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Council approves annexation procedures and rezoning for Shadow Creek 202-lot subdivision
Summary
The council directed the clerk to investigate a contiguous annexation petition for about 3.021 acres, set a public hearing for April 21, and unanimously approved a zoning map amendment to rezone roughly 51.04 acres to the Shadow Creek Conditional Zoning District to allow a 202-lot residential subdivision.
The Sanford City Council on April 7 moved forward on two related land‑use matters: initiating annexation procedures for a small tract and approving a conditional rezoning for a larger subdivision known as Shadow Creek.
Long-Range Planner David Montgomery said the city received a petition (Feb. 3, 2026) requesting contiguous annexation of approximately 3.021 acres owned by Ann and Ronnie Apple, Donna Jackson and Sharon Gordon; the purpose cited was to market the property for commercial use. Council Member Linda Rhodes moved to approve a resolution directing the city clerk to investigate the petition under G.S. 160A-31; the motion was seconded by Council Member Walter Ferguson and carried unanimously. The clerk, Bonnie Bryant, confirmed the certificate of sufficiency and Council fixed a public hearing on the annexation for April 21, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Separately, Senior Planner Amy McNeill introduced an application by Brian Richards of Urban Design Partners to rezone roughly 51.04 acres on the northwest side of Deep River Road from Residential Agricultural (RA) to the Shadow Creek Conditional Zoning District to allow development of a 202-lot residential subdivision (107 single-family homes and 95 townhomes). The Planning Board recommended approval; Mayor Pro Tem Byron Buckels moved a statement finding the rezoning consistent with the PlanSanLee designation of Village Neighborhood, and Council approved the statement and then adopted an ordinance amending the official zoning map to enact the rezoning. Council Member Linda Rhodes moved the zoning ordinance; the motion carried unanimously.
Next steps: The annexation petition will proceed to the public hearing on April 21, and the conditional zoning for Shadow Creek has been adopted by ordinance. Further steps for the Shadow Creek development will follow normal permitting and construction processes under the conditional zoning approvals.
