Description
Amendment to a special use permit for a contractor's yard, resolving a dispute over an unpermitted commercial structure and $48,900 in fines. Approved with strict conditions.
Impact summary
Part of a multi-year effort to bring a long-violating commercial site into compliance; restaurant use could add activity on the NC 16 corridor.
Applicant
- Name
- Butternut Investments LLC (Dean Fisher, primary member)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 2
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · County Commission
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 5, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Board of Commissioners Meeting Information - Oct 5, 2026
Amendment to a special use permit for a contractor's yard, resolving a dispute over an unpermitted commercial structure and $48,900 in fines. Approved with strict conditions.
Board of Commissioners Meeting Information - Sep 14, 2026
Request to amend a 2025 SUP to add restaurants/catering and a multi-tenant building; tabled pending permitting records after a dispute over whether a certificate of occupancy was ever issued.
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