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Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting

Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
Monday, October 5, 2026

Regular meeting RezoningLand conversion and large developmentAnnexationFire and EMSHousing and affordabilityParks and recreationBudget and appropriationsComprehensive planHealth and human servicesHistoric preservationRoads and transportationSubdivision and site plansWater and sewer

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Fuquay-Varina's commissioners hold a public hearing Monday on rezoning 4.77 acres at 6126 Dwight Rowland Road for WakeMed's planned freestanding emergency department, which the state approved in July 2025. A second hearing would rezone 48.81 acres at 7151 Sunset Lake Road for Envision Homes as a planned unit development of up to 105 small-lot homes and townhouses. The town also annexes its own 1.5-acre water tank site on Wilbon Road. A fourth hearing, on Gemstone Homes' rezoning at 602 and 606 South Main Street, is to be tabled.

Two rezonings tabled from earlier return. M/I Homes asks to rezone 27.63 acres on Sunset Lake Road, inside the Jones-Johnson-Ballentine Historic District, for up to 48 detached homes; the site's pond is a high-hazard dam under a state violation notice and is to be drained. A three-lot row house plan at 417 and 419 Raleigh Street is the other. The Planning Board recommended all four rezonings unanimously. On consent, the board closes 22 finished capital projects and moves about $3.5 million in general funds to the Sunset Lake, Purfoy and Main Street intersection and two new parks.

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  1. 1Call to Order
  2. 2Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
  3. 3.AApproval of Minutes - September 22, 2026 Regular Meeting
  4. 4.AProclamation - Fire Prevention Month
  5. 4.BProclamation - National Community Planning Month
  6. 4.CIntroduction - Downtown Development Manager Samantha Darlington
  7. 5Public Comment
  8. 6.AVoluntary Annexation Petition - Grimes, Davis and others, 5441, 0, 53…
  9. 6.BZoning Map Amendment - Wayne Mauldin, 417 & 419 Raleigh Street - REZ-…
  10. 6.CZoning Map Amendment - M/I Homes of Raleigh, 0, 6921 and part of 6823…
  11. 7.AVoluntary Annexation Petition - Town of Fuquay-Varina, 980 Wilbon Roa…
  12. 7.BZoning Map Amendment - Envision Homes, 7151 Sunset Lake Road - REZ-20…
  13. 7.CZoning Map Amendment & Land Use Plan Amendment - WakeMed, 6126 Dwight…
  14. 7.DZoning Map Amendment - Gemstone Homes, 602 & 606 S Main Street - REZ-…
  15. 8.A2027 Town Board Meeting Schedule
  16. 8.BProject Ordinance - Closures
  17. 8.CSpecial Event and Amplified Sound Permit - Mason Jar Lager Company Ou…
  18. 8.DRecreation Fee-In-Lieu - Grigsby Parke - SUB-PR-2025-07
  19. 9Items Removed From Consent
  20. 11.AManager's Report
  21. 11.B-FCommunity events: Coffee with a Cop, FM2FV concert, Haunted Trail, Do…
  22. 12Town Board Member Comments
  23. 13Closed Session
  24. 14Adjourn

Agenda items (24)

