Pender County Comprehensive Land Use Plan Category Policy #
Policy Statement
Implementation Progress
Commentary
Section 14 Agricultural and Rural Area Preservation Policy 14.1 Section 14 Agricultural and Rural Area Preservation Policy 14.2
Agriculture and very low-density residential activities shall be the preferred land uses in rural and active agricultural areas. Rural and active agricultural area lands having a high productive potential shall be conserved, to the extent possible, for appropriate agricultural use. Farms and woodlands shall be recognized as an integral part of the planning area's open space system.
Policy addressed via table of permitted uses.
Need to address in UDO?
No other agricultural zones other than current RA zone.
Preferred growth pattern to address.
Opportunities through voluntary agricultural district legislation; game lands, other preservation areas. With no central sewer system growth occurs randomly and relies on on-site package WWTPs.
Preferred growth pattern to address.
Policy addressed via table of permitted uses.
Any need for revisions to UDO?
Policy continually carried out through minor permitting program
State and federal regulation issue.
Section 14 Agricultural and Rural Area Preservation Policy 14.3
Section 14 Agricultural and Rural Area Preservation Policy 14.4
Section 14 Agricultural and Rural Area Preservation Policy 14.5 Section 15 Estuarine Areas Resources Policy 15.1
County actions concerning infrastructure and regulations shall serve to direct new development first to compact, targeted growth areas near existing towns. New development shall be discouraged from “leapfrogging� to locations in the midst of family farmland, woodland or other valuable open spaces. County actions should provide protection to existing agricultural and silvi-cultural activities from incompatible land uses. Pender County will support and enforce, through its CAMA Minor Permitting capacity, the State policies and permitted uses in the Areas of Environmental Concern (AEC's). Acceptable uses within the individual AEC's of the estuarine system shall be those that require water access and or cannot function elsewhere. Such uses
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Need to solicit input / coordination with public utilities department.