New Hanover County Tax Department personnel
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The following general criteria shall be used: '
1. Destroyed --- — = repairs would cost more than 50% of value. '
2. Major damage — = repairs would cost more than 30% of value.
3. Minor damage — — = repairs would cost less than 30% of the value
but the structure is currently uninhabitable.
4. Habitable = some minor damage with repairs less than
15% of value. '
Each damage assessment will be documented according to County Tax Department
records. Also Town tax maps and records will be used for identification purposes. The ,
total estimated dollar value of damages will be summarized and reported to the DRT at
the completion of the survey, or in the case of extensive damage, at regular intervals
during the assessment. '
Reconstruction Standards
Structures which are rendered e, as destroyed or which have sustained major damage, '
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determined by the DAT, and which did not conform to the Town's building code, Zoning
Ordinance, or other storm mitigation policy standards must be redeveloped according to '
those policies and regulations. In some instances this will mean the relocation of
buildings or structures, in other instances this will mean no reconstruction will be '
allowed. Building permits to restore structures which have received major damage or
which have been destroyed and which were in conformance with municipal ordinances
and storm mitigation policy standards will be issued automatically. All structures suffering '
major damage will be repaired according to the NC Building Code and according all other
pertinent, State, local, or federal rules and regulations. All structures suffering minor
damage, regardless of location, will be allowed to rebuild to the original condition prior to I
the storm event.
Development Moratoria '
Because of the density of development within the Town of Kure Beach, which is much
more densely developed than the surrounding areas of the County, and because of the '
possibility of extensive damage caused by a major storm, it may be necessary for the Town
to prohibit all redevelopment activities for a period of time following a storm event. This
development moratoria would allow Town officials the opportunity to carefully assess all ,
damage in light of existing policies, building regulations and ordinances and to determine
the steps necessary for redevelopment. This will be particularly crucial should major '
public facilities be destroyed. The intent of this moratorium would be to avoid similar
circumstances in the event of future storms. If a moratorium is declared, it will be
declared by the Town Council. The time frame for this moratorium will be consistent with ,
the extent of damage . The actual length of any moratorium declared will be set by the
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' Reconstruction Schedule
The following brief schedule of activities and time frame are approved with an
i understanding that, realistically, there are many factors which must be considered during a
storm event and some of these items may render this schedule unworkable or not feasible.
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to take all actions to complete the
reconstruction process as quickly and conveniently for all citizens as possible.
Activity Time Frame
= Complete and report damage assessments. 4 2 weeks after storm
= Begin repairs to critical utilities and facilities. -+ As soon as possible
Permitting of reconstruction activity for all 4 Following completion
damaged structures. of assessments of the
individual buildings
requiring repair
' Replacement of Public Utilities
If the public water supply system or a future public or a community sewerage system is
' damaged or destroyed and it may be determined that the facility may be moved to a less
hazardous location, then the system may be relocated during the reconstruction period.
The Mayor, the Town Council, and the Town engineer will be responsible for oversight on
the repair or reconstruction of public utilities.
SECTION 7: LAND CLASSIFICATION
The land classification system provides a framework which will guide the Town of Kure
Beach in identifying the future use of all lands within the Town's planning jurisdiction.
' Some of the lands in Town and the extraterritorial area may be more suitable than others
for development activity. The description of the classes herein outlined will allow Kure
Beach officials to illustrate graphically their policy statements on where and at what
' intensity they wish future growth will occur, and will .illustrate where the Town wants to
conserve natural and cultural resources by guiding growth.
The Coastal Resources Commission has designated (through the use of the Planning
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Guidelines) a land classification system which has seven classes each identified by
intensity of use and the extent of urban services offered. These seven classification
categories (developed, urban transition, limited transition, community, rural, rural with '
services, and conservation) have been subdivided by the Town of Kure Beach into more
specific subclasses pertinent to the situation within the Town. Some classes may not apply
(at all) to a particular local government, which is the case in Kure Beach, and in other i
circumstances, the fit may be perfect.
The Town of Kure Beach wishes to select and use three of the above mentioned land ,
classification categories. The Town recognizes the categories named above are
"guidelines," suggested by the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission through '
input from their staff, the NC Division of Coastal Management, and the Town elects to use
a hybrid of these suggested categories as a means by which to suitably reflect the reality of
the growth situation within the Town. '
The following land classifications apply within Kure Beach's planning jurisdiction:"
TOURIST COMMERCIAL/DEVELOPED
The Tourist Commercial/Developed (hereinafter TCD) land classification category at Kure '
Beach consists of a nine block area, a large portion of which borders on the Atlantic
Ocean, which is the central business district of the Town. The TCD district contains a few
single family residential properties. The predominant land uses in the area are '
commercial. While it is recognized that local residents do frequent this area, the largest
portion of the visitors and customers to the area are not permanent year 'round residents.
The commercial activity is tourist oriented. This type of use is expected to continue
through the planning period.
The area is recognized by Town leaders as a part of Town which is special, or different
from all the rest of Town. The difference is primarily due to the commercial orientation
within the TCD. Most of the rest of Town is strictly residential. The TCD is a focal point. ,
Residents and visitors regularly pass through and always notice this spot. It is one of the
few beach areas in North Carolina where visitors can view, from their automobile, the
Atlantic Ocean. Visitors may park here, year 'round, for free, and watch the waves roll '
onto the shore. This area is the oldest part of Town and is the approximate geographic
center of the Town.
34 Please review the Land Classification Map.(which is folded into the back of this
document) for a graphic depiction of where each of the areas described is located.
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' The purpose of the TCD class is to provide for
intensive development and redevelopment activity.
This activity must be consistent with local land use
regulations (governing type of use, parking, signs,
minimum lot size, buffers, height, etc.), State
regulations governing development activity within
AEC's (where appropriate), and federal regulations
pertaining to wetlands and endangered species.
The Town of Kure Beach wishes to maintain a family
beach type atmosphere. Uses for the TCD are only
those consistent with the Town's Zoning Ordinance.
Any proposed uses within the TCD must also be
' consistent with the policies in this Land Use Plan
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URBAN TRANSITION
Lands classified Urban Transition in Kure Beach constitute the vast majority of those lands
in Town. This classification describes land which is largely developed, mostly residential,
and which is currently served by the full range of municipal services (water, sewer, police,
solid waste, etc.) available in Kure Beach. This classification is designed to provide for
' continued intensive development and redevelopment within the Town and the develop
able portions of the ETJ (extraterritorial jurisdiction).
' In those areas described as Urban Transition, excluding the MOTSU property which is
owned by the federal government and is not develop able, there is only a small amount of
develop able land remaining. It is anticipated that nearly all of the land which is currently
vacant and is described as Urban Transition will be developed within the next five to ten
years.
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are, or which may be, in a state of transition within the planning period. It is the view of
Town government that some changes are possible. It is not believed that any revisions to
the existing Ordinances will change the small Town residential character of this
community. There are no current plans for major Zoning or Subdivision Ordinance
revisions. The redevelopment (or transition) of some areas is likely, due to economic
pressure from soaring real estate prices, and this redevelopment will be consistent with
local, State, and federal regulations.
Development activity in areas described as Urban Transition must be consistent with local
policies described in this Land Use Plan Update. All development activity will also be
consistent with local Ordinances.
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CONSERVATION
The Conservation classification within the Town of
Kure Beach applies to all Areas of Environmental
Concern (AEC's), the MOTSU buffer zone, and all
areas classified as wetlands by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. The wetlands areas. and AEC's are (in
some cases) too small and too widely dispersed
within the Town's planning jurisdiction to be
accurately depicted on the Land Classification Map.
In regards to wetlands, a site survey will be required
to determine if freshwater wetlands exist on a given
site. These areas must be identified by a qualified
wetlands consultant, approved by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, or by a representative of the
Corps. Development activity within wetlands is
discouraged by Town policy. Town regulation does
not expressly prohibit wetlands development. The
Subdivision Regulations requirements for approval of
a new subdivision allow for a negotiated agreement
on development activity and the Town will work with future subdividers to avoid
wetlands areas. Development within these areas is permitted if all local requirements are
met and if federal regulations permit such activity.35 No development activity is allowed
in those areas classified Conservation which is inconsistent with the policy statements
within this document. Community infrastructure improvements or new community
infrastructure (including roads, water towers, sewage treatment plants, etc.) are consistent
with the Conservation classification in Kure Beach.
Development activity in AEC's is regulated by the State of North Carolina. If these AEC's
are also within the Town of Kure Beach or the Kure Beach ETJ, all local planning rules and
regulations must be adhered to as well. All AEC's are defined as Conservation areas in
Kure Beach. Commercial and residential type development is permitted within the
Conservation classification of Ocean Hazard areas (a category of AEC's) in Kure Beach.
The NC Division of Coastal Management in Wilmington, NC, is the appropriate point of
contact for those persons interested in receipt of a major development permit.36 Minor
permits may be received from the local permits officer, who is acting as an agent of the
" Federal regulations do not prohibit development in wetlands. The federal rules allow
for development consistent with regulations. The net effect of the federal regulations on
development activity in wetlands is negligible. Development of all sorts (residential and
commercial) happens in wetlands every day in North Carolina.
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For questions concerning development activity which would be consistent with the intent
of this planning document, please contact the District Planner, NC Division of Coastal
Management, at [phone].
SECTION 8: RELATIONSHIP OF POLICIES AND LAND CLASSIFICATION
The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, acting as staff for the North Carolina
Coastal Resources Commission, requires a statement within each Land Use Plan in coastal
North Carolina on how policies within the Land Use Plan relate to the land classification
categories. For all readers and for all agency personnel who may read and interpret this
document, be advised that the Town of Kure Beach has given careful thought to the
policies contained herein. The Land Use Plan creation process was long and involved
many difficult selection opportunities on policy. The policies which have emerged and
which are contained within this document represent the best effort of Town officials to
create policy which reflects the Town's position on long-term growth The Land
Classification Map is the graphic depiction of how the Town desires these policies to be
' enforced on the land areas in and around the Town.
It is the desire of Town officials to have Town ordinances created (in some cases) and
enforced which will be consistent with Town policy (contained herein) and which policy
is depicted on the Land Classification Map which is a part of this document. (The Land
Classification Map is folded in the back of this document.)
SECTION 9: INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
The Town of Kure Beach will continue to work with New Hanover County and Carolina
Beach on matters of mutual concern. It is recognized within the Town that both the
County and Carolina Beach have resources and staff personnel which may be of great
assistance to the municipality. Similarly, the Town of Kure Beach has much to offer other
area local governments. The Town wishes to encourage and to promote further
cooperation. Some of the areas in which the Town would like to work more closely with
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area local governments include the following (in no articular order):
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1. Commercial development and the recruiting of appropriate commercial type '
businesses to Kure Beach. *
2. Planning and the regulation of development.
3. Provision of fire and rescue services. * '
4. Emergency management planning and implementation.
5. Parks and Recreation services. * I
6. Beach nourishment.
7. Sheriff's Department.
8. Register of Deeds. *
9. Transportation planning activities and improvements in New Hanover
County, particularly southern New Hanover County (including the widening
of Dow Road). *
10. New Hanover County library.
11. Water and sewer services extension. * ,
12. Schools/Education. *
The Town recognizes the municipal boundary and the extraterritorial area limit line are
not the full extent of the area of concern effecting the Town of Kure Beach. The County
and other area municipalities have much to share in terms of experience and expertise.
New Hanover and Brunswick County municipal managers, administrators, and clerks have
a wealth of experience. Rather than each individual local government re -inventing the
solution to a problem the Town of Kure Beach suggests cooperation and a pooling of
resources to cooperate on ways that cost savings and administrative efficiency may be
achieved. It is the intention of the Town of Kure Beach to make the best use of all types of
resources available and to strive to make the Town of Kure Beach a model small Town
and a better place to live through the sharing of experience.
It is recognized that those land areas which are the maximum extent of the Town of
Kure
Beach's extraterritorial area border on lands which are covered by a different ordinance
for zoning, land subdivision, minimum housing, nuisance, etc. The Town wishes to work
with the County on the adoption of ordinances by both local governments which will
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living environment for the citizens of New Hanover County.
County residents share a common destiny, and just as a common future for those who stay
in the County is indisputable, any inconsistencies in policy or design of land management
systems and ordinances will always be able to be discussed at the Town of Kure Beach.
Municipal officials would also like to recognize this same level of cooperation at the
County and to thank the County and Carolina Beach officials and staff for their assistance
through the years and in advance for the future .........
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Senator Jesse Helms
403 Dirksen Senate Office Building
r Washington, DC 20510
Senator Lauch Faircloth
702 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
" Representative Michael McIntyre
242 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Honorable Patrick Ballentine
P. O. Box 473
Wilmington, NC 28402
Honorable Danny McComas
P. O. Box 1320
Wilmington, NC 28402
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North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
James B. Hunt Jr., Governor Division of Archives and History
Betty Ray McCain, Secretary Jeffrey J. Crow, Director
March 15, 1996
Haskell S. Rhett III
Management Services Director
Cape Fear Council of Government
1480 Harbour Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
Re: CAMA Land Use Plan inquiry, Kure Beach, New
Hanover County, ER 96-8384
Dear Mr. Rhett:
Thank you for your letters of February 20 and March 6,
1996, concerning the
above project.
Within the project area
there are thirty-six recorded archaeological sites. The
known sites are predominantly prehistoric remains; however,
evidence of Civil War
sites associated with Fort Fisher and colonial activities are also present. The sites
are listed below:
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IThe enclosed map shows the general locations of these sites. If you need
additional information on the type and status of these archaeological sites please
contact Mark Wilde-Ramsing at our Underwater Archaeology Unit at Fort fisher,
910/458-9042.
We have conducted a search of our maps and files and have located the following
structures of historical or architectural importance within the general area of the
project:
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Haskell Rhett III
March 15, 1996, Page 2
Gull Cottages
James M. Smith Cottage
Pier View Cottages
Hammill Cottage
Kure Beach Pier
These properties have not been evaluated to determine their eligibility for listing in
the National Register of Historic Places. The exact locations are given on the
enclosed list and shown on the map.
The above comments are made pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's Regulations
for Compliance with Section 106 codified at 36 CFR Part 800.
Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. If you have questions
concerning the above comment, please contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental
review coordinator, at 919/733-4763.
Sincerely,
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Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
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COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
February 20, 1996
Mr. David Brook
Historic Preservation Office
Division of Archives and History
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2807
Dear Mr. Brook:
I have been recently named planner -in -charge and charged with the responsibility
of preparing a Coastal Area Management Act Land Use Plan Update for the Town
of Kure Beach. As the protection and preservation of historic and archaeologic
resources are given a high priority by this local government and as the North
Carolina Coastal Resources Commission also gives priority to the preservation of
these resources and requires a policy statement within the Land Use Plan Update
on the preservation of these resources, I hereby request, on behalf of the Town of
Kure Beach, a statement from your office giving the name and location of any
historic or archaeologically significant sites within the Town.
The information you will provide will be used in the formulation of Land Use Plan
policy and will be an important consideration in the adoption and administration
of regulations governing land use in the Town. I have enclosed a map as a means
of orienting yourself to the Town.
Please call if you have any questions.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Haskell S. Rhett, III
Management Services Director
Enclosure
cc: Frances Jones
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IATTACHMENT D
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
TOWN OF KU RE BEACH
1995 LAND USE PLAN UPDATE
This Citizen Participation Plan has been prepared according to the requirements of Subchapter 713 of
Chapter 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code at Section .0207. As a part of the public
participation requirement for the production of a land Use Plan (LUP) under the Coastal Area
Management Act, local governments are required to describe a process by which the public will be
encouraged to participate in the planning process. it is the intent of the process described herein
that the public will have ample opportunity to become a meaningful part of the planning process
and that views gathered as a part of this process will be informative and instructional for citizens of
the Town of Kure Beach, interested parties, and elected and appointed Boards.
The principle local Board responsible for supervision of the planning process will be the Town of
Kure Beach Planning Board. Mr. Haskell Rhett of the Cape Fear Council of Governments wilt serve
as Planner -in -Charge. Ms. Frances )ones (Town Clerk) and Ms. Imogene Jones (Town Staff) will
serve as the principle paints of contact for the Town. Mr. Tim Bullard (Planning Board Chairman)
and Acts. Betty Medlin (Mayor) will also serve as the points of contact for their respective Boards. The
Town Council and the Planning Board will be active in the preparation of this Land Use Plan Update
r for the Town of Kure Beach.
included as a part of this plan is a schedule of events which describes the planning process.
Additional meetings will take place, in addition to those described, as necessary. We expect and
anticipate assistance from the NC Division of Coastal Management in the production of this LUP.
2 The public will receive notice of opportunities for input in the planning process, Regular meetings
of the Planning Board and Town Council will be used, whenever possible, as a means of getting the
citizens of the community involved. Legal advertisement of public meetings will be used.
Newspaper and other rnedia coverage will be sought. Fliers will be posted in/at Town Hall and
around the Town to inform the public of their opportunities for involvement. Additionally, a Citizen
Survey Questionnaire will be distributed as a part of the process.
The planning process will begin with an introduction and a focus on existing land use. From there
the process will proceed into a discussion of present issues. Next, future issues of concern for the
Town will become a focus. The policy statements will be the most significant and important part of
the LUP and the importance of these statements on policy will be emphasized to citizens and
community leaders alike. Coordination and discussion with area municipalities and County officials
on policy matters will be a part of this process. All economic, social, ethnic and cultural viewpoints
will be consider through the process of LUP production.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tentative Date' Bam
January 9, 1996 Adoption of Citizen Participation Plan (Planning Board)
' Actual dates are subject to change as needs and circumstances dictate.
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Adoption of Citizen Participation Plan (Town Board)
February 1996
Public Hearing on 'LUP. Explanation of process.
introduction to Land Use Planning. Approval of
Citizen Survey Questionnaire.
February 1996
Distribution of Survey/Questionnaire
March 1996
Return of Survey/Questionnaire
March 1996
Presentation of Existing Land Use information
to Planning Hoard
April 1996
Existing Land Use Information finalized and presented
to Town Board. Survey results compiled and
presented to the Planning Board.
May 1996
Joint meeting of Town Council and Planning Board to
discuss policies
June 1996 Draft policies prepared on Resource Protection, ,
Resource Production and Economic and Community
Development. Planning Board review.
July 1996 Storm Hazard Mitigation, Post Disaster Recovery and
Evacuation LUP elements prepared. Draft Land
Classification Map and text prepared for review by
Planning Board.
August 1996 Public Hearing for review of draft document held by
Planning Board
August 1996 Draft LUP prepared/complete and submitted to
Town Council.
September 1996 Town Council review of draft document and approval
of release for state and federal agency comment.
September 30, 1996 Prepared draft LUP presented to NC DCM
This Citizen Participation Plan is Adopted the 16th day of January, 1996, at the Town of Kure Beach
North Carolina.
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Frances S. Jones
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in New Hanover County
April 1980. April_1990 July 1994 % Change
Carolina Beach 21000
31630
41433
22.1%
Kure Beach 611
619
726
17.3%
w.,m.n„e, 441000
557530
601886
9.6%
Wrightsville Beach 21910
21937
31052
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This information is presented by Cape Fear Council of Governments from Information provided by the NC Office of State Planning
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Brunswick Co
New Hanover Co
Pender Co
Columbus
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1995 59,376
132,506
33,205
50,097
275,184
1996 60,840
133,930
33,861
49,934
278,565
1997 62,335
135,337
34,531
49,761
281,964
285,397
1998 63,841
136,733
35,200
49,623
1999 65,353 138,187 35,868 49,445 288,853
2000 66,497 139,332 36,374 49,291 291,494
j2001 68,019 140,702 37,073 49,036 294,830
2002
69,289
141,769
37,661
48,827
297,546
2003
70,596
142,833
38,252
48,656
300,337
2004
71,939
143,966
38,847
48,449
303,201
2005
73,285
145,147
39,448
48,219
306,099
2006
74,573
146,313
40,034
47,979
308,899
2007
75,897
147,482
40,635
47,733
311,747
2008
77,246
148,657
41,243
47,524
314,670
2009
78,606
149,920
41,859
47,281
317,666
2010 79,644 150,936 42,331 47,081 319,992
2011 80,999 152,141 42,990 46,766 322,896
2012 82,151 153,096 43,554 46,513 325,314
2013 83,342 154,066 44,126 46,299 327,833
2014 84,572 155,131 44,707 46,057 330,467
2015 85,804 156,237 45,299 45,796 333,136
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Minor Development Permit Application Reviewed by designated Local Permit Officer.
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No F_urther Action] within 25 Days which is
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laffected by a decision
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Hearing and Recommendation from Office of Administrative Hearings.
Review by Coastal Resources Commission]
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IATTACHMENT K
ANALYSIS OF LAND USE PLAN EFFECTIVENESS
It was stated in the 1990 Kure Beach Land Use Plan Update that .... "it is the desire of the
Town of Kure Beach to remain a quiet, family oriented beach community of primarily
single family residences with limited to moderate commercial development." This is still a
true statement in 1997. That is the desire. The ability to remain "quiet" has become an
increasing challenge within recent years with an onslaught of residential development.
The 1990 Kure Beach Land Use Plan Update was not a Plan which called for dramatic
change or which charged leaders with the responsibility of charting a completely new
course of action. The people at Kure Beach wanted Kure Beach to remain largely what it
had become and what it had always been ...... a quiet residential community. The 1990
Land Use Plan Update was successful in that this position or attitude was maintained.
In 1997 we are faced with new challenges. We have seen explosive growth within the
last five years. We expect this growth to continue. Town leaders are still wrestling with
change. The extent of the success of today's community leaders will be measured by the
success with which they are able to accommodate the continuing growth and to provide
services to support that growth and to keep the small Town attitude, the small Town quiet,
and the small Town community personality which residents enjoy.
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IMarch 11, 1996
ITo the Citizens of Kure Beach:
I The survey results presented in this document are produced as a result of a survey conducted
by the Town of Kure Beach as a part of the 1996 Land Use Plan Update process. The North
Carolina Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) requires local governments in coastal North
Carolina to create Land Use Plans and to update these plans every five years. The survey (a
copy of which is located in the back of this document) was intended as a means by which the
Kure Beach Planning Board and the Town Council could reach a large number of citizens and
receive their input on issues important to the Town.
The survey was designed, produced, and administered to encourage citizen participation in the
planning process. The CRC requires a variety of opportunities for citizen involvement in
Land Use Plan preparation and the choice of the means of participation is left up to the local
government. The Town of Kure Beach mailed 800 surveys to water bill customers on
February 2, 1996. By the deadline date for receipt of responses, which was February 16,
1996, 5 1. 1% or 409 surveys had been received. The responses recieved are what follows.
This survey was not meant to be "scientific." The purpose of the survey was to gather data on
development and administrative type issues from interested members of the general public.
Some responses were impossible to decipher. Some were vulgar. Some responses were
pointedly derogatory to certain persons. As usual, the persons whose positions are regulatory
in nature were subjected to the most vitriolic of comments. (Some people have long memories
for having been told no, even when it's justified.) All persons names on negative comments
were deleted. Positive comments were left intact. This survey is not meant to be "political."
It is = to be construed as any form of a personnel type review. There are other methods and
procedures which are appropriate for personnel performance review. That was not intended
here nor are any of the results gathered designed to be a forum for any expression of
communal disregard or disrespect for any office or person in Town government.
It is recognized by this reviewer, and I have read all of the comments, that the people of Kure
Beach feel very good about their Town. They feel good about the people who work in Town
government. They recognize the special nature of this place they call home. They offer many
suggestions on the ways and means by which we might improve the community. I feel good
1 that I have been able to share the warm feelings people have expressed about their home (or
"the place on earth they most love to visit").
The responses were counted and formatted by Cape Fear Council of Governments. Mr. Brad
Thiry of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Department of Earth Sciences, and
others, assisted with this process. Any errors contained herein are my responsibility.
Haskell S. Rhett, III

