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Sanford council annexes 50.7 acres, hears rezoning plan for 202-home subdivision
Summary
The Sanford City Council approved a non-contiguous annexation of roughly 50.701 acres to allow connection to public sewer and assigned the land to Ward 2; a separate rezoning hearing was held for a proposed 202-lot Shadow Creek Conditional Zoning development, with no rezoning vote recorded in the provided minutes.
The Sanford City Council voted unanimously March 17 to annex approximately 50.701 acres into the city and assign the newly annexed land to Electoral Ward 2, clearing the way for property owners to connect to public sewer for a planned residential subdivision.
Long-Range Planning Administrator David Montgomery told the council staff had determined the annexation petition met statutory criteria and that city services would be extended if the land is annexed. Council Member Christopher Petty moved to approve the ordinance to extend the city limits and assign the property to Ward 2; Council Member Walter Ferguson seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
The council then held a separate public hearing on a rezoning request (Case 2026-0301) from Residential Agricultural to the Shadow Creek Conditional Zoning District for roughly 51.04 acres along Deep River Road to allow a 202-lot subdivision composed of 107 single-family homes and 95 townhomes. Senior Planner Amy McNeill reviewed the conditional plan’s key design elements, including two entrances on Deep River Road, internal streets to be maintained as city public streets, approximately 19% open space potentially programmed with amenities (dog park, playground, walking trails, and small exercise stations), a 20-foot undisturbed greenbelt along exterior property lines, street trees, and a 20-foot Type C buffer on Deep River Road with at least 50% evergreen plantings.
Applicant representative Brian Richards and property owner Roy Mashburn, Jr. said the development would add housing near the Central Carolina Enterprise Park and described selective builder choices and a contribution of adjacent acreage to provide alignments and access. McNeill described proposed lot sizes: 30 lots at a minimum of 9,000 square feet and many single-family lots at a minimum of 6,000 square feet, alongside smaller townhome lots. She said architectural elevations and facade materials were included as part of the conditional rezoning submittal.
A neighborhood meeting on Dec. 16, 2025, involved the applicant, property owners and six area residents; topics discussed included sewer extension (limited to serve this subdivision), Deep River Road improvements and internal access alignments. Several registrants signed up to speak at the public hearing but declined; Mayor Rebecca Wyhof Salmon closed the hearing.
The minutes provided for this meeting record the annexation ordinance vote but do not record a subsequent council vote on the rezoning application. The rezoning matter remains pending before the council according to the text of the minutes and will require formal action in a later meeting to adopt the Shadow Creek Conditional Zoning District and any associated development conditions.
