After changes and traffic commitments, Mooresville approves Brentwood Phase 5 for 99 single-family homes

The Mooresville Board of Commissioners on June 1 approved a conditional rezoning and voluntary annexation for Brentwood Phase 5, allowing 99 single-family detached homes on roughly 86 acres at 141 Black Angus Lane.

Planning staff and the applicant said the proposal was revised after an earlier denial: the plan removes a secondary access into an adjoining neighborhood (reducing density from 111 to 99 units), dedicates a parcel containing a community well to the adjacent homeowners association, and includes a condition that a traffic signal at Faith and Shears Road be permitted and constructed to NCDOT standards before the first building permit is issued.

James Martin, the applicant representing AMH, told the board the project had been adjusted in direct response to neighbor and board concerns. "Our traffic signal will raise that level of service from an F to a B," Martin said, pointing to traffic modeling and coordination with NCDOT that he said supported the condition.

Why it matters: Staff framed the project as a logical extension of existing single-family neighborhoods and compatible with the town’s growth map when annexed; opponents at prior hearings had cited neighborhood connectivity, well-site protection and traffic impacts. The conditions negotiated in the rezoning were intended to address those points and were included in the ordinance the board approved.

Board action and conditions: Commissioner Dingler moved to approve CZ-202513, citing plan compatibility and orderly development; Commissioner Carricker seconded, and the motion carried. The board separately approved the voluntary annexation and utility-extension request so the development can connect to public utilities.

Community concerns and protections: Neighbors and some nearby owners said they were reassured by the reduction in unit count, the removal of the secondary connection to English Hills, the transfer of well infrastructure to the homeowner association, and the developer’s commitment to fund the warranted traffic signal. Staff noted the site has stream-buffer constraints and that stormwater and other technical approvals remain part of the permitting process.

Next steps: The developer must meet the conditions in the approved ordinance and complete technical approvals, permits and utility work before building permits are issued.