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MSTION
How long have you lived in the Town of Kure Beach?
> Before 1947, # of respondents = 10 = 2.4% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 5 =
50 %
Seasonal = 5 =
50 %
Business = 0 =
0%
Other = 0 =
0%
> 1947-1960, # of respondents = 15 = 3.7% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 6 =
40 %
Seasonal = 7 =
46.6%
Business = 1 =
6.7%
Other = 1 =
6.7 %
> 1960-1970, #of respondents = 20 = 4.9% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 5 =
25 %
Seasonal = 14 =
70%
Business = 1 =
5 %
Other = 0 =
0%
> 1970-1980, # of respondents = 32 = 7.8% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 16 =
50%
Seasonal = 13 =
40.6%
Business = 1 =
3.1 %
Other = 2 =
6.3 %
> 1980-1985, # of respondents = 38 = 9.3% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 15 =
39.5 %
Seasonal = 22 =
57.9 %
Business = 0 =
0%
Other = 1 =
2.6%
> 1985-1990, # of respondents = 50 = 12.2% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 29 =
58 %
Seasonal = 18 =
36%
Business = 2 =
4%
Other = 1 =
2 %
> 1990-1995, # of respondents = 212 = 51.8 % (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 151 =
71.2 %
Seasonal = 59 =
27.8 %
Business = 1 =
.5 %
Other = 1 =
.5 %
> No Answer, # of respondents = 32 = 7.8 % (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 1 =
3.1 %
Seasonal = 28 =
87.5 %
Business = 0 =
0%
Other = 3 =
9.4 %
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QUESTION 2
Which of the following best describes your relationship to the Town of Kure Beach?
(Check all that apply.)
a) Permanent resident
♦ 228 (or 56%)
b) Non-resident property owner/seasonal visitor
♦ 166 (or 41 %)
c) Owner/operator of a business in the Town of Kure Beach
♦ 6 (or 1%)
d) Other
♦ 9 (or 2%) ♦'These responses were indeterminate on this issue.

QUESTION
What, in your opinion, is the most important problem facing the Town of Kure Beach
that the Town can do something about?
245 of 409 responded to this question (59.9%)
Permanent Resident Responses (156 of 228 responding = 68.4%)
-1 have not been here long enough to have an opinion.
-Replace old water and sewer lines and use underground electric.
-Pollution of the Cape Fear River, which feeds the coast. The Town should monitor and control this problem.
-Don't let the Town get over built like Wrightsville Beach. Sidewalks on 421. Litter at the pier and on the beach.
-Parking.
-Growing too fast.
-Berm nourishment.
-Having property owners clean up property ........ political stability.
-Minimize traffic congestion as population grows..... divert from Ft. Fisher Boulevard.
-Cope with the present rate of development..
-The lagoons.
-Lagoon sewage system may fail and pollute river.
-Enforce all Town ordinances fairly. Do not make Hanby Beach a part of Kure Beach.
-No gym for our children. $100.00 memberships are ridiculous.
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-Growth.
-Clean water.
-Maintaining small Town atmosphere.
-Over development .... not having a master plan .... reorganize Town government to respond to residents requests.
Water -Sewer upgrade .... replace. Repair old sewer lines that are causing streets to deteriorate.
-Need sidewalks on Ft. Fisher Boulevard.
-Parking in Town.
-Overcrowded.
-Not aware of any major problems!
-Having property owner maintain their land and homes more decently ..... too many homes backyards look like a junkyard.
-Improper financial management.
-Residential and business planning, tax relief for elderly and fixed income families. consistent government.
We came here for the way it is now — we don't want any changes.
-Non -controlled growth.
-Try and keep a family beach.
-Allow dogs on the beach.
-Promote growth through advertising.
-Traffic.
-Beach erosion. Community rather than a tourist Town.
-Land development - traffic - no bike lanes!!!.
-Lack of major shopping.
-Clean up or tear down the original cottages/trailers in old Town.
-Creation of future vision for the Town and engage best minds available to plan for this vision.
-Divisiveness of Town officials (may be improving ..... I hope).
Traffic controMand development.
-Sidewalks, beach erosion, stoplight for Kure Village.
-Good government: address basic need — water/sewer/police/fire/water runoff/controlled growth.
-Summer traffic makes it impossible to get out of Kure Beach Village at times.
-Annexation or consolidation.
-Small Town politics, namely, natives vs. newcomers.
-Maintaining. the beach.
-Loose trash all over from tourist and construction.
-Over growth.
-Eliminate sewage bill portion for water used during sprinkler system usage.
-Over development — realistic Land Use Plan.
-Extend Dow Road and four lane to by-pass Carolina Beach traffic.

-Keep on top of growth pattern.
Growth.
-Make a road from Kure Beach to Dow Road.
-Growth and zoning.
-Drainage. Too much pavement causing problems with water runoff.
-Keep beach front up (steps, benches, and beach itself).
-Beach erosion.
-Careful planning and zoning ..... substandard houses.
-Water pollution an hazardous substances in our drinking water.... lead, lime that ruins our appliances, sand running into
commode and bathtub....... The old well did not do this. Lime and rust buildup. I have to buy drinking water.
Kure Beach didn't have a vote on the use of "Pleasure Island" .... the telephone directory doesn't have us listed at the
front of the book any more...... Confusion of mailbox issue.
-Overgrowth/overexpansion.
-Put all phone and electric wires underground.
-Keep streets and sidewalks clean.
-Bike and walk paths on U.S. 421 within the entire Town limits.
-We are loosing our identity as a "small family beach."
-Upgrade shoulders of U.S. 421.
-Infra-structure — old water and sewer lines.
-Overcrowding.
-Unsure?
-Improving the beach.
-Bike paths, sidewalks for full stretch to eliminate car traffic. Recycle curbside!
-Beach erosion.
-Regular garbage collection.
-Controlling development and making people clean up their property.
-Make sure all vacant lots are not allowed to become eyesores to our visitors and residents.
-Dog's laws.
-Upgrade water and sewer system.
-Dog S_ T! (expletive deleted) Need Town law requiring all dog owners to clean up after their dogs or face a $50 fine.
-Fast growth — stress on facilities.
-Speeding traffic and passing in no pass zones on Ft. Fisher Boulevard.
-Town Council should work closer together on all issues and forget personal reasons and gains.
-Replace water and sewer pipes .... not just promise! Town has the money but like many other things - politics stops progress.
-Too much secrecy in running the local government.
-No dogs on the beach.
-Dogs on the beach —NO!
-Getting rid of the Town officials.
-Sewer and water systems.
-The ability of Town Council to agree.
-Additional water tower.
-Have not incurred any problems.
-Do not know of any.
-Beach erosion.
-Have sealed sewer pumping stations to eliminate unsanitary and embarrassing odors (especially in residential areas).
-Traffic — growth.
-Employee shortage.
-Beach renourishment.
-Zoning — land use.
-Over developed. We do not have enough land to hold all of the sewerage. Where do we get the water for the people who are
moving in?
-Zoning.
-Water.
-Zoning issues — Proper balance between residential and commercial.
-More beautification.
-Beach nourishment.
-Crowds-Drugs-Pollution from up river. County taxation without representation.
-Town Council's self serving motives.
-Discourage devilment.
-Political bickering!
-Beach renourishment.
-Sewer system in the old part of Town — Water system for the entire Town.

Too many business owners on Council.
-Police harassing locals. Water and sewer.
-Code rules to dress up some of the older cottages.
Water quality.
-Maintaining the small family fishing village atmosphere that defines Kure Beach.
-Keep vacationers and fishermen off sand dunes — a natural barrier during hurricane season to protect our Town and homes.
-Preserve small Town character.
-over population with townhouses.
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Water — the smell and condition.
"Keep it like it was."
-Loud noise of cars at night.
-Political egos — too much mud slinging.
-Control growth so the area remains attractive.
-More year-round residents. Limit street parking.
-Learning to handle the problems of a mid sized Town instead of a small Town.
-Limit rental properties in single family area - Ft. Fisher Blvd.
-Curbside recycling.
-Traffic in the summer months/ bike paths/ life guards.
-Traffic on 421.
Too much growth, too fast.
-Keep out condos and unnecessary commercial (some limited, small commercial uses to provide needed services).
-Better/more police officers on streets.
-Planning and development.
-Improve on recreational facilities for children and younger adults — bike path.
-Control growth and bike path badly needed.
-Better roads in and out of Kure Beach.
-Hire a Town Manager with the authority to hire and fire personnel.
-Regulating growth. Keep cheap housing. Open river access (and at Ft. Fisher).
-Maintain building restrictions, especially height. Tall condos will ruin the atmosphere.
-Control of growth.
-Business growth.
-Take down telephone poles and put wiring underground.
-Quality of water (bad).
-Progressive Council and updating outdated back bone system — beautification.
-Unite as one and work for all helping the community older people to be a team.
-Renourishing beaches.
-Cost of H2O.
-Beach erosion and allowing ocean front construction.
-Rental homes (for tourists) in our residential neighborhoods.
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-Looking for long-range planning for a well balanced Town.
-Growing too fast, too many townhouses, too many multi -family homes.
-Future use of LaQue. Property should remain a green space.
-Lower taxes.
-Police not tending to dogs, glass, alcohol on beaches, people urinating on beach and undesirables hanging around.
-Leash enforcement. No dogs on the beach. Scoopers, clean up yards.
-Expand the commercial area for shops and restaurants.
-Limit commercial development - rid Town of "eye sore" establishments (adopt commercial development codes for aesthetic
purposes).
Seasonal/non-resident propgrty owner Responses (82 of 166 responding = 49.4%)
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-Beach erosion and the least amount of commercialism.
-Set laws to make all people keep property clean, yards mowed, no junk cars and boats.
-Stoplight at the end of 2nd & H Avenue (pedestrian light for crossing to beach).
-Improving the Town's image among the coastal beaches.
-Growth regulations.
-Seasonal traffic — this includes vehicles of all types including bicycles and pedestrians.
-Over building.
-Beach erosion.
-Control development.
-Beach erosion.
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-Control of commercialism, preserving the beach area.
-Over building and crowded beaches, with no roads to handle traffic.
-Continuing to maintain crime and control as growth continues.
-Take traffic off Ocean Highway.
-Fishing.
-Lower taxes for part-time residents.
-Better clean-up and more police in area of pier, especially at night.
-Sewer service charges unfair based on water usage. Most of our water is used for lawn irrigation.
This Town has career politicians who serve in direct conflict of interest.
-Planning for future growth keeping single family homes.
-Business owners pay fair share of garbage pick-up and other services.
-High-rise and condo's.
-Over building on beach front and across from beach.
-Have a stop light a corner of Ft. Fisher Blvd & M Avenue.
-1) Needs an airport; and, 2) Needs Dow Road extension to somewhere near museum.
-Beach erosion.
-High taxes, better by-pass signage.
-City Council members that can work together.
-Keep small Town atmosphere.
-Need stoplight at entrance to Kure Beach Village.
-Insure clean water & sewer.
-Congestion of traffic flow, especially during a holiday.
-Too soon for an opinion.
-Noise, traffic control, growth — more residential, less business.
-Beach erosion.
-Unable to answer.
-Ordinances regulating what goes on a lot (how close to utilities, etc.). Putting wires below ground.
-Beach erosion and overpopulation.
-Too much traffic on Ft. Fisher Blvd.
-Traffic.
' -Overdevelopment to exploit the beach front property.
-No opinion.
-Extend Dow Road to Ft. Fisher.
-North end 421 safety........ road not wide enough ...... no sidewalks or attb ..... very dangerous for bicycle traffic.
-Contimie zoning efforts and work on infrastructure ..... underground utilities, water, sewerage, sidewalks
Water quality — coastal impact.
Too many dogs dumping on other people's yard. They should be made to pick up after them.
-Elect commissioners that are not business owners.
-They need to enforce beautification of Kure Beach (i.e., no littering,protection of our beach through EPA).
-Leash law enforced. Everything else is OK.
-Control future growth.
-Town does nothing about forcing residents to keep property free from dangerous and unsightly articles.
-Maintaining the small beach village atmosphere.
-Long-range infrastructure planning (i.e.. land use, water/sewer capacity, citizen amenities, bike paths, park, lifeguards) growth
-Growing too fast.
-Improve recreational facilities, enforce anti -noise ordinance (dogs barking & late night parties).
Traffic on Ft. Fisher Blvd (421). Need 421 By-pass.
-Storm sewer drainage.
-Planned growth.
-Do a good job!
-I don't know of any. I'm there maybe 20 week -ends a year.
-Beach erosion.
-Stop further destruction of natural resources. Stop destruction of what makes Kure Beach special.
-Run down buildings/property that limits the appeal and value of the area.
-Zoning enforcement. Encourage business but keep away from residential.
-Protect wildlife habitats from being overly developed
-Beach erosion.
-I love it like it is!!
Work on beach erosion.
-Bike path! (421 is very dangerous).
-Satisfied with all the Town does.

-Beach project - refill sand, stop light at Kure Beach Village, sidewalks, Dow Road to Ft. Fisher to help traffic on Ft. Fisher
Blvd.
-Control growth and keep the no -condo, no -high rise policy in effect.
-Keep the public access to the Beach useable. For instance, H Avenue access is taken over by the property owner on the left.
They have a fence approximately 8 feet from the house and then put their car in the long way. The car always pulled
in as close as possible and the apartment dwellers pulled in much further because there was no fence.' As a senior that
can't walk much we need to drive down with grandchildren but there isn't any room. We love Kure Beach. This is a ,
big problem as we live on H Avenue.
-Beach erosion.
-Police Department — Beach access is not controlled (you let people who have apartments park there).
-Don't grow too big!!
-Future growth (glad to help with this survey!).
-Beach erosion and keeping its small Town charm.
-Erosion.
-Beach erosion.
-Home security.
Business Owner/Operator Responses (5 of 6 responding = 83.3%) ,
-Work together and forget self.
-Beach renourishment.
-Don't know yet.
-Development of a business area.
-Answer unintelligible (it looks like something about the police and scofflaws at Carolina Beach).
Other Responses (2 of 9 responding = 22.2%)
-Nit picking Town Council.
-Growth and water supply.
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IQUESTION 4
1 If you are a permanent resident, what was the major reason you chose the Town of Kure
Beach as your home?
The instructions said check one. With 228 survey respondents who reported themselves to be
' permanent residents, we received 379 responses. (Some obviously checked more than one.)
As follows:
4 To enjoy the quiet family atmosphere
121 responded
4 Proximity of other amenities or relatives
31 responded
4 Low taxes
31 responded
-4 Climate/beach
125 responded
-I► Employment/business opportunity
15 responded
-4 All of the above
43 responded
-� No answer
0 responded
(All persons (of 228 surveys) who reported themselves to be permanent residents answered the question.)
Other
13 responses/listed below
-Raised on Kure Beach (69 years).
-Affordable Beach property.
-Retirement.
-Born and raised here.
-I had already chosen Holden Beach and my husband bought here.
-Church.
-Born here.
-Just happened.
-Fairly priced house
-Better than ......
-No surf crowds.
-Culture (including Wilmington).
-The Town is trying to be commercial not a community who cares. Wanted to retire here but as time goes by it's gonna be a
toss up.

QUESTION 5 '
If you are a non-resident property owner, what was the major reason why you acquired ,
your property?
The instructions said check one. With 166 respondents who reported themselves seasonal/non- ,
resident property owners, we received 211 responses. (3 of the 166 did not answer the
question). Some obviously checked more than one.
For rental purposes
12 responded
Proximity of amenities or relatives
24 responded
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Low taxes
10 responded
For future use as a retirement home
96 responded
All of the above
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17 responded
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No Answer
3 surveys gave no response
Other
Seasonal/non-resident property owner
Seaso P pe y
-For seasonal enjoyment, plus the fact that, from childhood, Kure Beach has appealed to us.
-summer vacation.
-Best coastal real estate value for a beach home, small Town, not a resort.
-As a vacation home to visit year-round.
-Family vacation home.
-Reasonably priced housing, not run down.
-Vacation home
-Vacation home
-To enjoy as often as possible. I have lived in California, New York and several coastal states in the south. This is a X
special community. If we allow too much development Kure Beach will lose what draws and keeps so many good,
,
stable residents to it. Had I wanted a high-rise life I would have bought elsewhere.
-My wife!
-ClimaWbeach.
-We wanted a "family" oriented beach.
-Quiet beach community to relax and fish.
-Quiet family atmosphere.
-Real estate investment potential.
-Summer home for our families.
-Inherited property.
-Nice quiet, family oriented beach.
-We love Kure Beach. I've been coming since I was a kid.
-Family vacation retreat.

