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Sanford holds public hearing on rezoning for Campbell Creek Phase 2
Summary
City planning staff and the developer presented a proposal to rezone 8.47 acres on Sandy Creek Church Road to allow a 29‑lot addition to the Campbell Creek subdivision; no council decision was taken at the special meeting.
Sanford City Council opened a public hearing Feb. 11 on a rezoning request by Axiom Development to rezone an 8.47‑acre tract on Sandy Creek Church Road to allow phase 2 of the Campbell Creek subdivision.
City planning staff member Camille McNeil told the council the request would change the parcel from Suburban Neighborhood (SN‑12) to a conditional Campbell Creek zoning district for phase 2 and would permit a 29‑lot, single‑family addition. “This is a 29 lot phase 2 addition to an existing subdivision that you’ve already approved,” McNeil said, noting lots would have a minimum size of 6,000 square feet and the project would include public streets, water and sewer. McNeil said architectural elevations provided to the council would be legally binding on the land if the rezoning were approved.
Ethan Averett, an engineer representing Axiom Development and SOX Engineering, said the new lots would be part of the existing homeowners association and that residents in phase 2 would have access to about 21 acres of open space and walking paths in phase 1. Averett described two issues raised at a neighborhood meeting and how the developer plans to address them: a 10‑foot landscape buffer along the northern property line for screening, using existing vegetation where possible and replanting evergreens if grading is required; and drainage and road improvements on Sandy Creek Church Road. “There’s actually a small culvert there right now that’s like a 12 or 18 inches that’s actually gonna be pulled out … and it’ll be like a 48 inch pipe,” Averett said, adding the road is expected to be paved during construction of phase 1.
Council member Acanocio asked for clarification about paving, and Averett confirmed the developer anticipates paving Sandy Creek Church Road during the work on phase 1 so that it will be asphalt by the time phase 2 is under construction.
The public hearing was closed without a council vote on the rezoning during this special called meeting. Council members heard the staff and applicant presentations and asked clarifying questions; no motion to approve or deny the rezoning was recorded at this meeting.
The council may take further action on the rezoning after considering additional information and any required follow‑up.
