Council told moratorium could delay Heath Tract work, pausing some homebuilding activity

Council discussion on the moratorium focused on how it would affect active development projects. Staff identified a significant pending application on the Heath Tract — roughly 130 acres with about 95 developable acres — and said a developer (Centurion America) had infrastructure work underway but had not yet completed land transfer or submitted building permits. Staff told the council that while zoning or site-plan pipelines already in motion could be finished, the moratorium would allow the town to deny building or infrastructure permits that would enable new construction until the moratorium ends.