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Council approves Teague Road single-family site plan amid floodplain concerns
Summary
The council unanimously approved Everly Development LLC's site-plan amendment to build about 62 single-family homes on Teague Road, after proponent and planning staff said several lots may require Army Corps conditional map revisions while a nearby resident urged relocating 11 lots he said fall in the 100-year floodplain.
The Winston Salem City Council voted unanimously May 18 to approve a site-plan amendment from Everly Development LLC that revises a previously approved townhome project into roughly 62–63 single-family homes on about 37.21 acres along Teague Road.
Proponent Steven Phillips of Tyme Properties said the project returns the land to its original single-family zoning and reduces unit count from an earlier plan for about 96 townhomes to 62 homes. "We're very excited about being able to bring 62 single family homes to that area of Winston Salem," Phillips said.
A nearby landowner, Mohammed Gabor, opposed the plan, saying the map he received shows 11 properties inside the 100‑year floodplain and recounting past flooding that has reached his doorstep. "My biggest concern is 11 properties in the proposed development are located in the 100 year floodplain," Gabor said.
Planning staff (Murphy) explained the property contains a floodway and an extended floodplain and confirmed there are 11 lots shown within the floodplain on current maps. Staff said the developer plans to seek a conditional Letter of Map Revision from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to elevate and fill pad sites on seven of those lots, while noting four lots on the northern edge appear to have space for building pads without a map revision. "There are 11 lots that are located within the floodplain," Murphy said, and described routes the petitioner can take to address floodplain constraints.
Council members pressed for clarification on agency roles and the timing of floodplain recertification; staff noted FEMA and the Army Corps maintain flood maps and that recertification cycles are independent of the current development timeline.
Council member Turner Taylor moved to approve the statement of consistency and the site-plan amendment; Mayor Pro Tem Adams seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
The planning board had unanimously recommended approval following its April 9 public hearing, where opposition was limited to concerns about traffic, floodplain impacts and tree loss. Staff emphasized that had the property remained as single-family zoning it could have been approved administratively at the planning board level, but the rezoning history required the site-plan process.
The approval allows the developer to proceed with next steps, including any required Army Corps conditional Letter of Map Revision and lot-level engineering. Council did not set additional conditions or delay approval pending completion of federal processes.
The council adjourned after completing other business; separate public hearings on the city budget and other items followed.
