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Planning commission forwards Toll Brothers’ 113‑unit Barnsdale Terrace plan with conditions
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of Toll Brothers’ rezoning and conditional‑use permit for a 113‑unit development on Barnsdale Terrace after the developer agreed to fund a traffic signal at Barnsdale and Main Street and add buffering and other conditions; commissioners and neighbors negotiated rental limits and screening requirements.
The Woodstock Planning Commission on May 7 recommended approval of a rezoning, conditional‑use permit and five variances to allow a 113‑unit residential development by Toll Brothers on Barnsdale Terrace.
Staff said the project would convert five parcels totaling about 12.83 acres from Downtown Low Density Residential to a higher‑density Downtown Mixed Residential Above (DTMRA) district to permit 57 townhomes, 54 detached single‑family homes and two larger detached homes. The developer agreed in the conditions to contribute to and accelerate a traffic signal at Barnsdale Terrace and Main Street, upgrade Barnsdale to D1 street standards on the project side, and install substantial landscape buffering along the southern property line adjacent to existing neighborhoods.
Applicant Kevin Moore and project representative described connectivity improvements — extensions of Chandler Lane, Reeves Street and Market Street — and amenities, including a pool and dog park. "This project meets all of the city's adopted comprehensive‑plan policies," the applicant said, and the developer pledged to submit a grading and traffic plan and to coordinate utilities and stormwater management through the development‑agreement process.
Neighbors raised concerns about construction‑period impacts, timing of the traffic signal, long‑term truck or emergency access, and the 20% rental cap allowed by staff conditions. Several public commenters urged the commission to require the traffic signal before construction begins; Courtney Morgan asked the commission to require the signal "before any other construction occurs." Commissioners negotiated amendments: the commission approved staff recommendations with a modification to prohibit short‑term rentals and to require the applicant to submit a southern‑border screening plan for staff approval; the commission also approved variance No. 4 (porch encroachment) after receiving additional grading information that staff said would allow utilities and structures to be accommodated.
The motion to approve, including the modifications, passed unanimously and will be transmitted to City Council for final action.
Next steps: The applicant must submit required construction and grading plans, a traffic study where required, and enter into a development agreement specifying the timing and funding for the traffic signal and other public improvements.
