Leland Planning Board recommends council approve amendment for controversial riverfront development

The Leland Planning Board voted to recommend that council approve a text amendment that would allow the construction of a controversial riverfront development.

LELAND, NC (WWAY) — The Leland Planning Board voted to recommend that council approve a text amendment on Tuesday night that would allow the construction of a controversial riverfront development.

The board voted 4 to 3 to create a zoning district with a maximum height of 240 feet.  It also voted to recommend council apply the Riverfront Urban Mixed-Use District, or RUMXD, to the Battleship Point property if it is annexed.

The new zoning district would allow the construction of Battleship Point.

The recommendations will now go to Leland Town Council in April for a final vote. The council also still has to vote on whether or not to annex the property from New Hanover County into Leland.