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Apex planning board approves Hopson Gateway rezoning and related transportation-plan amendment
Summary
The Apex Planning Board voted Nov. 10 to approve the Hopson Gateway planned-unit development rezoning and a linked transportation-plan amendment after hearings and detailed debate about traffic, buffers, and affordable-housing commitments. The developer committed to significant road and sewer work and to 20% affordable units in the multifamily portion.
The Apex Planning Board on Nov. 10 recommended approval of the Hopson Gateway planned-unit development rezoning (24CZ20) and a companion amendment to the Apex Transportation Plan after staff presentations, an applicant briefing and public comment.
Planning staff said the transportation-plan change shifts a proposed major collector and roundabout to avoid driveway conflicts and to locate a preferred stream crossing. Shanna Cox, Long Range Planning Manager, told the board that Transportation & Infrastructure, Parks & Recreation, Fire and Police reviewed the amendment and recommended approval.
Applicant counsel Matthew Carpenter of Parker Poe and representatives from ACRE Management described the project as a land-exchange-driven redevelopment that reconfigures ownership along Perry Road to consolidate the developer’s and the town’s sites. Carpenter said ACRE will construct the full realignment of Perry Road through its property, install a new traffic signal at Apex Peakway and Perry Road, and…
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