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TEACHEY — Developers presented preliminary plans for a new subdivision in Teachey to the town’s board of commissioners at their meeting on Jan. 12. Their plans call for townhomes and single-family homes to be built on a site located near the intersection of N.C. Highway 117 and Hunter Street on a 9.7-acre site.
Chad Lambert of Bert Properties and his business associate Robert Stevens, as well as project engineer Jonathan Holmes, requested specific rules be adopted regarding building townhomes on the property within town limits.
“As you know, there is a lot of building going on in Wallace and we see the growth in Duplin County, and we’re trying to bring that growth to the town of Teachey,” Lambert said in opening remarks. “We have a plan for a small subdivision with townhomes up front.”
Lambert said that the property is currently zoned R-10, which allows for single-family and multi-family dwellings, including townhomes. But the zoning rules for Teachey cover lot size and details for single-family homes, which do not match what would be required for townhomes.
“There is no townhome set of rules for Teachey. They don’t exist,” Stevens added. “We’ve taken the liberty of reading all the other ordinances around the area, other similar towns. We’ve kind of pulled some things from here and there that fit for Teachey.”
Town attorney Joseph Ezzell recommended the town adopt specific requirements for townhome construction. The board agreed to discuss the issue at an upcoming Board of Commissioners workshop scheduled for Jan. 30. If the board decides to consider an ordinance, a public hearing would need to be scheduled, most likely at the March meeting.
In an interview with Duplin Journal, Lambert said construction is expected to begin on the new subdivision in 2028 if the town adopted rules for townhome construction.
It is not the first development project for Lambert in Teachey. He also owns apartments on Lodge Street.
During the visitor comment period, Robbie Rosak of Calico Bay Road asked the board for permission to keep a sheep gifted to him by his father on his property. Rosak said the sheep is a pet and would not be used for any agricultural purposes. He also said the animal would be kept in a picket fence he plans to erect around his property and he would not be adding any more animals.
Mayor Bobby Jones responded by saying, “If we allow that, who’s to say that someone could come in here and say, ‘Hey, I got two pet horses on my quarter-acre lot that I’d like to have. I’ll keep them fenced in.’”
Citing existing ordinances regarding livestock, the board denied his request.
The board voted to have a workshop session on Jan. 30 at noon.