-Uncrowded nature of Ft. Fisher area.
-We enjoy the low tax rate and will retire part-time.
-We consider ourselves as part-time residents. We enjoy the "small Town" feeling of Kure Beach as opposed to the atmosphere
of Wrightsville Beach.
-Vacation home.
-Parents purchased the land for vacation ............. I am now sole owner.
-Looking to relocate ASAP.
-Family property.
-Vacation home.
-To keep it in the family.
-Because it is a quiet family -oriented beach.
-My parents started taking me to Kure Beach 70 years ago. and I have been going ever since. They owned property there for
several years.
-Our second home — been coming to Kure beach since 1940.
-Beach.
-Vacation home.
-Summer retreat.
-For personal and family use (not rental) at the beach of my childhood.
-Fishing pier.
-Retirement home.
-Clean look.
-To have a family (low density) beach.
-Part-time resident.
-Vacation home.
-For use as a vacation and retirement home.
-Small Town atmosphere with great beach — no big crowds — no high-rises.
-Have been going to Kure Beach for many years.
-To enjoy with our children while they are young.
-Quiet family vacations.
-As a year-round second home until it becomes my primary residence.
-Property was purchased in early 1900's for fishing and recreation by our family.
-Small Town residential enjoyment.
-To enjoy family vacation atmosphere.
-Chmate/beach — vacations.
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QUESTION 6
In future years, how would you like to see the Town of Kure Beach develop?
There were 218 responses (& 20 no responses of the 228
surveys) which were from permanent
residents. (Some answered more than once.)
There were 151 responses (& 20 no responses of the 166
surveys) which were from seasonal
residents. (Some answered more than once.)
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♦ A retirement community
111 responses
->Permanent =
48
,
-)-Seasonal =
61
Business =
0
Other =
2
♦ A bedroom community for area residents
51 responses
Permanent =
39
--P-Seasonal =
12
;Business =
Other =
0
0
♦ All of the above
144 responses
—Permanent =
86
,
-Seasonal =
54
-Business =
3
->Other =
1
♦ No answer
45 responses
t
->Permanent =
20
->Seasonal =
20
-Business =
0
Other =
5
Other
73 Total responses this category (comments shown below)
Permanent (45 commenting)
-Just a normal Town.
-Community.
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-A vibrant but small downtown area surrounded by single family residential
areas.
-A balanced quality residential community (ex.. trailers) with some seasonal population.
-A resort area.
-Slow down development. Conserve water.
-Keep family atmosphere. Control size of structures. Add some shops (business) on K Avenue.
-Residential community and tourist family beach.
-Not sure.
-Keep it as it is.
-A residential area with business.
-A nice quiet Town like it already is.
-An independent beach Town.

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-Residential growth is astounding but we need to keep pace on the commercial end.
-More single family residences than townhouses or condos.
-Up-scale resort Town (controlled growth).
-NO CONDOMINIUMS in housing areas or buildings of height the Fire Department can't handle.
-Largely single family with good cross section of young families and retirees.
-A low density all -ages community/village.
-Zoning for diverse small businesses to serve the community.
-Maintain image as a small vacation/fishing community.
-Single family homes with small tourist industry.
-I would like to see development growth slowing.
-Young family community.
-Quality tourism! Galleries and gifts — no more T-shirts.
-Continue as is.
-No bigger.
-Not certain what you mean.
-If it doesn't progress, it will die — politics should stay out.
-As a nice small Town.
-To be a quiet coastal Town.
-Less retirement, more family.
We have reached this — no development necessary!
-Place to live in peace and harmony.
-Family/retirement (plus) family vacation destination.
-Some industry.
-Kure Beach must stay financially sound and only a mix of business growth and single family housing will keep it sound.
-Residential.
-"Slowly & carefully" which attracts those who care about slow and careful.
-Vacation resort.
-Enhance continued growth with direction in small community atmosphere.
-Stay family beach.
-The Town with integrity.
-No more development PLEASE!
-We have enou¢h development.
Seasonal (24 commenting) Business (3 commenting) Other (1 commenting)
-Family beach. -More business. -Single family residential.
-Beach homeowners, all ages. -The same as it has been.
-More entertainment for the family. -Like it is — year-round restaurants.
-Vacation/resort.
-A resting place for all.
-Vacation area.
-A balance mix of year-round retirees and vacation visitors.
With planned and zoned development.
-A single family home resort area.
-A balanced community — retirement, bedroom, local business,
-Controlled growth.
-Family resort.
-No opinion.
-Keep it like it is.
-A mixture of age groups keeps the area alive.
-Remain a quiet family beach:
-Enhanced, higher income beach residential community.
-Beach resort.
-A combination.
-Family place for all.
-"Low key" beach, for families — no big development.
-A diversified coastal community.
-Quiet family beach.
-No more progress unless it truly enhances the quality of life.
How many condos does Kure Beach need?
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Do you feel the Town of Kure Beach is growing .......
(with comments accompanying)
Too fast = 98 Total responses in this category.
Permanent =
58
Seasonal =
39
Business =
1
Other =
0
Too slow = 9 Total responses in this category.
Permanent =
7
-Town (Downtown) is deplorable! Need clean well kept establishments.
Add some class!
-From a business perspective.
Seasonal =
2
Business =
0
Other =
0
Just about right = 162 Total responses in this category.
Permanent =
88
-But should not discourage business like it does unless you are one of the special few.
-No planning.
-If we plan for it. We would love to have been "last family allowed" but this is impossible/impractical.
Seasonal =
65
Business =
4
Other =
5
Kure Beach has had enough growth = 123 Total responses in this category.
Permanent = 66
-stop!!
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Seasonal = 53
Business = 1 ,
Other = 3
No answer = 17 Total responses in this category.
Permanent = 9
-Don't know.
-I have not been here long enough to judge but I suspect "too fast" in the most recent 3 years.
Seasonal = 7
-Unable to answer.
Business = 0
Other = 1
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SPEED IS ESSENTIAL!
SPEED IS EXCESSIVE!
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What types of development should be encouraged or discouraged?
Permanent
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Business
Other
♦ Single Family = 379
Encouraged = 367
209
146
5
7
Discouraged = 12
9
3
0
0
No Answer = 18
5
12
1
0
♦ Multi -Family = 334
Encouraged = 60
32
22
2
4
Discouraged = 274
162
106
3
3
No Answer = 63
29
33
1
0
♦ Manufactured Homes = 332
Encouraged = 22
12
9
0
1
Discouraged = 310
183
117
4
6
No Answer = 65
28
35
2
0
♦ Shopping Facilities = 349
Encouraged = 179
98
75
4
2
Discouraged = 170
103
60
2
5
No Answer = 48
22
26
0
0
♦ Commercial = 319
Encouraged = 76
56
18
1
1
Discouraged = 243
133
100
4
6
No Answer = 78
34
43
1
0
♦ Recreational Use = 346
Encouraged = 289
159
120
5
5
Discouraged = 57
40
16
0
1
No Answer = 51
24
25
1
1
♦ No Answer = 12
5
5
0
2
(To any part of the question)

QUESTION 9
At the present time, the Town has sewer service available to residents. Should the Town
works towards establishing an island wide sewer system?
Yes = * 1644 *
Permanent
Seasonal
Business
Other
(or 40.1 % of 409)
= 96 (of 228) =
= 61 (of 166) =
= 4 (of 6) =
= 3 (of 9) =
42.1 %
36.7 %
66.6%
33.3 %
No = * 844 *
(or 20.5 % of 409)
Permanent
= 49 (of 228) =
21.5 %
Seasonal
= 33 (of 166) =
19.8 %
Business
= 0 (of 6) =
0%
Other
= 2 (of 9) =
22.2 %
Not Sure = * I10 *
(or 26.9 % of 409)
Permanent
= 61 (of 228) =
26.7%
Seasonal
= 46 (of 166) =
27.7%
Business
= 1 (of 6) =
16.6%
Other
= 2 (of 9) =
22.2 %
No Opinion = * 5 * (or 12.4 % of 409)
Permanent = 22 (of 228) = 9.6%
Seasonal = 26 (of 166) = 15.6%
Business = 1 (of 6) = 16.6%
.Other = 2 (of 9) = 22.2 %
Total Respondents = * 402

QUESTION 10
At the present time, the Town has water service available to residents. Should the Town
works towards establishing an island wide water system?
Yes = * JU * (or 42 % of 409)
Permanent
= 101 (of 228) =
44.2 %
Seasonal
= 64 (of 166) =
38.5 %
Business
= 3 (of 6) =
50%
Other
= 4 (of 9) =
44.4 %
No = * B4 *
(or 20.5 % of 409)
Permanent
= 53 (of 228) =
23.2 %
Seasonal
= 28 (of 166) =
16.8 %
Business
= 1 (of 6) =
16.6%
Other
= 2 (of 9) =
22.2 %
Not Sure
(or 25.6 % of 409)
Permanent
= 56 (of 228) =
24.5 %
Seasonal
= 47 (of 166) =
28.3 %
Business
= 1 (of 6) =
16.6%
Other
= 1 (of 9) =
11.1 %
No Opinion = * 4$ *
(or 11.7 % of 409)
Permanent
= 18 (of 228) =
7.8 %
Seasonal
= 27 (of 166) =
16.2 %
Business
= 1 (of 6) =
16.6%
Other
= 2 (of 9) =
22.2 %
Total Respondents = * 409 *

UESTION 11
What do you think are the most important issues now facing the Town of Kure Beach? 1
MM'or Issue
Minor Issue
Not an issu
No Answer
Extension of Dow Road
to Fort Fisher
Permanent
70/30.7 %
61 /26.8 %
63/27.6 %
34/ 14.9 %
Seasonal
67/40.4 %
40/24.1 %
27/16.3 %
32/ 19.2 %
Business
2/33.3%
2/33.3%
2/33.3%
0/0%
Other
3/33.3 %
2/22.3 %
0/0%
4/44.4%
✓ Total
142/34.7 %
105/25.7 %
92/22.5 %
70/ 17.1 %
Preserve and Enhance
Small Town Character
Permanent
176/77.2 %
24/ 10.5 %
12/5.3 %
16/7 %
Seasonal
125/75.3 %
18/10.8 %
7/4.2 %
16/9.6 %
Business
3/50%
1/16.7%
2/33.3%
0/0%
Other
4/44.4%
1/ 11 %
0/0%
4/44.4%
✓ Total
308/75.3 %
44/ 10.8 %
21 /5.1 %
36/8.8 %
Improve Street Lighting
Permanent
45/ 19.7 %
78/34.2 %
59/25.9 %
46/20.2 %
Seasonal
25/15.1%
61/36.7%
42/25.3%
38/22.9%
Business
2/33.3%
2/33.3%
2/33.3%
0/0%
Other
0/0%
0/0%
4/44.4%
5155.5 %
✓ Total
72/17.6%
141/34.4%
107/26.2%
89/21.8%
Upgrade All Housing
to Minimum Building
Code Standards
Permanent
116/50.9 %
54/23.7 %
27/ 11.8 %
31 / 13.6 %
Seasonal
68/41 %
40/24.1 %
30/18.1 %
28/16.8 %
Business
3/50%
1/16.7%
2/33.3%
0/0%
Other
2/22.3 %
2/22.3 %
1 /11 %
4/44.4%
✓ Total
189/46.2 %
97/23.7 %
60/ 14.7 %
63/ 15.4 %
Limit Commercial
Rezoning
Permanent
143/62.7%
37/16.2%
22/9.6%
26/11.4%
Seasonal
109/65.7 %
27/ 16.3 %
4/2.4 %
26/ 15.7 %
Business
4/66.7%
0/0%
2/33.3%
0/0%
Other
2/22.3 %
0/0%
2/22.3 %
5155.5 %
✓ Total
258/63.1 %
64/15.6%
30/7.3%
57/14%
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u
' r Issue
Minor Issue
Not An Issue
No Answer
Hire Town Manager
or Administrator
Permanent
49/21.5 %
70/30.7 %
62/27.2 %
47/20.6 %
Seasonal
28/16.9 %
41 /24.7 %
51/30.7 %
46/27.7 %
Business
2/33.3%
1/16.7%
2/33.3%
1/16.7%
Other
1/11%
1/11%
2/22.3%
5155.5%
✓ Total
80/ 19.6 %
113/27.6 %
117/28.6 %
99/24.2 %
Provide Sidewalks
and Curbs
Permanent
89/39 %
73/32 %
37/ 16.2 %
29/ 12.8 %
Seasonal
50/30.1 %
45/7.1 %
40/24.1 %
31/18.7%
Business
3/50 %
3/50 %
0/0%
0/0%
Other
2/22.3 %
0/0%
3/33.3 %
4/44.4 %
✓ Total
144/35.2%
121/29.6%
80/19.6%
64/15.6%
Provide Stoplight
Permanent
32/ 14 %
19/8.3 %
126/55.3 %
51 /22.4 %
Seasonal
14/8.4%
21/12.7%
85/51.2%
46/27.7%
Business
0/0%
1/16.7%
4/66.6%
1/16.7%
Other
0/0%
1/11%
3/33.3%
5/55.5%
✓ Total
46/ 11 %
42/ 10.3 %
218/53.3 %
103/25.2 %
Improve Enforcement
of Existing Ordinances
and Land Use Regulations
Permanent
106/46.5 %
46/20.2 %
33/14.5 %
43/18.8 %
Seasonal
65/39.2%
33/19.9%
31/18.7%
37/22.2%
Business
1/16.7%
1/16.7%
4166.6
0/0%
Other
0/0%
2/22.3 %
2/22.3 %
5/55.5 %
✓ Total
172/42.1 %
82/20%
70/17.1 %
85/20.8 %
Pave Dirt Roads
Permanent
37/ 16.2 %
81 /35.6 %
63/27.6 %
47/ 19.2 %
Seasonal
32/19.2%
48/29%
48/29%
38/22.8%
Business
1/16.7%
2/33.3%
3/50%
0/0%
Other
0/0%
0/0%
4/44.4 %
5/55.5 %
✓ Total
70/ 17.1 %
131 /32 %
118/28.9%
90/22 %
Improve Street
Maintenance
Permanent
66/29 %
70/30.7 %
48 /21.1 %
44/ 19.2 %
Seasonal
32/ 19.3 %
66/39.7 %
32/ 19.3 %
36/21.7 %
Business
1/16.7%
3/50 %
2/22.3 %
0/0%
Other
2/22.3 %
1 / 11 %
2/22.3 %
4/44.4 %
✓ Total
101 /24.8
140/34.2 %
84/20.5 %
84/20.5 %

Major Issue
Minor Issue
Not An Issue
No Answer
Do Beautification Work
Permanent
90/39.5%
71/31.1%
29/12.7%
38/16.7%
Seasonal
49/29.5 %
57/34.3 %
26/ 15.7 %
34/20.5 %
Business
2/33.3%
3/50%
1/16.7%
0/0%
Other _
2/22.3 %
2/22.3 %
1/11 %
4/44.4%
✓ Total
143/35 %
133/32.5 %
57/13.9 %
76/ 18.6 %
Improve Stormwater
Management
Permanent
91 /39.9 %
71 /31.1 %
19/8.3 %
47/20.7 %
Seasonal
59/35.5 %
46/27.7 %
21 / 12.7 %
40/24.1 %
Business
3/50%
1/16.6%
1/16.6%
1/16.6%
Other
2/22.3 %
3/33.3 %
1 / 11 %
3/33.3 %
✓ Total
155/37.9 %
121 /29.6 %
42/ 10.3 %
91 /22.2
Protect Groundwater
Permanent
134/58.8%
42/18.4%
5/2.2%
47/20.6%
Seasonal
81/48.8%
33/19.9%
11/6.6%
41/24.7%
Business
4/66.7 %
0/0%
2/33.3 %
0/0%
Other
5155.5 %
0/0%
0/0%
4/44.4%
✓ Total
224/54.8%
1 75/18.3%
1 18/4.4%
92/22.5%
GENERAL COMMENTS:
1
Permanent (63 commenting)
-Water use other than for sewage should be cheaper. It costs too much to water the lawn thereby discouraging improvement.
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-Please no consolidation with another township or city.
-Need a ramp and steps built at public access at Spotters Court. Pipes under Highway 421 by Dow Chemical Plant at Spotters
Court should be removed. They cause the houses to vibrate when heavy trucks go over them. They have also
cracked the highway at each pipe location.
-Give relief to home owner using water to water yards. Don't charge them sewer rates on this water.
-In summer. traffic is so dense on U.S. 421 that it is almost impossible to drive out of Kure Village Way by car or walk across
U.S. 421 to go to the beach.
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-Maintain 3 story height limit. Public restrooms - showers?
-I haven't lived in the Town long enough to realize any problems or be able to offer any views on growth.
-New resident to Kure Beach - cannot give opinion on most matters. Lived in Carolina Beach for 10 years and always liked
Kure Beach.
-Town workers do excellent job.
-Bike paths.
-How about walking and bike trails?
4 would like it if something could be done about the taste and odor of our water.
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-The Town is doing a good job considering the growth in the past 15 years.
-To beautify a Town each resident must beautify the place they live in.
-1, 2, 0, are poor choices. (Better to do "on a scale of 1-10 rank the items").
-I do not believe Dow Road should be extended to Ft. Fisher.
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-Is there a poop -scoop Ordinance? If not there needs to be. There needs to be a pooper snooper law enforced! Many new
residents, many new pets. The area near testing site, along side of road, needs to be cleaned up.
-Kure Beach is very special and can easily be ruined with lots of shopping places, stoplights and additional roads. I had that
where I used to live and didn't move here to re -make it!!
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-Adopt codes for aesthetic controls of new commercial establishments.
-During the summer months it is very difficult to enter K Avenue from 3rd due to parked cars which obstruct vision. Also
traffic is congested on K Avenue. We should continue to prohibit structures over 35 feet, prohibit condos such as on
lower end of Town and like those that are in Carolina Beach. Should try to prevent stormwater, sewer, etc., from
emptying in the ocean. Should improve the ecology: Most important - keep the family atmosphere. Control
commercial development.

-Need enough commercial to provide local shopping (hardware, auto service, medical services, etc.). Let's keep our money in
the local economy.
-Improve enforcement of existing ordinances. especially for junk cars, houses in disrepair. This has been a problem for years.
' Needs immediate action.
-I haven't lived here long enough to have an informed opinion.
-Get rid of sub -standard housing in which people live below sanitary conditions or establish a fund to settle 3 party law suits
and a corresponding change in financial ratings and "government" employees tenure if the housing is not fixed.
' -Need to review parking ordinances for commercial activities to open up the Town to more diverse residential and tourist
businesses. (1) Acquire property for municipal free parking near Town Hall. (2) Ease parking regulations for in -
Town restaurants to encourage more diverse and upscale restaurants. (3) Ease parking regulations to encourage
' businesses like a bank, bookstore, upscale gift shops and variety stores.
-I believe the future of the Town is more dependant on our population growth than motels, fishing pier, etc. The % of dollars
we spend in Kure Beach vs. Carolina Beach is minuscule. All shopping, health care, etc., are in Carolina Beach. Our
business district serves tourists not residents. We should hire a manager to operate the Town while Council plans and
' organizes strategic work.
-Please retain the quiet, peaceful, small fishing village atmosphere that we came here for. We are commercialized enough and
only need to maintain our current commercial and residential areas. Wilmington affords us all other necessities.
Please -Please -Please don't give us their overcrowding and traffic.
-Need bike paths! Put a reasonable cap on sewer charge for single family homes so that we don't pay sewer charges for lawn
sprinkler systems which help to make the community more attractive!
-I am not aware of all the issues that are mentioned. For myself and my husband, we have worked here (in New Hanover
County) for 20 years. We support the elected officials and just want the area to focus on controlled growth so as not
to become like Wrightsville Beach with excessive tourism.
-If Dow Road is extended to Fort Fisher, the route should stay closer to the river.
-The Town needs to grow to meet resident's needs. Another Carolina Beach we do not need. Quality business with quality
products will attract quality tourists and residents. Growth and change is essential. The Town cannot remain a "small
fishing village," so let's grow with a well managed style to repel the riff-raff and low lifes!
-Environmental issues (short-term and long-term) are essential. Also ...... Town needs to beautify more (quaint - in good
taste). We should be more attractive to tourists and residents alike (i.e., flower pots, benches, decorations, etc.).
We need to be allowed to walk our dogs along the beach - during the off season - reasonably between 1 month after to 1 month
prior to tourist season.
-Allow dogs on the beach before 9:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m. Owners must have them on a leash and clean up after them.
-Sidewalks are desperately needed on main road - 421. Very dangerous to walk or ride a bike in the summertime. Litter on
the beach near the pier is disgusting. Not a good image for the Town.
-Regarding the manager, the Council is afraid to lose control so this will not happen. Question more beautification — when
most of what was done happened, the trees were planted and they died because they were not watered. Existing
ordinances are now ignored by some of the good of boys and they get away with it. The Land Use Plan is not
followed now. Sidewalks have been started but I doubt they will be completed. Priorities and favors are only for a
' select few. (Example — K Avenue to Pier.)
-Need to enforce law "No dogs, glass, alcohol on Beach." Wonder how many citations have ever been issued. We don't need
a Town manager unless the Town grows more.
-Something needs to be done to eliminate what appears to be an oily skim on the water when boiled and left set. Stop the
overflow of townhouses which is going to over tax the services and over populate this small Town. The land
developers care only about the money and then leave.
-Sidewalks on 421 are one of the most needed items. This is a dangerous situation. Those are needed immediately. Also .......
where is the bicycle path?
We need better Christmas lights like Carolina Beach. Also, we need a gym like Carolina Beach (only pay $5.00 to join rather
than $100.00).
-I'm afraid we have grown too much. We need public restrooms and working water bubbler at park. Recreational fishing and
beach put us on the map. Support moving commercial netting further offshore and bring Ft. Fisher boat launch to
respectable standards.
-(1) Kure Beach is not large enough to justify a Town manager. (2) There is only 1,000 feet of unpaved streets in Town (south
end of 5th). How can that be an issue?
-Build a bike path from point where route 421 narrows to the south end of Town. Also along narrow road to the north.
Convert pole utilities to underground.
-Kure Beach is a great place to live but we're all tired of eating 365 days a year at the Ocean View. Please expand so we can
have more eating establishments and shops besides t shirts and ice cream cones.
' -If Town Council members perform as they should there is no immediate need for a Town manager/administrator. Perhaps we
should consider an administrative assistant to the Town Clerk.
-The Town has too many employees and too much equipment. The employees of the Town need to be out working instead of
just sitting and riding around.

