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Huntersville approves Mission Stumptown rezoning with 16 attainable units, 15-year commitment
Summary
The Town of Huntersville unanimously approved conditional rezoning R24-13 (Mission Stumptown) permitting four-story, mixed-use development and a requirement that the developer provide 16 attainable housing units for 15 years, along with several design and technical conditions.
Huntersville commissioners unanimously approved petition R24-13, Mission Stumptown, on April 22, allowing a conditional district rezoning for a mixed-use development that includes multifamily and attached housing and a commitment to provide 16 attainable housing units for 15 years.
The approval includes multiple modifications requested by the applicant and accepted by staff: 100% attached housing, up to four stories at 44 feet, a reduced buffer along I-77 in some locations, screened side-yard parking, and a block-length modification. Planning staff recommended approval and the Planning Board had earlier recommended the petition unanimously.
Planning staff outlined the updated elevations submitted April 21 and said the changes improved street-level architecture and public-realm emphasis. Jason MacArthur of Mission Properties, the applicant, described design revisions to the carriage homes and the four-story “garden” building, including added porches, lowered rooflines for better proportions, larger glazing and two-story lobbies to meet life-safety access requirements.
The board attached conditions to the approval requiring plan-note and architectural revisions, commitment to the 16 attainable units as shown on the rezoning plans, and that all outstanding planning, transportation, stormwater, and engineering redlines be addressed before final approval. The motion specified deleting the last sentence of plan note 16 and that the multifamily architecture must meet ordinance standards with a goal of exceeding them.
Commissioners discussed the attainable-housing term at length. MacArthur said the developer initially offered 10 years, staff asked for 30 years, and the parties settled on a 15-year commitment, which the applicant said was the maximum he could offer while keeping the project financially viable. He said the 16 units would not be a segregated subset of inferior units and that all units would be built to the same standards.
Staff also noted planned roadway improvements by NCDOT near the site; town staff said right-of-way acquisition for the road improvements is nearing completion and utility relocation is expected before construction begins around 2027.
The motion passed unanimously. Commissioners praised the applicant for negotiating with the landowner and for the relatively high number of attainable units for a private rezoning.
