Board approves revised Mountain's Edge commercial plan, requires 8‑foot sound wall to shield residences

The Enterprise Town Advisory Board approved a revised commercial site plan for a parcel at Mountain's Edge Parkway and Rainbow Boulevard on July 30, adding a condition that the developer build an eight-foot sound‑attenuating wall along the north edge of Building A and between Building A and the adjacent daycare parking lot to reduce drive‑thru noise affecting nearby residences.

The applicant said the revised plan removed a previously approved gas-station use and would include retail buildings and two drive‑through restaurants; the applicant also withdrew a waiver related to tree type (non‑evergreen). The applicant reported a queuing-lane separation of about 159 feet where 200 feet is required by code but noted that speaker boxes for the drive thrus would be more than 200 feet from residential property and that some queue elements would be blocked by new retail buildings.

Board members indicated the revised plan was substantially less intense than a previously approved gas‑station scheme. One board member proposed, and the board adopted, a mitigation condition requiring an eight‑foot wall from the north edge of Building A to the northern property line and a second wall segment from the southern edge of Building A to the northern edge of the daycare parking lot to screen drive‑thru aisles.

Why it matters: The board balanced commercial development interests with neighborhood noise concerns by approving the design review but adding a condition intended to mitigate drive‑through noise and visual impacts on adjacent residential areas and childcare facilities.

Key points - Proposal: commercial development with retail buildings and two drive‑through restaurants; applicant removed an earlier gas‑station plan. - Waivers: two waivers were proposed; the applicant withdrew waiver #2 (buffering/tree type); board approved waiver #1 (reduced drive‑thru separation) and design review per staff conditions. - Mitigation: the board added a comprehensive-planning condition requiring an 8‑foot sound attenuation wall along specified segments to screen drive‑thru aisles. - Outcome: Waiver #1 approved, waiver #2 withdrawn by applicant, design review approved, with wall condition and standard staff conditions.

Next steps The approval is subject to the staff conditions the board adopted; implementation details and final permits will proceed through county planning and engineering review.