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Council approves Toll Brothers' Barnsdale Terrace plan with 10% rental cap and design conditions
Summary
After negotiated changes with neighbors, the council approved Toll Brothers’ rezoning and conditional‑use package for a 113‑unit development on Barnsdale Terrace, adding conditions including a 10% rental cap, single‑family frontage along Barnsdale, road closure until final plat and developer contributions to intersection engineering.
Council heard staff and applicant presentations for a rezoning and conditional‑use permit for a 12.83‑acre Barnsdale Terrace proposal by Toll Brothers that would total up to 113 dwelling units (57 townhomes, 54 single‑family detached and 2 larger lots), plus related variances for streetscape and porch encroachments.
Kevin Moore, representing Toll Brothers, highlighted the project’s intent to extend Chandler, Reeves and Market streets, construct streetscape improvements and contribute engineering design funds toward a traffic signal at Barnsdale Terrace and Main Street. He said the plan had been revised to address neighborhood concerns and included enhanced buffers and an amenity program.
Several residents urged tightening conditions: Alan Matelski asked that the rental cap be reduced from the planning packet’s 20% to 10% and requested that through‑streets remain closed to construction traffic. Chip Shulo asked that townhomes not front directly on Barnsdale Terrace.
Council and staff negotiated precise conditions on the record. The developer agreed to limit rentals to 10%; to keep Chandler Lane, Reeves Street and Market Street closed to general construction traffic until final plat (with limited exceptions to be approved by the building official); and to provide a condition that all product fronting on Barnsdale Terrace be single‑family detached. The developer also committed to contribute up to $150,000 toward engineering and design costs for the intersection signal and to pave Barnsdale Terrace to an agreed minimum width and standard as part of a development agreement.
Council also directed that final site plan approval be handled by DPC with the caveat that DPC not allow additional townhomes to front adjacent neighborhoods, and that the maximum number of townhomes be capped as conditioned (the Council set a cap of 57). Council adopted the ordinance and compiled conditions by voice vote; motion carried 6–0.
Next steps: the applicant will return with a final plat and detailed plan documents consistent with the council’s conditions. Staff will prepare the development agreement language tying Toll Brothers’ contributions to the traffic signal engineering and Barnsdale improvements.