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-Pave and widen the streets instead of saying they will be improved. Enforce the laws on the books. If you have sidewalks and
curbs. all utilities need to go underground first. No birds will eat coating on electrical wires. No salt to contend with
in "instant" shortage of electricity. You have no alleyways for utility trucks, etc., all poles, by law, have to be reset
every 20 years. No yard signs and other signs stuck on poles linesmen have to climb. A permit should be required
from Town Hall for all solicitors who must have proper and correct ID. The adopted budget and Town audit
published. Enforce the noise ordinance. People work days and nights. Comment on groundwater ....."are you
aware kidney stones are rare west of the Mississippi River?" Comment on stormwater ..... "do this with pipes under
your sidewalks." Comment on beautification ..... "Why? What you have done is nearly gone." Comment on street
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maintenance ..... "long overdue." Comment on paving ..... "where are you talking about?" Comment on Dow Road
..... "how did the gov't ever give the OK for a right angle." Comment on small Town character ..... "what else
could it be?"
-If the Town does for one "do for all." The favoritism has got to stop. We all need. We let growth happen, then take their tax
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dollars and then condemn each other. We are a small Town not a city, and we do not have enough land to be a city.
We need to help each other and stop the lies and keep respect for our Town and encourage people to come visit our
Town as a "family with integrity."
-Re -zone K Avenue to B for small shops, restaurants, and motels.
-The most important issue is proper financial management to lower taxes since at this time the tax base far exceeds the cost to
manage the Town.
-We need to keep our Town simple and easy to live here. Some growth is necessary but in proper places and well regulated.
We need to keep financially secure as we are now. We need to keep our beach clean and secure in order to keep the
tourists coming to this area in a protected environment with a family oriented atmosphere.
-This is a great Town. I hope it can stay this way.
-Questions 6 & 7 counter an obvious mind set of preserving and enhancing small Town character. Minimum height restrictions
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for commercial buildings need to be increased to allow for tax base growth.
-Do the best you can with what you got.
-Get most efficient method of garbage collection.
-Need to upgrade old sewer/water lines to alleviate street problems.
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-Parking on 421 is becoming a problem in the business district.
-Kure Beach has an excellent Police Department but it needs at least one or two more officers in addition to replacing those
terminated or resigned. Our current city government is continuing to improve and are doing just fine.
-Trees and landscaping is needed in the "downtown" area.
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-A solid security system for Kure Beach (police force).
-Too many police with nothing to do.
-No more commercial building. Don't need Town manager or administrator.
-Stoplight is not necessary for Kure Village residents if road is art through at the Town Hall.
SeasonaMn resident Property Owners (32 commenting)
-Preserving the beaches from erosion and developers building too close to the water.
-I think your building inspector is out of control. He acts like a dictator. I am finding it difficult to find folks to do
improvements due to his attitude and difficulty to work with.
-Protect the wetlands.
There are hundreds of coastal communities that are too dense, too little natural habitat, too many restaurants. Kure is
beautifully slow and needs to stay that way. There are many communities such as Myrtle Beach. We need to
preserve the few like Kure for those of us who treasure open space and gentle lives.
We need ordinances that encourage the upgrading or removal of sub -standard housing, buildings, out buildings, etc.
-No opinion.
-Leash law.
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-Be careful about water runoff. Don't become another Canal Drive (flooding with every big rain). This could ruin the Town.
-(1) Do not allow more commercial zoning and no multi family residences. (2) Don't lose small Town atmosphere.
-This area for rating is unclear! I wasn't sure how to rate. If you say it is a "major issue," does that mean we are for it or just
that it is important to you?
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-I do support the bicycle trail through Kure Beach. With the amount of traffic on 421 through Kure Beach in the summer, we
must consider safety first!
-Need tighter control on existing zoning — clear cutting prime maritime forest by (name deleted by CFCOG) should never have
been allowed. Enforce the building codes.
-I would like to see Kure Beach stay a community Town with friendly neighbors and atmosphere as is — not bring in
manufactured homes or high-rise buildings for bureaucrats to come in and raise taxes and call it service for the
community as some Towns have done.
-Thank you.
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-Great initiative. Keep it up! May move from Carolina Beach.
-No knowledge of what is taking place or what is needed.
-Beach restoration.
-Why a Town manager? Don't need the expense.

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-More effort should have been made to work with nature in the developments.
-Lifeguards for safety and to observe infractions of rules for the beach.
-Enforce littering law.
-Have some public transportation for the elderly.
-For beautification in plazas try sabal palmetto (the State tree of S.C.). These can be bought in containers at Cary's nursery,
New Bern. D not get 50' high trees dug from the wild in Florida. To see how well they can do, check out NC
Aquarium and talk to Director Jim Lanier. If planted in plazas, Kure Beach will have tropical effect.
-Please we need bike trails and safe access by foot and bicycle from Kure Beach Village to Town Hall, Post Office, restaurants,
etc. Village residents would spend more money with Kure Beach businesses if this is done. Also, I feel very
fortunate to own a home in Kure Beach, North Carolina!
-We love Kure Beach's small Town atmosphere. It would be nice if the lot on the opposite comer from "Big Daddy's" could
be developed.
-Extending Dow Road to Fort Fisher would greatly improve the conditions along the beach area.
-We like the small hometown character of Kure Beach and would not like Kure Beach to become commercial like other beaches
in the area. We moved our vacation home from Myrtle for that reason.
-(1) Bike path. (2) Beach renourishment. (3) No dogs on beach.
-Kure Beach is a beautiful area. Tourism revenue is always needed to protect and care for the environment. A more attractive
approach to enhancing seasonal visitors is highly encouraged.
-We need a fast food chain store such as Hardees or Burger King.
-Extend Dow Road to Fort Fisher at the sharp curve straight through to Fort Fisher instead of coming down K Avenue.
-Repair existing groins and add new ones to areas where there are none.
Business Owners/Operators (1 commenting)
-The Town should be run as a business and not for favorites. We need more police. Town purchases should be made in Kure
Beach and not by going to other Towns. As an example, gas could be purchased locally a lot cheaper without going
to another Town. Plus this would save wear on the vehicles and mileage.
Suggestions on Stoplight Location:
Permanent
-Kure Village Way and 421.
-421 and Kure Beach Village.
-U.S. 421 at Kure Village Way.
-Extend Kure Village to Dow Road.
-Extend Kure Village to Dow Road.
-Provide stoplight at Kure Beach Village.
-Kure Beach Village and 421.
-Stoplight at entrance to Kure Beach Village.
-Underground utilities is a major issue.
-Stoplight at Kure Beach Village.
-Stoplight at Kure Village Way and 421.
-Kure Village Way and 421.
-Don't know.
-Stoplight at Fort Fisher Boulevard and every three blocks.
-421 at Kure Village Road.
-Kure Village Way.
-I Avenue and 421.
-Kure Beach Village stoplight.
-Entrance to Kure beach Village.
-Please do not put a stoplight at Kure Beach Village.
-Kure Beach Village.
-Entrance to Kure Beach Village.
-Kure Beach Village/421.
-Blinker on the approach to Dow Road up K Avenue.
-Kure Beach Village.
-Kure Beach Village and Fort Fisher Boulevard.
-Kure Beach Village Way/421.
-Entrance to Kure Beach Village.
-If traffic increases the need would arise.
-Kure Beach Village.
-AT the comer of Ft. Fisher Blvd/Ave G.
-2nd & I.
-Kure Beach Village during tourist season.
Seasonal
-By Kure Village.
-At Docksider Hotel ,& 421, F Avenue
& 412, left turn arrow at Kure pier.
-Kure Beach Village entrance.
-Fort Fisher Blvd & M Avenue.
-Future concern with congestion.
-Kure Beach Village entrance.
-Kure Beach Village.
-Kure Beach Village.
-South.
-We have one at K Street. That is all we need.
-Beach step entrance.
-Kure Beach Way
-Entrance to Kure Estates and Kure Village.
-4 or 5 blocks south of the center of Town. (To
slow traffic coming into Town.)
-Kure Village Way and 421.
-NO — Not at Kure Beach Village where I live.
-3rd and K.
-(Name deleted by CFCOG) lied about this one.
-Bike lanes.
-On 421 at entrance to KB Village.
-(Name deleted by CFCOG) has enough to do.
-Don't know.
-Kure Beach Village/421.
-421 and Kure Village Way.
-Kure Village Way and 421.
-We already have one.
-Not needed.
-Current stoplight should be flashing in winter.

QUESTION 12
Are the following emergency services adequate in Kure Beach?
YES NQ
NO OPINION Total
► Fire
Permanent = 124/54.4
20/8.8%
84/36.8%
228/100%
Seasonal = 82/49.4%
3/1.8 %
81/48.8 %
166/100%
Business = 5/83.3%
0/0%
1/16.7%
6/100%
Other = 5/55.6%
1/11.1 %
3/33.3 %
9/100%
✓ Total = 216/52.8
24/5.9 %
169/41.3 %
409/100 %
► Police
Permanent = 161/70.6 %
16/22.4 %
51/7.0 %
228/ 100 %
Seasonal = 102/61.4 %
6/3.6 %
58/35 %
166/ 100 %
Business = 4/66.7%
1/16.65%
1/16.65%
6/100%
Other = 4/44.5 %
2/22.2 %
3/33.3 %
9/ 100 %
✓ Total = 271 /66.3
25/6.1 %
113 /27.6 %
409/ 100 %
► Medical
Permanent = 71/31.1 %
57/25.0 %
100/43.9 %
228/ 100 %
Seasonal = 43/26.0 %
37/22.2 %
86/51.8 %
166/ 100 %
Business = 3/50%
2/33.3%
1/16.65%
6/100%
Other = 2/22.2 %
3/33.3 %
4/44.5 %
9/ 100 %
✓ Total = 119/29.1 %
99/24.2 %
191 /46.7 %
409/ 100 %
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(There were 148 respondents who said no to some portion of question 12.)
♦ Hire more police (# responding, by category):
Permanent = 14
Seasonal
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Business
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Other
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✓ Total
= 23
♦ Expand fire and rescue operations/personnel/resources Q responding, by category):
Permanent = 44
Seasonal = 24
Business = 1
Other = 2
✓ Total = 67
The total number of written comments was 56.
Comments (by category):
(41 commenting)
-Develop one fire and one police service for the island.
-Have own dispatcher.
We almost lost 2 people in the surf because of a lack of lifeguards.
-Seasonal foot patrol — weekends 2 man auto — cell phones for police department.
-Management of Department.
-Provide EMS.
-Health care facility.
-Would be good for a medical or emergency care (facility to be) on Pleasure Island.
-Complain to County Emergency Services.
-We should have our own E.M. squad.
-Replace (name deleted by CFCOG).
-Medical services.
-Replace some of the current personnel (Department name deleted by CFCOG). Hire new adequately trained personnel that
care about people.
-Establish emergency services closer to the beach.
-No.
-Hire personnel that know and work by State and federal requirements.
-Need medical rescue.
-Get rid of (name deleted by CFCOG).
-Lifeguards need 4 wheeler to enforce the no dogs, no alcohol, no glass ordinance.
-There is no Doctor on the island accepting new patients.
-This should be re-evaluated. We've had explosive growth.
-Hire more police officers with shorter hours and better pay — with citizens patrols to help watch. I know nothing about fire
and rescue from Town. Invalids should be identified with red or yellow circle on windows and house number.
-Satellite E.M.T. facility.
-Medical personnel closer to us.
-Would like to have more medical facilities.
-Dependable expert surveys.
-Let residents know the full extent of problems.
-De-centralize the 911 service.
-Open a clinic between Carolina and Kure Beach.
-Consolidate.
-Over some period of time there should be "Island" police -fire -medical.

-More conscientious Police. Not just speeding tickets!
-Work for a medical facility.
-Lure a walk-in medical facility to Town.
-OK as is.
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-Have access to Doctor's facilities.
-Emergency services should know Kure Beach Streets better!
-Stabilize police force.
-Make sure our ambulance stays on the island.
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-EMS in New Hanover could be improved.
-Work with the County in providing medical and rescue.
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-Need medical center.
-Medical Doctor or clinic on the island!
-Establish emergency care unit in Kure Beach.
-Encourage the establishment of a family practice physician.
-Increase (services capability) in summer season.
-Provide lifeguards in south end, Ocean Dunes, Riggings, etc.
-Need more Doctors.
-No medical.
-Need a local Doctor or a clinic.
-Carolina Beach clinic availability rather than Wilmington Hospital.
-For medical treatment or Doctors on hand.
-Better 911 response.
-Provide a map of emergency places for those visiting who may need assistance.
✓ Business Owner/Operator (1 commenting)
-Need to have a police officer on duty at all times.
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-Could use after hours emergency care office.
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interests?
Yes = 187 Total respondents
Permanent = 101
Seasonal = 76
Business owner/operator = 5
Other = 5
No = 5fi Total respondents
Permanent = 36 (see comments below)
Seasonal = 20 (see comments below)
Business = 0
Other = 0
No Opinion = 166 Total respondents
Permanent = 91
Seasonal = 70
Business = 1
Other = 4
Total number of responses = 40-2
Comments
Permanent residents
(36 of 228, or 15.7% commenting)
-Leads to too much government regulation.
-Worried about turning into more weekly rental properties.
-Lack of enforcement.
-What existing land use ordinances?
-Lack of enforcement.
-Tie all regulations down - no favorites - enforce covenants in developments.
-I object to 3 story houses ruining the ocean view for others.
-Do not understand. Not sure of ordinances.
-Rental is not authorized in single family residences where I live but this is not enforced.
-Too many residential homes being rented causes autos parked all over and unsightly garbage.
-Single family residential should not permit weekly/monthly non -family rentals.
Too much growth too fast.
-(No reason given.)
-No!
-Parking in front of houses has been problem. Outsiders park leaving no place for us.
-Not sure.
-Don't need any more motels.
-Not sure what ordinances exist.
-Look at the junk and trash on some property.
-Parking lot unpaved (I couldn't read this, sorry) or street clean-up.
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-Commercial development.
-Building seems random.
-Building growth fast now.
-Not sure.
We don't know enough about this to answer properly.
-Too many multi -family developments (townhouses pushing current services beyond limits).
Too much growth, too fast.
-(No reason given.)
-Single family ordinances not upheld.
-Allow too much multi -family building.
-Don't know.
-(No reason given.)
-Letting too many multi -family buildings (get built).
-Just for certain people and businesses.
-Don't know, but need to fmd out! Hopefully there are height restrictions to buildings no more than 3 stories!
-Not enough info on ordinances.
-Nnt enforced — rental nronerty signs are out in single family area.
Seasonal residents
(20 of 166, or 12% commenting)
-Dune protection. Pets not allowed on the beach is not enforced!
-Do not let residential areas become multi -family housing!
-Not sure about rain and street floods.
-(Liquid) — no plans — always changing.
-Red tape seems to bog down application of rules.
-No enforcement of "no littering" or "no fires" on beach and the water channel is polluted.
-I don't like the townhouses in new development. Should keep the single family.
-Over populated.
-No long-term plan that's sufficiently enforced. Need stricter zoning and enforcement.
-All trees in front lawn should be cut so the neighbors can see the ocean that is our main purpose of being in Kure Beach.
-Restricts certain growth.
-Not sure.
-(No reason given.)
-(No reason given.)
-I think so, but not really sure.
-More protection for our beach area.
-Nearby lot could be used for something other than residential.
-Rezoning too easy.
-They allow too much multi-family/manufactured home development.
-Too dense property development permitted at south end, destruction of natural growth and new houses south of Ft. Fisher.
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Are you satisfied with the following public services available in the Town of Kure Beach?
Permanent
Ssmanal
Business
Qffitr
Town Administration
Yes =
148/72.5 %
109/77.9 %
4/80 %
5/71.4 %
No =
32/15.7%
8/5.7%
1/20%
1/14.3%
No Answer =
24/11.8%
23/16.4%
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Planning
Yes =
130/63.7 %
102/72.8 %
3/60 %
5/71.4 %
No =
32/15.7%
11/7.9%
2/40%
1/14.3%
No Answer =
42/20.6%
27/19.3%
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Water
Yes =
142/69.7 %
109/77.9 %
51100 %
6/85.7 %
No =
41/20%
8/5.7%
0/0%
0/0%
No Answer =
21/10.3%
23/16.4%
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Sewer
Yes =
159/77. 9 %
102/72.8 %
51100 %
6/85.7 %
No =
23/11.3%
11/7.9%
0/0%
0/0%
No Answer =
22/10.8%
27/19.3%
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Building Inspection
Yes =
149/73 %
107/76. 4 %
51100 %
6/85.7 %
No =
23/11.3 %
6/4.3 %
0/0%
0/0%
No answer =
32/15.7%
27/19.3%
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Police Protection
Yes =
168/82.4 %
117/83.6 %
4/80 %
4/57.1 %
No =
18/8.8 %
8/5.7%
1/20%
2/28.6 %
No Answer =
18/8.8%
15/10.7%
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Fire Protection
Yes =
151/74 %
107/76.4 %
51100 %
5/71.4 %
No =
20/9.8 %
7/5 %
0/0%
1/14.3%
No Answer =
33/ 16.2 %
26/18.6 %
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Rescue Services
Yes =
128/62.8 %
95/67.8 %
4/80 %
4/57.1 %
No =
30/14.7%
12/8.6%
0/0%
2/28.6%
No Answer =
46/22.5%
33/23.6%
1/20%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Seasonal
Business
Other
Trash Collection
Yes =
170/83.3 %
119/85 %
4/80%
6/85.7 %
No =
22/ 10.8 %
13/9.3 %
0/0%
0/0%
No Answer =
12/5.9%
8/5.7%
1/20%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Street Lighting
Yes =
164/80.4 %
112/80 %
3/60 %
6/8.7 %
No =
24/11.8%
15/10.7%
2/40%
0/0%
No Answer =
16/7.8 %
13/9.3 %
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Street Maintenance
Yes =
142/69.6 %
112/80 %
3/60 %
5/71.4 %
No =
35/17.2%
14/10%
2/40%
1/14.3%
No Answer =
27/13.2%
14/10%
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Street Paving
Yes =
144/70.6 %
108/77.1 %
4/80%
5/71.4 %
No =
32/15.7%
12/8.6%
1/20%
0/0%
No Answer =
28/13.7 %
20/14.3 %
0/0%
2/28.6 %
Total # Responding =
204
140
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Traffic Control
Yes =
154/75.4 %
105/75 %
4/80%
4/57.1 %
No =
25/12.3%
16/11.4%
1/20%
0/0%
No Answer =
25/12.3%
19/13.6%
0/0%
3/42.9%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Storm Drainage
Yes =
128/62.7%
99/70.7%
4/80%
4/57.1 %
No =
44/21.6%
15/10.7%
1/20%
2/28.6%
No Answer =
32/15.7%
26/18.6%
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Town Cleanliness
Yes =
140/68.6%
113/80.7%
4/80%
6/85.7%
No =
43/21.1 %
15/10.7%
1/20%
0/0%
No Answer =
21/10.3%
12/8.6%
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Mosquito Control
Yes =
114/55.9 %
92/65.7 %
3/60 %
5/71.4 %
No =
53/26 %
23/ 16.4 %
2/40%
1/14.3%
No Answer =
37/18.1%
25/17.9%
0/0%
1/14.3%
Total # responding =
204
140
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Animal Control
Yes = 108/52.9% 89/63.6%
3/60% 5/71.4%
No = 77/37.7 % 34/24.3 %
2/40 % 1/ 14.3 %
No Answer = 19/9.3 % 17/12.1 %
0/0% 1/14.3 %
Total # responding = 204 140
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Evacuation Planning
Yes = 150/73.5 % 102/72.9%
51100% 5/71.4%
No = 15/7.4 % 4/2.8 %
0/0 % 0/0 %
No Answer = 39/ 19.1 % 34/24.3 %
0/0 % 2/28.6 %
Total # responding = 204 140
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Question (at all,
by category) 24 (of 228)/lo.5% 26 (of 166)/15.6%
1 (of 6)/16.6% 2 (of 9)/22.2%
♦ Town Administration ♦ (33 commenting)
✓ Permanent Residents Comments (27)
-Very helpful and pleasant.
-Historical bickering (may be better now).
-We need a Town Manager.
-Town officials more responsive — prior gov't by petition.
-Not for the people but personal reasons.
-Hire a Town Manager.
-They look after themselves first and the Town people later.
-No, too much control.
Too much politics. What is good for the Town should be prime motive.
-Need a Town Manager.
-Greedy self-centered.
-Seems real reasons for actions go unsaid.
-Ineffective due to bickering.
-Need a Town manager to direct our needs.
-Should have an independent Town Manager.
-Too many business owners — not for residents.
-Need Town Manager or Administrator.
-Need to improve their ability to work together.
-Crime, political infighting, dishonesty. No personnel policy or background checks, no minorities employed.
-One wastes time by letting visitors interfere with work priorities.
-Too much mudslinging!
-Too involved with the commercial aspect.
-Too picky and too clannish. Need to look long- range and not just at small problems.
-Needs more harmony.
-Too much personal gain.
-Too many employees for a Town this size.
-Promised to hire Town manager until they were elected then changed their mind.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (6)
-It appears to be too much in -fighting.
-We need to be in the 20th century with a Town Manager.
-Should have a better mix — too many realtors.
-Seems like a problem always exists amongst them.
-Secretarial and clerks ..... (no further comment - answer given was YES).
-Could be more united.

