August 2, 2006

Published in Wake Forest, NC

            Whatever the reason, the Wake Forest Planning Department issued only 29 housing permits in July for 23 single-family homes and six townhouses. This brings the year’s total for residential permits to 550.

            Town officials are watching how many homes will be connected to the municipal water system because that will affect the peak use – which they are trying to shave – and the available water allocation through the spring of 2010. The goal is to keep residential permits between 800 and 1,000 units each year, ideally nearer 800.

            Three of July’s permits were for homes in the Richland Hills subdivision and will connect to Franklin County’s water system, leaving 26 to add to the 436 permits from the first six months, a total of 462 homes that will use the town’s water system owned by Raleigh.

            The peak water use in 2005 – the number which prompted a great deal of concern – was 3.91 million gallons, and the town’s water merger contract with Raleigh allows for only 4.91 mgd up through the spring of 2010.

            So far, so good this year. The peak use up to now has been 3.56 mgd, Deputy Town Manager Roe O’Donnell told the town board Tuesday night. “But the year is not over,” he added.

            You will notice there were no permits for residential irrigation systems during July, although some systems may have been included in the permits for homes. It appears town residents are heeding the town’s programs for water conservation.

            Although the number of water users is important, it is also important to keep the total number of residential permits – 550 through seven months – in mind because the people in those homes will impact our streets, highways, schools and recreation programs.

            The town itself applied for a permit to renovate the house at 205 Brooks St., one of two it purchased recently to provide more room for the planning department.

            In late February the town purchased the two houses from Mavis Dew, the one at 205 Brooks and the one just behind it on the street leading to the police department. The larger house on Brooks was purchased for $162,500 and the smaller for $87,500.

            The July permits are listed below with SFD standing for construction of a single-family home. Each listing gives the type of permit, the applicant, the address, the subdivision if applicable, the stream basin and the estimated cost.

            -- Plan change SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 3805 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, Smith Creek, $250,000.

            -- Plan change SFD, Five Points Builders, 12141 Wake Union Church Road, $1,100.

            -- Plan change SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 920 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, Smith Creek, $300,000.

            -- Permit renewal, Centex Homes, 1317 Vanagrif Court, Heritage North, Smith Creek, $154,200.

            -- Plan change SFD, St. Lawrence Homes, 1416 Green Mountain Drive, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $4,900.

            -- Plan change SFD, McNeill Burbank Homes, 921 Coral Bell Drive, Heritage, Smith Creek, $0.

            -- Plan change, SFD, Centex homes, 3713 Tansley St., Dansforth, Smith Creek, $201,800.

            -- SFD, Edwards & Smith Homes, 4828 Studbury Hall Court, St. Andrews at Lakeside, Smith Creek, $400,000.

            -- SFD, Double L Builders, 8501 Hempton Cross Drive, Stonegate, Smith Creek, $300,000.

            -- SFD, Benchmark Homes, 10000 Porto Fino Ave., Porto Fino, Smith Creek, $150,000.

            -- Construct amenity building, Sparkman Construction, 4302 Iyar Way, Shearon Farms, Smith Creek, $109,100.

            -- Screen in deck, Stillwater Construction, 1140 Chilmark Ave., Riverstone, Richland Creek, $20,000.

            -- Steps, 39 Construction Company, 3500 Rogers Road, Heritage, Smith Creek, $7,500.

            -- Shell building, Big C Construction, 1340 Wall Road, Richland Hills, Franklin County, $295,000.

            -- Commercial fitup for four suites, Big C Construction, 1340 Wall Road, Richland Hills, Franklin County, $37,000 for Suite 300, $37,000 for Suite 400, $44,000 for Suite 500 and $54,000 for Suite 600.

            -- Addition, Steel Dynamics, 5110 Unicon Drive, South Forest Business Park,  Smith Creek, $284,674.

            -- Townhouse, Aptco East, 3810 Heritage Spring Circle, Heritage Spring at Wildflower, Smith Creek, $140,000.

            -- Townhouse, Aptco East, 3808 Heritage Spring Circle, Heritage Spring at Wildflower, Smith Creek, $135,000.

            -- Swimming pool, Bill and Bonnie Mcelyea, 1612 Curly Willow Lane, Heritage, Smith Creek, $25,000.

            -- SFD, Scott Daves Construction, 3044 Forgotten Pond Ave., Heritage South, Smith Creek, $309,500.

            -- SFD, Biltmore Homes, 1109 Heritage Greens Drive, Heritage, Smith Creek, $200,000.

            -- SFDE, Bilmore Homes, 1112 Heritage Greens Drive, Heritage, Smith Creek, $200,000.

            -- Commercial fitup, JED Enterprises, 5101 Unicon Drive, Smith Creek, $26,000.

            -- Screen porch on deck, Aloysius Abya, 6209 Tiffield Way, Northampton, Smith Creek, $360.

            -- SFD, Creech Construction, 1025 Prairie Smoke St., Heritage South, Smith Creek, $310,000.

            -- SFD, Robuck Homes, 1361 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage Heights, Smith Creek, $320,000.

            -- SFD, Netherwood Moore LLC, 302 Lilliput Lane, Olde Mill Stream, Richland Creek, $200,000.

