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Wake
Forest issued building permits for 51
single-family houses, nine townhouses
and two duplexes during March and at the
same time issued 10 demolition permits,
most of them to the town itself as part
of its program to raze substandard
houses that owners could not or would
not renovate to standard.
The permits in March bring
the first-quarter number of new homes
approved to 230 with 66 in January and
102 in February. If continued at a
steady pace, the town would add 920
homes this year.
The town is struggling with
a water problem: last year’s peak-day
use was 3.8 million gallons. The merger
with Raleigh specifies the town will
have a water allocation of 4.9 mgd based
on peak day use, leaving only 1.1 mgd
available for new construction until
April 1 of 2010.
Planning Director Chip
Russell said the allocation could be
stretched for the four years if the town
held residential building to 800 homes a
year. Otherwise, at 900 to 1,000 homes,
the rate for the past two years, the
allocation would run out in 2008.
Town staff has identified
lawn irrigation at new high-end homes
for the main reason the summer peak use
has dramatically increased in the past
two years.
Last month the staff
suggested three ways – separately or
together – to provide for continued
residential growth:
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Reduce the amount of new residential
development.
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Buy more water capacity at $3.24 per
gallon.
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Modify the way new residents use
water.
Both the town board and the
comprehensive planning committee had
discussed cutting the number of building
permits for subdivisions now under
construction. Board policy has been that
each subdivision received 50 permits per
year with some larger subdivisions
gaining more permits for other
considerations, and the committee and
town board suggested cuts of 20 to 40
percent. If every current subdivision
built all of its allotment, the town
would add 1,396 homes in 2006.
However, last month the town
board’s attorney, Eric Vernon, advised
the commissioners it would be illegal to
reduce the allocations.
Another tactic, the board’s
decision to enact stronger water
conservation methods and education, was
shot down last month also when Raleigh
officials said they did not want the
town to have a water conservation
program separate from the city’s. Wake
Forest residents are under stage 2
conservation restrictions. (See separate
article about the drought.)
Russell is surveying all
active subdivisions, asking what the
developers plan to build this year and
finding that most will build less than
their allocation. He has said there are
no new subdivisions on the horizon.
There are rumors the remaining 250 acres
of what was the Holding farm on
Friendship Chapel Road will be sold
soon. The land lies between the closed
portion of Forestville Road and the N.C.
98 bypass, from which you can see the
three silos.
The building permits for
March follow with the type of permit,
the applicant’s name, the address, the
subdivision and watershed and the
estimated cost of construction.
Single-family homes are shortened to SFD.
- Permit renewal, Keith
Building, 1712 Gwen Drive, Smith Creek,
$0.
- Plan change for SFD,
McNeill Burbank Homes, 904 Sweet Olive
Court, Heritage, Smith Creek, $0.
- SFD, Keith Building, 128
Spring Park Road, Richland Creek,
$78,000.
- Lot change, Robuck Homes
Triangle, 3804 Orange Cosmos Ave.,
Wildflower, Smith Creek, $250,000.
- Plan change for SFD, Homes
by Dickerson, 3821 Orange Cosmos Ave.,
Wildflower, Smith Creek, $280,000.
- Lot change, Braswell
Const. Co., 1337 Heritage Heights Lane,
Heritage Heights, Smith Creek, $435,000.
- Commercial fitup, Steel
Dynamics, 3325 Rogers Road, Suite 109,
Heritage, Smith Creek, $35,000.
- Plan change for SFD,
Legacy Custom Homes, 1228 Heritage Hills
Way, Heritage North, Smith Creek,
$400,000.
- Plan change for SFD, D.R.
Horton, 2913 Carriage Meadows Drive,
Margot’s Pond, Smith Creek, $113,580.
- SFD, Cady Construction
Company, 717 Richland Bluff Drive,
Bennett Park, Richland Creek, $163,000.
- Plan change for SFD,
Leland Builders, 371 South Allen Road,
Smith Creek, $30,000.
- SFD, JVC Homes, 4408
Landen Drive, Bowling Green (Willow Deer
Addition), Smith Creek, $164,000.
- Complete attic, Future
Homes by Odell Thompson, 1021 Golden
Star Way, Heritage South, Smith Creek,
$15,000.