Planning (29 commenting)
✓Permanent Resident Comments (22)
-We seem to be behind growth and not future thinking.
-No master plan.
-Board is more representative of Town folks.
-Not for the people but personal reasons.
-Kure Beach needs a master plan for growth.
-Doesn't seem to be any planning.
Too many new houses.
Too picky and too clannish. Need to look long-range and not just at small problems.
-No enforcement.
-We need a professional Administrator.
-Not sure about future goals.
What planning? Letting big companies build what ever they want.
-Too many business owners — not for residents.
-Need to slow townhouse growth ...... too many people in small areas.
-Needs to be closely monitored.
-Would like updates.
-No one is capable in city administration.
-It's lousy.
-More attention needed toward beautification of downtown and traffic flow.
-Is none.
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-Not aware of all in Planning Department.
-Need to be more flexible with commercial.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (5)
-Don't want commercialization to be considered Kure Beach.
-New section..... we could do better than townhouses.
-Do we have planning? In the past 5 years it seems to have gone too fast.
-Loss of maritime forest.
-Develop plans.
✓ Business Owner/Operator Comments (1)
-Need the access areas to beach on the north end near chemical plant to be fixed up.
✓ Other Comments (1)
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-Control cutting of trees (too many houses).
Water (42 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (3�
-Quality is poor. Why no testing reports?
-Quality very POOR.
-Not clear needs filtering.
-Too much air and chemical in the water.
-Move towards an island wide plan.
-Too much sulphur taste and smell.
-Visible sediment in water — smell.
-Has terrible odor at times.
-Connect fee is too high.
-The water is not clear — it's yellow.
-The bills should be separated and residents charged for usage only.
-Too many emergencies.
-Need to upgrade system.
-Need another water tower.
-Too hard and dirty.
-More economical island wide.
-The water here has too many minerals.
-Drinking water is nasty.
-Smells like sulfur.
-Pressure weak.
-New sewer and water rates are too high.
-Yellowish brown.
-Needs to be island wide.

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-Should not be on the same meter.
-Don't charge sewer rates on lawn sprinklers.
-Hard calcium build up, no auxiliary pump, low pressure.
-Replace old lines.
-Smells bad.
-Too expensive.
-Smells and hard.
-Quality is bad.
-Contamination.
-Better quality needed.
-Too much lime in the water.
-Meter for grass watering.
-Could be purified better (poor taste)!
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (6)
-Poor quality.
-Smell in water.
-Should be billed for what we use.
-Quality is very hard, tastes bad.
-Price is too high for amount of use.
-Need more vressure on north end.
Sewer (23 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (19)
-Pump station at Stormy Petrel smells — always noisy.
-Too many back-ups.
-Connect fee is too high.
-Don't charge sewer rates on lawn sprinklers.
-Sprinkle system included in billing.
-Should not be on the same meter.
-Move towards an island wide plan.
The bills should be separated and residents charged for usage only.
Too many emergencies.
-Need to upgrade system.
-Needs to be island wide.
-Charged sewer for watering lawn.
-Ancient — needs replacement.
-Replace old lines.
-Too expensive.
-Should not be charged for water treatment.
-Streets caving in with sink holes. Does the Town charge from outlet?
-Get sealed pumping stations and remove ugly electrical boxes.
-More economical island wide.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (4)
-2 back-up inside my property at _ 3rd Street extension.
-Like to be able to draft it out of check.
-Sewer service should not be based on water use. A great amount of water is used for irrigation of lawn.
-Need to sevarate costtsm inklers should not be added to sewer bill.
Building Inspection ♦ (22 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (19)
-Good.
-Too restrictive.
-Too lax.
-Acts like God (like the mailboxes).
-Inconsistent.
-Bill Hanna does a superb job!
-Discourteous and obnoxious.
-Need closer inspection.
-Inconsistent enforcement.
-More responsive to citizens - not builders.
-As far as it goes excluding protecting "slum lords."

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-Too much gets by one inspector.
-Excellent person for the job!
-Approved before the Town meeting where it is supposed to be approved.
-New construction is very good but plays politics too much.
-Too many run down buildings/houses — Junk!
-Few that do cooperate are penalized. Majority don't cooperate and nothing is done and nobody checks.
-Do we show favoritism/turn away?
-Not enough people to handle demand.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (3)
-Don't know.
-See shoddy construction on new "spec-type"homes.
-This man has a PR problem....... not administratively friendly.
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♦ Police Protection ♦ (20 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (14)
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-Very helpful and pleasant.
-Good.
-Needs more visibility.
-Stay in Carolina Beach too much.
-Not enough policemen.
-Officers spread out. Need additional help to control speed.
-I like to see the police on their patrol!
-One man on 12 hour duty cannot see and do it all.
-Kure Beach police are jokes. The line (on the form) is too short to remark.
-Need more than three officers.
-Should spend less time in Carolina beach riding around.
-One on a shift is not enough.
-Need more active officers.
-Marginal.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (6)
What do they do?
-Police are spread too thin.
-Don't seem to care.
-Very slow 911 response.
-Little interaction, which is good — so far.
-Need more officers and more patrols on Davis Road and federal property for drugs.
♦ Fire Protection ♦ (18 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (13)
-Improve equipment.
-Need more volunteers.
-Need more training — fire rates are too high.
-Need a new Chief.
-Where is it? What trucks, pump? Response time?
-Not enough activity at station.
-Need more training.
-Should be consolidated with other two on the island.
-Shiny new truck but only a few qualified people on the Department.
-Need more volunteers.
-Doesn't seem adequate.
-Not fast enough.
-Not sure.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (5)
-I've had no reason to test this.
-Wrong Department covering different area.
-May need to look at one for the island.
-What rescue services?
-Not sure.

♦ Rescue Services ♦ (27 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (20)
-Appears to work well.
-Lifeguards are not adequate.
-Takes too long to respond.
-Keep vehicle on island at all times.
-Know of none.
-Should stay at federal point building.
-Response time.
-Do not have this local service.
-Too hard to locate addresses due to numbering system.
-Too far away.
-(Need to have a) Doctor available.
-Need more street knowledge. They have been last recently!
-There aren't any.
-We need a 24 hour medical facility.
-EMS doesn't know Town streets.
-Not sure of services.
-Doesn't seem adequate.
-Need more.
Ambulance service to remote streets is inadequate (especially north and south).
-More guards (ATV vehicle).
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (7)
-Not sure.
-No lifeguards near our property.
-Lifeguards are lax.
-Not enough.
-Not sure it is adequate and timely.
-Not sure.
-Need service on beach during summer.
♦ Trash Collection ♦ (29 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (21)
-Need recycling.
-'Dash collection.
-Collect twice weekly in winter months.
-Super good
-Should allow on site burn for new construction.
-Summer build-up at motels.
-We should be recycling.
-More collection during the winter.
-What is the cost?
-Need 2 collections all year.
-Never know when picking up (no time or day).
-What is picked up is done well but we need loose trash pick up.
-Need curb side recycling. Do not collect. Recycle items in trash.
-Never know when it will be picked up.
-Town should not be in the trash business.
-Employees tear up the containers and the Town does not repair.
-Benefits business owners only - late pick ups - costly for rest of property owners.
-Needs to be picked up on time.
-Once a week is enough. Do not need 2 times in the summer.
-Get most cost effective method.
-Sloppy - don't pick up - not dependable.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (8)
-Pick-up needs to be twice a week and city should pick-up charge for replacing old trash bins.
-Garbage OK — should pick-up large trash.
-Put the schedule in the newsletter.
-Trash cans should be moved back from the street for those not living here year-round.
-Workers frequently throw garbage cans down breaking the handles which then have to be fixed. Other cities charge 1/2 of

what Kure Beach charges to replace the cans. Charlotte charges $37.00. It seems unfair that we must pay a flat fee.
which I feel is excessive.
-Too costly of a container — should be included in taxes.
Would like monthly pick-up for shrubbery and trimmings.
-It seems to be random. especially for larger objects.
♦ Street Lighting ♦ (28 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (20)
-Adequate .... improve.
-Need more.
-Marginal.
-Not sufficient outside of downtown.
-Need more lights on back streets.
-Need street lighting between Kure Beach Village and Highway 421.
-Need one at each main street intersection.
-Need more off side streets.
-Not bad but could be better.
-Needs improvement.
-Residential areas are still dark in spots.
-I get no benefit from the street lights.
-More residential needed on dark streets.
-Too much at ocean dunes.
-Need more lights.
-We need one on Anchor Way.
-Could use more.
-Sheets and cul-de-sacs off 421 very dark.
-Too dark in places.
-More needed.
✓ SeasonaUNon-resident Property Owner Comments (7)
-Need more.
-Could use more.
-Need more.
-Need light at Kure Village.
-Need more.
-In areas I know.
-Need lights on Kure Village Way from 421 to entrance of Kure Village.
✓ Business Owner/Operator Comments (1)
-Before the stoplight at north and front Post Office.
♦ Street Maintenance ♦ (25 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (17)
-Adequate — improve-
-Not enough people.
-Trash..
-Old Kure Beach sewer system must be redone to keep the roads in better shape.
-Leave uncompleted jobs messy.
-Sand on streets.
What maintenance?
-Needs improvement.
-No shrubbery plant in right-of-ways, correct signs.
-Some dirty with trash (Atlantic Avenue).
-Grass growing over sides of road.
-Much repair needed.
-Any hole, for any reason, should be tarred and not sand filled.
-Too many pot holes no drainage.
-Can be improved on.
-Too many pot holes, bumps and patchwork.
-More needed.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (6)
-OK— but could be improved
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-Could do better.
-Some streets are bumpy.
-Too many pot holes on 3rd Street.
-Pot holes.
✓ Business Owner/Operator Comments (1)
-Pot holes.
✓ Other Comments (1)
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♦ Street Paving ♦ (18 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (14)
-Older section of Town seems to need work.
-Adequate - improve.
-During summer months (plan ahead).
-Some of our streets are in need of repair (holes).
-Pot holes.
-I have never seen any paving.
-1 notice some back streets need slight repair.
-OK — except where old lines are.
-Lousy — heavy duty trucks and very thin macadam.
-Holes take too long to patch.
-More streets need paving.
-Just fill a hole, drive on it, and it's gone.
-Older streets need repaving.
-Too many pot holes, bumps and patchwork.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (4)
- North end 421 — bad and unsafe.
-OK— but some streets need improving.
-Look for more matching funds.
-Need more remir and more oavine.
♦ Traffic Control ♦ (26 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (16)
-Tourist season needs work.
-OK — no more (or no work) light for traffic control.
-Is there a problem?
-Downtown parking in summer.
-Need bumps in the road to Kure Village and The Keys.
-Tough in the summer. Need to extend Dow Road to Ft. Fisher.
-421 is bad during the summer. At least 3 lanes are needed.
-Need light at Kure Beach Village and enforcement of speed laws.
-This Town is known as a "speed trap" Town.
-Need Dow Road extension for summer increase with traffic!
Walking and bicycles need protection.
-Need traffic light at Kure Beach Village.
-What traffic control?
-Drive too fast.
-Need a light at Kure Beach Village.
-Need a light at Kure Village Way and Ft. Fisher .Blvd.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (9)
-North end 421........ a seasonal problem.
-Stop signs are confusing. Many are violated.
-Need a biker path to be safe on 421/Dow Road, etc.
-Extend Dow Road to Ft. Fisher.
-Need traffic lights at entrance to Kure Beach Village.
-Should have by-pass signs on Dow Road.
-More traffic lights.
-Summer is awful!
-Get traffic off Ocean Highway.

✓ Business Owner/Operator Comments (1 )
-During winter traffic light could be caution.
♦ Storm Drainage ♦ (25 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (15)
-Needs improving.
-Needs some help.
-Needs improving.
-Community center (lake).
-Floods after a rain on 421 toward Carolina Beach.
-Too much storm drainage to ocean.
-Water stands on parts of 421.
-Could be improved. Not a major problem.
-Poor in some areas.
-Many drains are clogged or no good. Raw sewage comes up in heavy rain.
-Drains into ocean.
-Our yards flood because there is no runoffs.
Too much drainage onto beach sand for road!
-Check to insure beavers haven't dammed the ditch.
-May need some improvement.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (8)
-Drainage needed in certain areas.
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-Need better storm drainage.
-Why are there open drainage ditches next to Town streets?
-Not adequate.
-Still needs more drainage.
-Very poor drainage close to Trading Post.
-Don't know
-Drains in front of house have always backed up!
✓ Other Comments (2)
-We have water problems when we have rain or a storm.
-Some storm drains (ditches) don't runoff.
♦ Town Cleanliness ♦ (39 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (29)
-Would need more equipment than power.
-Keep the trash covered until collected at residences and businesses. Curb side trash contained.
-Could be improved.
-Enforce cleaning of vacant lots.
-Prune the yuccas at Big Daddy's — "eye poke"
-Need a trash can at each beach access.
-Pigeon and bird droppings unforgivable!
-Needs attention in certain areas.
-Trashy houses on side roads.
-Summer — mowing should be done every week.
-Lots of trash beside 421 and ocean front downtown.
-Much debris ....... Builders should be clean.
-Junk in people's yards.
-Clean up overgrown vacant lots.
-Some of the signs look trashy.
-Beach area needs regular pick up during summer.
-Needs improvement.
-Roadside litter along Ft. Fisher Blvd.
-Could be improved as long as no new taxes.
-Needs improvement badly.
-(Clean up) beer bottles and graffiti on signs.
-Beach needs trash cans.
-Needs more enforcement.
-Town is nasty from loose trash.
-Too many junk and trash filled yards!
lots to clean up same.
-Owners of empty not pushed

-Heart of Town needs attention.
-Arrest the litters.
-Sometimes/Most of the time!
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (10)
-Pnforcement of no littering, no fires on the beaches and water pollution.
-Junk that you have to face every time you go out your door.
-Should be #1 Pro.
-Some homes are real bad when it comes to junk in the yard.
-Keep trash cans on ocean front streets clean.
-Too much trash thrown along roads.
-Property owners are not required to clean up.
-Docksider area reeks in the heat (fish and garbage).
-Individuals should be made to keep property clean.
-It's a bit shabby, but fairly clean
♦ Mosquito Control ♦ (32 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (26)
-Need summer spraying.
-Need more County spraying.
-Terrible in evenings this summer.
-Get rid of ditch behind north fourth.
-Need to spray more often.
-Doesn't appear to be any control.
-Not an issue.
-None.
-I thought there were a lot of mosquitos in summer of '95.
-Need more.
-Scheduled spraying in season.
-You must be kidding.
-There doesn't seem to be any mosquito control.
-Some improvement needed, if possible.
-Additional spraying would benefit.
-I haven't been here a full summer.
-I didn't know we had any. I'm highly allergic and use lots of spray.
-Next to none.
-Didn't know we had this.
-Need more often.
-I think we have a yearly spraying.
-Don't know how much more one can do ........
-Not enough spraying during the season.
-Haven't seen any type of mosquito control efforts.
-Could improve.
-Have seen no results.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (5)
-Cannot be outside in summer.
-Don't know of any.
-Too many.
Where and when?
-N
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✓ Other Comments (1)
Since when can man control mosquitos?
♦ Animal Control ♦ (77 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (56)
-Do need to require people walking dogs to carry bags.
-Should be enforced.
-Leash laws should be repealed.
-Believe ban should continue.
-No dogs on the beach. Must clean up everywhere!!
-Dogs roam loose.
-Need to enforce leash law.

-Never enforced — don't believe a ticket has ever been written.
-Existing laws need to be enforced fairly.
-No one to report to and no one to follow-up.
-Not enforced.
-Do not enforce.
-People let their dog use everybody's yard except their own. Then we walk in it and don't even have a dog!
-Needs enforcing.
-Dogs running loose on the beach not enforced.
-No evidence it is enforced......
-Need more enforcement on beach especially.
-Pets should have access to beaches.
-Not enforced on beach.
-Need to have a leash law and enforce it.
-Dogs still on beach. Keep them off. Control dog barking at all times.
-I think this law is unnecessary.
-Dogs should be on the beach during winter months.
-Need dog access (leashed) on beach during off season.
-Animals on beach not enforced.
-Leash law is not enforced on the beach.
-Have never seen it enforced.
-Should allow them on beach October through March.
-We need to do something about cats and dogs.
-Need to leash cats.
-Keep dogs off the beach!
-Needs strong enforcement.
-I'd like to walk my dog on the beach in the winter months.
-No dogs on the beach (is a) good idea.
-We need to be able to take our dogs on the beach each morning and in the winter.
-Cats run too freely/dogs are required to be leashed at all times.
-Not enforced.
-Dogs are always on the beach. Why can't I go through red lights? Enforce it or change it!
-Is not being enforced.
-Needs to be enforced.
-Needs enforcing,. especially on beach — barking dogs!
-Many dogs and cats (are) running loose.
-People do not clean up after their animals.
-Need enforcement of dogs on the beach and leash law.
-Definitely aced — dogs doo in yard after dark, cats too.
-Dogs should be allowed on the beach during specified hours on a leash.
-Not enforced. Look at the feces on the beach!
-Too many dogs — not leashed — not picked up after.
-More citations should be issued.
-Get rid of the wild cats.
-Most people use leases, but I have never seen any action against those who don't.
-Need reasonable beach access.
-Winter months should permit pets on beach.
-What leash law?
-Dogs loose on the beach every day!
We need more stringent laws regarding pets.
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (20)
-Dogs on beach - no leashes - no enforcement again.
-People should respect property owners yards.
-Not enforced — should have pooper scooper law.
-Dogs on beach, too many cats. There should be a leash law.
-This is always a problem.
-Barking dogs and stinking dog lot.
-Need to enforce better.
-Too many cats running loose — digging up lawns.
-Dogs run loose on the beach and the long time residents are the worst offenders.
-Do not like animals on beach, they are still brought on beach; need better signs on private beach entrances. Some have
leashes and some don't. Also a nuisance ...... barking dogs left on porches (mainly night). Why allow 2-3 dogs to a
house with no place for them (not lap dogs either ..... large ones)?

