175 townhomes included in planned mixed-use development in Sherrills Ford
DP Development submitted a request to rezone a 35-acre tract to permit the construction of up to 175 townhomes in Sherrills Ford. The property is located at 8049 and 8065 E. N.C. 150.
The proposed development, called Sherrills Landing, would also include 1.7 acres for commercial use, 1.8 acres for boat and RV parking, 650,000 square feet of open space and a 500-foot utility easement between the parcels, documents submitted to the county show.
“The properties located near the site are predominantly vacant land, commercial uses, or multifamily residential,” according to county documents. “A sizable multifamily project was recently approved next to the site and is currently under development. Approval of the rezoning would allow additional commercial development along the Highway 150 corridor, provide much needed residential development, and would utilize a sizable piece of property that is subject to a significant utility easement in a productive manner.”
The Catawba County Planning Board will review the request at its meeting on June 26 at 7 p.m. at the Catawba County Government Center, 25 Government Dr.
Residents blast Lagoona Bay Beach project
Residents concerned about a massive $800 million mixed-use community in Huntersville once again pilloried a Lake Norman developer’s plans Tuesday night, citing already overburdened roads and the project being too gigantic and out of character with the area.
“I am horrified this would even be considered,” resident Violet Clarke said during a public hearing called by the Huntersville Board of Commissioners. “The traffic will affect all of us, everybody in the area. We will be sitting in gridlock due to this nightmare.”
Clarke said 5,300 people have signed her Stop Lagoona Bay Beach Club petition against Cornelius developer Jake Palillo’s 270-acre residential development. The project would feature a 40-acre “modern lifestyle beach resort” called Lagoona Bay Beach Club and its 10-acre freshwater lagoon.
The club would be in a community with 250 custom, single-family homes. Other properties in the development would house 320 luxury apartments, 200 townhomes and 412 luxury condos, according to the developer’s plans.
The tract is more than five times the size of Huntersville’s iconic Birkdale Village mixed-use community off the other side of the exit.
Shannon Harris, a North Mecklenburg High School graduate, said she left Orlando, Florida, nearly 30 years ago for Huntersville’s “peace, quiet, nature.”
“Tourism ruined Florida,” she said.
Six other residents also urged the commissioners to reject a rezoning for the project. No one spoke in favor of the plans.
The development would be east of Interstate 77 Huntersville exit 25 along N.C. 73/Sam Furr Road, Westmoreland Road, Black Farms Road and McCord Road, town planning documents show.
At Tuesday’s hearing, Pallilo said his development team has responded to 59 issues raised by Huntersville planning staff. As a result, plans now include such additions as traffic calming areas, berms, larger courtyards, more open space, an additional sidewalk, and, along the perimeter, 6-foot-tall landscaped fences, he said.
Commissioners are scheduled to vote on the rezoning at 6:30 p.m. July 17 at Town Hall, 101 Huntersville-Concord Road.
This story was originally published June 21, 2023 at 11:01 AM.