- Nine permits for monument
signs by Ammons Development Group at 300
Dimock Way and 500 Walters Drive in
Heritage North; two on Heritage View
Trail in Heritage Heights; at 1301
Heritage Hills Way, 3900 Forgotten Pond
Ave. and 500 Pressler St. in Heritage
Heights; and at Marshall Farm Road and
Rogers Road and on Tract 6 of Marshall
Farm Road in Wildflower; all costing
$2,400 except one for $5,200 at Marshall
Farm and Rogers Road; and all in the
Smith Creek watershed.
- Townhouse, Prominence
Homes, 542 Elm Ave., Avondale, Smith
Creek, $106,878.
- Townhouse, Prominence
Homes, 544 Elm Ave., Avondale, Smith
Creek, $83,741.
- Townhouse, Prominence
Homes, 546 Elm Ave., Avondale, Smith
Creek, $77,975.
- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes,
6309 Ridgemount St., Northampton, Smith
Creek, $160,740.
- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes,
1416 Green Mountain Drive, Bowling
Green, Smith Creek, $280,000.
- Swimming pool, Rising Sun
Pools, 3530 Thorndike Drive, Stonegate,
$24,000.
- SFD, McCar Homes, 3713
Windmeade Road, Stonegate at St.
Andrews, Smith Creek, $277,170.
- SFD, Cady Construction,
9912 San Remo Place, Porto Fino, Smith
Creek, $352,700.
- Storage building, James F.
Logan, 1020 Winter Bloom Court, Edgeford
Park, Richland Creek, $4,000.
- Duplex, Nanco Custom
Homes, 834 N. Taylor St., Smith Creek,
$80,000.
- Duplex, Nanco Custom
Homes, 836 N. Taylor St., Smith Creek,
$80,000.
- Cover on stoop, Williams
Custom Builders, 1329 Loghouse St.,
Crenshaw Hall, Richland Creek, $9,000.
- Swimming pool, Master
Pools by New Bern Pool, 1100 Chalk Road,
Richland Creek, $36,375.
- SFD, Biltmore Homes, 1105
Heritage Greens Drive, Heritage, Smith
Creek, $210,000.
- Demolition, Town of Wake
Forest, 535 E. Cedar Ave., $0. The most
recent owner was Larry Mims; it was the
home of Charles and Lucille Holden.
- Demolition, Town of Wake
Forest, 726 N. Allen Road, $0, a house
owned by Ruth Bland.
- Commercial fitup, H & C
Holdings, 16000 Heritage Commerce,
Heritage Business Park, Smith Creek,
$50,900.
- Clubhouse, Poythress
Commercial Construction, 2229 Rainy Lake
Road, Stonegate at St. Andrews, Smith
Creek, $806,930.
- Townhouse, Horizon Homes,
1425 Montonia St., Richland Hills,
Franklin County, $85,007.
- Townhouse, Horizon Homes,
1427 Montonia St., Richland Hills,
Franklin County, $84,820.
- Townhouse, Horizon Homes,
1429 Montonia St., Richland Hills,
Franklin County, $74,130.
- Townhouse, Horizon Homes,
1431 Montonia St., Richland Hills,
Franklin County, $84,820.
- Townhouse, Horizon Homes,
1433 Montonia St., Richland Hills,
Franklin County, $83,809.
- Townhouse, Horizon Homes,
1435 Montonia St., Richland Hills,
Franklin County, $85,007.
- Screen in deck, Blue Ridge
Woodworks, 929 Thompson Glenn Place,
Heritage, Smith Creek, $19,500.
- Demolition, Walton
Building Co., 370 Tillamook Drive,
Cimarron, Richland Creek, $0.
- Finish basement, Thomas E.
Zamecnik, 528 Findhorn Lane, Olde Mill
Stream, Richland Creek, $6,000.
- Demolition, Town of Wake
Forest, 326 Seventh St., Smith Crek,
once owned by Lula Forte.
- Demolition, Town of Wake
Forest, a trailer at 731 E. Nelson Ave.,
owned most recently by NRGC LLC, a
corporation formed by Donald and Sharon
Nasholds of Wake Forest.
- Demolition, Town of Wake
Forest, a house at 428 N. Allen Road
owned by Wayne Jackson of Baltimore, Md.
- Demolition, Town of Wake
Forest, a house at 209 Seventh St. owned
by Richard Dunston of Cherokee.
