Cooperative efforts with the community, NPS, and DOT to maintain
access to the Island and provide necessary amenities. Ocracoke and
Mainland should emphasize access.
agricultural areas. This action will be supported by the
zoning and subdivision ordinances when adopted/updated.
Policies – Conservation
The following policies within the plan are found to be indirectly compatible
with military operations:
P.50 Hyde County generally supports the efforts of state and
federal agencies with regulatory authority to monitor and
regulate development in areas susceptible to sea level rise
and wetland loss, but reserves the right to object to
amendments and/or changes to regulations and/or
programs.
4. Land Use Compatibility
(A) Management Goal
Hyde County will vigorously support residential,
commercial, and industrial development which does not
adversely affect the county’s natural and cultural
resources or existing land uses.
Implementing Actions – Conservation
I.31 In order to protect property and ensure public safety,
Hyde County will implement the following:
Policies – Residential
P.10 Residential development should be sensitive to the
preservation of environmentally sensitive areas including
Mainland prime agricultural lands, and should take into
account of and respect the preservation of historic structures
and areas, aesthetic values, and the traditional way of life on
Ocracoke Island.
The following compatibility concerns are based on a review of the Land Use
Plan:
Implementing Actions – Residential
I.9 Hyde County will pursue adoption of county‐wide zoning
to regulate development, including residential properties.
I.13 Hyde County supports providing adequate
conservation/open space buffers between areas designated
for residential development as indicated on the future land
use map and any adjacent non‐residential land use, except
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Continue to coordinate development within special
flood hazard areas with the County’s Building
Inspections Department, North Carolina Division of
Coastal Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and the US Army Corps of
Engineers.
Seymour Johnson AFB is not recognized within the county’s land use
plan.
Policy 129 within the Hyde County CAMA Core Land Use Plan states
that Hyde County opposes military outlying land fields (OLFs) being
established.
Source: Hyde County CAMA Core Land Use Plan
Background Report