WestBranch
Project Status
Under-construction
Project Update (12/6/17)
Robert Walker Drive is scheduled to be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic until February, 2018. Work was anticipated to be completed by the end of December; scheduling conflicts with utility providers has delayed the road opening approximately one month. In that time vehicle traffic will be shifted onto Westbranch Parkway over to Davidson-Concord Road (see area highlighted in orange on Diagram below). Pedestrian traffic will be able to access the greenway using the new sidewalk along Davidson-Concord Road from the intersection of Robert Walker Drive (see area highlighted in orange on Diagram below).
Robert Walker Drive Closure Diagram
Detailed Robert Walker Drive Closure Map
During this upcoming fall, likely in October or November, the road construction connecting WestBranch to Hudson Place will occur. This will require the removal of vegetation on the west side of Kincaid Trail in order to complete this road; width of clearing will be approximately 100 feet wide. A portion of the Kincaid Trail in this area will be closed for approximately three months as this road connection is constructed.
Greenway
It is anticipated that a portion of the Kincaid Trail will be closed as the road connecting WestBranch to Hudson Place is constructed in the fall of 2017. The Town is working with the developer to minimize the downtime of the closure.
In the long-term, once slopes have been stabilized on site, a greenway buffer will be installed in accordance with approved master plan. The images below provide some additional information on these buffers.
Buffer planting diagram
Buffer section
Site Info
- Planning Area: Neighborhood General, Neighborhood Services, Rural
- Project Address: 19925 Davidson-Concord Rd, Davidson NC 28036
- Parcel ID: 00728106A, 00728106B, 00728108, 00728101, 00728110, 00715216
- Acres: 170
- Building Type: Detached House, Townhouse
- Development Description: West Branch will feature 305 housing units with +/- 88 acres of open space, yielding 1.8 units per acre with 51.7% open space. The commercial component at the intersection of Davidson-Concord Road and Robert Walker Drive is proposed as a later phase of development.
The WestBranch development is located on the east side of Davidson-Concord Road and includes property both north and south of Robert Walker Drive. The proposed development includes property located within the Neighborhood Services, Neighborhood General and Rural planning areas.
As proposed, the 170 acre WestBranch neighborhood would feature 306 housing units with +/- 88 acres of open space, yielding 1.8 units per acre with 51.7% open space. The breakdown of housing includes:
- 107 Townhomes
- 101 Detached (42’ wide lots)
- 88 Detached (65’ wide lots)
- 10 Detached (90’ wide lots)
The commercial component at the intersection of Davidson-Concord Road and Robert Walker Drive is proposed as a later phase of development.
- Developer: Lennar Carolinas, LLC
Project Update (last updated on January 31, 2017)
WestBranch has received Erosion Control approval. Silt fencing and marking of the floodplain lines will begin on site the week of January 30, 2017. Certain storm water devices will also begin to be installed in the near future in advance of roadway construction.
Early construction will be concentrated on both the north and south sides of Robert Walker Drive. Over the summer, construction will expand northward and the entire site will be under development until complete.
Process
A site plan was received on January 14, 2016. A complete application was received on January 26, 2016. Project timeline:
- Historic Property Redesignation Public Hearing: February 9, 2016 at 6:00 at the Board of Commissioners meeting. Map of proposed change in historic property boundaries can be found here.
- Public Input Session: February 15, 2016 from 4-7PM at Town Hall in the Board Room. Staff's preliminary analysis can be foundhere. Responses to citizen questions/concerns as provided by the design and development team can be found here. Staff - concurrent with Mecklenburg County - conducted a more thorough analysis during technical review following the input session.
- Planning Board: June 27, 2016. Staff Analysis to the Planning Board can be found here.
- Master Plan Approval: August 3, 2016.
Documents
- Statement of Intent and Statement of Compliance
- Preliminary Sketch Plan
- Environmental Inventory 1
- Environmental Inventory 2
- Schematic Landscape Plan
- Master Plan Application
- Streetscape Rendering - Alley Loaded
- Streetscape Rendering - Front Loaded
- Precedent Studies
- Concept Plan for EPM technical review
- Transportation Impact Analysis for technical review
- Revised Master Plan Set - For Planning Board
- Clubhouse Perspective
- APPROVED MASTER PLAN (August 1, 2016)
Contact
Developer: Lennar Carolinas LLC,
david.nelson@lennar.com
794-542-8300
Site Designer:
Cole Jenest & Stone
Town Staff Project Manager:
Chad Hall, Senior Planner
chall@townofdavidson.org