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Commissioners approve Bella Point preliminary plat and Lyon Estates final plat; DOT requires deceleration lane at Bella Point
Summary
Wayne County commissioners approved a preliminary plat for Bella Point Subdivision (101 lots) and a final plat for Lyon Estates Phase 1 (43 lots). DOT will require a right deceleration lane for Bella Point; the preliminary plat abuts an existing solar facility that predates county buffering rules.
On March 4, 2025, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners considered and approved two planning items on its agenda: the preliminary plat for Bella Point Subdivision and the final plat for Lyon Estates Phase 1.
Barry, planning staff, described Bella Point as a preliminary plat of 101 proposed lots located off Highway 70 East near Monarch Creek and North Besson Road, approaching the county line. He told the board the planning board recommended approval.
Barry told the board that the North Carolina Department of Transportation requires the developer to provide a right turn deceleration lane on Highway 70 to remove turning traffic from the travel lane. He also said the subdivision backs up to an existing solar utility facility. Because the solar facility predates the county’s buffering requirement, Barry said a mandatory forest buffer is not required between the subdivision and the solar site; individual homeowners would be responsible for any planting they wanted on their lots. Barry said the developer is also a builder and may develop lots directly rather than selling to separate builders.
On Lyon Estates Phase 1, Barry said this was a final-plat approval: the developer completed required improvements for 43 lots on Viewhope Road near the Lenoir County line. Barry reported the average lot size is about 21,000 square feet, the project has a DOT built standards letter on file, and the planning board recommended approval of the final plat.
Commissioners had questions about the odd lot cut-out at the top of the Bella Point plat; Barry explained the jog accommodates an existing building that is part of a neighboring parcel and that the developer said he was working to resolve ownership of that piece.
The board moved to approve the preliminary plat for Bella Point and the final plat for Lyon Estates as presented. No roll-call vote was recorded in the public transcript; both motions were carried as part of the board’s routine approvals.
Clarifying details recorded in the meeting: - Bella Point: preliminary plat with 101 proposed lots; library lot referenced at about 37,000 square feet (about 0.85 acre) as described by staff. - DOT requirement: a right deceleration lane on Highway 70 for Bella Point access (Barry, planning staff). - Solar facility adjacency: Bella Point borders an existing solar utility facility that predates Wayne County buffering rules; no county-imposed buffer required retroactively (Barry). - Lyon Estates Phase 1: final plat for 43 lots on Viewhope Road; average lot size ~21,000 square feet; planning board recommended approval (Barry).
