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Council refers Creech Road Homes rezoning (37 homes) to planning commission
Summary
Council referred a tier‑2 conditional rezoning for Creech Road Homes (42.4 acres, 37 single‑family homes) to the planning commission for findings of plan consistency. The proposal includes lot sizes averaging about 12,000 square feet and 4.2 acres of required open space.
The Town of Garner on June 17 closed the public hearing for a tier‑2 conditional rezoning known as Creech Road Homes (KCZMP24006) and voted to refer the case to the planning commission for a findings of plan consistency and recommendation.
Assistant Planning Director Erin Joseph described the request as a rezoning of about 42.4 acres in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction from rural agricultural to Residential‑4 conditional to allow 37 single‑family detached homes with an average lot size of roughly 12,000 square feet. Joseph said the proposal provides 4.2 acres of open space (the statutory minimum), with at least 25% designated as active open space and amenities that could include a playground, dog park, picnic areas or pickleball courts. Two vehicular access points are proposed: one to Creech Road and another at Jewel Street, with turn‑lane and intersection improvements described in the plan.
Applicant representatives told the council the development had been substantially redesigned from an earlier proposal for multifamily units and that neighborhood outreach had resulted in support for a single‑family plan. Isabelle Maddox (Nichols & Crampton) and Beth Blackman (Timmons Group) described the access plan and sewer/water connections to existing town lines.
Traffic counts cited by staff showed about 5,598 vehicle trips on Creech Road in 2023; a traffic impact analysis was not required by NCDOT or the town. The site includes FEMA floodplains and conservation buffers that the applicant’s design attempts to preserve.
Councilmember Singleton moved to refer the case to the planning commission for review; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote with no members of the public signed up to speak at the hearing. The planning commission will prepare a statement on plan consistency and forward a recommendation to town council for a future decision.
The application remains subject to the town’s rezoning and permitting process; staff indicated that additional material in the agenda packet describes proffered conditions for architecture, connectivity and stormwater.
