Coming up Tuesday at New Bern’s Planning and Zoning Board is a proposed subdivision of 546 acres to create two residential subdivisions totaling 253 lots near Carolina Colours and almost as big as it.
It has been more than a decade, before the Great Recession, since a housing development this large has been proposed for New Bern.
Hutton Pointe at Bluewater Rise would subdivide 115 acres into a 151-lot planned unit development.
Bendigo Bay at Bluewater Rise would subdivide 61 acres into a 112-lot planned unit development.
Both subdivisions are being handled by John Thomas Engineering and A. Sydes Construction, Inc. Sides Construction bought the total acreage from Weyerhaeuser NR Company for $2.1 million in December 2015.
The acreage is presently undeveloped and is forested. It is located just southwest of Carolina Colours north of County Line Road and west of Old Airport Road.
Like Carolina Colours, Taberna and Greenbrier, it would replace former Weyerhaeuser timberlands with a fairly dense residential neighborhood collectively known as Bluewater Rise.
Upon buildout, it would result in a significant increase in traffic on County Line Road and Riverdale Road, which is the nearest access road to U.S. 70, and to Old Airport Road and through the Carolina Colours area, where the nearest grocery store (Harris Teeter) and shopping center are located.
The planning and zoning board will also weigh in on a proposed subdivision off Neuse Boulevard near Karen Drive.
Scroll down for Tuesday’s agenda and more intel on these projects.
 
Agenda (annotated)
DATE & TIME: 5:30, Tuesday, December, 5, 2017
PLACE: City Hall Courtroom, 2nd Floor, 300 Pollock
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting(s)
3. New Business

The parcel is located behind Miller & Associates Dentistry and Easter Seals at 2803 Neuse Blvd.

A. Consideration of a Final Plan for Miller & Brabble Properties, LLC/Robert Chiles Engineering; a proposed 2 lot major subdivision on a 9.98+/- acre tract, located at the intersection of Karen Drive and Neuse Boulevard. The property is further identified as Craven County Parcel identification number 8-241-025. (Ward 4).
Intel Report
Site Plan:

 
 
From Craven County GIS:

GIS map, Craven County. Parcel is outlined in aqua.

Satellite image of parcel. Google Maps

 
 
 
 
 
 

Owner:

MILLER & BRABBLE PROPERTIES LLC

Mailing Address:

2410 M L KING JR BLVD

NEW BERN, NC 28562

Address of Property:

2801 NEUSE BLVD

Subdivision:

Property Description:

NEUSE LD

Assessed Acreage:

10.17

Calculated Acreage:

10.17

Deed Book Page:

2754 0653

Deed Recording Date (m d y):

8 29 2008

Land Value:

$524,250

Recorded Survey:

Total Improvement(s) Value:

$1,134,200

Life Estate Deed Book & Page:

Total Value:

$1,658,450

Estate File (Will) Year-E-Folder:

Number of Improvements:

4

Tax Exempt (YES/NO):

No

City Name:

NEW BERN

Fire Tax District:

Drainage District:

Lot Dimension:

Special District:

Land Use:

COMM – GENERAL OFFICE BUILDING

 
List of significant improvements to site
1974 – General Office – value $472,700
2011 – Medical Office Building – value $599,800
2011 – Parking Lot – value $58,100

Sales history

 Craven County GIS
Sales Date Seller Name Buyer Name Type of Sale Sales Price
8-29-2008 BRINSON TRACTOR CO MILLER & BRABBLE PROPERTIES LLC STRAIGHT TRANSFER $530,000

 
B. Consideration of a Planned Unit Development General Plan for John Thomas Engineering/A. Sydes Construction, Inc. “Bendigo Bay at Bluewater Rise”; a proposed 112 lot Planned Unit Development on a 61.21 +/- acre tract located West of Old Airport Road, and North of County Line Road. The property is further identified as a portion of Craven County Parcel identification number 7-106-001. (Ward 3).
Intel Report
From Craven County GIS

GIS map. Parcel is outlined in aqua. Craven County GIS

Satellite image of parcel, which is located near Carolina Colours, north of County Line Road and west of Old Airport Road. Google Maps

Property details

Owner: SYDES CONSTRUCTION INC-A
Mailing Address:
PO BOX 7122
JACKSONVILLE, NC 28540
Address of Property: COUNTY LINE RD
Subdivision:
Property Description: CRAVEN #32-TR11
Assessed Acreage: 0 Calculated Acreage: 546.1
Deed Book Page: 3404 0657 Deed Recording Date (m d y): 12 16 2015
Land Value: $2,078,140 Recorded Survey: I-70-H
Total Improvement(s) Value: $0 Life Estate Deed Book & Page:
Total Value: $2,078,140 Estate File (Will) Year-E-Folder:
Number of Improvements: 0 Tax Exempt (YES/NO): No
City Name: NEW BERN Fire Tax District:
Drainage District: Lot Dimension:
Special District: Land Use: VACANT-MAPPED/PLATTED/DEVELOPE

Sales history

Sales Date Seller Name Buyer Name Type of Sale Sales Price
12-16-2015 WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY SYDES CONSTRUCTION INC-A STRAIGHT TRANSFER $2,100,000
5-20-2014 WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY STRAIGHT TRANSFER $0
4-10-2002 WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY MULTI-PARCEL-SALE $0
1-1-1 WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY STRAIGHT TRANSFER $0

 
C. Consideration of a Planned Unit Development General Plan for John Thomas Engineering/A. Sydes Construction, Inc. “Hutton Pointe at Bluewater Rise ”; a proposed 151 lot Planned Unit Development on a 117.11 +/- acre tract located West of Old Airport Road, and North of County Line Road. The property is further identified as a portion of Craven County Parcel identification number 7-106-001. (Ward 3).
Intel Report
See item B.
 
D. Consideration of a request by the City of New Bern to amend the City Land Use Ordinance Article XIV: Section 15-210 “Street classification.”
E. Approval of 2018 Meeting Schedule
4. Adjourn

2 Comments

  1. I guess you weren’t around for THE Great Depression in the late 1920’s-1930’s. i wasn’t either, regardless of what some folks think but heard about it from my parents. Keep up the stream of information, Randy, thanks.


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