Board OKs rear-setback variance for manufactured home on Porter Road

The Pender County Board of Adjustments on April 15 approved a variance (case 2026‑29) allowing a manufactured home to remain with a 10.63‑foot rear yard where the UDO requires 30 feet.

Planner Madeline Spencer summarized the record: Clayton Homes obtained permits and a foundation survey performed March 2, 2026 identified a 19.37‑foot encroachment into the required rear setback. According to Spencer, the manufactured home (28 by 64 feet) and an Environmental Health‑approved septic system are already installed on the approximately 1.34‑acre parcel on Porter Road in Grady Township.

Zachary Gible, Clayton Homes’ Wilmington general manager, said the adjacent landowner John Roe provided a written letter consenting to the encroachment and the owner has plans for future ADA ramps that shaped the siting decision. Board members asked whether the foundation or septic could be moved; the applicant and contractor said relocation was not feasible without compromising septic placement and planned ramps.

Committee member S6 moved to approve the variance, citing the lot’s geometry, the established septic field and the adjacent neighbor’s written approval. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

The board recorded no formal roll‑call of individual yes/no votes in the transcript. The approved variance relieves the rear setback requirement under the Pender County UDO so the existing manufactured home will not be required to be relocated.