Town Council has directed staff to reassess zoning on the 200 block of Cape Fear Boulevard, currently Mixed Use (MX), to better match the Land Use Plan’s Mixed Use Commercial vision. The area includes three single-family homes, four vacant/parking lots, two retail uses, and a motel, and already has on‑street parking, sidewalks, and street trees with walkable access to downtown and the beach. Staff is asking the Planning & Zoning Commission on June 11, 2026, to discuss long‑term vision and provide direction on possible new zoning standards or even a new, tailored zoning district emphasizing higher‑density mixed-use buildings, active ground‑floor commercial, reduced setbacks, rear parking, enhanced streetscape, and design standards. This is an early policy and redevelopment framework conversation, but it sets up a multi‑year pipeline of private infill and redevelopment projects that will require architecture, planning, civil engineering, traffic, and streetscape design services, along with future vertical construction and parking solutions. Vendors who help the Town shape realistic standards and implementation tools now will be well positioned for later site‑specific work by both the Town and private developers.

Potential standards under consideration include build‑to lines, parking placement, impervious covera...