Planning board backs Betts Farm Estates preliminary plat with open‑space commitment
Summary
Fuquay Varina's Planning Board recommended approval Dec. 15 of the preliminary subdivision plat for Betts Farm Estates (PR2025‑03), a roughly 7.6‑acre proposal for 13 single‑family lots that reserves about 45% of the property as open space and requires annexation before utility allocation.
The Fuquay Varina Planning Board on Dec. 15 voted to recommend approval of the preliminary subdivision plat for Betts Farm Estates (PR2025‑03), a development proposed at 1210 Phelps West Road.
Town staff (addressed in the meeting as Josh) described the proposal as roughly 7.6 acres within the Residential Medium Density conditional zoning district. The subdivision plat proposes 13 single‑family lots with a minimum lot width of 70 feet and an average lot size of 10,598 square feet. Staff said the developer is proposing approximately 45% of the gross project area — about 3.45 acres — as open space and a common green of just under 0.4 acres (about 5.1% of the site).
Staff noted utilities are available to serve the development but that annexation will be required before any utility allocation or approval of construction drawings. A board member moved to recommend approval of the preliminary plat as presented; another board member seconded and the motion carried.
The planning board's recommendation was recorded in the meeting's official materials.
