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Raeford council sends Highlanders Crossing open-space request back to Planning Board after resident objections
Summary
After residents raised concerns about traffic, flooding and property impacts, Raeford City Council voted unanimously to return Southbury Development’s Highlanders Crossing open-space/preliminary plat application to the Planning Board for additional review of McMillan Street widening and drainage.
Raeford City Council on Nov. 3 sent Southbury Development’s open-space and preliminary plat application for the Highlanders Crossing (Gentry) subdivision back to the Planning Board for further study, citing unresolved questions about road access and storm drainage.
The motion, made by Councilman Wayne Willis and seconded by Councilman Charles Allen, carried unanimously. The application proposes subdividing roughly 65.15 acres (PIN# 694352001005 at Lewis St. and McDonald Ave.) into 78 lots under a cluster-subdivision option that would reduce lot sizes from 12,000 square feet to about 9,000 square feet in exchange for larger contiguous open space.
Zoning Administrator Felecia Locklear told the council the Planning Board lacked a quorum at its Oct. 27 meeting and that, under UDO 12.6.8(B), City Council must approve open-space use before preliminary…
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