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Wendell approves special-use permit for 140 townhomes at Wendell Village
Summary
The Wendell Town Board granted a special-use permit allowing Edinburgh Development LLC to build 140 townhome units (plus 42 single-family lots) at the Wendell Village site, subject to voluntary design, buffering and stormwater conditions.
The Wendell Town Board of Commissioners on a voice vote approved a special-use permit for Edinburgh Development LLC to build 140 townhomes within the Wendell Village development, along with 42 single-family lots that do not require the permit.
The permit approval follows staff presentations, expert testimony from the applicant, and a public evidentiary hearing. Town planning staff described the reduced site plan, zoning context and required reviews; applicant representatives presented engineering, traffic and appraisal evidence intended to show the proposal meets the special-use criteria in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
Town staff said the 27-acre assemblage is zoned Corridor Mixed Use (CMX) and that townhomes are a multifamily use requiring a special-use permit in that district. The applicant offered voluntary conditions and amenities as part of the application: a covered pavilion with fireplace,…
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