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Council approves Wayer Road mixed‑use PD allowing church and six homes, requires PDP‑phase traffic review
Summary
Council approved PD‑01‑26 for a meeting house (religious facility) and six residential lots on Wayer Road, accepting two limited architectural deviations and a highway‑overlay tradeoff: a 100‑ft undisturbed buffer adjacent to NC‑22 in exchange for parking placement that would otherwise be limited by the overlay. A traffic impact analysis is required at PDP/site‑plan review and any DOT mitigation will be resolved then.
The council voted June 9 to approve a conceptual plan (PD‑01‑26) for a mixed‑use site on Wayer Road that will include a meeting house oriented toward NC‑22 and six single‑family lots behind the church.
Planner Maddox described the site as already zoned plan development; the CDP before council establishes project‑specific development standards (setbacks, buffers and architectural guidance). The applicant requested three limited deviations: (1) orienting the church toward the road, (2) a lower percentage of windows on some facades for the church, and (3) an exception to a highway corridor overlay limit that otherwise restricts parking placement between the building and the highway. Staff supported the deviations in exchange for a substantial tradeoff: a proposed 100‑foot undisturbed buffer along NC‑22 and retained existing tree canopy.
Engineer Kevin Lindsay and architect Mike McCloud presented the layout and neighborhood outreach. Lindsay said the applicant mailed notices to 15 adjacent property owners, posted three signs on site and reported seven attendees at the neighborhood meeting. Architect Mike McCloud said the land for the church is donated and that the six residential lots behind the church are market homes available to anyone, not restricted to congregants.
Council members raised concerns about safety and operations on NC‑22, asking whether a deceleration/acceleration lane or other DOT mitigation might be required. Staff explained that traffic‑impact analysis is required at the PDP/site‑plan phase when trip generation estimates are known; any NC‑DOT required improvements would be addressed during PDP and TRC review before site plan approval.
Council found the CDP consistent with the comprehensive plan and approved PD‑01‑26, including the 100‑ft undisturbed buffer and the two limited architectural exceptions for the church. The approval is conditioned on the normal PDP/site‑plan requirements; the TIA and any DOT‑required roadway mitigation must be completed at PDP before final site plan approval.
