Staff Report for Town Council
Meeting Date: March 22, 2018
17-REZ-29 Twin Lakes PDD Amendment (MU-III North) Purpose: Consider action on a proposed rezoning request Prepared by: Katie Drye, Planning
Speaker: Katie Drye, Planning
Executive Summary: The applicant has requested the Town consider an amendment to the Town of Cary Official Zoning Map for approximately 6.33 acres, located at 3624 Davis Drive.
The rezoning request is to amend this portion of the previously approved Twin Lakes Planned Development District (PDD) to allow for the development of 200 age-restricted multi-family dwellings on a portion of the MU-III parcel.
Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of this rezoning request with the conditions as proposed by the applicant. See below for more information on the recommendation.
Planning and Zoning Board Recommendation: The Planning and Zoning Board found the request to be consistent with the Imagine Cary Community Plan and recommended approval by a vote of 8-1.
NOTE: The purpose of the rezoning is to determine whether or not the land uses and densities allowed in the proposed zoning district are appropriate for the site. Technical design standards of the Land Development Ordinance are addressed during review of the development plan.
SUBJECT PARCELS
Property Owner County Parcel Numbers (10-digit) (PIN)
Real Estate
IDs (REID) Addresses Acreage Redus Twin Lakes, LLC
MAC Z3094-065 1 Independent Dr Suite 615
Jacksonville, FL 32202
0745543962 (portion) 0445564
(portion) 3624
Davis Drive 6.33
Total Area 6.33
OVERVIEW
Location of Subject
Properties 3624 Davis Drive (across Davis Drive from Holly Creek Road and north of Lake Grove Boulevard)
Schedule Town Council
Public Hearing January 11, 2018
Planning & Zoning Board February 26, 2018
Town Council March 22,
2018 Existing Zoning District(s) PDD Major (Twin Lakes PDD (Parcel MU-III))
Existing Planned
Development District (MU Parcels)
Designated for a mix of uses (shared among the Mixed Use (MU) parcels)
Proposed Zoning District(s) PDD Major (Twin Lakes (Parcel MU-III North)) Proposed Revisions to
Existing Planned Development District (MU-III North)
Below is summary of some of the key changes to the previously approved PDD. The full description of the proposed revisions are included in the PDD document (attached to the staff report).
▪ Use of the property shall be limited to age-restricted housing and associated amenities. The developer of the community shall record with the applicable register of deeds office a declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions ("declaration") providing that at least eighty percent (80%) of all occupied units shall have as a resident at least one person age 55 or older (“age restriction"). Prior to applying for any building permits, the owner shall provide to the town an opinion letter from an attorney, licensed to practice in North Carolina, that the age restriction was drafted in a form that the attorney, in his/her exercise of customary professional diligence, would reasonably recognize as compliant with the Fair Housing Act,§42 U.S.C. SEC. 3601, ET SEQ., and the North Carolina State Fair Housing Act, N.C.
Gen. Stat. §41a-1, et seq.
▪ There shall be a maximum of 200 units.
▪ The community gathering space within parcel MU-III North shall be a minimum of 2,000 square feet.
▪ The parking ratio shall be 1.3 spaces per unit.
▪ When a development plan is submitted for any property adjacent to the parcel currently identified as Wake County PIN 0745449957 (“Adjacent Parcel”), as shown on Exhibit A, no buffer shall be required on the subject property along the property lines of the Adjacent Parcel if the Adjacent Parcel is included in the submitted development plan(s).
(See Exhibit A below)
▪ Permit removal of the existing trees in the streetscape along Davis Drive. The applicant indicates existing trees are generally smaller pines. Burial of the existing overhead utility lines may also necessitate some disturbance of the streetscape. Replanting of the streetscape would be required. (see applicant’s justification attachment as well as
“Landscape Buffer and Streetscape” section below for more
information).
Town Limits Yes
Staff Contact Katie Drye 919-469-4085
[email protected] Applicant Redus Twin Lakes, LLC Applicant’s Contact Jamie Schwedler
919-835-4529
Exhibit A provided by applicant
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