Wendell board rejects Lennar’s Weathers Landing annexation and rezoning after hours of testimony

The Wendell Town Board voted 3-2 to reject a request to annex and rezone roughly 304 acres for a proposed subdivision called Weathers Landing, a project that would have included about 760 single‑family homes, 170 townhomes and a publicly dedicated 10‑acre park.

The proposal, led by Lennar Homes and presented by attorney Collier Marsh of Parker Poe, included a master plan with a 4,000‑square‑foot pool, a 2,500‑square‑foot clubhouse, roughly 54,000 square feet of greenway to be publicly dedicated, and multiple engineered stormwater control measures. Town planning staff recommended approval, but the board declined the rezoning after more than four hours of testimony and questions.

Why it matters: The proposal would have extended municipal services, added hundreds of dwellings near Roseville and Davistown roads, and required substantial off‑site transportation and utility improvements. Opponents said the scale and density would worsen traffic on Roseville Road, risk runoff into Robertson Mill Pond Preserve and local farms, and change the area’s rural character. Supporters stressed the public park, greenway, and stormwater commitments the developer offered.

Collier Marsh, representing Lennar Homes, said the plan was designed to implement the town’s Blueprint 2030 goals for housing variety and open space and to provide a “transition” to an Innovation District west and…