Durham planners rejected a 702-unit residential development near Jordan Lake on a 7-1 vote, citing the applicant's refusal to fund a required $751,000 traffic improvement.
Planning Commission rejected the 702-unit Sheffield Farms development near Jordan Lake 7-1 after the applicant refused to fund a required $751,000 traffic improvement at Stage Coach Road.
Engineers and residents testified the traffic study was flawed, projecting Farington Mill Road would exceed capacity by 2,300 daily vehicles, comparable to exiting a full parking garage daily.
Environmental concerns focused on threats to Jordan Lake's drinking water serving 700,000 people, wildlife habitat loss, and a sewer line crossing Army Corps of Engineers protected wetlands.