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Mocksville board rejects annexation petition for 73‑acre development
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The Mocksville Town Board voted 4–0 on March 7 to deny a voluntary annexation petition from Goyami Family Limited Partnership for a roughly 73‑acre site; the proposal included a conditional rezoning for 113 dwelling units and staff cited sewer access limits as a key constraint.
The Mocksville Town Board voted 4–0 on March 7 to deny a voluntary annexation petition from Goyami Family Limited Partnership, halting consideration of a proposed conditional rezoning that would have allowed 113 dwelling units on about 73 acres. The board’s decision means the town will not begin the formal annexation review process at this time.
Lee, a town official who presented the petition to the board, said the developer, identified in the packet as Richard Densler, had proposed open space residential conditional zoning that would yield roughly 1.55 units per acre. Lee told the board the site could take county water but that town sewer service is not currently available without an extension: “We can’t provide them sewer because that goes to the Dutchman Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant,” Lee said.
Mayor (speaker 1) announced the motion process on the floor: “We got a motion to deny, from Justin, a second from Johnny.” The mayor then called the vote and recorded the result as 4–0 in favor of denying the petition.
Staff had explained that if the town accepted an annexation petition a parallel track would consider what town zoning, if any, should apply (the planning board would review zoning and report back). The packet included a property information form and a reference to the statutory process under General Statute 168‑31 to direct the town clerk to investigate an annexation petition. Board members emphasized service costs and the practical limits of providing utilities to peripheral parcels as part of their deliberations.
Because the town declined to move the petition forward, the planning board will not take up the town-level zoning review tied to this annexation tonight. The record shows board members noted the developer could still pursue development under county rules (including septic or county water) or negotiate to acquire adjacent parcels and secure sewer access before returning to the town for annexation and a conditional rezoning.
The vote ended action on the petition at this meeting; no further town action on this particular petition was scheduled during the session.
