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Building moratorium sought off N.C. 73
Davidson officials are considering a one-year moratorium on new developments in an area east of town, between N.C. 73 and East Rocky River Road. Delaying new approvals would buy the town time to develop an area plan. A public hearing on the idea is scheduled at the June 12 Town Board meeting.
The moratorium would affect properties in the town’s Extra Territorial Jurisdiction, or ETJ. That’s an area outside town limits but where the town has approval power over new developments.
The specific area is along Davidson-Concord Road, south of East Rocky River Road, north of State Highway 73, west of the intersection of East Rocky River Road and Kistler Farm Road, and west of the intersection of State Highway 73 and Ramah Church Road in Huntersville.
Although no formal development proposals have been put forward for any of the properties, some property owners in the area are thought to be considering their options.
Nearly all of the undeveloped property in that area is zoned rural, which allows only residential development, town planner Lauren Blackburn said Tuesday morning. But the area is changing rapidly, with a new high school proposed nearby in Huntersville, new parks in the works and other developments planned beyond the town borders.
“That’s going to change the way that corridor functions from quiet suburban corridor to one that has much more traffic,” Ms. Blackburn said. She said planning officials and town board members think it would be wise to delay approving new developments while the town studies the impact of nearby developments and the best uses for the properties in Davidson.
“There’s a general sense that development pressure is outpacing our ability to provide services and make sure the land is being used efficiently,” Ms. Blackburn said.
The proposed 2007-2008 town budget includes money to pay for a “small area study” in this section of the ETJ. The town hopes to hire a consultant for the study by mid-summer and then form a committee of property owners and other stakeholders to begin long-range planning discussions.
The Town Board could vote on the moratorium as early as July and it would be in effect until the start of the next fiscal year in July 2008, Ms. Blackburn said.
The June 12 meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 216 S. Main St.
Filed under: Davidson town board, Planning & Development
[...] regular meeting Tuesday also will include public hearings on a proposed development moratorium in an area off Davidson-Concord Road east of town, proposed affordable housing ordinance changes and [...]
[...] Ms. Blackburn said the town board will vote on adopting the moratorium next month and then seek to hire a consultant and begin data collection. She anticipates a final draft of land use and transportation design alternatives will be ready for a vote next spring, which would mean the moratorium could be lifted by July 2008. A map of the study area is available on the town website and past coverage of this issue is available by clicking here. [...]