NOTICE OF PUBLIC AND QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS NEW HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS July 13, 2026 The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings on Monday, July 13, 2026, beginning at 4:00 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: PUBLIC COMMENT: For the upcoming Board of Commissioners meeting, individuals can submit public comments for public hearing items in advance to https://www.nhcgov.com/1105/Public-Comment-Form by Monday, July 13, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. While comments may be provided, only sworn testimony provided during the quasi-judicial hearing may be considered by the board in their deliberations. Written comments will be provided to the board, and the board chair will acknowledge receipt during the public hearing or submit comments into the record during the public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING: Text Amendment Request – (TA26-01 – Crematoriums in Industrial Districts) – Request by Raymond Sharpe with RS2 Enterprises, LLC, applicant, to amend Section 2.3, Definitions and Article 4, Uses and Use Specific Standards, and Article 5, General Development Standards of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to define the use and standards for “Crematoriums” and to allow the use in the I-1, Light Industrial and I-2, Heavy Industrial zoning districts. QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING: 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 Board of Commissioners may consider substantial changes to petitions as a result of testimony 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. 6/28, 7/5/2026