PB 26-13 Currituck County SFR Excavation
Description
A request to amend the Unified Development Ordinance so sand excavation is allowed in the off-road residential district for county-sponsored projects, with use-specific requirements attached.
Impact summary
If adopted, the county could dig sand on residential-district parcels for its own projects — likely road, beach, or infrastructure work — under added conditions.
Applicant
- Name
- Currituck County
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 2, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Board of Commissioners
A request to amend the Unified Development Ordinance so sand excavation is allowed in the off-road residential district for county-sponsored projects, with use-specific requirements attached.
Planning Board
A request to change the county's development rules so it can excavate material — mostly sand for road maintenance — in the remote off-road zoning district, with conditions protecting wells and groundwater.
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