By Bill Short
The Millington Board of Mayor and Aldermen has unanimously adopted a resolution approving a Development Agreement for construction of the planned Barrett Oaks residential subdivision.
Board members took the action during their March 8 regular monthly meeting on a motion offered by Alderman Jon Crisp and seconded by Alderman Don Lowry.
The resolution states that PFMT Holding LLC owns a 24.82-acre tract zoned R-2, Medium-Density Residential, west of Raleigh-Millington Road and desires to develop the site into a 49-lot subdivision.
It notes that the required Site Plan bond or optional cash payment with Escrow Agreement will require the board’s approval prior to its release.
The resolution authorizes Mayor Terry Jones to sign the agreement.
Charles Goforth, planning consultant for the city, said the water, sewer and inspection fees on the subdivision total $49,000.
“When the builders take out the permits,” he noted, “there’s an additional $1,290 for sewer and water tap fees. The bond on this particular subdivision is $1.149 million.”
At its Jan. 19 meeting, on a motion offered by Mike Caruthers and seconded by Leanna Dagen, the Millington Planning Commission unanimously approved the Site Plan for the subdivision.
Goforth recalled that, when the subdivision was initially proposed in November 2018, the planning staff had concerns about drainage issues. He noted that a flood study was subsequently conducted, and the results were submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“There were no set building elevations for this particular property,” he said, “and those have been established now.”
Goforth said the subdivision was reduced from the originally proposed 74 lots to 49, because a “hole” must be dug to obtain dirt to raise the lots. He noted that the northernmost lots will have at least 5 feet of fill on them to ensure that they are out of the flood plain.
Because lots 1-6 and 33-37 will be adjacent to Raleigh-Millington Road, Goforth said there will be a 30-foot landscape screen and a 6-foot wood “privacy” fence along the north lines of the lots backing up to the open space.
“Since this is a primary entrance,” he noted, “we’re requesting that they put three columns every 40 feet on that fence to give it some additional stability.”
Goforth also said a Homeowners Association must be established on the subdivision before the Final Plat is recorded.
While citing “a number of engineering comments” regarding exactly how the drainage will work, he said the developer must resolve them to the satisfaction of the city engineer.
In response to questions by Caruthers, Goforth said the “hole” on the property will actually be a 20-foot-deep lake, with the water coming from the drainage system.
“The water’s already coming down there,” he noted. “They’re just going to capture it.”
When Caruthers asked whether the water will evaporate, Goforth said not with the lake that deep.
“The lake is designed with a shelf,” he noted, “where you’ve got a flat section that’s got water on it, but it’s not very deep. Then, it drops off, once you get farther out into the water.”
