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Board approves two developments

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Staff


By Kirk Ross

Staff Writer

CARRBORO — The Carrboro Board of Aldermen gave final approval Tuesday night to two housing developments on the north side of town.

In a sweltering Town Hall, the board, meeting for the last time ahead of its summer break, concluded the last set of conditions and approved the Litchfield and Ballentine subdivisions.

The Ballentine subdivision vote gives the go-ahead for the first two phases of a development being built by M/I Homes in an area north of Lake Hogan Farms and just south of the county’s Twin Creeks park property.

The initial phases include 62 single-family homes and 34 townhomes. New plans for the next two phases, which include a small commercial building, are expected to be submitted to the town later this summer.

The latest version of the agreement on the project reserves the decision on the location of an entrance off Old N.C. 86 until the next phases are considered. The town has been pushing to lower the 45 mph speed limit along the stretch of Old N.C. 86, but has yet to win over the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

The Litchfield project, located off Homestead Road west of the Claremont subdivision and east of Lake Hogan Farms, would include 34 homes on 13.9 acres with its main access on Homestead Road directly across from the Wexford subdivision.

An updated version of the plan calls for a new playfield, two small parks and chicanes (small curves) to calm traffic along Lucas Lane, the proposed neighborhood’s main street, which connects to the existing stub out at Claremont.

In other action, the board agreed to a request by builder Cam Hill for a reduction in fees for renovations to commercial property on N.C. 54 west of town. Hill had appealed directly to the board about the fees so that he could complete renovations at the site and move in new tenants. Hill and the town have been at odds over requirements for the property for several years.

Board member Joal Hall Broun said she would vote for the reduction, but expressed reservations about setting a precedent, because some work had been done on the building without a permit and the town’s typical doubling of fees in such circumstances was not imposed.

Board member Dan Coleman said the building is the kind of commercial space needed for economic development and urged approval of the plan.

Also on Tuesday night, the board:

• approved an update to the town’s exotic invasive plants list;

• established rules and regulations for Internet gaming operations;

• updated its definition of minor subdivisions to four lots;

• clarified threshold requirements for stormwater management; and

• approved an agreement with the NCDOT to administer federal funding to design and build the early phases of the Morgan Creek Greenway.

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