Myers Park Neighbors,
THANK YOU to everyone that signed the Opposition Petition Letter for the Edgehill Terrace Proposed Development that we emailed previously. At present, we have collected well in excess of 600 signatures. That is an impressive number, but we shouldn’t relax. If you intended to sign the petition, but have not yet done so, the link is included below for your convenience.
Also, please feel free to forward this email to friends and neighbors. We have a number of emails but do not have email addresses for everyone and it is very important to spread the word. That may result in some redundancy in communication, but that is acceptable.
We are preparing our formal opposition letter to the City and will share the neighborhood petition count with the City and City Council.
There are a number of reasons to oppose the rezoning, but here are a few:
- An 85’ tall building would be higher than anything built in Myers Park in decades.
- N2-C is an Urban zoning designation which is not appropriate for a residential neighborhood.
- Importantly, N2-C zoning is not in place anywhere in Myers Park.
- This parcel is in a largely residential area. There are a couple of small, commercial buildings on East Morehead before the road becomes Queens Road. Queens Road is largely single family and low rise multifamily. Edgehill Roads North and South are exclusively single family. Brunswick has several commercial buildings but all are low rise buildings.
- The current N2-B zoning could allow a 65’ tall building if certain setbacks are followed. Even a 65’ tall building would be taller than anything else nearby.
- An 85’ tall building would establish a precedent which would certainly produce similar rezoning petitions throughout the neighborhood.
- Neighbors have not been provided a site plan or any renderings of what the development might look like.
- The Developers are seeking approval to build 225 units where the existing structure contains 43 units. Traffic will certainly increase with a building containing five times the number units, but the city doesn’t require traffic studies, much less site plans, until after the rezoning process when neighbors no longer have a vote.
If you have any questions, please contact me at info@mpha.com
Thank you very much for your assistance and your strong support.
Charlie Welch
President
Myers Park® Homeowners Association