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Windy Knoll Acres would add 30 homes on N. Allen Road

By Bill Moss, Published: February 17, 2018

A developer won tentative approval from Henderson County building officials to build 30 homes on North Allen Road north of the Classic Oaks subdivision.

Smith Gilchrist Properties has submitted a development plan for Windy Knoll Acres, which would be served by the city of Hendersonville water system and individual septic tanks. The subdivision on 18 acres would have lot sizes of about a half-acre each and 1½ acres of common space, according to plans submitted to the Henderson County planning department. The number of units is below the standard density of four units per acre and does not require a change from the current R-1 residential zoning. The developer has designed a loop road serving the property to NCDOT standards, meaning it would be conveyed to the state for upkeep once the project is done.

The county Technical Review Committee last week OK’d the development under the county’s land-use code for major subdivisions, provided the developer receives NCDOT approval for a driveway cut, said Zoning Enforcement Officer Toby Linville. The application goes to the county Planning Board on March 15.