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Conflicting Maps Delay Approval Of Holden Beach's Land Use Plan I?Y ixnn; UH I "I KK Coiillicts Ivtween two town maps will delay final approval ol I lokk'ii Heath's land use plan until November and loree town officials to hold another pub lic hearing. 'town Manager Gary Parker said the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission won't certify the land use plan update because ol discrepancies between a land classifi cation map and the town's zoning map. Several tracts on Holdcn Beach are identified as Conservation on the land classification map but zoned K I on llie zoning map. Conservation areas can't lie de veloped. while land zoned R-l can be used for single family homes. Among the property classified as Conservation but zoned lor residential use is Yacht Watch subdivision tin Brunswick Avenue. Developers have already graded the property, built streets, installed water lines and built one house. " What we asked the engineer ing firm to do and what was done are two different things." ? Roger Williams, chairman I lolden Beach Planning Board Other areas include two undeveloped islands situat ed in the marsh between Swordfish and Sand Dollar drives, and property at the northwest corner of Brunswick Avenue West and High Point Street. Holdcn Beach Commissioners adopted the land classification map in August as part of the land use plan u|xlaic. Sincc town officials need to change the map to match the zoning map, they must hold another public hearing. Commissioners and the planning board will conduct a second public hearing on the land use plan Monday, Ocl. 21 , at 7 p.m. in town hall. Parker said the town had hoped the CRC would give final approval of the land use plan at its September meeting. Because of problems with the maps, however, it won't Ik certified until at least November. Town officials use land use plans to make decisions on growth issues. Iloldcn Beach adopted its first plan in 1976, and this is the third time it has been updated. Planning Board Chairman Roger Williams blamed the mistakes on the engineering lirm that was hired to help draft the plan Henry Von Oescn and Associates ol Wilmington. Williams said the planning board, which did most ol the work on the land use plan, never saw the final land classification map. But die consulting engineer wrote a letter saying the map was completed as the town wanted. "What we asked the engineering firm to do and what was done are two different things," Williams said last week. Problems with the maps won't at leet most residents and property owners, but tliey are causing a delay in the issuance of stale permits that arc needed to sunt work on a new subdivision on the island. Holdcn Beach Knterprises lias applied lor permits to grade and till about 1>.S acres ot land located east of High Point Street between Brunswick Avenue West and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. That's one ol the areas that's classified as Conservation on the land use plan map but zoned K-l on the town's zoning map. Building Inspector Dwiglii Carroll said the state won't issue permits lor the development until the diller ences in the two maps are worked out. The development company plans to build a 1 .050 foot extension ol Sand I'ipci I ane and develop sin gle-family residential l.ts on the noith side of Brunswick Avenue. The site is an old spoil at i next 10 the waterway that was last used by the Arm\ Corps ol Engineers in 1976. The Corps released iIn ea inent on the property 10 years ago. Holden Beach Board Decision On Pavilion Delays Lights by i)oii<; kuttkk The lloldcn Beach Board of Adjustment plans to visit Surfsidc Pavilion this week before deciding whether the business violates die town's outside lighting ordinance. Former Interim Town Manager (ins I ' I rich ruled that the pavilion lights violate the ordinance because they aren't shielded and shine off the property. Pavilion owners Alan and Lyn Holden appealed the ruling to the board of adjustment, which recessed after an hour of discussion Monday night. Board members decided to meet at the business Tuesday night to get a first-hand look at the lights, then reconvene dieir meeting Thursday at 5 p.m. in town hall. Ulrich notified the pavilion own ers of the violation in July alter re ceiving a complaint from Mr. and Mrs. Larry Snyder, who live on Hillside Drive three houses east of the pavilion. I he former manager said the lighting violates the ordinance be cause people can see the source of die light outside the property. Judy Bryan, a town commission er who was testifying on behalf of die Snyders at the hearing, said the pavilion lights shine inside the cou ple's porch and house. The Snyders were out of town Monday due to a death in the fami ly. Mrs. Bryan said die pavilion "This is a case that's going to set a precedent for this island." ? Alan Holden, co-owner Surfside Pavilion lights aren't shielded as required by the ordinance. "I wouldn't he able to stand it if I lived there," she said. Alan Holden said several outside lights at the pavilion have been re moved since the ordinance look ef fect last November. "In our opinion, it's lighting our property," he said of the existing lights. Carol Ciirard, who helps run the pavilion, said there are three lights directed at the miniature golf course and no more than 1X(X) watts of light on the entire property. She invited the board of adjust ment to play a game on the golf course so they can see how much light they have. "We have very lutle night business at our golf course be cause people can't see," she said. The Holden brothers pointed out several times that other businesses on the island have more outside lighting than the pavilion. They asked to be treated fairly. Lyn Holden said the other minia ture golf course on Holden Beach is lit up like a baseball field compared to Subside Pavilion. "We're waul ing to be treated just like the rest of them," he said. Alan Holdcn said no business on the island will be safe if the town forces the pavilion to shield or re move its remaining lights. "This is a case that's going to set a precedent for this island," he said. The pavilion owners said the town needs to develop specific stan dards for outside lighting at busi nesses instead of simply reacting to the complaints of neighbors. "It's got to be more than the good old boy routine," Alan Holden said. He said the business has been around since the 1950s, and the Snydcrs knew it was there when they bought their property on Hillside Drive. Ulrich agreed that there isn't enough light to play miniature golf at the pavilion at night. He also agreed that the outside lighting ordi nance "leaves something to be de sired". At the outset of the meeting, board vice chairman Martin Feldt said the town commission's recent decision to send the ordinance to the planning board for review had no affect on the case. The ordinance is still in effect, he said, and the notice of violation was sent to the pavilion owners more than a month before the decision to re-evaluate the outside light regula tions. Good Cars Hard To Find? Not At Sea Oats Motors, Inc. Pre-owned Cars From $500 to $3,995 0% Interest Financing Available Call 754-2404 See Billy Gibson or Angell Craft Today Business Hwy. 17 North, Shallotte ATTENTION: BIMA AND EXPRESS CARE Brunswick Islands Medical Associates j-* t m T TT\ T/T1 0 579-0707 aAI IEjIM 1 & We at Brunswick Islands Medical Associates appreciate your patience while we await the return of Dr. Wilkerson and the arrival of Dr. Kirtley. Please note the change in Express Care hours for September. As always, the BIMA physician on-call is available 24 hours a day by calling 579-0707. 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