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Commission scopes long-term care facility policy; Wake Robin representatives and developer present site case
Summary
The commission framed a project charge to study whether long-term care facilities should be allowed inside the city's transit overlay. Wake Robin representatives and a consultant described market demand and identified Hill Farm as a candidate site; the commission approved the scoping charge unanimously.
The Planning Commission approved a project charge to scope rules for long-term care facilities and whether those uses should require inclusion in the transit overlay district.
Staff emphasized that the work is procedural — defining the scope and boundaries of a study rather than deciding on any single project. Tim Burke, a consultant with Weidenberg Bridal Estate Advisors, urged the commission to consider Hill Farm as a viable campus site and said the Shelburne Wake Robin campus has a 10 to 15 year waiting list. Burke described a campus model of cottages, apartments and an assisted-living wing and said the Hill Farm property "checks all the boxes" for the kind of campus his client is seeking.
Megan Buckley, who introduced herself in the record as CEO of Wake Robin, said long-term care campuses typically include embedded transportation and support services and offered a written letter and follow-up to help the commission consider operational approaches. Staff told the commissioners the regulatory scope should consider any operator and that statutory timelines and public-outreach requirements will guide how quickly changes can be drafted and adopted.
