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Council approves 408-unit Mont’s Ridge rezoning; developer commits 5% affordable units and proffers to housing and schools
Summary
Durham City Council voted unanimously to rezone roughly 16.6 acres near Andrews Chapel Road to allow up to 408 units (383 multifamily, 25 townhouses). The developer proffered 5% of units at 80% AMI for 30 years, a $50,000 contribution to the city housing fund and a $16,500 payment to Durham public schools.
Durham City Council unanimously approved May 20 a rezoning request for approximately 16.56 acres along Andrews Chapel Road that will allow a mixed residential project of up to 408 units, combining multifamily buildings and townhouses.
Applicant Worth Mills of Longleaf Partners presented a development plan that shows two access points on Andrews Chapel Road, a 10-foot multiuse path along frontage, preservation of stream buffer and Neuse River buffer in the southeast corner, and a 30-foot landscape buffer (0.6 opacity) along the eastern boundary to screen adjacent properties. The applicant stated materials restrictions (no vinyl siding) and height limits—multifamily buildings generally limited to five stories (75 feet) but capped at four stories/60 feet within 250 feet of the nearby Towns at Briar Creek.
At planning commission request and in response to neighborhood comments, the developer adjusted commitments: 5% of all units will be affordable at 80% of area median income for 30 years, a $50,000 contribution to the Durham housing fund, and an increase of the previously offered $10,000 payment to Durham Public Schools to $16,500. The applicant also committed that at least 100% of certain planting areas will use native trees.
An applicant representative told council the property is partly in Wake County and partly in Durham County but already annexed into the city; zoning and UDO rules will apply as city property. A local resident and advocate spoke in support of adding housing supply.
Council approved the zoning map amendment to PDR 25, authorized the city manager to enter a utility extension agreement with Mont’s Ridge LLC and adopted the required statutory consistency statement, all by unanimous votes.
Ending: Council and the applicant discussed off-site sidewalk connections and open-space protections; staff and the developer agreed to refine off-site sidewalk easements and to coordinate the affordable-unit allocations and site-plan details during permitting.
