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Planning board approves Windswept Pines Phase 3 conditional rezoning with drainage and school-capacity conditions
Summary
The Planning Board approved Allied Properties LLC's conditional rezoning for 15.55 acres in Windswept Pines (Phase 3) to add 14 single-family lots with conditions including 20,000-square-foot minimum lots, stormwater modeled to a 100-year event, coordination on off-site drainage easements, and no-parking signage per the fire official.
The Currituck County Planning Board on Aug. 10 approved PB 21-15, a conditional rezoning request from Allied Properties LLC to complete Phase 3 of the Windswept Pines subdivision in Moyock. The 15.55-acre request will create 14 residential lots and carries conditions addressing lot size, stormwater, drainage easements and parking.
Planning staff reviewed the property's history, noting prior approvals for earlier phases and a mixed approval history when the project reached elected officials. Staff said the property already carried CMXR zoning and that this application applies a conditional development plan with six conditions. "The proposed gross density allocation of phase 3 is 0.9 dwelling units per acre," a board member stated when moving the motion. Staff and the Technical Review Committee recommended approval provided the future land-use map is amended to designate the property as 'full service' consistent with the Moyock Small Area Plan.
Key conditions included: use limited to subdivision; all lots at least 20,000 square feet; project engineering to model stormwater for a 100-year storm event and manage runoff accordingly; the applicant to work with the Soil and Water Conservation Department on improving an outlet to the east; all residential development to be single-family and conform to sample elevations; and installation of no-parking signs in Phase 3 at locations recommended by the fire official. Planning staff noted on-street parking had been occurring in the area but is not allowed under the county ordinance, so the no-parking signage was added as a condition.
Staff flagged school-capacity concerns: Moyock Elementary School was reported at 116% capacity on 2021–22 planning figures, but staff said a contract has been executed to expand the school with a substantial completion date of Aug. 1, 2023, which is expected to increase capacity. Staff also told the board the subdivision is expected to generate three elementary-age students; the middle and high schools have capacity to accommodate anticipated students.
Applicant representative Mark Bissell presented the developer's plan, saying the Phase 3 layout and house types mirror existing phases and discussing off-site drainage work. Bissell said the applicant has obtained verbal agreements with adjoining property owners for right-of-entry to pursue drainage improvements and that the developer plans to help fund replacement of an undersized culvert on Baxter Lane that contributes to local flooding constraints.
The board opened the public hearing; no public speakers addressed the item. A member moved to approve PB 21-15, listing the conditions and the required land-use map amendment; the motion was seconded and approved.
