Island Paid Parking Program
2025.02.03 - Council's response to NCDOT letter dated 2023.01.30 (See below.)
2023.01.30 - Letter from NCDOT to TOSB (See below.)
2025.01.15 - Letter from TOSB to NCDOT (See below.)
2025.01.09 - In preparation to designate parking spots in the Island, letters from Town Staff were mailed to Island property owners on Main Street asking for their assistance in:
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Clearing objects from the Town's right-of-way in front of their property,
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Working with Town staff to designate their driveways in accordance with the Town's Unified Development Ordinance, and
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Designating the best mailbox location to ensure easy mail delivery.
Our goal in carrying out this plan is to have property owners and Town officials work together to make decisions that are in the best interest of both parties. Obviously, this process will take time and positive communication between both parties. We strongly believe good decisions can be made that create a safer environment throughout the summer along Main Street.
2025.01.06 - SurfCAST by Otto Connect present the council with an summary of the proposed contract to include:
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A license plate based parking permit system
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Permits are accessed via: Mobile App, website, scanning QR code, or by calling SurfCAST by OttoConnect. (NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. Updates will be made available as the program details are completed.)
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Pass Season: April 1 - October 31, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Visitor Rates: $5/hour up to 3 hours, $20 per day, $80 per week, $175.00 per season per vehicle
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OWNER/RESIDENT: Discounted parking for 2 vehicles (max) with a $25.00 registration fee for each vehicle. Residency/ownership will be confirmed with your Brunswick County Tax Parcel.
2024.12.10 - Council unanimously selected SurfCAST by Otto Connect as the Town's parking vendor.
To view the proposal and amendments, please click here.
FY 25/26 Budget Preparation
2025.02.07 - Council and Staff began the FY 25/26 Budget process with an overview of funds, balances, and revenues. The presentation is provided below.
Hotel Height Increase in MUD District
During the Town Council Meeting on January 6, 2025, Council approved the Text Amendment, with modification, presented by developers to allow a proposed height of 60’ for hotels in the Mixed-Use Zoning District (MUD).
What follows are the facts surrounding this decision:
*The Town of Sunset Beach received an application from a development company to amend the height limit of a future Hilton Inn and Suites in the Mixed-Use Zoning District (MUD) from 50 ft. to 60 ft. Note that the MUD District has included space for a hotel as part of the Village at Sunset Beach commercial area since 2012. Prior to that, a Comfort Inn and Suites was approved around 2010, but never built.
*Per the Town’s Unified Development Ordinance, the developer of this hotel has the right to build on their property per established ordinances governing the MUD District. As long as the developer conforms to the UDO, the Town cannot deny the developers the right to build a hotel.
* The previously established height restriction in the MUD was 50’. The developers text amendment application showed a hotel with a limited architectural feature (parapet) in the front above the covered lobby entrance. The parapet was over the 50’ height requirement. The developers proposed the parapet in order to hide the antennas, HVAC units, etc. that would otherwise visibly stand out on the roof.
*Therefore, the developers ask for the addition of a text amendment to the UDO which read “In the MUD zoning district, a hotel / motel may be constructed to a height of 60 feet.”
*Based on the above information, the Sunset Beach Planning Board completed a thorough review of the proposed change to the UDO which would not set a precedent or affect property restrictions in other tax jurisdictions of the Town. The Planning Board approved the proposed Text Amendment at their November 21, 2024 meeting.
*A Public Hearing was held during the January 6, 2025 Town Council Meeting. Following the hearing, Council suggested a change to the Text Amendment submitted by the developers. The suggestion was to add a sentence mandating that all hotels in the MUD zoning district may not exceed four stories. The proposed 60’ maximum height requirement would allow for the screening of rooftop equipment only, not any additional floors beyond four stories.
*With the addition to the proposed text amendment regarding a four floor maximum requirement, Council unanimously approved the Text Amendment which will allow the proposed hotel to be developed.