- Demolition, Town of Wake
Forest, a house at 530 N. Allen Road
owned by Julia Hopkins.
- Demolition, Town of Wake
Forest, a house at 1340 Highland Drive
that has long been boarded up, owned by
Wells Fargo.
- SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes,
920 Fulworth Ave., Richland Hills,
Franklin County, $143,104.
- Deck, Mike and Renee
Huffman, 1324 Trailing Rose Court,
Thornrose, Smith Creek, $0.
- SFD, Biltmore Homes, 1217
Heritage Greens Drive, Heritage, Smith
Creek, $200,000.
- SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes,
1401 Merrilow Court, Richland Hills,
Franklin County, $132,568.
- Screen in deck,
Christopher Lewis, 621 Moultonboro Ave.,
Sedgefield Park, Smith Creek, $10,000.
- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes,
6036 Clapton Drive, Northampton, Smith
Creek, $262,819.
- Patio room on deck, Patio
Enclosures, 1509 Heritage Club Ave.,
Heritage, Smith Creek, $30,000.
- Screen porch,
Dreambuilders, 521 Findhorn Lane, Olde
Mill Stream, Richland Creek, $20,000.
- Finish basement, Erik and
Natalia Bryant, 9317 Perinin Court,
Margot’s Pond, Smith Creek, $25,000.
- Clubhouse, Williams Custom
Building, 1620 Main Divide Drive,
Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $174,800.
- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes,
1525 Green Edge Trail, Bowling Green,
Smith Creek, $195,568.
- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes,
616 Barley Green St., Bowling Green,
Smith Creek, $180,271.
- Swimming pool, Backyard
Oasis Pools, 1620 Main Divide St.,
Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $82,700.
- SFD, Homes by Dickerson,
1320 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage
Heights, Smith Creek, $245,000.
- SFD, Biltmore Homes, 1124
Heritage Green Drive, Heritage, Smith
Creek, $210,000.
- Complete attic, Patrick
and Suzanne Tyrell, 913 Barnford Mill
Road, Olde Mill Stream, Richland Creek,
$6,000.
- Renovations,
Murdock-Gannon Construction, 9716 Clover
Bank St., Shearon Farms, Smith Creek,
$3,500.
- Swimming pool, Master
Pools by New Bern Pool, 2500 Forest Lake
Court, Fairlake at Waters Edge, Richland
Creek, $38,999.
- Sales trailer, Shea Homes,
408 Vodin St., Heritage North, Smith
Creek, $2,000.
- Complete bonus room, Daryl
and Misty Cash, 1221 Dagmar Lane,
Sedgefield Park, Smith Creek, $3,000.
- Screen in deck, Legacy
Custom Homes, 629 Canvas Drive, Heritage
Crest, Smith Creek, $9,000.
- Screen in deck, Legacy
Custom Homes, 621 Canvas Drive, Heritage
Crest, Smith Creek, $8,000.
- SFD, Bilmore Homes, 1033
Heritage Greens Drive, Heritage, Smith
Creek, $210,000.
- Commercial fitup,
Brookview Construction Corporation,
11635 Capital Blvd,. Suite 308, North
Park, $19,050.
- SFD, Biltmore Homes, 1108
Heritage Greens Drive, Heritage, Smith
Creek, $210,000.
- SFD, Robuck Homes, 1613
Wooten Court, Heritage Links, Smith
Creek, $220,000.
- SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes,
3025 Polanski Drive, Caddell Woods,
Smith Creek, $129,315.
- SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes,
3021 Polanski Drive, Caddell Woods,
Smith Creek, $155,403.
- SFD, Chadmor Homes, 8401
Hempton Cross Drive, Stonegate, Smith
Creek, $350,000.
- Deck extension, Anthony &
Co., 3417 Coach Lantern Ave., Carriage
Run, Smith Creek, $8,500.
- Deck extension, Anthony &
Co., 1200 Sky Hill Place, Heritage,
Smith Creek, $2,000.
- Screen in deck, Tommy
Edwards, 3720 Coach Lantern Ave.,
Stonegate at St. Andrews, $12,000.
- Finish basement, Clearcut
Construction, 516 Tryst Lane, Holding
Ridge, $20,000.
