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Council hears White Oak Church Road annexation and rezoning request; applicant says proposal will add five homes
Summary
Council received a presentation on annexing about 4.33 acres at 1412 White Oak Church Road and rezoning to R12CU for up to six homes; applicant said five homes are likely and noted buffers to the American Tobacco Trail and White Oak Elementary School.
The Cary Town Council heard staff and applicant presentations on a request to annex approximately 4.33 acres at 1412 White Oak Church Road and apply R12CU zoning that could allow up to six homes (25A04 / 25REZ07).
Principal Planner Rachel Smith explained that the property is adjacent to the American Tobacco Trail and White Oak Elementary School, is not in the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, and that the requested R12 zoning with conservation overlays would generally meet policy guidance for the Green Level special planning area. The proposal includes a maximum density of 1.5 dwelling units per acre and a commitment to provide 1,200 square feet of community gathering space and frontage improvements including bicycle accommodations.
Applicant representative Isabelle Maddox of Nicholson Crampton said the practical proposal will likely yield five lots (about 1.14 dwelling units per acre) and emphasized the buffers and a planned 50‑foot corridor adjacent to the American Tobacco Trail plus a 40‑foot buffer next to the school. "It's 1.14 versus 1.08 single family detached dwellings. We think we're providing generous buffers," Maddox said.
One written comment opposed the rezoning over concerns that increased density could restrict left‑turn access from the commenter’s driveway and undermine the R40W watershed protections. Council and staff discussed the difference between worst‑case rezoning allowances and the applicant’s anticipated plan; staff recommended treating the proposal as potentially allowing up to six units unless a condition is added to limit the number to five.
The council closed the hearing and referred the annexation and rezoning to the Planning & Zoning Board for recommendation; no council vote on the rezoning was taken that evening.
