NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PRELIMINARY FORUM NEW HANOVER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD January 8, 2026   The New Hanover County Planning Board will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, January 8, 2026 beginning at 5:00 p.m. or thereafter at the New Hanover County Historic Courthouse, 24 North Third Street (corner of Third and Princess Street), Room 301, in Wilmington, NC to consider the following requests:   The live meeting will be available on NHCTV.com and NHCTV’s cable stations: Spectrum channel 13 and Charter channel 5.   PUBLIC COMMENT: For the upcoming Planning Board meeting, individuals can submit public comments or questions in advance to https://www.nhcgov.com/1105/Public-Comment-Form by Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Written comments will be provided to the board, and the board chair will acknowledge receipt during the preliminary forum or will submit comments into the record during the preliminary forum.   PRELIMINARY FORUM: Item 1: Special Use Permit – (S25-07 – Tideline Boats) – Special Use Permit request by Greg Taylor with TMC Taylor Construction, INC, on behalf of 2nd Wilmington Properties LLC, property owner, for the use of Ship and Boat Building in a (CZD) I-1, Conditional Light Industrial district on approximately 1.58 acres located at 2020 Capital Drive.   PUBLIC HEARING: Item 2: Rezoning Request – (Z25-18 – Beacon Townhomes) – Request by Cindee Wolf with Design Solutions, applicant, on behalf of Leo Nguyen, property owners, to rezone approximately 1.16 acres located at 7244 Carolina Beach Road and 825 Red Lighthouse Lane from R-15, Residential to a (CZD) R-5, Residential Moderate-High Density district for a maximum of 9 attached dwelling units in the form of duplex, triplex and quadraplex units. Item 3: Comprehensive Plan Adoption – Request by New Hanover County to adopt the NHC Destination 2050 Comprehensive Plan update.   Item 4: Text Amendment - (TA25-05 – Comprehensive Plan Implementation and Maintenance) - Request by New Hanover County to amend the Unified Development Ordinance Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 to update references to Comprehensive Plan place types, designate the Riverfront Mixed Use zoning district as a legacy district, modify transportation-related application requirements for PD rezonings, incorporate recent changes to state statutes, and correct an unintended conflict included in the recent sign standards ordinance amendment.   The Planning Board may consider substantial changes to petitions as a result of objections, debate, and discussion at the meeting. Petitions for the above items may be viewed or inquiries made by contacting the Department of Planning & Land Use at 910-798-7165, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, NC. All interested citizens are invited to attend. To review specific application documents, please visit the Development Activity page online at: www.PlanNHC.com. 12/28/2025, 1/4/2026