TabledRezone

Weyerhaeuser NR Company Rezoning and Development Agreement

Description

A resolution was scheduled to call a public hearing on rezoning three Weyerhaeuser parcels — one to C-3 commercial, two to R-6 residential — and approve a development agreement.

Impact summary

Residents of Greenbrier want bigger buffers and R-10 lots next to their neighborhood; the developer's agreement promises buffers, R-10 lots on the Greenbrier edge, no data centers or mobile home parks, and no road connections to Greenbrier.

Applicant

Name: Weyerhaeuser NR Company

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 4
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Board of Aldermen

Tabled6–0, unanimous

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 13, 2026Tabled 6–0

Board of Aldermen - Oct 13, 2026

Three rezoning requests — one parcel to C-3 commercial and two to R-6 residential — bundled with a draft development agreement the board had only just received; the call for public hearing was tabled to November.

Related issues (1)

Weyerhaeuser Rezoning and Development Agreement

Three massive rezonings totaling roughly 1,245 acres would open Weyerhaeuser land west of Greenbrier to commercial (C-3) and dense residential (R-6) development, tied to an annexation and development agreement with the city. This is the biggest growth decision New Bern has faced in years, and the aldermen make the final call — possibly November 10.

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