BRUNSWICK COUNTY — The Brunswick County Planning Board will consider three projects that could bring a couple thousand homes to the eastern part of the county at its November meeting.
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All three proposals are requesting the approval of planned developments, a mechanism for larger subdivisions intended for innovative and flexible development patterns. Planned developments allow for density increases— with 30-foot buffers and more open space required — in exchange for exceptional designs.
Planned developments are also intended to promote the clustering of residential land uses intended to provide a variety of housing types, including mixed-use buildings, conservation developments, agricultural farmettes, and traditional neighborhoods.
However, the proposed developments below solely offer single-family homes. One proposed includes a build-out of 373 homes near St. James, the second for 1,450 homes near Leland, and lastly 139 homes near Southport.
A public hearing on the development will take place on Nov. 10. The planning board’s votes on planned developments are final, though decisions can be appealed to the Brunswick County commissioners.
Olde Georgetown Expansion
H&H Constructors of Fayetteville LLC is coming forward with phase two of its Groves at Olde Georgetown development off N.C. Highway 211 outside St. James.
The second phase is proposed to include 373 single-family lots across 128.65 acres, putting the overall density at 2.92 units per acre. The new addition will connect to phase 1, diverting drivers to exit and enter through the current development rather than a new connection. Water and sewer have been provided.
The design meets the open space requirement of 32.1 acres, providing 32.6 and the site plan states no onsite heritage trees are expected to be impacted. Though there are no flood zones on the property, wetlands make up 12.29 acres and the site plan notes four lots will encroach upon them. Any disturbance to wetlands will need permission from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Green Hill
Green Hill Planned Development, located at 1540 Green Hill Road NE near Leland, is proposed to contain 1,450 single-family lots across 784.59 acres, creating a density of 1.85 units per acre where 2.9 units are allowed.
The proposal comes from Timbervest Holdings LLC and The Reserve at Town Creek LLC, the latter referring to a gated-community in Winnabow.
The site plan indicates the Green Hill development would be accessible through three connections onto Green Hill Road, with another future connection available on the east side of the property.
The location of the homes are not mapped onto the site plan submitted to the county. However, the plan does show wetlands weaving across the property, totaling 228 acres; ponds also make up 51 acres. Both are included in the open space allocation of 310 acres, though 117.68 are required.
Some of the property lies in a FEMA-designated AE flood zone; however, no homes are permitted to be built in the flood zone.
Capeview at Southport
SDS Wilmington and Lennar Carolinas has put forth a plan to build 139 single-family units on 23.5 acres on Dosher Cutoff between River and Southport Supply roads. Under the allowable density, the development could build up to 171 units; the current proposed density will only be 5.91 units per acre.
The site will be accessible through two entrances of Dosher Cutoff — a primary entrance on the development’s northwest side and secondary, right-in/right-out entrance on the northeast side. The secondary entrance would also connect to a commercial property, also owned by SDS Wilmington, abutting the development.
The land is undeveloped and SDS notes it could be a future commercial development, but it is not included in the Capeview proposal.
The site plan indicates a 1-acre amenity area residents can reach through a walking path central to the housing arrangement.
The developers are also proposing a pump station for the property’s water and sewer needs.
The proposal includes 8 acres of open space where 5.9 are required. Some of the property is in FEMA’s Flood Zone X.
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