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Planning board backs rezoning for 17.2-acre Sunset Drive townhome project amid resident concerns about builder history and traffic
Summary
The Fuquay Varina Planning Board voted to recommend approval of a rezoning request from DRB Group to allow a 17.21-acre town center residential development on Sunset Drive after hearing resident concerns about the developer's past customer complaints and requests for stronger traffic and notification conditions.
The Fuquay Varina Planning Board on March 17 recommended approval of a zoning map amendment to rezone 17.21 acres on Sunset Drive from residential agricultural and residential low-density to the Town Center Residential (TCR) district, a staff member said.
Staff recommended the rezoning, saying the requested TCR district is consistent with the town’s 2040 Community Vision Land Use Plan designation of Town Center Residential and supports the plan’s infill, reinvestment and infrastructure policies.
The proposal, filed by DRB Group North Carolina LLC for parcels on Sunset Drive, drew one public speaker who raised concerns about the developer’s record and potential traffic impacts. Mireille Hill, a resident who said she lives about 500 feet from a proposed northern entrance, told the board she had reviewed online consumer-review sites and a WRAL feature about…
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