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Cramerton commissioners approve rezoning amendments for Redhawk development
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The Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners on March 3 approved a conditional rezoning amendment for Phases 2 and 3 of the Redhawk (Overlook at Riverside) development to increase open space, relocate municipal facilities, and rezone portions originally planned for commercial and industrial uses; the vote was 5-0.
The Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 on March 3 to approve a conditional zoning amendment requested by IL Housing Solutions, LLC for Phases 2 and 3 of the Redhawk (Overlook at Riverside) development.
Planning staff told the board the original approval (August 2020) covered about 479 acres and allowed up to 1,070 single‑family homes. The amendment shifts some residential units, increases open space where two streams were found in Phase 2, relocates the municipal services site to a less prominent location (adding roughly two acres to the town’s municipal area), rezones a 2.5‑acre commercial parcel near the project entrance to allow townhomes, and converts about 20 acres that had been designated for industrial/office into residential because the planned Catawba Crossings alignment would otherwise isolate that industrial tract.
Paul Tryon of IL Housing Solutions said the changes are “simply the shifting of units,” and that the revisions would create a stronger mixed‑use entry for the development. Tryon said there would be a variety of pocket parks and that “there will be a park as part of the municipal area which will be dedicated to the Town.” Planning staff emphasized that as a conditional zoning, the approved Development Standards will be enforceable under the town’s Land Development Code.
During the public hearing, Charles Lawing, a nearby property owner, urged the developer to install a fence around a three‑acre pond he co‑owns, citing drowning concerns; Commissioner Helms asked staff to treat that as a public‑safety matter. Another neighbor, Ben Bryant, raised traffic and drainage concerns and warned of increased silt and pollution; the applicant said NCDOT would analyze an existing culvert at the Duke Energy easement.
Commissioner Kincaid moved to approve the rezoning amendment; Mayor Pro Tempore Neeley seconded. The board also approved, by the same vote, a Statement of Reasonableness and Consistency read into the record by the Planning Director. Signed copies of the statement will be placed in the minutes. The applicant was reminded that it must obtain all required local, state and federal permits and provide copies to the Town when obtained.
The changes also include a Development Standards amendment permitting not more than 5 percent of single‑family homes to be between 1,700 and 2,000 square feet. The board and staff discussed signage and wayfinding; Commissioner Atkinson asked the applicant to coordinate materials with the town’s existing wayfinding program.