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-Not enough enforcement.
-Could be better enforced.
-Dogs loose on beach and Town.
-Should allow leashed animals on beach!
-Not enforcing (big problem around Kure Village). Wish some thing could be done.-
-1 don't like people letting their dog dump on my property. Why not let them dump on theirs or carry a pooper scooper?
-Don't like.
Too strict!
-Animals should no be on the beach and the law is not enforced!
✓ Other Comments (1)
-Enforce more!! Dogs on beach!
♦ Evacuation Planning ♦ (13 commenting)
✓ Permanent Resident Comments (12)
-OK.
-Don't even hear about it.
-Too many sand dune trees and shrubs being removed.
-Too many people now.
-Is there a plan?
-Kure Beach new phase no exit!
-No emergency plan.
-Deficient.
-Too many people ..... not enough exits.
-No published directives that I know of.
-I'm not going anywhere, but how many know how to get back on island?
-Does one exist? If so, follow it better. (Remember with Felix?)
✓ Seasonal/Non-resident Property Owner Comments (1)
-1 don't know the elan as is.
♦ No Answer (# of respondents who left this question blank, by category)
✓ Permanent = 24
✓ Seasonal = 26
✓ Business = 1
✓ Other = 2

QUESTION 16 1
I would 6e willing to pay more taxes for the following:
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✓ Recreational Facilities (363 Total respondents)
Permanent = 203 45
119
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Seasonal = 148 25
81
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Business = 6 1
3
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Other = 6 1
4
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✓ Fire Department (363 Total respondents)
Permanent = 203 66
92
45
Seasonal = 148 38
64
46
Business = 6 2
4
0
Other = 6 3
3
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✓ Rescue Services (363 Total respondents)
Permanent = 203 75
84
44
Seasonal = 148 41
62
45
Business = 6 2
4
0
Other = 6 3
3
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✓ Police Department (363 Total respondents)
Permanent = 203 61
96
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Seasonal = 148 37
66
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Business = 6 3
3
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Other = 6 2
4
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✓ Water System Improvements (363 Total respondents)
Permanent = 203 71
84
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Seasonal = 148 34
67
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Business = 6 2
4
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Other = 6 2
4
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✓ Sewer System Improvements (363 Total respondents)
Permanent = 203 54
94
55
Seasonal = 148 25
76
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Business = 6 2
4
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Other = 6 2
4
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✓ Street Improvements (363 Total respondents)
Permanent = 203 53 93 57
Seasonal = 148 30 71 47
Business = 6 1 4 1
Other = 6 1 5 0

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✓ Drainage Improvements (363 Total respondents)
Permanent = 203 42 99 62
Seasonal = 148 32 74 42
Business = 6 2 4 0
Other = 6 1
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✓ Public Garbage Collection (363 Total respondents)
Permanent = 203 32
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76
Seasonal = 148 14
76
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Business = 6 1
4
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Other = 6 1
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✓ No Answer (at all)
Permanent = 25
Seasonal = 18
Business = 0
Other = 3
Total = 46
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This Town can't stay in the black and still perform all the services needed for this Town and the people in it. If new services,
(i.e.. beautification, recreation) are wanted the community needs to fund raise and volunteer their time and services!
-Bike paths.
-Underground utilities.. bike paths — paved.
-Sidewalks.
-No..... not at the present time - perhaps when population has grown. Also I am a new resident so my experience in some
areas is limited.
-We are paying enough already! I believe you are just itching to do something & you don't know what it is — so why don't
you work really hard and figure out how to keep providing the services we have without increasing cost. Now that
should keep you busy enough.
-We think our taxes are high enough!
-The taxes are high enough now. Just need to better use the money and employees. Need better management.
-With the growth of revenue from the growth of construction, Kure Beach should have enough money to make the necessary
improvements above and reduce taxes, not raise them.
-Improvement in current operation.
-The Town has enough money in reserve to make improvements above without raising taxes.
-Sidewalks and bike paths on 421.
-We pay a monthly fee for water, sewage, and trash. Why would we even consider extra taxes for these?
-Bike paths - lifeguards.
-Beach renourishment.
-None of the above.
-Beach renourishment important - our family and friends don't like our beach - we lived at Wrightsville first and they say our
beach is inferior and dirty water.
-Beach access areas need at least weekly clean-up & required maintenance when needed.
Taxes are high enough — revenue has increased with all the new houses.
-As long as the ocean is there no (need for) recreation (service).
-Haven't lived here long enough to know. Only been here 4 months.
-The Town is great the way it is going, however, we need more pet control and enforcement and carry it out to the utmost.
-Growth in revenues from development & '96 re-evaluation should provide revenues to improve services w/out increasing tax
RATE!
-Implement a cost effective plan to improve above with current taxes. Look for more ways to reduce costs.
Would like to see a bike path connecting Kure Beach to Carolina Beach.

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-If services on island were combined I believe better quality could be maintained at less cost.
-Read my lips — no more taxes!
-We should have recycling pick-ups (newspaper, aluminum & plastic), plus .... we should be making or saving money on this.
-Recreational — this means walking trails (sidewalks), more beach parking, more municipal beach area.
-Town officials must be responsive to senior citizens needs.
-There should be sufficient funds to make any required improvements with our increasing tax rate.
We pay enough now!
-The current expanded tax base should accommodate any of the above.
We badly need a Town manager that can make decisions and stay out of politics. Council members are not qualified to run the
Town.
-More recreational facilities.
-Life guards in the summer . We need bike lanes so people feel more comfortable riding their bikes in Town. I would like to
feel safe riding my bike to the Post Office or the center of Town. This is a great town to be friendly to both the
walker and the people who ride their bikes.
-Mosquito control.
-Comment on Police Department in Kure Beach.... When responds to a call, he acts so unconcerned. He is more
interested in flirting with females than listening. He laughs in peoples faces. He will respond to a call at his
convenience.
-All of our family needs are met in current situation where we live. We would expect taxes to increase if quality of life in
Kure Beach upgraded and expect increase in property value to recover taxes paid over time. Do not know pain/gain
relationships based of infrastructure elements. (No opinion.) Expanded tax base probably throwing off a lot of cash
in short-term (i.e., some upgrades possible with our increase in taxes in selected areas).
-Beautification of the Town.
-Pick up litter on the beach.
-Medical.
-Litter clean up — Carolina Beach has two employees in the summer who police the beach and Town each morning on a 3
wheeled scooter. I have never seen any regularly scheduled clean up (at Kure Beach). Also .... need to do
something about Dow Road from Ocean Blvd to K Street. It's not part of Kure Beach, but it's mostly traveled by
Kure Beach residents.
-We see no need for tax increases since the tax base is rapidly expanding.
We would like to have curb side recycling.
-Developer impact fees should be increased so as not to adversely impact existing resident taxes for expanded services. Our
expanded tax base should allow us to "pay as we go" and not accrue a huge interest debt or prohibitively increase
taxes to burden existing residents. 5 to 10 year plans must be more adhered to. A manager familiar with "high"
growth areas and how they made mistakes could be an asset to the Town so it doesn't tarn into another Myrtle Beach.
-Special assessment for sidewalks and bike paths on US 421.
-Less political "in -fighting" and tighter expenditure controls would provide funding of any of the above at existing tax rates.
-This is a wonderful Town! If it's not broken, let's leave it alone!!!
-As "needed," as "necessary." Overall — we love Kure Beach. Quiet, friendly, and very little crime.'
-These services can be improved without tax increases. Town has surplus and is gaining additional revenue due to rapid
growth.
-Make this a "no deposit" community. Doggies may doo-doo 2gly at home. Water quality has to be improved. Again —
pump station at "works" but smells and looks terrible. Must have attention to these areas ....... most of
which look terrible and uncomplimentary to be a public facility.
-Things are perfect the way they are now.
-I feel the Town businesses (restaurants, hotels, etc.) should pay their fair share for their garbage pick-up any time they request
it from public works. The Commissioner in charge of public works owns his own restaurant & 2 T-shirt shops.
How about him paying his share like we have to !!
-The facilities should be funded by users. Especially bike trails by some type of license.
-More? Can be reduced - already higher than any place around area! Dollars should be spent more efficiently - Town not
supposed to be profiting off of taxes. One on Council seems to be on an ego trip - big bank balance - poor services -
especially with large increase in property values and building boom. The garbage truck is waste of money at property
owners expense. Town should not be in trash hauling. Benefit to a very powerful few business people.
-I think the taxes are high enough and should already be taking these services into consideration.
-Public showers (near the pier), like on the boardwalk at Carolina Beach.
-If taxes were used properly in this Town. State, and country, we wouldn't need to pay half of what we do now. Retired
people would like to be able to buy groceries too.
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-More specific please .... what kind of facilities and where? Generally, Yes.
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-Question 15 & 16 are hard to answer since we only spend 14 or 15 days each summer.
-Taxes are high enough.
-Biking Trails.
-Better use of tax dollars rather than increased taxes.
-It's not that we don't care — we're not in Kure Beach often enough to see these needs.
-Some of this I'm not sure ..... but I do have an opinion.
-At this time not a resident & difficult to answer since not seeing all of these things on a full-time basis.
-No one wants more taxes, however. certain areas are necessary and I would support a reasonable tax increase.
-Need way to dispose of trash items not able to fit into container (i.e., shrubs, bushes, etc.)
-However, we would be willing to pay more taxes for enforcement of Town cleanliness and the Town environment as a whole
and to continue to have Kure Beach as a small Town retirement community with no commercialization.
-Real estate taxes are high enough.
-No new taxes!!
-Against any tax increase at this time.
-Not familiar to answer but keeping taxers low is important. We pay less taxes in Raleigh for more property. We have private
trash collection. Fire protection is needed more with multi family and tall buildings. Keep the codes. Keep the multi
out!
-Comment on trash collection and water and sewer — It seems unfair for homeowners like me who only use the facilities a
few months each year to pay a flat fee, which I feel is excessive. when I only use trash collection, water, and sewer
periodically.
-Landscape.
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♦ Under 30 = .8 % (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 2
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Seasonal = 1
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Business = 0
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Other = 0
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♦ 30-49 = 26.8 % (of 409 survev's).
Permanent =
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Seasonal
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Business
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Other
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What is the size
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♦
1 person = 9% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent 23
62.2 %
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Seasonal 12
32.4 %
Business = 1 =
2.7 %
Other = 1 =
2.7 %
✓ Total = 37 =
100 %
♦
2 persons = 58.7% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 147 =
61.3 %
Seasonal = 85 =
35.3 %
Business = 4 =
1.7 %
Other = 4 =
1.7 %
✓ Total = 240 =
100 %
♦
3 persons or more = 28.6% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 51 =
43.6%
Seasonal = 63 =
53.8 %
Business 0
0%
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Other 3
2.6%
✓ Total = 117 =
100 %
♦ No Answer = 3.7% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent — 7 = 46.6 %
Seasonal = 6 = 40%
Business = 1 = 6.7%
Other = 1 = 6.7 %
✓ Total = 15 = 100 %
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Which best describes your type of residence?
♦ Conventional Home (single family site built) =
81 % (of 409 surveys)
Permanent =
180 54.4%
Seasonal =
143 43.2%
Business =
2 .6%
Other =
✓ Total =
6 1.8%
331 100%
♦ Pre-fab (or Modular) Home =
.4% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent =
1 50%
Seasonal =
1 50 %
Business =
0 0%
Other =
0 0%
✓ Total =
2 100%
♦ Mobile Home =
.4% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent =
0 0%
Seasonal =
2 100%
Business =
0 0%
Other =
0 0%
✓ Total =
2 100%
♦ Duplex =
2.3 % (of 409 surveys)
Permanent =
5 55.6%
Seasonal =
4 44.4%
Business =
0 0%
Other =
0 0%
✓ Total =
9 100%
♦ Townhouse or Condominium =
10.7% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent =
30 68.2%
Seasonal =
13 29.5 %
Business =
0 0%
Other =
1 2.3 %
✓ Total =
44 100%
♦ Other (list) =
2.3% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent =
-Older house.
4 44.5 %
-Motel.
-Motel business.
-Two units moved here and put together into one story shack. Added onto and improved as Town would not consent to Ordinance variance.
Wanted to get the Fire Department to bum it or either give it to someone to haul it off.
Seasonal =
1 11.1 %
-Rental house.
Business =
3 33.3%
-Visitor Center/Museum.
-Have business.
-2 unit Motel/Inn.
Other =
1 11.1 %
-Conventional 2 story with each floor a separate unit.
✓ Total =
9 100%
♦ No Answer =
2.9% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent =
8 66.7%
Seasonal =
2 16.7%
Business =
1 8.3%
Other =
1 8.3%
✓ Total =
12 100%
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IQUESTION 20
Do you own or rent the house in which you live?
♦ Own = 90.1 % (of 425 surveys)
Permanent =
210 =
54.8 %
Seasonal =
161 =
42.1 %
Business _
Other
4 _
8
1
2.1 %
p-- ✓ Total =
383 =
100%
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♦ Rent = 3.1 % (of 425 surveys)
Permanent =
12 =
92.3 %
Seasonal =
1 =
7.7 %
Business =
0 =
0%
Other =
0 =
0%
-l-- ✓ Total =
13
= 100 %
♦ Own undeveloped lots = 3.7% (of 425 surveys)
Permanent =
6 =
37.5 %
Seasonal =
9 =
56.2 %
Business =
1 =
6.3 %
Other =
0 =
0%
O-- ✓ Total =
16 =
100 %
♦ No Answer = 3.1 % (of 425 surveys)
Permanent =
6 =
46.1 %
Seasonal =
4 =
30.8 %
Business =
2 =
15.4%
Other =
1 =
7.7%
✓ Total =
13 =
100 %
�-- 5 permanent respondents reported they owned house(s) and undeveloped lot(s). 1 respondent rents and owns a lot(s).
The 5 are counted as home owners and as owners of undeveloped lots. The 1 is counted as a renter and as the owner
of undeveloped lots..Thus the total permanent respondents are counted as total equals 234 rather than 228.
-- 9 seasonal respondents reported they owned house(s) and undeveloped lot(s). They are included in the seasonal count
above as home owners and as owners of undeveloped lots. Thus the total seasonal respondents equals 175 rather than
166.
❑-- 1 business owner/operator respondent indicates ownership of a home and a lot. The 1 is counted as a home owner
and as a owner of an undeveloped lot. Thus the total business owner/operator respondents equals 7 rather than 6.
x-- Percentages of the total number of surveys are figured on this page from a different total number of surveys. We
have 16 additional responses (when we include those responses to more than one category) so we are using 425 for
the figure indicating "total" surveys rather than 409. We don't believe the difference this change makes will
significantly alter/distort our information.

QUESTION 21
How many months a year do you live in the Town of Kure Beach?
♦ Year-round resident = 53.8 % (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 210 =
95.5 %
Seasonal = 4 =
1.8 %
Business = 4 =
1.8 %
Other = 2 =
.9%
✓ Total = 220 =
100 %
♦ 6-11 months = 3.9% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 9 =
56.2 %
Seasonal = 7 =
43.8 %
Business = 0 =
0%
Other = 0 =
0%
✓ Total = 16 =
100 %
♦ 3-5 months = 14.2 % (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 1 =
1.7 %
Seasonal = 55 =
94.8 %
Business = 0 =
0%
Other = 2 =
3.5 %
✓ Total = 58 =
100 %
♦ Less than 3 months = 25.2 % (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 2 =
1.9 %
Seasonal = 97 =
94.2 %
Business = 0 =
0%
Other = 4 =
3.9 %
✓ Total = 103 =
100 %
♦ No Answer = 2.9% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 6 =
50 %
Seasonal = 3 =
25 %
Business = 2 =
16.7%
Other = 1 =
8.3 %
✓ Total = 12 =
100 %

IQUESTION 22
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What is the employment status of the head of household?
♦
Retired = 36.4% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent =
86 =
57.7 %
Seasonal =
60 ,'
40:2%
Business =
0. —
4%
Other =
3
✓ Total =
149
♦
Unemployed seeking employment =
.7% (of 409
surveys]
Permanent =
2 =
67.7%
Seasonal =
1 ' =
33.3 % .
Business —
0
Other =
0`
✓ Total —
3
100 %
♦
Employed full time ' = 51.8 % (of 409 surveys) ,
Permanent =
116 —
54.7%
Seasonal =
89
Business
Other.. =
4
Total
212
♦
Employed part tune . i-- 5 9% (of 409 surveys)
. Permanent
13 —
54.1
♦ Not wo7
. DUJ111G�J
Other
Total
1.5 % (of
Permanen
Seasonal
Business
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QUESTION 23
My family income is approximately:
♦ Under $10,000 = 2.4% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent = 7 = 70%
Seasonal = 3 = 30%
Business = 0 = 0%
Other = 0 = 0%
V Total = 10 = 100%
♦ $10,000-$29,999 = 11.5% (of 409 surveys)
Permanent =
30
Seasonal =
16
Business =
1
Other =
0
V Total
47
♦ $30,000-$49,999 = 24% (of 409 surveys)
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Permanent ...62-
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Other
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. ... ........ . .............. ..........
. . .......... ... ✓ Total
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........... .
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............... B siness..
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= 2
.. . ..... ..... Other
= 4
Total=
196
♦ No Answer
63.8%
34.1%
2.1%
0%
100%
613%
32.7
KC
49.4%
47.5%
1 %
2.1%
100%
32 =
55.2%
22 =
38%
1 =
1.7%
3 =
5.1%
58 =
100%

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IEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The 1997 Kure Beach Land Use Plan Update (LUPUP) will serve as the general guide for growth for the Town of
Kure Beach as the Town moves into the twenty-first century. The functions of this Land Use Plan Update are as
follows:
1) Guidance on Land Development Decisions -- The Land Use Plan Update's section on
"Policies for Growth and Development" and the Land Classification Map provide guidance to
Town officials in planning facilities, preparing regulations, issuing permits and in day -today
decision malting. The public, particularly those interested in land development activity, also
benefit by using the Land Use Plan Update to anticipate governmental action.
2) Source of Information -- The LUPUP sections entitled ANALYSIS OF EXISTING
CONDITIONS, CONSTRAINTS TO DEVELOPMENT, and ESTIMATED DEMAND provide
valuable information on the local population, economy, environmental resources, community
facilities and existing land uses.
3) Public Participation Process for Planning — As a part of the production of this document
numerous public meetings were held. These meetings as well as a survey of water bill customers
within the Town of Kure Beach and the circulation of draft copies of the LUPUP ensured that the
plan represents a consensus of resident's wishes and that the plan will have the political support
necessary for implementation.
The LUPUP consists of nine sections. Each of the sections are extremely important to the Town of Kure Beach.
A listing of each section and a summary of the contents follows:
1) Analysis of Existing Conditions
❑ This portion of the plan contains information on the form of government in the Town of Kure Beach,
establishes how the information base was gathered, and discusses the physical setting and a bit of history
about the community. This section also gives documentation on the population (including seasonal
population), economy, existing land uses, a summary of current plans, policies, an regulations, and
discusses areas of significant land use change.
2) Constraints to Development
❑ The plans section on constraints to development discusses the suitability of the land for future
(continued) development activity. Natural features are discussed in this plan section as fragile areas,
areas of environmental concern (AEC's), and a discussion is given on the type of soils extant in Kure
Beach with the limitations given on each soil type discussed. Manmade constraints to development are
discussed as well. The carrying capacity of the infrastructure available and proposed as a means of
supporting existing and future development is also discussed. Cultural resources, an important plan
component in Kure Beach due to the history of the area, are discussed with information supplied by the
NC Department of Cultural giving an indication of prehistoric and historic sites worthy of preservation
within the area.
3) Estimated Demand
❑ The future demands of development activity, in light of the booming growth being experienced in
Kure Beach, are discussed in the areas of water, sewer, roads, schools, hospitals, recreation areas, solid
waste, population, and economy.
4) Policies for Growth and Development
❑ As this LUPUP is a policy document, this is arguably the most important part of this document.
Policy choices by the Town of Kure Beach will be highlighted, in summary form, later in this Executive
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Summary. The policies are broken into the following major areas: Resource Protection, Resource
Production and Management, and Economic and Community Development.
5) Continuing Public Participation
❑ Public participation is an important part of any planning effort. This section discusses the Public
Participation Plan which outlined the process by which the Kure Beach Land Use Plan was updated. The
Citizen Survey is discussed in some detail as well. The Town of Kure Beach is committed to continuing
involvement of the residents in the planning process.
6) Storm Hazard Mitigation, Post -Disaster Recovery, and Evacuation Plans
❑ In anticipation of a hurricane or other disaster, this plan can be used to mitigate the danger and the
loss of life and property which may occur.
7) Land Classification
❑ The Land Use Plan Update identifies and discusses three different land classification categories
pertinent to Kure Beach. Those three are Tourist Commercial/Developed, Urban Transition, and
Conservation. Residential development will continue, for the planning period, to be the dominant land use
in Kure Beach
8) Relationship of Policies and Land Classification
❑ The policies in the LUPUP are designed to be implemented gradually over the planning period which
for this plan is ten years. The Land classification categories, ,which are graphically depicted on the Land
Classification Map, are designed to give interested persons a picture of the Towns future growth patterns
and areas of development activity, according to general type, at a glance.
9) Intergovernmental Coordination and Implementation
❑ The Town of Kure Beach wishes to continue to have a good working relationship with New Hanover
County and the other municipalities in New Hanover County. The Town of Kure Beach also recognizes
the Town is a part of an area larger of the boundaries of new Hanover County and supports regional
efforts which will better the lives of citizens.
Summary of Policies for Growth & Development
Land Use Plans are policy documents. The Town of Kure Beach recognizes that the basic information on the
Town which is for the purpose of helping the plan user, who may be a Town official, a developer, or a local
citizen, to understand the existing situation in Kure Beach so that appropriate public and private sector decisions
can be made concerning the future growth and development of the Town. The policies in the LUPUP are
reflective of the desires of the Town of Kure Beach. These policies are also consistent with the NC Coastal
Resources Commission Land Use Planning Guidelines.
For each of the policies listed, the Town of Kure Beach has considered a planning period of ten years. In each
instance, alternative policies have been considered and costs/benefits analyzed.
(1) RESOURCE PROTECTION
(a) Constraints to Development
Development activity in areas subject to natural or man-made hazards shall be controlled to the extent possible
through the Town's existing regulations, and State and federal regulations. It is the policy of the Town of Kure
Beach to minimize development and to encourage low intensity land uses (i.e., open space and/or recreational type
uses such as beach access areas) in areas subject to natural or man-made hazardous conditions. The Town will
continue to work with the NC Division of Coastal Management staff on development activity occurring in Areas of
Environmental Concern (AFC's). Local zoning controls, and subdivision authority enacted by the Town through

