Cape Fear Regional Jetport requests rezoning to allow for commercial operations on airport land
Cape Fear Regional Jetport requests rezoning to allow for commercial operations on airport land By WECT Staff | January 11, 2021 at 6:50 AM EST - Updated January 11 at 12:17 PM
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - In a bid to become financially self-sufficient the Cape Fear Regional Jetport is asking the Town of Oak Island to approve the rezoning of two pieces of land on the airportâs property to allow for commercial development.
âThe first portion of Airport property to be rezoned is a 0.7-acre tract off Long Beach Road that includes the old Airport terminal building and the Dutchman Creek Bait & Tackle building. This area has long been used for commercial purposes (i.e. the bait & tackle shop) however has been zoned as Airport District until this point,â according to the request. âAs this area has been used for commercial purposes previously and was the site of the Airp