The Oaks Reserve planned unit development was approved by the Bargersville Town Council on Tuesday.
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A planned gated community on Morgantown Road south of Walnut Grove Elementary was approved Tuesday.
The planned unit development, or PUD, dubbed Oaks Reserve was proposed by Pin Oaks Farms and Skillman Land Development on land located immediately south of 3837 N. Morgantown Road.
Council members waived the rules of procedure and approved the ordinance, 3-0 among the members present. Council members Susie Qualls and Andrew Greenwood were absent.
The development previously received a unanimous favorable recommendation from the town’s plan commission Feb. 19. At the time, members said they were excited about the project and this type of housing is needed in the town.
The Oaks Reserve PUD rezones two lots totaling 61.8 acres from agricultural and rural residential to a planned unit development.
The developers chose to request a PUD to avoid requesting multiple variances and waivers for the development. A regular zoning district would have required multiple variances and waivers due to the custom homes, request of private roadways and more, said Greg Ilko of CrossRoad Engineers. The underlying zoning would be rural residential, so any development standards not covered by the PUD would follow the town’s standards for that type of housing, he said.
Architectural design will be “highly scrutinized” by the developer, Ilko said. A maximum of 13 large single-family lots will be permitted under the PUD.
The development will be split into two areas. The Oaks area of development would consist of 7 lots with a minimum lot size of 2.5-acres and a minimum living area of 4,000 total square feet for single-story dwellings and 5,000 square feet total for two-story dwellings. The Reserve area of the development would consist of 6 lots with a minimum lot size of 2.5 acres and a minimum living area of 6,000 square feet total, documents filed with the town show.
The homes will be custom-designed according to the architectural standards outlined in the PUD document.
“Nothing is below standards that the town currently has, everything will be top-notch construction, highest of qualities,” Ilko said. “We’re talking seven-figure homes on all lots.”
The project is planned to be a gated community of high-end, single-family homes, something that Ilko said is needed in the area.
No nearby property owners came to speak at the public hearing on the development at the plan commission meeting Feb. 19 or the council meeting Tuesday.
Council members didn’t ask any questions about the development during the meeting.
