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Wendell board grants rehearing for Weathers Landing after applicant offers major changes
Summary
The Wendell Town Board voted 5–0 to grant a rehearing of the Weathers Landing conditional rezoning after the applicant submitted a set of substantial changes, including a reduction in maximum units and enhanced stormwater and buffering commitments.
The Wendell Town Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to grant a statutory rehearing request from the applicant for the Weathers Landing conditional rezoning, after the applicant submitted changes it said were substantial under UDO section 15.19(g).
Town legal counsel explained that the UDO provides a narrow rehearing process: an applicant may request rehearing within 15 days of a denial and must demonstrate a substantial change in facts, evidence, or conditions. If the board finds such a change, at least four affirmative votes are needed to allow a rehearing. The board voted 5–0 to allow the request to proceed to a new hearing.
In its written application and oral summary, the applicant outlined a set of changes intended to show substantial new facts and conditions. Key commitments in the submittal include: a reduction in the maximum number of residential units from 931 to no more than 800 (a 14 percent decrease), an overall density reduction from about 3.09 units per acre to no more…
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