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Wake Forest approves White Street mixed‑use rezoning after debate over buried power lines and safety payment
Summary
The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners approved RZ‑2404, a conditional district rezoning for a 3.93‑acre project on North White Street, 3–2. The approval requires burying overhead power lines per the UDO and a $5,000 one‑time payment for intersection safety measures; residents and commissioners raised concerns about traffic, site plans, and scale.
The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners approved a conditional rezoning for the White Street Mixed‑Use project (RZ‑2404) on a 3–2 vote after public comment and extended discussion.
The rezoning, filed by Chase Massey on behalf of Thales Academy, would rezone about 3.93 acres at 0 North White Street from Neighborhood Business to Neighborhood Mixed‑Use Conditional District. Commissioners approved the conditional district with updated conditions that require the developer to bury an existing overhead power line along the North White Street frontage in accordance with Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) requirements and to make a one‑time $5,000 payment to the town for transportation safety measures at the Royal Mill Avenue/North White Street intersection. Planning staff estimated a high‑visibility crosswalk could be striped for under $1,000.
Why it matters: The project would add mixed‑use development consisting of ground‑floor commercial and residential units above. Supporters said the proposal limits certain commercial…
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