BEAUFORT â The Carteret County Planning Commission last week voted to recommend approval of a rezoning request for a parcel on Utopia Drive in Newport that will be used as a personal storage facility.  Â
The panel convened for its monthly meeting Dec. 14 in the commissionersâ boardroom of the administration complex in Beaufort to consider the rezoning request, sent by Keith Maready. Mr. Maready is requesting to rezone a 5.09-acre parcel at 190 Utopia Drive from R-15M (moderate density residential) to LIW (light industrial wholesale) district.
Mr. Maready told the planning commission he plans to build a storage shed and workshop on the property for personal use.