Brunswick commissioners would decide major land-use requests

Brunswick County commissioners would make final decisions on certain land-use applications. This covers subdivision plats dividing an original lot into 25 or more lots, and all special use permits. The act applies only outside the land-use and zoning jurisdiction of Brunswick County municipalities. These rules apply to applications submitted on or after the act becomes law.

Brunswick County would require traffic impact analyses with specified applications and projects. The requirement covers large subdivision plats, major site plans, special use permits, planned developments, and other residential or commercial projects expected to cause at least 100 vehicle trips during peak hour or 1,000 trips per day, outside municipal land-use areas. The Planning Director must present each analysis in open session at the board's next regularly scheduled meeting after receiving it. If commissioners make the final project decision, they must hear the presentation before voting. This requirement applies to applications submitted on or after the act becomes law.

Commissioners must take specified final decisions by recorded vote in open session. This covers zoning text and map amendments, subdivision plats, variances subject to board approval, and special use permits outside municipal land-use areas. The official meeting record must show how each commissioner voted. This requirement applies to applications submitted on or after the act becomes law.