{"id":20642,"date":"2013-11-14T14:49:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T19:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=20642"},"modified":"2013-11-15T14:36:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T19:36:45","slug":"affordable-housing-development-coming-to-s-person-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/planning-commission\/2013\/11\/14\/affordable-housing-development-coming-to-s-person-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Housing Development Coming to S. Person Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new contemporary style of affordable housing development could be coming to downtown Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>Planning Commission members this week approved plans to divide a half-acre property on the northwest corner of South Person and East Lenoir Streets into 10 townhome lots and one open-space lot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20650\" alt=\"Person_Lenoir\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Person_Lenoir-771x433.jpg\" width=\"771\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Person_Lenoir-771x433.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Person_Lenoir-336x189.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Person_Lenoir-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Person_Lenoir.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The townhomes are being developed by DHIC, a nonprofit organization that develops affordable housing.<\/p>\n<p>Gregg Warren, president of DHIC, said they wanted to create a new housing design that also fit the historical character of the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe intentionally wanted to do a contemporary, crisp new design that really has not been developed previously in Raleigh,\u201d Warren said, \u201cand we knew that this would probably not be the easiest path to take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Developers requested several alternatives to what the code requires:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A narrower protective yard was requested on the west side of the property to maintain the existing driveway on the neighboring residential property.<\/li>\n<li>DHIC also asked for narrower sidewalks, to allow developers to provide a six-foot planting strip along East Lenoir and South Person Streets.<\/li>\n<li>Developers requested an alternate to the required space between buildings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some Commissioners questioned the space between buildings and how it will affect privacy. Developers said the windows on the affected side of the buildings will be offset and plantings will be used to maintain privacy.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Steven Schuster pointed out that living in close proximity is common in historic districts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is very sensitive to the historic district that it is a part of,\u201d Schuster said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Housing Development for Homeless Vets Approved<\/strong><br \/>\nSeveral local homeless veterans could soon have a new place to live.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioners this week also approved plans for the second phase of the Sunnybrook Road development that provides apartments for homeless veterans in Raleigh. The new 10-unit development is located on the east side of Sunnybrook Road between Falstaff and Poole roads in east Raleigh.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20649\"  class=\"wp-caption module image center\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20649\" alt=\"sunnybrook_vet_housing_site\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sunnybrook_vet_housing_site-771x637.png\" width=\"771\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sunnybrook_vet_housing_site-771x637.png 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sunnybrook_vet_housing_site-336x277.png 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sunnybrook_vet_housing_site.png 805w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Planning Commission \/ City of Raleigh<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jess Brandes, housing developer at CASA, a nonprofit affordable housing agency, said the new apartments were fully leased up way ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunnybrook Road development is fully funded by the City of Raleigh, Wake County and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rock Quarry Road Rezoning Deferred<\/strong><br \/>\nPlans to rezone property on Rock Quarry Road will have to wait two more weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioners deferred a request to rezone an 8-acre property on Rock Quarry Road, just east of Barwell and Pearl roads.<\/p>\n<p>If approved, the proposed rezoning will allow for more intense development and up to 4,000 square feet of retail space.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner John Buxton supports the higher-density development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited about this place as a residential spot because you can walk to school, you can walk to church, you can even walk to retail depending on how much you like to walk,\u201d Buxton said. \u201cI could support higher densities here easily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rock Quarry Road corridor is designated as a transit emphasis corridor. This designation sparked a great deal of discussion about the need for a transit easement on the property and the case\u2019s designation as a general use case, as opposed to a conditional use case.<\/p>\n<p>A conditional use designation would allow Commissioners to make providing a transit easement a condition of approval. General use does not.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Mitch Fluhrer voiced his apprehension.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited about the brave new world of this general use,\u201d Fluhrer said, \u201cbut now that it\u2019s here I am a little bit scared about going forward and not having some way to get a transit easement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Eric Braun felt the general use designation was the right one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the city is growing and it\u2019s going to keep growing and I think it\u2019s a good time, in my opinion, to take a stand that there are some cases that should be general use,\u201d Braun said. \u201cThis is a case that strikes me that is appropriate for general use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deputy City Attorney Ira Botvinick said a rule change might be needed that would enable Commissioners to require transit easements in certain situations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day the question is, do we have the right rule? If we don\u2019t have the right rule then you should recommend changing the rule,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Schuster agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s appropriate to hold this applicant or any applicant hostage if we don\u2019t have the right rule,\u201d he said. \u201cLet\u2019s change the rule.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning Commissioners this week approved the \u201c10 at South Person\u201d development and phase two of the Sunnybrook Road development. 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