the delegation of legislative authority by the NC General Assembly will continue to be strictly enforced.
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to limit development activity in those areas which have unsuitable soils.
The federal programs designed to limit the effects of development on wetlands areas are supported by Town
policy. Uses allowed in Town are those consistent with the Town of Kure Beach Zoning Ordinance. The Town
recognizes the need to update this ordinance and to carefully make decisions concerning those areas which need to
be protected or allowed to develop only minimally. The means by which the encouragement to conserve and
protect takes place is through the give and take and negotiated settlement accompanying the subdivision approval
process.
The Town of Kure Beach has public water and sewer available to all residences. This availability has opened some
areas to development which might not otherwise have been developed. All new development must now be
connected to public water and sewerage systems by local ordinance.
It is the Town's policy to allow development where the soils will support the activity and where such activity is
consistent with federal, State, and local regulations.
The Town supports continuing participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. The Town of Kure Beach
also strenuously supports the continued funding of beach nourishment and renourishment projects as a means of
mitigating storm damage.
(b) Areas of Environmental Concern
The NC Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) calls for the identification of important land and water areas judged
to be of greater than local significance. These areas are known as Areas of Environmental Concern or AEC's.
The CRC, in cooperation with the Town of Kure Beach, has developed a program for permitting development
activity within AEC's. The intent of this permitting process is not to stop development, but to insure the
compatibility of development with the continued productivity and value of certain land and water areas.
(c) Development in Proximity to Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW's)
There are no Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW's) within the planning jurisdiction of the Town of Kure Beach.
Town policy on development activity within those areas which are adjacent to these waters is that the development
should be low density type development.
(d) Fragile Land Areas
The NC Coastal Resources Commission has identified in their Guidelines for Land Use Planning (15A NCAC 7B)
areas of coastal North Carolina which local governments should recognize with a policy statement. The reason for
this recognition is so that these important areas may be recognized as worthy of a separate consideration and so that
through the land use planning process a policy statement on the protection of these areas may be formulated.
Those areas pertinent to the Town of Kure Beach's planning jurisdiction follow:
(1) Freshwater Swamps and Marshes
It is the policy of the Town that development activity is discouraged in swamps, marshes, and wetlands. This
policy is enforced locally through the negotiation which is a part of the subdivision approval process which is
described in the Town's Subdivision Regulations.
(2) Manmade Hazard Areas
It is the policy of the Town to oppose hazardous and noxious or dangerous facilities which may wish to locate
within Kure Beach.

(3) Archaeologic or Historic Areas
Correspondence from the NC Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives & History, dated March 15,
1996, indicates there are 36 recorded archaeological sites in the vicinity of Kure Beach. The known sites are
primarily prehistoric in nature, however, evidence of Civil War sites associated with Fort Fisher as well as colonial
activities are also present. The Kure Beach area has not been systematically surveyed. It is the policy of the Town
to preserve historic lands and properties. Any destruction or elimination of a resource of this type is prohibited by
State law, common sense, and Town of Kure Beach policy.
The Town wishes to cooperate with the Federal Point Historic Preservation Society on matters related to local
history. Town officials will consider revision of the subdivision regulations for purposes of allowing a
historical/archaeologic review process as a required part of the review and approval process for a new subdivision.
(4) Prime Farmland
There are no lands which are considered to be prime farmland within the Town of Kure Beach. There is not now,
nor has there been in the past, any historical emphasis on agriculture as an important part of the local economy in
the area of Kure Beach. The Town recognizes the importance of preserving the agricultural heritage of coastal
North Carolina. The Town, in general, supports preservation of areas which are suitable for agricultural activity
on a statewide basis.
(5) Wildlife Habitat Areas
There are no publicly owned and designated wildlife habitat areas within the Town of Kure Beach's planning
jurisdiction. There are also no NC Gamelands areas, designated by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission,
within the Town or its ETJ. There are no known private wildlife sanctuaries within the Town of Kure Beach or its
environs. There are, however, extensive wooded areas which are known to contain a wide variety of flora and
fauna which are indigenous to the area. These woodlands are the property of the federal government. No
development activity is allowed in this area. It is Town policy to support and protect wildlife and wildlife habitat.
Areas in Town which become designated as public or private wildlife sanctuaries, and which are a suitable
environment for wildlife, shall be fully supported by the Town. Areas which are privately owned shall be the
responsibility of the owner. The Town would consider acceptance of a gift or an inheritance of land for the
purpose of preservation. Land lying fallow, whether it be woodland or field (and not being used for storage of any
type), is completely consistent with Town policy and is supported. Any unused land which may be donated for
public purposes to the Town, the State, or to a Land Trust, would be consistent with Town policy intent. The
Town will consider, within the planning period of this document, a Conservation district in its Zoning Ordinance
which will be by request of the property owner and which will preclude any future development activity.
(6) Watersheds
In the Town of Kure Beach there are 2 watershed areas. The first of these areas is that part of Town which drains
to the Atlantic Ocean. The land area which drains to the Atlantic, according to maps prepared by the NC Division
of Coastal Management, is all of that land east of the frontal dune line. The Town of Kure Beach supports clean
water and will continue to work to preserve water quality in the area through compliance with State and federal
regulations and through the enactment of local regulations.
(e) Hurricane & Flood Evacuation Needs & Plans
The Kure Beach Town Council supports the New Hanover County Emergency Management Department's Storm
Hazard Mitigation, Post -Disaster Recovery & Evacuation Plan. A complete copy of this Plan is available from the
County Emergency Management Office. (Interested persons may call [phone] for further information.)
For further information concerning the Town's position and policies, interested parties should consult Section 6 of
the LUPUP. A generalized summary of the Town's policy is shown below.
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IIt is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to:
r- Discourage high intensity uses and large structures from being constructed within the 100-year flood plain,
erosion prone areas, and other areas susceptible to hurricane and other storm event flooding.
r- Consider purchasing parcels located within hazard areas or rendered unbuildable by storms or other events for
the purpose of recreation. Developers may also be required to provide such properties as open space under
circumstances related to the issuance of a conditional use permit or as a part of the subdivision approval process.
m-- Continue to enforce the NC Building Code, particularly those provisions which require construction standards
to meet wind resistive factors (i.e., design, wind velocity).
r- Encourage the placement of utilities underground for all new development.
(f) Protection of Potable Water
Potable (drinking) water is provided to the Town of Kure Beach via a municipal system. The Town relies on
groundwater resources and a system of wells for supply. As a result of this dependence, residents therefore use a
large quantity of local groundwater for human consumption. Town officials are concerned about the protection of
the potable water supply. The Town fully supports the Division of Environmental Management's (DEM) rules
regarding development activity near groundwater source areas. Town policy is to enhance the protection of these
areas and to provide for groundwater recharge areas consistent with DEM's rules and the Zoning Ordinance.
(g) Use of Package Treatment Plants
The Town of Kure Beach maintains a central sewer system for waste water treatment and disposal. It is Town
policy that all new developments are required to connect to the public system. Package treatment plants and new
septic systems are not allowed. Kure Beach supports all efforts to minimize surface and groundwater pollution
from wastewater sources.
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to require annexation of adjacent areas desiring the extension of sewage
treatment capacity. The intent of this policy is to insure that the potential for growth in or adjacent to Kure Beach
does not exceed the availability of the treatment capacity.
(h) Stormwater Runoff
The Town of Kure Beach is located in close proximity to wetlands associated with the Cape Fear River. Because
of this location, and because of the tremendous importance of clean water which serves as a basic feature of the
recreation base of the Town's tourism based economy, Town residents recognize the value of clean water
resources. Ecologically fragile and sensitive areas (i.e., the Cape Fear River, area wetlands, and the Atlantic
Ocean) are recognized by elected officials, appointed officials, and residents as areas which should be protected.
The Town supports NC Division of Environmental Management regulations regarding stormwater runoff resulting
from development activity. It is Town policy that growth and development will not be allowed where poor
drainage exists unless appropriate corrective improvements are to be completed as part of the project.
(i) Industrial Impacts
Town policy regarding the impact of traditional "industry" on the natural environment in Kure Beach indicate these
impacts should not occur. The Town has an economy which is tourism based. The Town will continue to find its
future based on its natural environment and the tourists and visitors who flock to the beach because of the natural
amenities it offers. Town officials feel that any industrial type development which would detract from the visual
beauty of the area and which might cause increased traffic, noxious fumes, noise, smoke, vibration or other
unpleasant side effects should look elsewhere for a location. Industry which complies with the standards of the
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Town of Kure Beach ZoningOrdinance is acceptable within the Town limits and ETJ. It is the policy of the Town
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that industrial development should first be clean and should provide jobs to local residents.
(2) RESOURCE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
(a) Productive Agricultural Lands
A review of the New Hanover County Soils Survey shows that the Town of Kure Beach contains a small amount of
those soils which can be characterized as prime farmland. There are no farms currently in operation within the
Town of Kure Beach's planning jurisdiction. Farming has not been important historically for the Town of Kure
Beach. Land values on the beach are a limiting factor for this type of an operation. However, the Town would
welcome the visual relief and open spaces this type of operation would provide residents of the municipality. The
uninhibited widespread heavy use of substances (i.e., pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers) which pose a threat (or
which may pose a threat) to human health is discouraged. The storage of large quantities of these substances in
Kure Beach will not be allowed by the Town's Zoning Ordinance. Agricultural operations are not considered a
large issue in Kure Beach.
(b) Commercial Forest Lands
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to support the efficient planting and harvesting of North Carolina's
commercial forest lands. Commercial forests lands, in ideal circumstances would be located in upland areas or in
areas away from rivers, creeks, branches, or tributaries. It is the strong sentiment of Town officials that the
harvesting of timber near waters should be discouraged. If this activity must occur, as a means of protecting water
quality, the Town would support regulations requiring vegetative buffers as a means of mitigating water quality
degradation. Commercial forestry operations are not desired in the Town of Kure Beach.
(c) Mineral Production Areas
There are no existing mineral production areas within the Town of Kure Beach and there are no areas known to
have potential for mineral production. It is not expected that mineral production areas will be discovered. It is the
policy of the Town to prohibit such operations within the Town's planning jurisdiction. The policy is regulated
through the enforcement provisions of the Town's Zoning Ordinance. The Town requests enforcement of this
policy on U.S. government property by the consistency provisions concerning Land Use Plans recognized by
federal law and the CAMA.
(d) Commercial & Recreational Fisheries
The Town of Kure Beach has no fish processing operations located within the Town's planning jurisdiction.
Commercial fishing is important to the municipality. It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to work with other
regional interests to maintain or improve the quality of water and the abundance of the fisheries resource available
to area residents and visitors. The Town wishes to work with the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries to
improve the propagation and availability of fin fish and shellfish.
(e) Off -Road Vehicles
The Town of Kure Beach has an ordinance in place which prohibits driving on the Atlantic Ocean beach within ■
Town. The purpose of this regulation is to provide a beautiful, high quality snow white sandy beach for visitors
and residents. Town officials feel that traffic on the beach front would add an element of danger and discomfort to
the visits of sunbathers. Traffic would also leave tire tracks on the beach and the vehicular traffic may also help to
exacerbate erosion. It is the policy of the Town to not allow off -road vehicle use that would cause erosion or
substantial damage to land forms. This policy on off -road vehicles is not pertinent to public works projects or
emergency vehicles.

�- (f) Residential, Commercial, & Industrial Land Development Impacts
The primary concern of citizen survey respondents to inquiries concerning future development activity in Town
was that the Town should preserve its small Town character. The response to this item was overwhelming. Town
policy is to encourage future growth according to the land use regulations currently in place. It is the intention of
Town officials that development impacts on the environment be negligible and that the impacts of all development
take into consideration those factors which will enhance the quiet, small Town character and quality of life enjoyed
by residents and seasonal visitors. Residential development will be encouraged, as much as possible, to occur in a
manner which will not overload traffic conditions. The Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision regulations will be
revised as necessary as a means of implementing this policy. The development of new streets and roads as a part
of the residential growth process will be carefully studied before a new subdivision is approved. Utilities
provisions required as a part of the Subdivision Regulations will be revised, as necessary, to require future (or
potential) Town residents the opportunity to enjoy the full range of services available to the older residential areas.
Commercial development is currently desired by Town officials. The Town wishes to work with small business
owners who may be engaged in the process of trying to find a place to locate a business. The commercial district,
which is located along U. S. Highway 421 (a.k a. Fort Fisher Boulevard) and K Avenue, is currently zoned
commercial (C-3) and is open and available for a wide variety and type of commercial activity. The Town is
especially interested in small shops and specialty stores. The Town wishes to find a certain niche and to not be
flooded by the strip type development so commonly found in other beach communities. Commercial activity which
would add to the economic base of the Town would be welcomed by Town officials provided that the activity is
environmentally safe, clean, and consistent with current State, federal, and local regulatory requirements.
Industrial development policy in the Town of Kure Beach is to encourage traditional industrial type uses to seek to
locate elsewhere. There is much open and available land within the region which would be suitable for industry.
Town policy is to encourage industrial development activity within the region but not in Kure Beach.
Developers (commercial or industrial) shopping for a location should contact Town officials early in the process to
discuss the activity.
r (g) Peat or Phosphate Mining's Impacts
The mining of peat or phosphate within the planning jurisdiction of the Town of Kure Beach is prohibited. It is
extremely unlikely that any commercial quality deposits of these products exist in the area. Other types of
"mining" are more likely. Coquina rock exists in some quantity in a unique geologic formation found offshore,
however, this outcropping is protected by. federal regulations and through registration with the North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program. Sand also is available in large quantities, though local elected and appointed officials
and residents wish more would be piled upon the beach. As mining operations are generally unpleasant to the
persons living in an area near where these activities occur, and as there are currently no mines in the Kure Beach
area, and since the Town relies heavily on natural resources and the attractiveness of the area as a means of
drawing tourists and visitors, it is the policy of the Town to oppose any large or small scale mining operations
requesting to locate within the municipal boundary or ETJ. The Town also wishes to go on record opposing any
mining operations which may wish to locate in New Hanover County near the Town of Kure Beach. (This policy
includes the MOTSU property on the east bank of the Cape Fear River.) The Town will work with the County to
oppose such operations. The means of enforcement for this policy, locally, shall be the Town of Kure Beach
Zoning Ordinance. Within the federal property the Town requests enforcement of this policy by the consistency
provisions provided for by federal law and the CAMA.
0) ECONOMIC AND COMMUNTfY DEVELOPMENT
(a) Type of Development to be Encouraged
The Town of Kure Beach encourages continued residential growth. It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to

