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Wake Forest approves rezoning for 55.93-acre Harris Road tract with permanent conservation easement commitments
Summary
The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request by Church Street Company for 55.93 acres on Harris Road after the developer revised conditions to preserve roughly 30 acres as open space, add stormwater protections and commit 3% of multifamily units to be affordable at 80% AMI.
The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners voted to approve a rezoning application filed by Church Street Company to rezone 55.93 acres on Harris Road after the developer and conservation advocates negotiated changes to the project conditions.
Town planner Patrick (last name not specified) outlined updates the applicant provided since the work session, including a commitment that 3% of the multifamily units would be affordable at 80% of area median income, flexibility allowing townhomes to be developed either as individual lots or as multifamily on a single parcel, and a requirement that open space not accepted by a conservation entity be recorded as an undisturbed conservation easement. Staff also noted an increase in stormwater protection to match the draft Unified Development Ordinance’s 25‑year storm standard and an aesthetic commitment to stone walls and common brick materials.
"Staff still recommends approval," Patrick told the board before the public hearing began.
Applicant George Delonge of Church Street Company described years of negotiation and said the developer sought to respond to…
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