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Board of Commissioners Work Session

Town of Wake Forest · Board of Commissioners Work Session
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 5:53 pm

Work session RezoningAnnexationBudget and appropriationsRoads and transportationHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large development

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Wake Forest commissioners preview two rezoning cases ahead of their January 16 public hearings. A 1.008-acre lot at 200 Stephen Taylor Road would move from Franklin County's Residential 30 designation to the town's General Residential 3 as part of an annexation, a request the Planning Board recommended 7-0. Farm Road Townhomes would rezone 3.06 acres off South Main Street from General Residential 3 to a conditional mix of General Residential 10 and Neighborhood Business for 25 townhomes, also recommended 7-0, with conditions added since that vote covering buffer plantings, sidewalk extensions and six months' notice to current residents before they must vacate.

The board also hears a resolution supporting NCDOT's abandonment of a leftover stretch of Averette Road right-of-way left over from the Rosedale realignment, reviews November's monthly financial summaries, gets an update on the town's gateway and wayfinding sign program, and previews the draft agenda for its January 16 regular meeting.

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Agenda items (8)

Presentation · 4Procedural · 3Staff or committee report · 1
  1. 1.1 LEGISLATIVE CASE RZ-23-07, 200 Stephen Taylor Road Rezoning
    Presentation AnnexationRezoning
    Marion Jordan seeks to rezone a 1.008-acre lot at 200 Stephen Taylor Road from Franklin County's Residential 30 to the town's General Residential 3 as part of a pending annexation petition. The Planning Board voted 7-0 on December 12 to recommend approval; the board's public hearing is set for January 16.
    • 200 Stephen Taylor Rd · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1842-82-6404 · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 1842-82-7362 · no matching parcel on file
  2. 1.2 NCDOT Right-of-Way Abandonment for Averette Road
    Presentation Roads and transportation
    A resolution would support NCDOT abandoning maintenance and right-of-way on a stretch of Averette Road left over after the Rosedale PUD's developer straightened the road's curve between Matrix Farm Drive and Forever Young Drive.
  3. 1.3 LEGISLATIVE CASE RZ-23-08, Farm Road Townhomes Conditional Rezoning
    Presentation Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoningRoads and transportation
    Kevin Neshat, for Lofts at South Main LLC, seeks to rezone 3.06 acres on Farm Road and Farm Ridge Road from General Residential 3 to a conditional General Residential 10 and Neighborhood Business district for 25 townhomes. The Planning Board recommended approval 7-0 on December 12; since then the applicant added conditions for a planted buffer, a Farm Road sidewalk extension, cross access to South Main Street and six months' notice to current residents before their leases end.
  4. 2.1 Discussion of November Monthly Financial Summaries
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
    Staff report general fund revenues at 43.05% of the annual budget and expenditures at 42.55% through November, with fund balance up $6.1 million year to date. The electric fund shows a $767,219 net gain, and staff may cancel a $4.4 million transformer order placed in 2022 for which no delivery date exists.
  5. 3.1 Review of Draft Agenda for Upcoming Regular Meeting
    Procedural AnnexationBudget and appropriationsRezoning
    The board previews its January 16 regular meeting agenda, which includes the public hearings on the two rezoning cases discussed tonight, a related annexation petition for 200 Stephen Taylor Road, and a public hearing on the five-year Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2024 through 2029.
    • 200 Stephen Taylor Rd · no matching parcel on file
  6. 4.1 Discussion of Gateway & Wayfinding Update
    Presentation
    Staff update the board on the town's wayfinding sign program with MERJE Design, now reviewing gateway designs and a three-group phasing plan for downtown, townwide vehicular and town gateway signage, with NCDOT submission targeted for February and implementation planned for the second half of 2024.
  7. 5 Commissioner Reports
    Procedural
    Commissioners give updates.
  8. 6 Adjournment
    Procedural

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