encourage residential growth. The regulations which will govern this growth will be the Zoning Ordinance and the
Subdivision Regulations.
The Town of Kure Beach also encourages commercial growth. It is the policy of the Town to work with and to
encourage commercial activity which is consistent with current regulations and which will provide jobs, make
retail type amenities available to residents and visitors, and provide for convenient shopping opportunities. It is the
policy of the Town to encourage clean and quiet commercial type development. Any commercial facility which
will in the future wish to dispense gasoline within the Town of Kure Beach must have gasoline tanks installed
safely and in accordance with the regulations of the NC Division of Environmental Management, Groundwater
Section, so as to further insure the safety of residents through the purity of the groundwater resource. The local
means of implementing this policy will be through the Zoning Ordinance.
Traditional "industrial development" is discouraged within the Town of Kure Beach. Other types of less resource
intensive industrial type users may be desirable (i.e., tourist industry) Large stacks spewing voluminous amounts
of smoke, large amounts of traffic bothering residents at all hours and traffic using up the road (through the rough
treatment given by large, heavy trucks) in this quiet community is not envisioned and will not be approved.
Manufacturing concerns are generally felt to be undesirable. Town officials discourage the use of pesticides,
herbicides, and fertilizers in areas close to any Town or community well systems. Town officials also wish to note
that runoff into streams from private landscaping activity has been recognized as a problem within the State and the
Town strongly encourages the use these products in a careful manner and only as needed.
(b) Type and Location of Industry Desired
The Town of Kure Beach, by policy, encourages industry which will allow the Town to keep the small Town
character that long-term residents of Kure Beach have come to enjoy. Industries which create a significant amount
of pollution (smoke, dust, glare, noise, vibrations, etc.) are discouraged and should not locate in Kure Beach. This
includes (but is not limited to) swine and cattle, steel mills, electric power plants, paper manufacturing plants,
chemical companies, mining operations, explosives companies and others. Kure Beach is a small resort
community. The tourist industry is the economic mainstay of this place.
The Town desires responsible industrial development in the region which will not adversely affect the natural
environment or the quality of life enjoyed by residents. Industrial sites should be adjacent water lines and must
have an approved system of handling any possible by-products or waste products which may be dangerous to
human beings. Industrial development in this region should not infringe (in ways which may be perceived by the
five human senses) on established residential development.
(c) Local Commitment to Services Provision
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to provide public water, sewer, trash collection, police protection, and
those other services now available to all areas of the Town. Services will be provided within one year, as required
in the NC General Statutes, to any areas which may in the future be annexed into the Town. New developments
are required to construct and to connect to the municipal system.
(d) Urban Growth Patterns Desired
It is the policy of the Town Kure Beach to encourage growth to occur adjacent to existing water and sewer service
lines. The Town will use this Land Use Plan Update, the Subdivision Regulations, and the Zoning Ordinance as
the means to implement this policy and to direct all future residential, commercial, and industrial type growth. The
Town has limited available land surrounding it which is available for development.
(e) Redevelopment of Developed Areas
A significant redevelopment issue facing Kure Beach through the planning period is substandard housing. During
the planning period the Town will attempt to correct its worst substandard housing conditions by taking the
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(1) enforcing the Town's Minimum Housing Code;
(2) coordinating any redevelopment efforts with the Building Inspections Department;
(3) enforcing the Zoning Ordinance requirements on non -conforming uses.
Redevelopment as a result of skyrocketing real estate prices is also possible. Development activity in these
instances must be consistent with local regulations.
The Town of Kure Beach also recognizes a redevelopment concern connected with the threat of hurricane, flood,
tornado, or other natural disaster. The section of this document which covers this area is entitled Storm Hazard
Mitigation. Post -Disaster Recovery. and Evacuation Plans. Policies on redevelopment construction activity,
following a catastrophic storm event, are located in this section. It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to
allow reconstruction of structures demolished by natural disaster when the reconstruction complies with all existing
regulations. This is governed by the Town's Zoning Ordinance.
It is the intention of the Town to continue to be a member of the National Flood Insurance Program administered
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and to continue to allow Federal Flood Insurance to be available to
residents.
(f) Commitment to State & Federal Programs
Kure Beach is receptive to State and federal programs that will provide some benefit to the Town, County, and
region. It is the policy of the Town to continue to fully support such programs. Examples of such programs
include: NC Division of Coastal Management Planning Program, NC Division of Parks & Recreation Programs to
fund recreation areas, NC Division of Community Assistance & U. S. Department of Housing & Urban
Development Community Development Block Grant Program, NC Division of Travel and Tourism promotion
efforts, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers regulatory and permitting programs, NC Department of Transportation
road and bridge improvement programs, NC Division of Environmental Management Water Quality Planning
Program, Farmers Home Administration loans for local water and sewer service projects, Federal Emergency
Management Agency Flood Insurance Program, NC Department of Commerce Industrial Recruiting Programs,
Southeastern Regional Economic Development Commission Economic Development Programs, and others.
The Town of Kure Beach is committed to the idea of beach nourishment, followed by regular renourishment, as the
best method of dealing with the threat of erosion. The Town of Kure Beach strongly supports all federal, State,
and local governmental efforts to assist beach communities with the funding assistance which makes beach
nourishment projects possible.
(g) Assistance to Channel Maintenance and Beach Nourishment Projects
The Town of Kure Beach has no federally maintained channels within its jurisdiction. Town residents currently
pay County, State, and federal taxes, all of which are used to some extent to pay for the maintenance of these
waterways. Beach nourishment projects are strongly supported by the Town of Kure Beach. The Town believes
this is the best possible method of dealing with the erosion problem.
(h) Energy Facility Siting & Development
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to discourage offshore continental shelf drilling for gas or oil. The
location of any shore side OCS facilities at Kure Beach would be completely inconsistent with local policy.
(i) Coastal & Estuarine Water Beach Access
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It is the policy of Town officials to support beach and estuarine water access projects within New Hanover County
and throughout coastal North Carolina. The Town feels all of the suitable and appropriate ocean front rights -of -
way and properties within the Town limits have been designated and developed to the Town's full desired extent as
public beach access locations. The accessways provide adequate access and parking for residents and visitors to
Kure Beach. It is the policy of the Town to continue to maintain and improve existing public beach access
facilities. The Town will seek County and State funding assistance for public beach projects.
Kure Beach encourages the construction of individual dune walk -over structures at every private access point.
Q) Tourism
The Town of Kure Beach strongly supports tourism. The Town recognizes tourists as a vital and important part of
the economy of the region and the state. The Town of Kure Beach draws much of its livelihood from tourism
(especially summer rentals), marine recreation, and fishing activities. It is the policy of the Town to grow toward a
position where the tourist influx may be enjoyed to its maximum potential. It is believed that this is possible
through continuing work to have Kure Beach remain a representative of the traditional coastal small Town beach
community. The result of this return to traditional values on the part of Town officials will, it is believed,
dramatically reward the Town's residents in the future.
As a means of achieving the goal of enhancing tourism and encouraging seasonal and overnight visitors, the Town
of Kure Beach supports NC Department of Transportation road improvement projects which will improve access
(ingress and egress) to the region and the Town of Kure Beach.
(k) Type of Density Desired
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to encourage low density type development activity. This policy
includes the continuation of height restrictions (no structures in excess of 35 feet) and development consistent with
the Zoning Ordinance restrictions on density. Low density development is consistent with the historical growth
patterns of the Town and is in keeping with the vision community leaders have for the long-term future of the
community. The geographical and business center of Town is at the comer -of K Avenue and Fort Fisher
Boulevard. This location is expected to continue to serve as the center of commercial activity in Kure Beach. It is
possible that the existing businesses in the area will be enhanced through additional planning activity. The Town of
Kure Beach will consider a Downtown Redevelopment Plan which will not increase density but which may provide
businesses some solutions to parking shortages, which currently limit business activity, as well as help to improve
the appearance of the area.
It is anticipated that additional commercial growth will occur around this central business district within the
planning period. Solutions to the overcrowded parking situation will need to be resolved before additional business
may locate there. Town policy is to encourage commercial growth. This growth to be consistent with Town
policy must be of a type which will include specialty shops and stores. The Town does not desire to attract
shoppers from the region who will make special trips to Kure Beach. The Town wants to serve residents and
visitors with this commercial center. Town officials are quite interested in hearing from prospective businesses
who may wish to choose Kure Beach as a place to locate.
Continuing growth activity during the planning period in Town in the residential neighborhoods is expected and
desired. The growth expected will be primarily a filling in of lots which are currently vacant. Existing subdivision
activity is also expected to continue. Redevelopment activity is expected and some of the older homes at Kure
Beach may be replaced with newer models. The Town recognizes the strength of its location in proximity to other
population centers and anticipates that continuing residential growth will be enhanced by the continuing growth of
the County and other area regional centers of population.
The Town wishes to keep the small Town atmosphere which long-term residents have come to love. The Town's
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Land Classification Map, prepared as a part of this Land Use Plan Update, gives a graphic depiction of the types of
growth patterns planned, desired and anticipated.
(1) Manufactured Homes
a A portion of Kure Beach's housing stock (approximately 3% in Town and 24% in the ETJ) consists of
manufactured homes. The Town finds the continued use of these structures to be acceptable. These affordable
structures are permitted according to the provisions described within the Zoning Ordinance.
Modular homes are also permissible according to the provisions of the Town of Kure Beach Zoning Ordinance.
The trend has been toward the construction of new single family site built or townhouse units in recent years. The
trend expected is that as property values rise redevelopment of those lots where manufactured homes now sit will
occur. Single family site built residential units will fill in those lots to be redeveloped.
(m) Town Boundary Defined
The official map of the Town of Kure Beach is located in the office of the Building Inspector at Town Hall. This
map accurately reflects the municipal and ETJ boundary. All policy decisions in this document are based upon an
understanding that the Town boundaries are fixed as shown on this map.
(n) Provision of Services to Development
It is the policy of the Town of Kure Beach to extend the full range of municipal services (water, sewer, police,
solid waste, etc.) to those areas which are within the Town limits. As a part of the approval process for any new
subdivisions, connection to the municipal systems will be required.
It is Town policy that all new residential, commercial, and industrial development will be required to connect to the
municipal water and sewer systems.
(o) Recreational Facilities
It is the desire of Town officials to boost recreational opportunities for residents. The citizen survey prepared
(administered and analyzed) as a part of this Land Use Plan Update showed great interest amongst residents for
additional recreational opportunity. The survey showed a strong desire by residents for bike trails for cyclists and
for more sidewalks for pedestrians.
As a means of responding to this identified need, the Town will form a Recreation Committee and prepare a
recreation plan within the next five years. This Committee will work with Town elected and other appointed
officials to provide for recreation opportunity. As a priority the Town will work with the NC Department of
Transportation (NC DOT) on the widening and improvement of Dow Road and U.S. Highway 421. The
Committee will work with the NC DOT Bicycle Program on the provision of bike trails along highways both in
Town and within the ETJ. Sidewalks will strongly be considered as a requirement for all new subdivisions.
The Town desires to work and to cooperate with the New Hanover County Parks and Recreation Department, the
North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, and the Town of Carolina Beach to pursue this goal.
The Town will consider acceptance of a donation of property for recreational purposes.
IW Annexation
The Town of Kure Beach policy on annexation is to pursue expansion primarily through the provisions of the NC
General Statutes relative to voluntary annexation. The Town's generalized policy on involuntary or satellite
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annexations is to not pursue these options. It is not expected that Kure Beach will need to confront the question of
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annexation during the planning period. If the question should arise, Kure Beach will carry out the study and
consideration of the facts in the manner prescribed by law.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
As the starting point in the preparation of this document the Town of Kure Beach adopted a "Citizen Participation
Plan" with a schedule of events which outlined the process of Land Use Plan Update preparation. The "Citizen
Participation Plan" was prepared according to the requirements of Subchapter 7B of Chapter 15A of the North
Carolina Administrative Code, which gives guidance to local governments on such matters. As a part of the public
participation requirement for the production of a Land Use Plan Update (LUPUP) under the Coastal Area
Management Act, local governments are required to describe a process by which the public will be encouraged to
participate in the planning process. It is the intent of the process described in the plan to give the public ample
opportunity to become a meaningful part of the planning process and all views gathered as a part of this process are
recognized to be informative and instructional for all citizens of the Town of Kure Beach, interested parties, and
elected and appointed Boards.
The principle local Board responsible for supervision of the planning process has been the Town of Kure Beach
Planning Board. Public involvement in the process was generated through public information meetings, public
hearings, Planning Board Meetings, Town Council meetings and a survey of citizens.
All meetings in preparation of this Land Use Plan Update were open to the public. All future meetings where land
use planning and public policy in the Town of Kure Beach will be discussed will continue to be open to the public.
STORM HAZARD MITIGATION, POST -DISASTER RECOVERY,
& EVACUATION PLANS
The purpose of this section of the 1996 Town of Kure Beach LUPUP is to assist the Town in evacuation,
mitigation, and recovery situations which will arise as a result of natural or technological disasters.
The New Hanover County Emergency Management Department works closely with the Town of Kure Beach
public officials and the Police Department to insure preparedness and the ability to respond to emergency
situations. The success of the emergency services supplied to the people of Kure Beach relies on good
communications between all agencies.
The following text gives the Town's storm hazard mitigation and post -disaster recovery policies.
(a) Storm Hazard Mitigation
Storm hazard mitigation actions are, by definition, those actions which will reduce the impact of a storm event.
Storm hazard mitigation policies are those local government policies which will aid local government administrators
and appointed or elected officials with the adoption of implementation actions which will reduce the threat of storm
hazard. The types of storm events which may catastrophically or negatively effect the Town of Kure Beach include
hurricanes and tornados. Both types of storms are extremely powerful and unpredictable forces of nature.
High Winds
Wind is the major determinant of a hurricane. Any tropical storm with sustained wind in excess of 74 mph is
classified as a hurricane. Hurricanes are judged by their power according to a model known as the Saffir-Simpson
scale. Tornados are extremely forceful whirlwinds which effect a much narrower path than a hurricane. Tornados
may have wind in excess of 300 mph.
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With the tremendous rainfall known to occur accompanying hurricanes, and with the storm surge which may cause
rivers, streams, tributaries, and branches draining an area to clog and to back up, both riverine and coastal flooding
is a hazard. Flooding during a storm event will frequently cause extensive damage in beach Towns such as Kure
Beach. The reason for this likelihood is that the Town has an interface with the Atlantic Ocean which is an area
that is recognized to be vulnerable to storms and erosion prone. Low areas also exist in Town. The Town is a
member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Hazard Protection Program. The last
flood hazards maps for the Town are dated April 2, 1986. Since hazards are known to exist, the consideration of
possible flood damage is an important part of Kure Beach's storm hazard mitigation policy Manning.
(b) Kure Beach's Storm Hazard Mitigation Policy
The North Carolina Uniform Building Code is used by Kure Beach to manage development and to minimize
potential wind damage: "It is the policy of the Town to support the State Building Code on wind resistant
construction with design standards of 110 mph wind loads. The Town shall require the enforcement of the Nc
Building Code and especially those provisions which require construction to meet wind resistive factors: This
policy will be enforced through the Town of Kure Beach's Inspections office.
(c) Post -Disaster Recovery Plan "
Kure Beacliofficials recognize that in the event of a major storm making landfall in the vicinity of Town there will
very likely be damage to homes, businesses, public utilities, roads or other features of Town which will require
coordinated clean-up and prior thought given to the process of returning to pre -storm status,. As a means of
assisting with this return to non -storm status, the Town of Kure Beach has a Disaster Recovery Team which is
made up of local government staff and elected officials. In the event of a disaster, the DRT has important duties
which are described in some detail in the text of the LUPUP.
Develoament Moratoria
Because of the density of development within the Town of Kure Beach; which is much more densely developed
than the surrounding areas of the County; and because of the possibility of extensive damage caused by a major
storm, it may be, necessary for the Town to prohibit all redevelopment activities for a period of time following a
storm event. 'This development moratoria would allow Town officials the opportunity to carefully assess all `
damage in light of existing policies, building regulations and ordinances and to determine the steps necessaryfor
redevelopment. This will be particularly crucial should major public facilities be destroyed.
(d) Evacuation Plans
The Town has confidence in the disaster preparedness plan of the New Hanover County Emergency Management
Department and hereby supports, accepts, and adopts the provisions of this plan relative to the evacuation and
general safety of the Town of Kure Beach. The Town of Kure Beach wishes to work with the Town of Carolina
Beach on all matters relative to the public safety of island residents and visitors.
LAND`CLASSMCATION s
The land classification system provides a framework which will*guide the Town of Kure Beach in identifying the
future use of all lands within the Town's planning jurisdiction. Some of the lands in Town and the extraterritorial
area may be more suitable than others for development activity. The description of the classes herein outlined will
allow Kure Beach officials to illustrate graphically their policy statements on where and at what intensity they wish
future growth will occur, and will illustrate where the Town wants to conserve natural and cultural resources by
guiding growth.
The Coastal Resources Commission has designated (through the use of the Planning'Guidelines) a land"
classification system which has seven classes each identified by intensity of use and the extent of urban services
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offered. These seven classification categories (developed, urban transition, limited transition, community, rural,
rural with services, and conservation) have been subdivided by the Town of Kure Beach into more specific
subclasses pertinent to the situation within the Town. Some classes may not apply (at all) to a particular local
government, which is the case in Kure Beach, and in other circumstances, the fit may be perfect.
The Town of Kure Beach has selected three of the above mentioned land classification categories. The Town
recognizes the categories named above are "guidelines," suggested by the North Carolina Coastal Resources
Commission through input from their staff, the NC Division of Coastal Management, and the Town elects to use a
hybrid of these suggested categories as a means by which to suitably reflect the reality of the growth situation
within the Town.
The following land classifications apply within KureBeach's planning jurisdiction:
TOURLST COWKERCIALIDEVELOPED
The Tourist Commercial/Developed (hereinafter TCD) land classification category at Kure Beach consists of a nine
block area, a large portion of which borders on the Atlantic Ocean,,which is the central business district of the.,
Town. The TCD district contains a few single family residential properties. The predominant land uses in the area
are commercial. While it is recognized that local residents do frequent this area, the largest portion of the visitors
and customers to the area are not permanent year 'round residents. The commercial activity is tourist oriented. .
This type of use is expected to continue through the planning period.
The area is recognized by Town leaders as a part of Town which is special, or different from all the rest of Town.
The difference is primarily due to the commercial orientation' within the TCD. Most of the rest of Town is strictly
residential. The TCD is a focal point. Residents and visitors regularly'pass through and always notice this spot, . It
is one of the few beach areas in North Carolina where visitors can view, from their, automobile, the Atlantic Ocean.
Visitors may park here, year 'round, for free, and watch -the waves roll onto the shore. This area is the oldest,part
of Town and is the approximate geographic center of the Town.
The purpose of the TCD class is to provide for intensive
development and redevelopment activity. This activity must be
consistent with local land use regulations (governing type of use,
parking, signs, minimum lot size, buffers, height, etc.), State
regulations governing development activity within AEC's (where
appropriate), and federal regulations pertaining to ,wetlands and "
endangered species.
The Town of Kure Beach wishes to maintain a family beach type
atmosphere. Uses for the TCD, are only those consistent with the "
Town's Zoning' Ordinance. 'Any proposed uses within the TCD'
must also be consistent with the policies in this Land Use Plan
Update.
URBAN TRANSITION
Lands classified Urban Transition in Kure Beach constitute the.'vast majority: of those lands in Town. This
classification describes land which is largely developed, mostly residential, and which,is currently served by the
full range of municipal
'services (water, sewer, police, solid waste, etc.) available in Kure Beach. This
classification is designed to provide for continued intensive development and redevelopment within the Town and' "
the developable portions of the ETJ (extraterritorial jurisdiction).
In those areas described as Urban Transition, excluding the MOTSU property which is owned by -the federal
government and is not developable, there is only a small amount of developable land remaining.' It is anticipated
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that nearly all of the land which is currently vacant and is described as Urban Transition will be developed within
the next five to ten years.
As the classification category heading suggests, Urban Transition lands are areas which are, or which may be, in a
state of transition within the planning period. It is the view of Town government that some changes are possible.
It is not believed that any revisions to the existing Ordinances will change the small Town residential character of
this community. There are no current plans for major Zoning or Subdivision Ordinance revisions. The
redevelopment (or transition) of some areas is likely, due to economic pressure from soaring real estate prices, and
this redevelopment will be consistent with local, State, and federal regulations.
Development activity in areas described as Urban Transition must be consistent with local policies described in tlis 'Yr
Land Use Plan Update. All development activity will also, be consistent with local Ordinances...., . ,.,.
The Conservation classification within the Town of Kure Beach
applies to all,Areas'of`Envirovmental Concern (i1EC's), the
MOTSU buffer zone 1,`and all'areas classified `as wetlands by the
U.S. Army:Corps of Engineers. The wetlands areas and AEC's are`
(in some cases) too'small and too widely dispersed within the
Town's planning jurisdiction to be accurately depicted on the Land'
Classification Map. In regards to wetlands, a site survey will be
required to determine if freshwater wetlands exist on a given site ,
These areas must be identified by a"qualified .-wetlands consultant, - t
approved'by the U.S.'Army'Corps of Engineers, or by a
representative of the Corps:' bevelopment activity within wetlands '
is disco ' ' I "id'by Town policy:.Town regulation does not expressly
prohibit wetlands development. The Subdivision Regulations
requirements for approval of a new subdivision allow fora
negotiated agreement on development activity and the Town will ,
work with future subdividers to avoidwetlands areas. Development
within these areas is permitted if all local requirements are'met and if c.
federal regulations permit such activity. No development activity' is
allowed in those areas classified Conservation which is inconsistent t -.
with the policy, statements within this document. Community ; r
infrastructure improvements or new community infrastructure (iiicluding roads- water towers, sewage treatment
plants; etc )"are consistent with the`Conservation classification in Kure Beach.
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Development activity in` AEC's is regulated by the State of North Caro If these AEC's are also within the
Town of Kure Beach or the Kure each ETJ, all local planning rules and regulations must be adhered to'as'well.
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All AEC's'are defined7as Conservation areas in Kure Beach..Com'mericial and residential type development is
permitted within the Conservation classification of Ocean Hazard areas (a category 'of AEC's) in Kure Beach.
RELATIONSHIP OF POLICIES AND LAND CLASSIFICATION
The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, acting, as staff for the North Carolina • Coastal Resggrces
Commission, requires a statement within each Land' Use Plan to coastal North Carolina on hqw pohcip.s: ydthm `the
Land Use Plan relate; to the land classification categories. For., readers and for' all agency personnel who may
read and interpret this'document; be advised`that the Town; of Kure'Beach has given carefut thought to le policies
contained herein. The Land Use Plan creation process was ;long and involved many difficult selection opportunities
on policy. The policies which have emerged and which are contained witliin'ihis documenfrepresent tiie best effort
of Town officials to create policy which;reflects the Tpwn',srposition on. long-term,growth,_The Lanc�Glassification
Map is the graphic, depiction "of how the `l'ov}+n des>res these polices to be .enforceciy oin the land areast jn and around
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
The Town of Kure Beach will continue to work with New Hanover County and Carolina Beach on matters of
mutual concern. It is recognized within the Town that both the County and Carolina Beach have resources and
staff personnel which may be of great assistance to the municipality. Similarly, the Town of Kure Beach has much
to offer other area local governments. The Town wishes to encourage and to promote further cooperation.
The Town recognizes the municipal boundary and the extraterritorial area limit line are not the full extent of the
area of concern effecting the Town of Kure Beach. The County and other area municipalities have much to share
in terms of experience and expertise. New Hanover and Brunswick County municipal managers, administrators,
and clerks have a wealth of experience. Rather than each individual local government re -inventing the solution to a
problem the Town of Kure Beach suggests cooperation and a pooling of resources to cooperate on ways that cost
savings and administrative efficiency may be achieved. It is the intention of the Town of Kure Beach to make the
best use of all types of resources available and to strive to make the Town of Kure Beach a model small Town and
a better place to live through the sharing of experience.
County residents share a common destiny, and just as a common future for those who stay in the County is.
indisputable, any inconsistencies in policy or design of land management systems and ordinances will always be
able to be discussed at the Town of Kure Beach. Municipal officials would also like to recognize this same level of
cooperation at the County and to thank the County and Carolina Beach officials and staff for their assistmce
through the years and in advance for the future..
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Areas labeled as V ZONES are areas of 100 year coastal flood with velocity (wave action).
V ZONE areas, which are labeled as ZONE Vl-V30, are areas of 100 year coastal flood with
velocity (wave action) with base flood elevations and flood hazard factors determined.
Areas labeled as ZONE B are those areas between limits of the 100 year flood and 500 year
flood; or certain areas subject to 100 year flooding with average depths less than one (1) foot or
where the contributing drainage area is less than one square mile; or areas protected by levees
from the base flood.
Areas labeled as ZONE C are areas of minimal flooding.
The information number for the National Flood Insurance Program is 1-800-638-6620.
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Town of Kure Beach
Within Kure Beach's planning jurisdiction there are 34 residences
and 2 commercial businesses in ZONE B. The fishing pier is in a V• ZONE.
All else is in ZONE C.
Prepared in 1997 by:
Cape Fear Council of Governments
1480 Harbour Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
910-395-4553/395-2684fax