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Developer proposes 98‑unit Mayworth subdivision, offers $1.5M road connection and fee‑in‑lieu for Greenway
Summary
Smith‑Douglas Homes presented a plan for 98 homes on the Mayworth parcel at the end of Hamrick Road, proposing a developer‑funded Hill Street connection to Armstrong Road with estimated road costs of about $1.5 million and offering a fee‑in‑lieu for the Greenway; the plat would be tied to completing the road connection.
Smith‑Douglas Homes representative Logan Creech told the Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners on Dec. 10 that the developer is proposing 98 residential units on the Mayworth parcel at the end of Hamrick Road and plans to tie final plat approval to the completion of a road connection to Armstrong Road via Hill Street.
The developer is asking to move forward under Cramerton’s new ordinance with R‑4 zoning and an 8,000‑square‑foot minimum lot size. Creech said the proposed connection would cross wetlands and streams and that mitigation and permitting costs, including work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, raise the estimated cost of the road to roughly $1.5 million. "Part of our development plan includes a connection to Hill Street ... the construction of this road connection would cost about $1.5 million," Creech said.
Creech also proposed a fee‑in‑lieu for the Greenway connection rather than building the Greenway linkage directly. "We will have the Greenway designed ... we’ll then write a check to the Town of Cramerton for that amount," he said, adding that the developer would dedicate an easement for town maintenance. Assistant Town Manager Josh Watkins clarified that if the town accepted a fee the town would manage the construction project.
The presentation noted constraints on connectivity: the parcel’s remaining neighboring tract contains a cemetery, precluding a direct route to Armstrong Road. Creech said the developer anticipates home prices starting in the low $400,000s and acknowledged the development would require additional design work, federal permitting and coordination with adjacent projects such as the Villages at Cramerton Mills.
Commissioners asked for clarifications about site location, density and the fee‑in‑lieu proposal. Mayor Nelson Wills and Mayor Pro Tempore Richard Atkinson pushed for clearer plans for connectivity and easements; Commissioner Scott Kincaid said he would withhold official comment until the Planning and Zoning Board reviewed the project.
The developer said architectural elevations and additional specifics will be presented during the planning process. The item will move through the town’s review and Planning and Zoning Board processes before any rezoning or plat approvals.
Next step: Smith‑Douglas Homes expects to return with refined plans and formal applications to the Planning and Zoning Board.