Procedural · 6Public hearing · 4Consent agenda · 4Proclamation or recognition · 2Ordinance · 2Staff or committee report · 2Minutes approval · 1Presentation · 1Other · 1Closed session · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. 2 Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. 3.A Approval of Minutes - September 22, 2026 Regular Meeting
    Minutes approval
  4. 4.A Proclamation - Fire Prevention Month
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
  5. 4.B Proclamation - National Community Planning Month
    Proclamation or recognition
  6. 4.C Introduction - Downtown Development Manager Samantha Darlington
    Presentation
  7. 5 Public Comment
    Procedural
  8. 6.A Voluntary Annexation Petition - Grimes, Davis and others, 5441, 0, 5301 and 5255 Wade Nash Road - ANX-2023-13 (to be withdrawn)
    Other Annexation
    A 2023 annexation petition for four Wade Nash Road parcels, tabled earlier, which the agenda says is to be withdrawn.
    • 5255 Wade Nash Rd · Davis, David Charles Scott, Dava Davis Trustee · 21 acres · assessed $740,025
    • 5441 Wade Nash Rd · Grimes, Collin H Grimes, Jennifer P · 1.5 acres · assessed $454,498
    • 0 Wade Nash Rd · Davis, David Charles Scott, Dava Davis Trustee · 51 acres · assessed $3,001,763
    • 5301 Wade Nash Rd · Davis, David Charles Davis, Rebecca Shelton · 2.1 acres · assessed $816,746
    • 5255 Wade Nash Rd · Davis, David Charles Scott, Dava Davis Trustee · 21 acres · assessed $740,025
  9. 6.B Zoning Map Amendment - Wayne Mauldin, 417 & 419 Raleigh Street - REZ-2026-11
    Ordinance Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    Rezones 0.414 acres from Residential Low Density to Town Center Residential so two existing townhome lots can be redivided into three rear-loaded row house lots off an alley from South Ennis Street. The Planning Board recommended approval unanimously on 20 July, and staff recommend approval.
    • 419 Raleigh St · Pine State Property Group LLC · 0.20 acres · assessed $203,073
    • 417 Raleigh St · Pine State Property Group LLC · 0.22 acres · assessed $250,637
    • 417 Raleigh St · Pine State Property Group LLC · 0.22 acres · assessed $250,637
    • 419 Raleigh St · Pine State Property Group LLC · 0.20 acres · assessed $203,073
  10. 6.C Zoning Map Amendment - M/I Homes of Raleigh, 0, 6921 and part of 6823 Sunset Lake Road - REZ-2025-18
    Ordinance Historic preservationLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    Rezones 27.63 acres in the extraterritorial jurisdiction from a 2007 conditional district to a planned unit development for up to 48 detached homes at 1.74 units an acre. The land is in the Jones-Johnson-Ballentine Historic District, and its pond is a high-hazard dam under a state violation notice that is scheduled to be drained. The Planning Board recommended approval unanimously on 20 July.
  11. 7.A Voluntary Annexation Petition - Town of Fuquay-Varina, 980 Wilbon Road - ANX-2026-05
    Public hearing AnnexationWater and sewer
    Annexes 1.5 non-contiguous acres the town owns at 980 Wilbon Road for an elevated water storage tank. The parcel is valued at $136,000.
    • 980 Wilbon Rd · Town of Fuquay-Varina · 1.5 acres · assessed $136,000
    • 980 Wilbon Rd · Town of Fuquay-Varina · 1.5 acres · assessed $136,000
  12. 7.B Zoning Map Amendment - Envision Homes, 7151 Sunset Lake Road - REZ-2026-07
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    Rezones 48.81 wooded acres in the extraterritorial jurisdiction from Residential Agricultural to a planned unit development of up to 105 small-lot homes and townhouses, at 2.15 units an acre. The Planning Board recommended approval unanimously on 17 August.
    • 7151 Sunset Lake Rd · Vinson, Valeria Shearon Bergstrom, Mary Virginia Walsh Shearon · 49 acres · assessed $2,610,000
    • 7151 Sunset Lake Rd · Vinson, Valeria Shearon Bergstrom, Mary Virginia Walsh Shearon · 49 acres · assessed $2,610,000
  13. 7.C Zoning Map Amendment & Land Use Plan Amendment - WakeMed, 6126 Dwight Rowland Road - REZ-2026-08
    Public hearing Comprehensive planHealth and human servicesRezoning
    Rezones 4.77 acres from Residential Agricultural to General Commercial conditional zoning, with a land use map change, for WakeMed's freestanding emergency department in Fuquay-Varina. The state issued the certificate of need in July 2025. Conditions bar uses including gas stations, bars and pawnshops. The Planning Board recommended approval unanimously.
  14. 7.D Zoning Map Amendment - Gemstone Homes, 602 & 606 S Main Street - REZ-2026-09 (to be tabled)
    Public hearing Rezoning
    The agenda marks this rezoning to be tabled.
    • 606 S Main St · Carr, Edward R Carr, Tanya B · 0.54 acres · assessed $301,787
    • 602 S Main St · no matching parcel on file
    • 602 S Main St · Gemstone Homes LLC · 0.51 acres · assessed $126,000
    • 606 S Main St · Carr, Edward R Carr, Tanya B · 0.54 acres · assessed $301,787
  1. 9 Items Removed From Consent
    Procedural
  2. 11.A Manager's Report
    Staff or committee report
  3. 11.B-F Community events: Coffee with a Cop, FM2FV concert, Haunted Trail, Downtown Trick or Treat, Fire Department open house
    Staff or committee report Fire and EMS
  4. 12 Town Board Member Comments
    Procedural
  5. 13 Closed Session
    Closed session
  6. 14 Adjourn
    Procedural

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