Residential Development Plan Moves Forward in Town and Country

The plan to develop a residential complex that would contain 69 family lots in Town and Country’s commercial zoning district is on its way. The Town and Country Planning and Zoning Commission approved a preliminary site development plan last week. The motion passed by eight votes.

The proposal to develop the site located at 1000-1272 Town and Country Crossing Dr. will go before the city's architectural review board and the board of aldermen the first week of August. The review board will evaluate the proposed house elevations while the board of aldermen will consider the projects’ ‘favorable recommendation’ from the planning commission before voting.   

The construction of the residential community, "The Estates at Town and Country Crossing," may cost up to $10 million. Prices of homes on the development may range from $400,000 to $600,000, depending on their location.

There is no set date to begin project construction. Pending the necessary city approvals, however, representatives for Pulte Homes, the company that owns the land, estimate the project will begin this fall. Developments on the site and homes will take approximately three years to build.

Preservation Areas: A Major Concern

Representatives for Pulte Homes presented the preliminary site development plan at a public hearing held Wednesday night by the planning and zoning commission. The preservation of the site’s green space was a major concern for commission members.

George Stock, president of Stock and Associates Consulting Engineers, which serves as Pulte Homes’ consulting engineer, said he and his associates respected preservation of the land as development was designed.

“Our natural preserved areas are well within the threshold,” Stock said. “We were conservative in the way we land planned it.”

Ward 3 Alderman Fred Meyland-Smith said he agreed the developers maintained a conservative green space approach, yet was concerned with the maintenance of the Savannah, a 3.24-acre natural preserve area with walking trails and a park bench.

Representatives of Pulte Homes assured that the project would not disturb the Savannah. They said once the project was complete, and all houses were sold, the land’s preservation would be under the care of the residential community's homeowners' association.