The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter., 1962-06-08
zONING SYSTEM
PUT IN EFFECT
FOR MACS HEAD
Commissioners Take Steps To
Set Up New B-4
Classification

of Town Commissioners.
Immediately thereafter, the
commissioners took the first
step to amend the new measure.
At the instance of Commissioner
w. Lionel Edwards, the board
approved the formation of a new
business district, denominated
B-4, which would require six
foot clearance on each side of
all business and residential
buildings erected in an area ex-
tending from Danube Avenue
south to Lakeside Avenue on the
west side of US. 158 Business.
The proposed amendment must
60 to the Nags Head Planning
Board for approval. If that is
forthcoming, a public hearing
on it will be held June 25.
Adoption of the zoning mea-
sure was the highlight of a
busy day for the commissioners,
who met first in the Town Hall,
then recessed to meet with the
Dare County Board of Commits
sioners to consider garbage re-
moval problems, then returned
to the Town Hall for a second
session that lasted until late in
the afternoon. Mayor Julian
Oneto presided.
The coming ordinance sets up
two residential classifications
and an industrial category. De-
signed for possible future needs
the industrial classification
would be exclusively for indus
trial uses with provisions for
customary secondary uses, but
no area was set aside for it.
The RI residential district is
set up exclusively for single
family residences, with provis-
ions for customary secondary
uses. 1t embraces the entire area
west of the us. 1853 Bypass
and includes all of the Sound
Side or Old Nags Head area.
Also RI embraces the area be-
tween the two highways south
of the turmoil road to Manteo
(N.C. Ga and US. 264).
The R-2 residential area is set
up primarily for residential uses
with provisions for beach cot
tages and cottage courts. 1t is
the area on the east side of N.
C. Highway 1901 beginning
south of the Whalebone Motel
and running to the southerly
limits of the town.
The B-1' business district is
primarily for the conduct of re-
tail service type establishments.
1t is the area lying on the west
side of US. 1853 Business and
extending west to us. 158 By
pass, bounded on the north by
Lakeside avenue and on the
south by the turmoil road (64
and 264) to Manteo.
The B-2 business district is
basically for residential uses,
cottages, and convenience type
retail trade establishments. 1t
includes the area on the turn
off road to Manteo offending
west to the town limits.
The B-3 category covers the
hotel and motel district. 1t is
primarily for hotels and motels,
with provisions for cottage
courts. 1t is the ocean front area
extending from the northern
town limits to Whalebone, and
lying east of us. 1853 Business.
In their study of the zoning
problem, the board was assisted
by Durwood Curling of Kinston,
chief area planner with the Dl-
vision of Community Planning of
the North Carolina Department
of Conservation and Develop
ment. There was some question
as to the adequacy of the map
showing the various zones, and
Curling agreed to prepare a
more detailed map for the
towns use.
Also in the zoning matter, the
board approved a contract with
the Department of Conservation
and Development under which it
will pay the department 1890
as its share of the cost OF
base maps, land use plans, a
population survey and an econo-
mic study, together with other
services in community planning
This project was approved by
the board October %, 1861. A
first payment of $3.50 was
authorized, with the second pay
ment of $470 falling due July
l, 1868.
The town is paying a small
fraction of the cost of these
services, it was explained, since
$4,000 has been made available
| for them from outside sources
The board was careful to point
out that the new zoping ordi-
nance does not affect existing
construction other than that
more than so per cent destroyed
by fire, storm or other agency
Also, it was explained that it i
always possible to amend ths