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DRC recommends conceptual approval for Stonehouse Track 11B; flags workforce-unit pricing and Croker Road traffic concerns
Summary
The Development Review Committee forwarded Conceptual Plan 250052 (Stonehouse Track 11B) with a 4-0 recommendation while raising concerns about workforce-unit pricing under a changed affordability policy and traffic and access issues for a separate Croker Road mixed-use proposal that could include up to 90 townhouses.
The Development Review Committee reported on April 22 that it recommended approval of Conceptual Plan 250052 (Stonehouse Track 11B) and raised several technical issues for follow-up, including trail connectivity, stormwater criteria and the pricing of workforce housing proffers under a recent change in county policy.
Frank Polster summarized the DRC meeting for the commission and noted the committee's endorsement of updated conceptual plan material, including new notes adding multi-use trails along the Mount Laurel Road connection. Polster said commissioners commented favorably on proposed stormwater facilities that account for increased precipitation under the county's newly adopted special stormwater criteria.
The DRC discussion also focused on the pricing of the development's 15 workforce units and how the county's change in affordability policy affects calculations. Polster reported that the current per-unit price cited in committee materials appeared substantially higher than the previous proffer assumptions; committee members requested follow-up from staff. Polster noted an email from a staff member explaining the policy shift away from using the Marshall & Swift index toward calculating affordability against the current area median income (AMI), which Polster gave as $106,500 for 2026. "The change in policy no longer uses price points regardless of the year they are completed and sold, and they must meet our affordable housing calculations based on this year's annual median income," the DRC summary said.
Polster also summarized review of a separate case, C2600037914 (Croker Road mixed-use). The applicant described a project that could include two commercial parcels (a convenience store with fuel sales and potential quick-service restaurants) adjacent to Croker Road and up to 90 townhouses on Rochambeau Drive intended to include units affordable at up to 80% AMI. The DRC flagged traffic concerns at the proposed Rochambeau/Croker Road intersection and the narrow segment of Rochambeau Road near the proposed townhouse access; members advised the applicant to obtain the Kiskiak Traffic Impact Analysis from staff.
On a vote of 4-0, the DRC recommended approval of Conceptual Plan 250052 to the planning director with comments regarding workforce-unit pricing; the report concluded with no formal DRC action required on the Croker Road concept but several staff follow-ups were requested.
