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Developer requests multiple variances for townhome-style lots on New Light Road
Summary
Underwood Scoggins LLC, on behalf of PR Land Investments LLC, asked Holly Springs City for variances to build detached townhome-style lots on a triangular parcel off New Light Road: requested reductions include buffers from 40 to 10 feet, lot width from 100 to 20 feet, side setbacks to 1.75 feet, rear setback to 10 feet, and lot coverage up to 90%; staff said the project proposes about 7.85 units per acre and is for sale, not rent.
Unidentified Speaker 2 introduced a multi-variance request from Underwood Scoggins LLC on behalf of PR Land Investments LLC for property off New Light Road. Unidentified Speaker 3, a city staff member, described the parcel as triangular and adjacent to Sagebrook Subdivision and an abandoned right-of-way, and said the site entered the city with a legacy density allowance equivalent to RM-10 (10 units per acre).
Staff listed the variances requested: reduce the minimum buffer along the northern property line between HDMFR and PDR from 40 feet to 10 feet; allow the same reduced density treatment on the east side due to the shape of the lot; reduce minimum lot width from 100 feet to 20 feet (to accommodate townhome lots); reduce side-yard setback from 15 feet to 1.75 feet (roughly 3.5 feet between units); reduce rear-yard setback from 35 feet to 10 feet; and increase maximum lot coverage for townhome lots from about 35% to as much as 90% because townhomes generally cover most of the lot. Staff also said the developer proposes substituting smaller-scale amenities (playground, walking trails, community fire pit) for the larger amenity items required by HDMFR, which are intended for larger developments.
Commissioners discussed product type and construction details. Staff said the units would be detached, for-sale lots similar to nearby Pebblewood and Turner Village, not apartments, and that typical building practices include firewall construction when structures are within small clearances of property lines. Commissioners raised technical questions about utilities (meter clearances), driveway and garage placement, and whether an apartment building could alternatively be sited; staff noted the proposed layout yields about 7.85 units per acre, below the 10 units-per-acre maximum that the legacy zoning allows.
Staff identified Piedmont Residential as the builder associated with the product and said visual materials and additional documentation would be useful before the public hearing. No formal action was taken; the variance request will be considered at the public hearing on December 18.
