Planning board backs Mattamy Homes plan for 187‑home conditional rezoning on Shears Road with traffic signal, buffers and three attainable units

The Mooresville Planning Board voted to recommend approval of conditional rezoning CC2025‑01, a development plan by Mattamy Homes that would allow 187 single‑family detached homes on roughly 62–65 acres along Shears Road. The motion to recommend approval was made by Mr. Hooper and seconded; the board voted in favor and will forward the conditional rezoning and concurrent annexation to the Town Board.

Planning staff (Parviz Mousavi, Planner III) and the applicant presented an updated conditional plan that retains the same unit count as a prior submittal but adds new mitigation and design commitments after neighborhood feedback. The applicant’s attorney, Colin Brown of Alexander Ricks, said the most important change since the earlier hearing is that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has agreed to a traffic signal at the Timber/Shears intersection; the project also includes a required left‑turn lane and other traffic mitigation.

Staff and the applicant described the plan as providing 2.78–2.87 dwelling units per acre, about 16.3 acres of open space (25 percent open‑space commitment), and architectural and corner‑lot façade enhancements. The plan includes perimeter buffering, an HOA‑owned open‑space strip designed to avoid shared rear lot lines with existing neighbors, an 8‑foot privacy fence along one side, and a pledged 20‑foot greenway easement with a 10‑foot paved path and a pedestrian bridge at Ridge Avenue.

The applicant committed to providing at least three attainable housing units priced for households earning at or below 120 percent of area median income, with details to follow the town’s UDO Section 5.12.0.4 requirements. Planning staff said attainable‑housing language was being reviewed by the town’s attainable housing planner and recommended the condition as presented for transmittal to the Town Board.

Public comment included two neighbors: Jeremy Dingler, who said Mattamy had addressed residents’ concerns and supported the plan’s buffer and dead‑end commitment for Clodfelter Road; and Patrick Wright, who urged greater attention to traffic safety on Shears Road and questioned whether the additional vehicle trips had been fully addressed. Wright said the project will substantially increase trips on Shears Road and raised concerns about sidewalks, bus stops and bicyclists along that corridor.

The Planning Board recommended approval, noting the applicant’s additional commitments (signal, turn lane, greenway, buffering and three attainable units) and the developer’s work with nearby property owners. The item will proceed to the Town Board for final action.