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Ordinance Authorizing the Establishment of a Social District in the Brooklyn Arts District Pursuant to N.C.G.S. ?160A-205.4
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Department:
City Manager
Meeting Date:
9/23/2025
Contact Name:
Chad McEwen
Public Hearing:
No
Contact Phone:
910-765-7821
Advertising Date/Advertised By:
N/A
Attachments:
Attachment #1: Ordinance; Attachment #2: Social District Proposal; Attachment #3: City Social District Standards; Attachment #4: Social District Map; Attachment #5: Map Showing Property Owners Within 500 Feet; Attachment #6: Sample Social District Notification Letter
PURPOSE:
The City has received an application from the Brooklyn Arts District Collective ("Collective") requesting authorization to create a social district along a 10-block section of 4th Street from Walnut to North Front Streets. If approved, the requested social district would operate on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in perpetuity, unless or until amended by City Council.
BACKGROUND:
Earlier this year, the Collective requested and received approval from City Council to conduct a social district pilot program on the first three Saturdays in February from 12 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on those days. Feedback from the community, local businesses, and numerous City departments was solicited and received, and that feedback was the basis for the management plan that was created, which governed how the social district pilot program would function. After each of the Saturday events, City staff held a debrief with Wilmington Downtown Inc. ("WDI") and representatives from the Collective to give the City the opportunity to address issues or concerns that were raised, and to make any necessary adjustments in the management plan.
Although most of the comments received were positive regarding the social district pilot program, a few complaints were received from residents regarding on-street parking not being available during the hours of the program. Many of the fr...
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