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Forsyth County approves rezoning for Legacy Traditional Schools campus amid traffic and stormwater concerns
Summary
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved zoning map amendment F-1661 to allow a mixed-use development anchored by a Legacy Traditional Schools campus, 6-1, after testimony from the developer and multiple neighbors about traffic, stormwater and buffering.
Forsyth County commissioners on July 24 approved zoning map amendment F-1661, allowing a two‑phase mixed‑use development that includes a campus for Legacy Traditional Schools and two commercial lots on Lewisville‑Clemens Road.
The approval was granted after a public hearing and debate; the motion passed 6‑1. The petition rezoned about 19.37 acres from RS‑30 (large lot single family) to IPS (institutional and public special use) for the school and HBS (highway business special use) for the frontage commercial lots.
The petition and site plan presented by staff and the developer call for a campus of six buildings, on‑site stacking to avoid queuing onto Lewisville‑Clemens Road, and two commercial lots fronting the road. Kirk Erickson, deputy director of planning and zoning, told commissioners the school portion includes about 5,000 feet of vehicle queuing and separate drop‑off/pickup…
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