National builder plans townhome community on less-populous western end of Lake Norman

Joe Marusak
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National home builder D.R. Horton Inc. will hold a community involvement meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31, regarding its proposed community of 176 townhomes on the western side of Lake Norman.

National home builder D.R. Horton Inc. proposes a community of 176 town homes near N.C. 73 and North Ingleside Farm Road in eastern Lincoln County.
National home builder D.R. Horton Inc. proposes a community of 176 town homes near N.C. 73 and North Ingleside Farm Road in eastern Lincoln County.

The development would be on 26.14 acres in eastern Lincoln County. The site is north of N.C. 73 and west of North Ingleside Farm Road in Catawba Springs Township, according to documents at the Lincoln County Planning & Inspections Department.

The community meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Unity Presbyterian Church, 8210 Unity Church Road in unincorporated Denver.

A public hearing would then be scheduled on the developer’s rezoning request. Lincoln County commissioners will ultimately have to approve the rezoning before construction could begin.

Huntersville Planning Board backs Northcross hotel plan

A Georgia developer got a key government endorsement Tuesday night to build a four-story, 109-room hotel in Huntersville.

The Huntersville Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend a rezoning for Hitesh Patel of Augusta-based Hotel Ventures Inc. to construct the hotel on vacant land at 16221 Northcross Drive..

The “Northcross Hotel” project would include a Fairfield Inn and a TownePlace Suites extended-stay hotel, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.

The “Northcross Hotel” project would include a Fairfield Inn and a TownePlace Suites extended-stay hotel, developer Hitesh ​Patel told the Huntersville Board of Commissioners during a Jan. 3, 2023, rezoning hearing.
The “Northcross Hotel” project would include a Fairfield Inn and a TownePlace Suites extended-stay hotel, developer Hitesh ​Patel told the Huntersville Board of Commissioners during a Jan. 3, 2023, rezoning hearing.

At a Jan. 3 public hearing, several neighbors expressed concerns at the hearing about living near a 24-7 hotel and potential light pollution.

Hotel representatives said they plan 124 feet of vegetative buffer, where town rules require 80 feet. They’ll provide evergreens up to 30 feet tall between the hotel parking lot and homes and businesses, they said Tuesday night, and lighting will be visible only within the hotel boundary.

Those factors swayed Planning Board members who were concerned the town has too many hotels.

Patel also developed the SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel in The Park in Huntersville.

The Huntersville Board of Commissioners will have final say on the rezoning at an upcoming meeting.

Cornelius subdivision approved

Cornelius commissioners unanimously approved a rezoning on Jan. 17 for The Reserve at Smith Circle, developer Steve Terpak’s proposed 12-home, 3.9-acre subdivision at 19438 Smith Circle.

Cornelius commissioners unanimously approved a rezoning on Jan. 17 for The Reserve at Smith Circle, developer Steve Terpak’s proposed 12-home, 3.9-acre subdivision at 19438 Smith Circle.
Cornelius commissioners unanimously approved a rezoning on Jan. 17 for The Reserve at Smith Circle, developer Steve Terpak’s proposed 12-home, 3.9-acre subdivision at 19438 Smith Circle.

The development will sprout across from Nannie Potts Lane, southeast of I-77 Exit 28.

A large home that belonged to the Smith family will be razed, Cornelius Today reported. Prices of the new homes will range from the mid-$400,000s to above $600,000, according to the news site.