            -- Plan change SFD, Netherwood Moore LLC, 302 Lilliput Lane, Olde Mill Stream, Richland Creek, $15,500.

            -- SFD, Stonewood Builders, 409 Capellan St., St. Ive’s, Richland Creek, $500,000.

            -- SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 1349 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage Heights, Smith Creek, $300,000.

            -- Screen in deck, Choretime, 8513 Barrett Hall Lane, St. Andrews Plantation, Smith Creek, $15,000.

            -- Screen porch on deck, Amazing Spaces, 812 Hidden Jewel Lane, Heritage, Smith Creek, $11,790.

            -- Egress exit, Eunice Ngumba-Gatabaki, 2804 Stirrup Court, Smith Creek, Smith Creek, $5,200.

            -- Walk-through, Dauford Homes, 241 Brick St., Richland Creek, $0.

            -- Screen porch on deck, Tony C. Davis, 9213 Linslade Way, Dansforth, Smith Creek, $4,195.

            -- SFD, Drees Homes, 1500 Green Edge Trail, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $162,531.

            -- Commercial fitup, Steel Dynamics, 3325 Rogers Road, Suite 107, Heritage, Smith Creek, $0.

            -- SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes, 804 Stackhurst Way, Richland Hills, Franklin County, $116,136.

            -- SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes, 748 Stackhurst Way, Richland Hills, Franklin County, $121,896.

            -- Deck, Roman Okrepky, 3904 Robins Nest Lane, Thornrose, Smith Creek, $12,000.

            -- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes, 1541 Green Edge Trail, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $281,158.

            -- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes, 1409 Green Mountain Drive, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $267,388.

            -- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes, 1413 Green Mountain Drive, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $310,311.

            -- Garage addition, Tingen Construction, 1329 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage Heights, Smith Creek, $4,500.

            -- Screen in deck, Inside Out Construction, 8609 Reindeer Moss Drive, Carriage Run, Smith Creek, $18,000.

            -- Renovations, Rice General Construction, 528 N. Main St., Richland Creek, $50,000.

            -- SFD, McCar Homes, 2320 Rainy Lake St., Stonegate at St. Andrews, Smith Creek, $221,930.

            -- Addition, Williams Custom Building, 5043 Unicon Drive, South Forest Business Park, Smith Creek, $90,000.

            -- SFD, Preservation Homes, 401 Deep Woods Trail, St. Ive’s, Richland Creek, $560,000.

            --SFD, McCar Homes, 2201 Rainy Lake St., Stonegate at St. Andrews, Smith Creek, $313,060.

            -- Townhouse, Parker & Orleans Homebuilders, 1209 Legacy Greene Ave., Mews at Legacy Green, Smith Creek, $88,300.

            -- Townhouse, Parker & Orleans Homebuilders, 1211 Legacy Greene Ave., Mews at Legacy Green, Smith Creek, $93,350.

            -- Townhouse, Parker & Orleans Homebuilders, 1210 Legacy Greene Ave., Mews at Legacy Green, Smith Creek, $93,350.

            -- Townhouse, Parker & Orleans Homebuilders, 1208 Legacy Greene Ave., Mews at Legacy Green, Smith Creek, $88,300.

            -- SFD, St. Lawrence Homes, 1321 Shirehall Park Lane, Northampton, Smith Creek, $242,463.

            -- Entrance wall, Contentnea Creek Development, Bishop’s Grant, Smith Creek, $88,500.

            -- Commercial fitup, Ammons Building, 1839 S. Main St., Richland Creek, $49,000.

            -- Commercial fitup, Premier Builders & Development, 116 Brooks St., Smith Creek, $15,000.

            -- Deck, YYH Inc., 1112 Coram Fields Road, Olde Mill Stream, Richland Creek, $6,300.

            -- Swimming pool, Carolina Pools, 4302 Iyar Way, Shearon Farms, Smith Creek, $150,200.

            -- Construction trailer, John S. Clark Company, 245 Roosevelt Ave., Smith Creek, $0.

            -- Retaining wall, Hicks Landscaping, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $22,000.

            -- Screen porch, Scott Valentine, 8705 Reindeer Moss Drive, Carriage Run, Smith Creek, $9,000.

            -- Screen porch, King Construction, 1212 Lindenberg Square, Thornrose, Smith Creek, $10,500.

            -- Remodel, Town of Wake Forest, 205 Brooks St., Smith Creek, $76,000.

            -- Deck, Lynn and Brad Wynn, 828 Stroud Circle, Heritage, Smith Creek, $3,000.

            -- Commercial fitup, Eternal Ink Tattoo, 12215 Hampton Way, Hampton Park, Richland Creek, $2,500.

            -- SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes, 737 Stackhurst Way, Richland Hills, Franklin County, $108,806.

            -- SFD, Centex Homes, 3524 Song Sparrow Drive, Dansforth, Smith Creek, $277,600.

            -- Porch addition, Williams Custom Building, 9916 Calvados Drive, Hartland, Smith Creek, $18,000.

            -- Screen in deck, Kevin Brock, 2808 Carriage Meadows Drive, Margot’s Pond, Smith Creek, $7,000.

            -- Entrance monument, Big C Construction, Willowgrass Lane, Wildflower Townes, Smith Creek, $9,000.