NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PRELIMINARY FORUMS NEW HANOVER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD May 7, 2026   The New Hanover County Planning Board will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, May 7, 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, May 7, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Written comments will be provided to the board, and the board chair will acknowledge receipt during the public hearing or preliminary forum or will submit comments into the record during the public hearing or preliminary forum.   PUBLIC HEARINGS:   Item 1: Rezoning Request – (Z26-04 – Request to Remove the SHOD) – Request by 7650 Market Street, LLC, applicant and property owner, to rezone approximately 1.14 acres located at 7650 Market Street from a B-2, Regional Business District to a (CZD) B-2 conditional district and to remove the Special Highway Overlay District (SHOD) for an existing convenience store with fuel stations.   Item 2: Rezoning Request – (Z26-05 – Beau Rivage Sales Office) – Request by Cindee Wolf with Design Solutions, applicant, on behalf of PPC Ventures, LLC and Peggy Leonard Lewis, trustee of the Peggy Leonard Lewis Trust, property owners, to rezone approximately 1.49 acres located at 6230 Carolina Beach Road from R-15, Residential to a (CZD) O&I, Office and Institutional district for the use of business service center, offices for private business and professional activities, and other limited uses.   Item 3: Rezoning Request – (Z26-06 – Seabreeze Straight Rezoning) – Request by Byron Melvin with WB Coastal Development, LLC, applicant and property owner, to rezone an approximately 1.01-acre portion of an approximately 7.11-acre parcel located at 924 N. Seabreeze Road from B-2, Regional Business to a R-15, Residential district.   PRELIMINARY FORUMS:   Item 4: Special Use Permit Request – (S26-02 – Valley Brook Drive Wireless Tower) – Special Use Permit request by Thomas H. Johnson, Jr, and Anthony Bologna, with Williams Mullen Attorneys, representing EIP Holdings IV, LLC, applicant and Southeastern Enterprises, Inc, applicant and property owner, for the use of Other Wireless Communication Facilities including Wireless Support Structures and Substantial Modifications in a R-15, Residential district on approximately 5.95 acres located at 613 Valley Brook Road.   Item 5: Special Use Permit Request – (S26-03 – Optimist Club of Cape Fear) – Special Use Permit request by Del Crawford with Crawford Design Company, applicant, on behalf of Optimist Club of Cape Fear, INC, property owner, for the uses of Outdoor Recreation Establishment and Lodges, Fraternal, and Social Organizations in the AR, Airport Residential district on approximately 11.48 acres located at 3222 N. Kerr Avenue.   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. 4/26, 5/3/2026