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Aldermen approve first reading for Brantley Place planned development, ask for railroad-buffer consideration
Summary
The board approved first reading of Ordinance 2026-8 to rezone about 25 acres for Brantley Place, a planned residential-only mixed-use development of roughly 76 single-family lots; aldermen and staff discussed requiring a security/sound-buffer fence along the railroad at final approval.
On March 9 the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the first reading of Ordinance 2026-8 to amend the official zoning map for Brantley Place, a planned development on approximately 25 acres west of Raleigh Mill.
Mr. Darby (Planning & Economic Development) told the board the developer revised the original proposal after multiple planning-commission denials and that the planned development now proposes roughly 76 single-family residential lots with a variety of lot sizes and shared common space. He emphasized that the plan is residential-only (no commercial component) and that the planning commission recommended approval after changes addressing previous citizen concerns about lot sizes, home sizes, and street-facing garages.
Aldermen raised public-safety and nuisance concerns about the rear property edge adjoining an active railroad corridor. Several members asked staff to work with the developer to include a security and sound buffer (fencing of greater height than a chain-link fence) along the back of the subdivision as a condition of final approval. Mr. Darby said conditions can be proposed to the planning commission and refined during the public-hearing process before final reading next month.
The board approved the ordinance on first reading and directed staff to continue negotiations with the developer; final action will occur at a subsequent meeting following any additional public comment and planning commission input.
