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Planning board approves Farmstead preliminary plat for 179-lot subdivision
Summary
The Winterville Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved the Farmstead preliminary plat, a 93.80-acre subdivision at Davenport Farm Road and Rey Branch Road with 179 lots, sidewalks, a pool and a creek easement for a potential future greenway.
The Winterville Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved the Farmstead preliminary plat on Jan. 20, 2026, clearing the way for a 93.80-acre subdivision with 179 lots at the intersection of Davenport Farm Road and Rey Branch Road.
Planning staff (Stephen) told the board the site is split by Davenport Farm Road: roughly 60 acres north of the road zoned R8 with 107 lots and about 34 acres south zoned R10 with 72 lots. The preliminary plan includes two full ingress and egress points on both Davenport Farm Road and Rey Branch Road, sidewalks on internal streets, and a pool and cabana. Staff also placed the required subdivision conditions at the board’s seats for review.
Stephen said staff had identified an error in the project abstract — a bullet listing a special use permit and 17 single-family attached units that belonged to a different project — and asked the board to disregard that item. He also noted a dedicated easement along the onsite creek to allow the town to add a greenway in the future.
On traffic mitigation, Stephen said NCDOT reviewed the intersection of Davenport Farm and Rey Branch and concluded "a traffic signal is not appropriate for this location, but a roundabout is." He added that NCDOT told staff it would install a roundabout but that the timing has been pushed off "for the foreseeable future." Board members asked whether the roundabout location was reflected in the lot layout; Stephen said it was accounted for. No plan for a temporary traffic signal was expressed.
A board member made a motion to approve the preliminary plat; it was seconded and approved by voice vote with no opposition recorded. The approval authorizes moving forward to the next steps in the subdivision process, which include submitting construction drawings and, later, a final plat if all conditions are met.
Staff recommended approval and said the plat had been reviewed and cleared by the technical review committee. The board did not record any public opposition at the meeting.
