Council continues debate over Windermere PUD facade deviation request

The Newcastle City Council continued its deliberation on a request to deviate facade masonry requirements in the Windermere Planned Unit Development, saying the change as proposed was too large to approve without clearer plans. Planner Janae Greenlee, representing the Newcastle Planning Department, told the council the applicant asks to reclassify elevations so that masonry would be reduced to as low as 35% on some buildings, with the remaining 65% composed of hardy board and wainscot. "This is a request for a deviation from the exterior facade requirements of the PUD ordinance 785," Greenlee said, outlining the 1.83-acre Track 4 Grove Senior Development and that the planning commission recommended the exception (3–1) with no protests.