By Kirk Ross
Staff Writer
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen gave final approval to The Alberta project, a 46,360-square-foot residential and commercial project slated for the corner of Roberson Street and Sweet Bay Place.
At its meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall, the board voted unanimously to give the four-story project a go-ahead after the town and developer Carr Mill Investment Limited Partnership agreed to a final set of conditions regarding public sidewalks.
The deal was almost cut last week, but Carr Mill’s Paul Greenberg wanted to review the conditions in writing before signing off on them. Among the new conditions are a ten-foot public sidewalk along Roberson Street, a five-foot public sidewalk along Sweet Bay Place and a requirement that the development will include at least a five-foot public right-of-way for bikes and pedestrians from the end of Carr Street to Sweet Bay Place. Greenberg has said for now the route will also be open to cars. Carr Mill has agreed to install a speed table or other traffic-calming measures in the area.
Aldermen also added a last condition Tuesday, requiring that Carr Mill request that Duke Energy modify lighting fixtures on the site to mitigate their effect on nearby residences.
The Alberta will include 23 residences and 6,772 square feet of commercial space with entrances along Roberson Street. Three units in The Alberta will be dedicated as affordable housing through Orange Community Housing and Land Trust.
Also at Tuesday’s meeting, the board reviewed ideas for encouraging day care centers in the town.
The board has requested that town planners look for ways to build incentives into zoning rules for both adult and child day care centers. A town report noted that high rental rates and state rules that discourage shared use of facilities such as clubhouses have contributed to the shortage of these facilities.