The Planning Commission rejected the 1,000-unit Mariah Ridge development in a 6-2 vote, citing inadequate water supply and traffic capacity.
Planning Commission rejected the 1,000-unit Mariah Ridge development in a 6-2 vote, citing Durham's water deficit of 1.1 million gallons daily and the project's required 250,000 gallons per day as fundamentally unmet infrastructure needs.
Commissioners blocked the project over inadequate environmental protections, as 25 acres of undisturbed land near New Hope Creek lacked permanent conservation easements and threatened a state-designated wildlife corridor.
The commission approved the 400-unit Hoover Road mixed-use development despite concerns that affordability units carried only 20-year restrictions instead of the required 30 years.