D.r. horton wins annexation, rezoning, more

By CAR ol BR ook S freela N ce writer cab1hp@gmail.com

Finally. D.R. Horton was able to do what Diamondback Investments could not.

After nearly three years of public hearings, discussions, hundreds of social media posts by those against, and other public meetings, on Jan. 17 the Jamestown Town Council approved development requests for the former Johnson farm along Guilford College and Mackay roads, as yet un-named.

Developer D.R. Horton received unanimous approval to annex the property as well as rezone it from Agricultural (AG) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) on conditions set out in a development agreement between the developer and the Town. This agreement also was unanimously approved after months of back and forth between the company and the Town.

According to Jamestown’s Land Use Attorney Tom Terrell, this is the largest land use decision since 1752, when the Town was first settled.

Text amendment

Marc Isaacson, attorney for D.R. Horton, said the parties involved went through the entire Land Development Ordinance (LDO) to ensure the builder would be compliant. Finding some unacceptable areas, the company requested a text amendment to the LDO regarding the PUD, which the Council also unanimously approved.

The rationale for the text amendment was that the original PUD section of

The first meeting of the year for the Jamestown Business Association will be a Meet and Greet Jan. 30 at Simply Thai and Sushi Bar, 122 E. Main Street. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. Those interested in learning more about JBA are invited to attend to network, meet the new officers and find out plans for the coming year.

The mission of JBA is to improve and promote the business community of Jamestown through active participation of its members. All persons or organizations wishing to further the quality of life and business in the Greater Jamestown business area are encouraged to join.