Council approves Arden Subdivision rezoning, citing infrastructure and tax benefits
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Summary
Garner Town Council approved CZMP24-005 (Arden Subdivision), rezoning ~54.4 acres to permit 136 R4 conditional single-family lots with conditions including a 100-year stormwater measure and road frontage improvements to be completed by development triggers; vote passed 4–1.
Garner Town Council voted 4–1 to approve CZMP24-005, the Arden Subdivision rezoning, after staff and the applicant outlined added commitments intended to address prior planning commission concerns about transportation and utilities.
Assistant Planning Director Erin Joseph summarized changes since the case’s earlier public hearing: the applicant now commits to a 100-year stormwater control measure, a minimum of 60 linear feet of green infrastructure, native aquatic plantings in detention basins, architectural standards and a pledge to complete specified road frontage improvements prior to issuance of a majority of building permits. The master plan calls for roughly 136 single-family detached units, pedestrian circulation around a centrally sited stormwater amenity and on-site recreational amenities such as a playground and pickleball courts.
Applicant counsel stressed the trade-off between a by-right low-density option and the proposed rezoning: the approved rezoning would deliver infrastructure improvements and higher tax-value housing that the applicant and several councilors argued would better serve the community and pay for long-term services.
Council discussion focused on traffic impacts at Old Stage/1010 Road and the east-side connection toward Seastone. Some members urged caution about cut-through traffic while others highlighted the developer’s commitments to fund and build road improvements that would not otherwise occur under the by-right alternative. The final roll-call vote was 4–1 in favor of the rezoning.
