Pender County, NC, approves RV campground on flood-zone land, pending a FEMA map change
Pender County, North Carolina, commissioners approved a 236-site RV campground on Rural Agricultural land that sits partly in a special flood hazard area, a precedent for how counties handle park permits on flood-exposed sites. Final approval depends on a flood map revision from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Key facts
- Pender County commissioners in North Carolina approved a 236-site RV park and campground.
- The vote on the special permit conditions was unanimous, and Commissioner Jimmy Tate was absent.
- The project depends on a letter of map revision from FEMA.
- Part of the property sits in a special hazard flood area, and the land is zoned Rural Agricultural.
- Most of the meeting focused on concerns about road access, according to PortCityDaily, the original report that Woodall's relayed.
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Source: N.C. County Approves 236-Site Campground Development — Woodall's Campground Magazine, October 21, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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