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Council approves rezoning to add 23 lots in Eastern Ridge Phase 2
Summary
Newton City Council unanimously approved Rezoning 2022-03 (Eastern Ridge Phase 2), amending a previously approved planned development to increase single-family lots from 34 to 57 on a 17.08-acre site; the Planning Commission recommended approval.
Newton City Council voted unanimously Sept. 6 to approve Rezoning 2022-03 (Eastern Ridge Phase 2), a plan amendment that will expand the previously approved subdivision to 57 single-family lots.
Assistant Planner Alex Fulbright told the council the site, a 17.08-acre parcel owned by Wright-Eli Properties, LLC (Catawba County Parcel ID 3740-1046-0565), is zoned R-20A for single-family and manufactured-home residential use and is part of the Eastern Ridge subdivision. The earlier plan approved in April 2022 created 34 lots; the proposed amendment would add 23 lots for a total of 57. Fulbright said city water, sewer and electric service are available to the site, that the proposed plan meets the minimum requirements of the City’s Zoning Ordinance and is consistent with the 2005 Eastside Area Plan, and that the project conforms to Section D107 of the North Carolina State Fire Prevention Code (amended June 2022).
Miles Wright, the property owner and developer, stated he was seeking approval for the additional lots. The Planning Commission had recommended approval and the council moved and approved the rezoning unanimously.
The approval allows the developer to proceed with the amended planned development housing plan and future subdivision approvals. Details of required permits, final plats and utility connections will be addressed during subsequent administrative reviews.
