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Board of Commissioners Work Session

Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners Work Session
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Work session Budget and appropriationsRezoningStormwater and floodingEnvironment and sustainabilityFees and utility ratesHousing and affordabilityPolice and public safetyPublic facilities

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Wake Forest commissioners previewed a rezoning for 306 S. Allen Road, a vacant 1958 residential care facility on 2.75 acres. GWP Developers LLC wants to convert the building into 31 apartments restricted to residents 62 and older, ahead of a June 18 public hearing. The planning board recommended approval 7-0, and the developer has since agreed to make all the units age-restricted with a minimum three-month lease.

The board also reviewed a rewrite of the nuisance ordinance, last amended in 2022. The new version would let the engineering department abate flooding from broken stormwater devices, define who maintains roadside vegetation, and give property owners a path to reforest vacant lots. Commissioners took a second reading of an ordinance setting a curfew for minors during Friday Night on White events, running 8 p.m. Friday to midnight the following night within the event boundaries. They also previewed the 2024-2025 budget and the town's April financial report.

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Agenda items (6)

Ordinance · 2Presentation · 1Discussion item · 1Staff or committee report · 1Procedural · 1
  1. 1.1 Presentation of LEGISLATIVE CASE RZ-23-10, 306 S. Allen Road
    Presentation Housing and affordabilityPublic facilitiesRezoning
    GWP Developers LLC wants to rezone 2.75 acres at 306 S. Allen Road from General Residential 5 to a mixed-use conditional district, converting a vacant 1958 residential care facility into 31 apartments restricted to residents 62 and older. The planning board recommended approval 7-0; a public hearing is set for June 18.
    • 306 S Allen Rd · Robinhouse LLC Hurt LLC · 2.8 acres · assessed $2,507,051
    • 306 S Allen Rd · Robinhouse LLC Hurt LLC · 2.8 acres · assessed $2,507,051
  2. 1.2 Presentation of an Ordinance Amending the Code of Ordinances Chapter 14, Article II, Section 14-31 - 14-38 - Nuisances
    Ordinance Environment and sustainabilityStormwater and flooding
    The proposed rewrite of the nuisance ordinance, last amended in 2022, would let the engineering department abate flooding caused by malfunctioning stormwater devices, codify who must maintain vegetation between private property and the street, and let owners reforest vacant parcels. It would also shorten notice periods and add a process for chronic violators.
  3. 1.3 Discussion of FY 2024-2025 Proposed Annual Operating Budget
    Discussion item Budget and appropriations
    Staff gave a presentation on the proposed operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and answered commissioners' questions.
  4. 2.1 Review of April Financial Summaries
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsFees and utility rates
    April's general fund report showed revenue at 80.61% of budget and expenses at 82.55%, with fund balance up $4.9 million year to date. The electric fund's net gain was $833,971, and staff noted rate increases of 2.5% are expected in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
  5. 3.1 Review of Draft Agenda for Upcoming Regular Meeting
    Procedural RezoningStormwater and flooding
    Commissioners previewed the draft agenda for the June 18 regular meeting, which includes a public hearing on the 306 S. Allen Road rezoning and consent items setting the FY 2024-2025 property tax and stormwater fee levy for Wake and Franklin counties.
    • 306 S Allen Rd · Robinhouse LLC Hurt LLC · 2.8 acres · assessed $2,507,051
  6. 4.1 Consideration of Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 10, Article V, Section 20-131 - Curfew
    Ordinance Police and public safety
    The amendment adds a curfew for minors during Friday Night on White events, running from 8 p.m. Friday until midnight the following night within designated event boundaries. Staff recommended approval on second reading.

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