The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-09-09
BEACH TOWNS ZONlNG
ORDINANCE is AMENDED
Kill Devil Hills Commissioners Vote For
Light Industrial Zone; Conduit 10
Drain Highway Discussed

The regular meeting of the
Board of Commissioners of the
Town of Kill Devil Hills was held
on Tuesday night, September 6, at
eight pm. All of the commission
ers were present and the meeting
was preside over by Mayor Emily
Mustian.
Mrs. Diane Baum Frank,
through her attorney, ]. H. Leroy
of Elizabeth City, presented Pc
tition to the Board of Commits
sioners of the Town of Kill Devil
Hills asking for the abandonment
of Norfolk Street located in her
development known as Kitty Hawk
Shores and which is wholly owned
by herself. There was no one pres
ent at the melting who opposed
the abandonment of Norfolk
Street, neither were there any let
tiers received by the board oppos-
ing this matter which had been
duly posted for one month. Mrs.
Franks petition was approved and
by resolution the commissioners
abandoned Norfolk Street, in Kit
ty Hawk Shore Development.
Mayor Mustian introduced an
amendment to the town ordinance
for the creation of a light indus
trial zone. The ordinance is to re-
strict and regulate the type OF
buildings and the type of indus
tries for this zone. David Stick
chairman of the coming board, pre-
scented the recommendation of the
coming board. The recommended
tons made by the zoning commits
sion regarding the industrial zone,
and accepted by the town commits
sioners, and incorporated into the
ordinance will exclude from the in
dustrial zone all lands within 1000
feet of the U. S. Highway 15S,
1000 feet from the normal high
water line on the Sound Side, and
1000 feet from the boundary Of
the Wright Memorial National
Park.
Wallace H. McCown, town at
torney, read the ordinance Great
ing a light industrial zone, and
explained it by paragraphs. Sever
al suggestions were made by those
present which were incorporated
into the ordinance. Commissioner
Morrison made a motion that the
amendment to the coming ordi-
nance creating an industrial zone
be accepted. 1t was seconded by
Commissioner Twiford and was
unanimously adopted.
The industrial area set up by
| the board for an industrial zone
was also unanimously adopted
The industrial zone will be locat-
ed in the Kill Devil Hills Realty
Company which is bounded on the
north by the county road, on the
south by the Tillett tract, on the
west by the Baum tract, thereby
forming a triangular area and in
Guiding all or parts of thirteer
lots, more or less.
Mayor Mustian reported that
she and the commissioners were at
present working with the high
way department endeavoring tc
have a conduit opened in the vi
entity of the town hall and the
Kill Devil Hills Coast Guard sta-
ton. Such conduit would drai1
the highway and all adjacent land
in this area. The prospect of this
conduit, leading from the west side
of highway 1853 and to the ocean
seems very favorable.
The commissioners voted to ex-
tend another so days the motion
passed on June 7th, giving the
fire department authority to an
swer fire. calls outside the limits
of Kill Devil Hills. Mrs. Mustian
stated that in so doing the fire de-
partment would be acting under
governmental function.