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Published by The Town of Pine Knoll Shores In The Interests Of Its Cttizens
Post Office Box 757, Atlantic Beach, N. C. 28512
Volume V - Number 9 September 198^
Noel Yancey - Editor
The Pine Knoll Shores Board of Commissioners gave its approval during its
September meeting to the general concept of the shopping center which Pine Knoll Associ
ates proposes to build on a 25-acre tract bounded by Salter Path Road, Pine Knoll
Boxilevard and Roosevelt Drive,
SHOPPING CEiNTSR -r_ xt. i. i ii .. ■•.i.
In doing this, the board expressed the opinion that the choice it
CONCEPT OKAYED confronted was not between a shopping center or having the site remain
in its natural state, but “the choice is really between a shopping
center and condominiums,”
**Faced with that reality, this Board opts for the Shopping Center,** the board
added. In saying this, the boaiti recognized that the Roosevelts, who own the tract of
land in question, might decide to erect condominiums if their hopes of erecting a
^^ping center on the land are frustrated.
The board pointed out it was approving only the general concept for the shopping
center now because it has not yet received *'a complete site plan as contemplated by our
zoning ordinance,** It stated that subject to what it leams later, "we would not find
objectionable either the proposed four-story building, parking spaces of a number less
than what is presently required or the rezoning of the northern portion of the contem
plated area to include it in Commercial Zone 3 (shopping center), the zone in which the
southern portion now lies,
**0n the other hand, there are specific problems which, we feel, need further study.
For example, insofar as it may be possible, we want to be reassured that the entire
development will be completed, once it has been begun. Perhaps this can only be accom
plished by the posting of a development bond,** the board €idded.
It said other problems needing further study include the best way of handling the
runoff from parking lots, how the shopping center might affect the adjoining Roosevelt
Natural Area, and whether the developers should be allowed to dredge hardwood forested
wetlands in the EU?ea into a large lagoon with fountains.
The Board of Commissioners acted after receiving recommendations from the Pretty
Committee and the Town Planning Board dealing with most of these points.
The two groups made their recomaendations at a meeting they held after Pine Knoll
^sociates, formed by Cliff Benson Jr, and Roland Britt of Raleigh, unveiled their prelimi*
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