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Read. Follow. Verify.Oak Shores Estates Development Waiver Requests
Record date · June 8, 2026
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What This Bill Does
Tillman & Associates Engineering is requesting four specific s from county land development codes for the Oak Shores Estates project. These requests involve the timing of offsite improvement approvals, road design standards, and width requirements.
The Development Review Committee will decide whether to grant these s, which would allow the developer to proceed with site plans under modified infrastructure and road design standards.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Tillman & Associates Engineering, LLC
The firm is seeking regulatory relief from specific county land development codes for their project.
Future residents of Oak Shores Estates
The layout and infrastructure standards of the neighborhood roads and access points will be determined by the committee's decision.
Key Facts
- The applicant requests approval of the Improvement Plan before the approval of required offsite improvements.
- The applicant requests a 40-foot right-of-way width with 10-foot utility easements, deviating from standard requirements.
- The applicant requests permission to use 'hammerhead' style intersections instead of cul-de-sacs for dead-end roads.
- The proposed dead-end road segments are stated to be less than 150 feet in length.
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- Current code (LDC 6.12.9.H) requires cul-de-sacs for dead-end roads and limits their length to 1,500 feet.
- Current code (LDC 6.11.9.A) requires developers to pay for and install traffic signals if warranted by development.
- Current code (LDC 6.12.11) requires developers to pay for turn lanes if warranted by a Traffic Impact Analysis.
- Current code (LDC 6.12.2.A) requires right-of-way to meet minimum widths established in Table 6.12-1.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Infrastructure Waiver Pattern
The applicant is seeking to decouple the approval of the Improvement Plan from the completion of offsite improvements, which is a common point of negotiation in development projects.
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