On the site along Griffith Street and across Davidson Gateway Dr from the Community School of Davidson the ubiquitous "Development Project" sign went up on Thursday. Also on Thursday, Town staff confirmed for aShortChronicle that notification letters to nearby property owners also went in the mail today. (They had to go out by Friday to meet the town’s ordinance requirements.)
By our count per the list provided by the Town, 29 residential recipients will receive the notice. The were several other properties also listed including others owned by the owner of the hotel site and two owned by the Town itself.
Here are the town requirements for who receives notice.
A notice shall be sent by first class mail to adjacent and adjoining property plus property
owners within 100 feet of any adjacent and adjoining parcels. Notice also shall be given
to other affected parties as determined by the Planning Director. The applicant shall prepare the notice, which shall be approved by the Planning Director. The notices with addressed stamped envelopes shall be given to the Planning Director not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the public input session and mailed by the Planning Director not less than ten 10 days prior to the date of the public input session.
The bold line in the above is interesting.
From what can be determined by who is not on the list, the residents who live on the back of Spinnaker Cove are not receiving a notice, but those in the front are getting one. The same can be said for the many of the residents in the West Side neighborhood. Only a few are getting the notice while many are not. None of the residents down Gateway at Jetton received the notice.
Per the town's planning ordinance notifying all these people could have been done if they were identified as "affected". Apparently, they are not.
In addition to these notices the town put out its required press release Thursday.
Citizens are invited to a public input session, led by developer Beacon IMG, Inc., on the proposed conditional master plan amendment to change the permitted use from two mixed-use commercial/residential buildings to a hotel at the corner of Griffith Street and Davidson Gateway Drive. The site is located at 127 Davidson Gateway Drive, consists of 2.1 acres, and currently serves as a surface parking lot.
The public input session will be held on Monday, October 3 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Davidson Town Hall board room. It will be an open house format with no formal presentation. The hotel developer and project team, along with members of the Davidson Planning Department, will be present to discuss the proposed development and answer any questions. All citizens are invited to review the initial plans and provide comment.
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