Woodies Auto Service is proposed for Davidson Gateway Drive, at Peninsula Drive, near the Harris Teeter and Community School of Davidson.

By DAVID BORAKS
CorneliusNews.net

DAVIDSON – The Davidson Planning Board voted 8-1 Monday night to recommend eliminating the town’s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance and to strike related language from the town rules. The board also voted against a rezoning for a proposed Woodies Auto Service shop at Peninsula and Davidson Gateway drives, near the Harris Teeter. Read the full story

Site plan for the proposed Davidson Retirement Residences, on Lake Cornelius. Click to download a PDF enlargement. (SOURCE: Lenity Group)

By DAVID BORAKS
CorneliusNews.net

DAVIDSON – A Washington State developer is moving ahead with plans for a four-story, 120-unit retirement housing complex off I-77 Exit 30. Representatives of Hawthorn Retirement Group of Vancouver, Wash., were at a joint meeting of the Davidson Town and Planning boards Monday night, where they heard a variety of concerns, about everything from parking to possible tree removal to the amount of public open space.

Hawthorn has been discussing changes in the project with Davidson planners for a year, since a public planning workshop in January 2011. Monday’s meeting was the first of several additional public sessions required before the project can be built. Read the full story

Board also OKs hot dog cart on Main Street

The Design Review Board on Wednesday approved design changes on a planned 2 1/2-story duplex at Jetton Street and Davidson Gateway Drive, and gave the go-ahead for a hot dog cart on Main Street, between the library and CVS. The board deferred a vote on renovations to a home at 625 South St., for the Davidson Friends Meeting. Read the full story

Revisions would add two commercial buildings and athletic fields at the proposed Davidson Commons East site.

Updated with additional information Wednesday, Oct. 20
The Davidson Planning Board meets next Monday, Oct. 25, with an agenda that includes a public session on a proposal to change the use at Davidson Commons East, a mixed-use project off Griffith Street near Community School of Davidson. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 216 S. Main St.
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Drawing shows proposed renovations on the exterior of 625 South St. for the Davidson Friends Meeting House. The Design Review Board votes on the plan this week.

Davidson’s Design Review Board meets Wednesday, Oct. 20, with an agenda that includes votes on design of a 2 1/2-story duplex at Jetton Street and Davidson Gateway Drive and on plans by Davidson Friends Meeting to convert a house at 625 South St. into a meeting house.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. Read the full story

Rendering of Rushco Davidson Market's signage, which was approved Tuesday.

Davidson’s Town Board on Tuesday approved a conditional zoning that allows the Rushco Davidson Market off I-77 Exit 30 to adopt signage that doesn’t meet current town rules. The 5-0 vote came after a brief presentation by economic development manager Kris Krider and a public hearing where no citizens spoke.

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