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Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Wilmington to Rezone Property Containing 2.02 Acres Located at 3301 Burnt Mill Dr. from LI (Light Industry) to O&I (Office & Institutional District) (Z-PC-2026-0012)
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Department: Planning & Development Meeting Date:
10/6/2026 Contact Name: Hillary Taylor Public Hearing:
Yes Contact Phone: 910-765-0862 Advertising Date/Advertised By: September 25, 2026;
October 2, 2026/StarNews Attachments: Attachment #1: Ordinance; Attachment #2: Case Summary; Attachment #3: Rezoning Application; Attachment #4: Aerial Map; Attachment #5: Land Use Map; Attachment #6: Zoning Map; Attachment #7: Growth Strategies Map; Attachment #8: Walk Wilmington Map; Attachment #9: Planning Commission Public Comments; Attachment #10: Planning Commission Recommendation; Attachment #11: Draft Planning Commission Minutes
PURPOSE:
The applicant proposes to rezone the subject site from LI (Light Industry) to O&I (Office and Institutional District).
BACKGROUND:
The site includes a single parcel of approximately 2.02 acres (“Property”) located within the Burnt Mill Business Park. The Property is currently zoned Light Industry (LI) and is occupied by a single-story, multi-tenant office building. In June of 2002, approximately 41.75 acres within the surrounding Burnt Mill Business Park were rezoned from Light Manufacturing (LM) and Heavy Manufacturing (HM) to Office & Institutional (O&I) due to the business park's office-oriented character at that time. The Property was not included in this rezoning and retained its Light Manufacturing (now Light Industrial) zoning designation. At that time, the LM district was appropriate for the Property's original use as the corporate headquarters of an automotive oil and gas company (GOGAS).
The Comprehensive Plan identifies this Property as within a Live/Work Innovation Zone Area of Opportunity and along a Special Character Street and Conceptual Green Connection. The plan p...
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