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Smithfield council denies Powell Track preliminary plat after safety and traffic concerns
Summary
Council denied a quasi‑judicial application for the Powell Track preliminary plat (S‑24‑5), an 18‑lot subdivision on Swift Creek Road, following multiple resident comments citing dangerous road curves, concerns about traffic data and stormwater, and staff discussion of DOT thresholds and septic rules.
The Town of Smithfield council voted to deny the special‑use/subdivision request for S‑24‑5 (Powell Track), an 18‑lot single‑family preliminary plat on roughly 11.1 acres on Swift Creek Road in the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Planning staff outlined the proposal and five recommended conditions — including meeting UDO construction drawing standards, establishing a homeowners association to maintain sidewalks and mailbox kiosk areas, landscaping/buffering consistent with…
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