Weddington mayor breaks tie to deny 62-home development near eagle habitat
WEDDINGTON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A 167-acre housing development was denied after the mayor broke the Weddington Town Council's tie Monday night.
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers proposed building 62 homes on the site on both sides of Weddington Road west of Baron Road. The Weddington Crossing development would have had 1-acre lots after amendments to increase their size.
Council members Jeff Perryman and Brannon Howie voted to approve the conditional rezoning, while Tom Smith and Darcey Ladner voted against it. Mayor Jim Bell's vote was required, and sided with Smith and Ladner.
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The development was originally presented the board in November 2023. There have been three significant lot-count revisions: from 93 to 82 to 70, and finally down to 62. The latest change lies outside the 660-foot buffer around an eagle habitat.
The original application was for a conservation subdivision with significant areas for tree-save.
The lot sizes are beyond what is required by the town's Unified Development Ordinance. Since the lots were proposed to be 40,000 square feet or larger, town leaders determined they were in compliance with the Land Use Plan.
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