- SFD, Lennar Carolina, 1300
Thorny Vine Court, Thornrose, Smith
Creek, $178,452.
- SFD, Lennar Carolina, 1304
Thorny Vine Court, Thornrose, Smith
Creek, $164,968.
- SFD, Lennar Carolina, 1308
Thorny Vine Court, Thornrose, Smith
Creek, $175,062.
- SFD, Lennar Carolina, 1312
Thorny Vine Court, Thornrose, Smith
Creek, $179,251.
- SFD, Lennar Carolina, 1316
Thorny Vine Court, Thornrose, Smith
Creek, $164,799.
- SFD, Lennar Carolina, 1320
Thorny Vine Court, Thornrose, Smith
Creek, $178,452.
- SFD, Lennar Carolina, 1324
Thorny Vine Court, Thornrose, Smith
Creek, $172,812.
- SFD, Lennar Carolina, 1328
Thorny Vine Court, Thornrose, Smith
Creek, $175,062.
- SFD, H.J. Morris
Construction, 1708 Strategy Way,
Bishop’s Grant, Smith Creek, $166,625.
- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes,
1425 Loghouse St., Crenshaw Hall,
Richland Creek, $199,248.
- SFD, McCar Homes, 2033
Rainy Lake Court, Stonegate at St.
Andrews, Smith Creek, $375,450.
- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes,
608 Barley Green St., Bowling Green,
Smith Creek, $195,176.
- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes,
1401 Green Edge Trail, Bowling Green,
Smith Creek, $282,863.
- SFD, Creech Construction,
1333 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage
Heights, Smith Creek, $350,000.
- Deck extension, LBC
Construction & Remodeling, 1628 Heritage
Garden St., Heritage, Smith Creek,
$7,000.
- SFD, Biltmore Homes, 945
Alba Rose Ave., Heritage, Smith Creek,
$200,000.
- SFD, McCar Homes, 2004
Rainy Lake Court, Stonegate at St.
Andrews, Smith Creek, $394,910.
- SFD, McCar Homes, 2012
Rainy Lake Court, Stonegate at St.
Andrews, Smith Creek, $394,910.
- SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes,
3029 Polanski Drive, Caddell Woods,
Smith Creek, $157,287.
- SFD, Clear Stream
Builders, 1304 Gironde Court, St. Ive’s,
Richland Creek, $450,000.
- SFD, Centex Homes, 8945
Cornwell Drive, Dansforth, Smith Creek,
$191,500.
- SFD, Centex Homes, 9049
Linslade Way, Dansforth, Smith Creek,
$173,400.
- SFD, McCar Homes, 2036
Rainy Lake Court, Stonegate at St.
Andrews, Smith Creek, $376,990.
- SFD, McCar Homes, 2032
Rainy Lake Court, Stonegate at St.
Andrews, Smith Creek, $396,520.
- SFD, Bock Construction
Co., 413 Middlegame Way, Bishop’s Grant,
Smith Creek, $250,000.
- SFD, Centex Homes, 9048
Linslade Way, Dansforth, Smith Creek,
$200,400.
- SFD, Centex Homes, 9028
Linslade Way, Dansforth, Smith Creek,
$179,300.
- SFD, Homestead Building,
3534 Thorndike Drive, Stonegate, Smith
Creek, $225,000.
- SFD, McCar Homes, 2028
Rainy Lake Court, Stonegate at St.
Andrews, Smith Creek, $353,960.
- Demolition, Cecil Holcomb
Renovations, 11300 Capital Blvd.,
Richland Creek, $0. The address is for
the historic Purefoy-Dunn House that is
on the National Register of Historic
Places. Most recently it was in the
Caveness family but is now owned by
Purefoy-Dunn House of Fine Gifts &
Antiques. The permit was to raze some
outbuildings from the Caveness dairy
farm.
- SFD, Presidential
Investors, 405 Deep Woods Trail, St.
Ive’s, Richland Creek, $300,000.
- Addition, Rhonda and
Robert Williams, 2525 Burlington Mills
Road, Richland Creek, $20,000.
- SFD, Drew Builder, 705
Holding Ridge Court, Bennett Park,
Richland Creek, $295,000.
- Repairs, John G. and
Sylvia T. Shepherd, 104 Julie Ann Court,
Pineview Estates, $0. |
