(a) Intent and purpose: The Wanchese Seafood Industrial Park, hereinafter referred to as “Park,” is owned by the State of North Carolina, under the division of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, and governed by the North Carolina Seafood Industrial Park Authority, hereinafter referred to as “Authority” created in l979 by G.S. 113-315.28-29. The Park opened in l981. Park lands include 53 acres and an l5-acre boat basin and a wastewater treatment system. Entrance to the Park is by Harbor Road from Highway NC 345.
The Wanchese Seafood Industrial Park) Zoning District (WSIP) is established for the continuation of the existing general maritime and marine-related uses, industries and activities and to promote future development and activities within the boundaries of the Park, as governed by the Authority. Land uses in the Park are regulated and created by the Authority, which is authorized and empowered to by the State of North Carolina to acquire, construct, maintain, equip and operate any wharves, docks, piers, warehouses and other structures, and any and all facilities needful for the convenient use of the same in the aid of commerce within the Park.
The Authority is authorized to make such reasonable rules, regulations and adopt such additional ordinances with respect to the uses of streets, alleys, driveways and to establish parking areas on the properties of the seafood industrial park. Stormwater management within the Park is regulated by the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. A blanket stormwater permit issued to the Park by the North Carolina Division of Water Quality governs lot coverage in the Park. The water quality permit is updated whenever any additional impervious surface is added.
Therefore, it is determined by the County of Dare that the North Carolina Seafood Industrial Park Authority shall be authorized to continue to meet its statute mandates to manage development within the Park, while ensuring proper environmental stewardship until such time that the Park lands are transferred into a private entity.
(b) Permitted uses: The following uses shall be permitted by right to promote, enhance and offer business opportunities for marine related business in northeastern North Carolina. A building permit can be secured from the Dare County Building Inspector upon approval of all supplementary local, state and federal permits, if applicable.
(1) Offices, including such uses as:
a. Business.
b. Financial, such as banking.
c. Governmental.
d. Medical.
(2) Commercial uses:
a. Automobile, trucks, tractor-trailer and recreation vehicle sales, service and repairs.
b. Boat building and manufacturing facilities.
c. Boat yards, repair, including haul out services.
d. Boat and motor display, sales and service.
e. Boats – dry dock storage.
f. Boat trailer storage – leased space to store trailers while repaired.
g. Boarding of horses and other equestrian associated uses.
h. Box making facilities.
i. Broadcasting, radio, TV and film production studios and services.
j. Byproduct processing.
k. Cabinet making, woodworking facilities.
l. Central water system and supply.
m. Cold storage, ice manufacturing and freezer.
n. Container storage space for boat gear on docks in conjunction with marina or boat docks.
o. Communication towers.
p. Contractors’ offices, supplies and services, including construction materials.
q. Prefabricated material related to building and septic tank industry.
r. Commercial fishing nets, sales, service and storage.
s. Crab shedding operations, associated equipment and crab pot storage.
t. Customary accessories to commercial, industrial and marine relate activities.
u. Dry cleaning and laundromats.
v. Dry goods.
w. Electrical equipment, sales and service.
x. Electronic equipment, sales and service.
y. Fish houses, including packing, processing, sales, storage, loading/unloading trawlers.
z. Fishing - party fishing excursions and associated services.
aa. Food services carry- out and mobile.
bb. Fuel storage, including diesel sales and service.
cc. Hardware supplies.
dd. Heating and air, sales, service.
ee. Machine shop.
ff. Marinas, marina supplies, including rigging, netting, and all associated activities.
gg. Marine hardware sales shop services.
hh. Paint shed and or shop facilities to service all marine related products.
ii. Packaging materials sales.
jj. Piers.
kk. Plumbing supplies, sales and service.
ll. Post office facilities.
mm. Refrigeration sales and service.
nn. Restaurants.
oo. Retail shops, including, but not limited to gifts and imports.
pp. Seafood processing, canning, freezing, packing, including, wholesale /retail sales.
qq. Schools, commercial limited to sailing/marine oriented outdoor lifestyle.
rr. Spoil maintenance areas.
ss. Taxidermist, associated supplies, production and storage.
tt. Truck terminals.
uu. Upholstery services.
vv. Vessel refueling.
ww. Vessels haul out and repair.
xx. Village general store and marina store with marine fuel service facilities.
yy. Warehousing – Park related .
zz. Wastewater treatment facilities.
aaa. Welding shop and steel fabrication.
bbb. Wharves.
(3) Residential use - Residential use of any lands and/or buildings in the Wanchese Seafood Industrial Park is prohibited, unless authorized by the State of North Carolina under the management of the North Carolina Industrial Seafood Park Authority. (Adopted by the DCBC on