PENDER COUNTY — Two proposed major subdivision plans are going to the Pender County Technical Review Board this week. If the projects are completed, they could bring a total of 488 new residential units to the county.
The board will hear both plans on Thursday as Blake Farms moves to phase 2 of their development plans off of Blake Farms Blvd. and U.S. Highway 17. Phase 1 included 73 single family lots, coming in at a project total of 128 single family units.
MCFT Point South submitted a plan to build single and multi-family units, as well as commercial development, in the Topsail Township, located at 10833 U.S. Highway 17
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Blake Farms
Property Owner: HIC Blake Farms, LLC
Developers: HIC Blake Farms, LLC with DR Horton listed as an additional contact on the development application. DR Horton has worked on communities such as Magnolia Ridge, The Pines and The Grove.
Zoning: Current zoning is Planned Development, which allows flexible mixed-use development, as a part of a by-right submission.
Acreage: 93 total acres, though only 35 acres will be built upon
Units: 55 single-family lots
Buildings: 55 single family homes with no additional buildings were noted
Density: The proposed density is 1.1 dwelling units per acre for Phase 2 of the development. The overall project density, spanning two phases, is 1.9 dwelling units per acre.
Workforce/Affordable Housing: The site plan does not indicate the homes will be workforce or affordable housing.
Commercial Components: This project focuses completely on residential uses.
Traffic Impact: A traffic impact analysis has yet to be completed.
Buffers and Surrounding Properties: A type A buffer will go along Blake Farm Blvd. — 47 canopy trees, 25 understory trees and 254 shrubs are proposed. Three canopy and two understory trees are required per every 100 feet.
The West and South property lines will also have a type B buffer — often a buffer along the rear or side of properties— with a standard of a lower 1 canopy and 2 understory trees per every 100 feet. Greenery for the west of the property will include eight canopy trees, 16 understory trees and 119 shrubs. The south of the property will see slightly less landscaping with seven canopy trees, 13 understory trees and 98 shrubs.
Open space: Phase 2 has 44.1 acres of open space — all of which is passive open space sitting almost entirely on wetlands and inclusive of buffer spaces.
Trees: A tree removal plan was not included in the submitted sight plan.
Wetlands: 0.28 acres of wetland, or 12,297 square feet, are included in phase 2. Wetlands are the reason the Blake Farms development was separated into phases, as phase 1 had no wetlands and could move along at a faster pace.
Phase 2 will require permits, like from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to continue due to the 0.28 acres of jurisdictional — federally protected — wetlands present. The 0.28 acres will be part of a construction entrance.
Floodplain: The documentation submitted did not specify any floodplain hazards.
Unique factors: N/A
Point South Mixed-Use Major Subdivision
Property Owner: MCFT Point South, LLC
Developers: McAdams Homes, LL which has worked on The Landing at Lewis Creek, Belle Meade Apartments and Stephen’s Pointe Apartments
Zoning: The current zoning is set as Planned Development, which allows for flexible mixed-use development and design.
Acreage: The property is a total of 77.61 acres; 37.49 acres will be for residential purposes and 15.09 acres for commercial use.
Units: The site has a total of 432 units including 181 single-family units, 252 multi-family units and 15.09 acres for future commercial use.
Construction will occur in two phases, beginning with the single-family homes; full build-out is expected in 2035.
Buildings: The multi-family units will be spread across eight buildings with 24 units and two buildings with 30 units.
Density: The allowable density for the parcel is 12 to 15 dwelling units per acre, however, developers propose 10.10 dwelling units per acre.
Workforce/Affordable Housing: Site plans did not indicate any of the units would be used as workforce housing.
Commercial Components: The site’s future commercial use plans include potential for a general office, a medical/dental office, bank, fast food restaurants and more.
In 2035, developers plan to build an assisted living facility with an 80-person bed capacity, a hotel with 116 rooms, a general office building and a shopping plaza.
Traffic Impact: For phase one, a total of 1,742 trips per day are expected to be generated. Once the full build is done, 12,084 are expected per day with 900 trips during peak morning hours and 977 trips during peak evening hours.
Buffers and Surrounding Properties: There will be an A-2 buffer with 60 Live Oak canopy trees, one oak tree and 40 crape myrtle understory trees. The A-2 buffer requires 3 canopy trees and 2 understory trees per 100 feet.
A C-3 buffer is also planned, requiring a continuous hedge and one canopy tree per 100 feet. Developers plan to plant 34 oak canopy trees and 541 wax myrtle small evergreen trees.
Open space: The total amount of open space required is a minimum of 12.99 acres, or 16.7% of the site. Developers are leaving 15.25 acres of open space, or 19.6% of the site. Open spaces include a proposed dog park and open trail.
Trees: Tree removal includes 133 Oaks, three Cypress, eight Maple, 58 Holly and six Magnolia, resulting in a total of 208 trees removed.
Wetlands: 1.82 acres of wetlands are on the site.
Floodplain: The property is not in a special hazard flood zone.
Unique factors: The two phase project will last over seven years, with the first half not including any of the commercial use plans.
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