At its Jan. 21 meeting, the Town Council moved to table the vote on the development, called Pine Hill, so the applicant behind the project could try to work with area neighbors that are in opposition to seeing the site built.
The proposal is to build 14 single-family homes on 4.28 acres in town.
The details
The applicant behind the project, Geoff Wescott of Brockett Street Capital, is representing the land owner. Wescott made several requests to town officials to get the project done, including a master plan amendment to change the current land use of the property from low density residential to medium-high density residential.
The zoning would also have to be changed from a planned development district with agricultural uses to a single family district. The way the land is zoned now, a developer could build a nursing home or congregate facility with 64 beds without approval from the town council, officials said.
Additionally, there are 12 specimen trees on-site, which requires a permit to remove. The applicant behind the project asked town officials for a permit to remove seven of the trees.
They also requested some exceptions that would have allowed a dry detention pond.
Zooming in
Officials in town received correspondence both in support and opposition to the project. Residents from the neighborhood that sits next to the site, Grace Park, turned out to the Jan. 21 meeting to voice their opposition to the project. They took issue with the land use being changed to higher density.
However, Wescott said the project was aimed to improve the site.
“Our goal here was not to come in and try to force density down everybody's throats," Wescott said.
The council ultimately moved to table the vote unanimously. There was no set date for when the project will go back to council. Before it goes back to council, Wescott hopes to work with the Grace Park residents to reach a compromise.
