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Town of Holly Springs · Town Council
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 7:00 pm

Regular meeting AnnexationComprehensive planLand conversion and large developmentRezoningRoads and transportationSubdivision and site plansWater and sewerAppointments and personnelArts and public artBroadband and technologyBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementEconomic development incentivesHousing and affordabilityPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesSchools and educationStormwater and floodingZoning text amendment

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What was decided

  1. Approved 6September 9 and September 16, 2025 meeting minutes Approved as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  2. Received 7Monthly Budget Amendments Received as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  3. Approved 81432 Avent Ferry Rd., Courtyards at Holly Grove Voluntary Annexation A25-06 Adopted as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  4. Approved 9Surplus of Firearm and Badge for Upcoming Police Department Retirement Adopted as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  5. Approved 10Board Appointments Policy Update Adopted as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  6. Approved 12Sole Source Items for Phase 2, Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility Upgrade Authorized as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  7. Approved 13Public Works Asset Surplus over $30,000 Approved as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  8. Approved 14Avent Ferry Widening - Phase 2 NCDOT Supplemental Agreement Authorized as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  9. Continued 15Seasons at Wilbon Rezoning 25-REZ-06 and Development Agreement Public hearing held, no vote; goes to Planning Board October 28 and returns to council in November
  10. Approved 16Brook Manor Subdivision Completion Development Agreement Approved unanimously
  11. Approved 17Duke Friendship Substation (Deer Path Rd.) Voluntary Annexation A25-07 Annexation ordinance adopted unanimously
  12. Continued 18Comprehensive Plan Amendment 25-CPA-01 Public hearing held, no input received, no vote; goes to Planning Board October 28
  13. Continued 19Semiannual UDO Text Amendments 25-UDO-02 Public hearing held, no input received, no vote; goes to Planning Board October 28
  14. Approved 20Economic Development Agreement with Ypsomed Manufacturing USA Approved unanimously, both actions
  15. Approved 21Duke Friendship Substation Rezoning 25-REZ-04 Ordinance RZ25-06 adopted unanimously
  16. Approved 22Holly Springs Business Park PUD Amendment for Pine Springs Upper School Ordinance RZ25-07 adopted unanimously; council also voted unanimously to have staff research electric vehicle parking requirements
  17. Approved 231317 N. Main St. Commercial Tracts Development Plan Major Amendment (21-DP-01-A02) Council adopted Resolution 25-31 finding the amendment inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan and denied it, 4-1, with Council member Drees dissenting

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What's on this agenda

Holly Springs' town council took up a 222-unit rezoning at Piney Grove Wilbon and Adcock roads, an annexation and rezoning for a Duke Energy substation on Deer Path Road, and a quasi-judicial vote on a disputed office development at 1317 N. Main Street. The council also held public hearings on three sections of the Comprehensive Plan and 25 proposed UDO text amendments, and considered an economic development agreement with Ypsomed Manufacturing.

Consent items included a $124,200 contract for a water infrastructure risk assessment, up to $1.1 million in sole-source equipment for the Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility upgrade, and a resolution starting the annexation process for a subdivision on Avent Ferry Road.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The council denied, 4-1, a major amendment to the development plan for 1317 N. Main Street after a quasi-judicial hearing in which town staff and the applicant's experts disagreed over whether a two-office-building layout still met the site's mixed-use requirement. The council found the plan inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the site's existing development agreement; Council member Drees voted no.

The council approved the Duke Friendship Substation annexation and its related rezoning unanimously, along with an economic development agreement with Ypsomed Manufacturing and a PUD amendment clearing the way for Pine Springs Upper School. It also unanimously approved a development agreement completing Brook Manor Subdivision. The Seasons at Wilbon rezoning, the Comprehensive Plan amendment, and the semiannual UDO text amendments all drew public hearings but no vote; each goes to the Planning Board on October 28th and returns to the council in November. All consent-agenda items passed unanimously on one motion.

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  1. 4Adjustment and approval of October 21, 2025 meeting agenda
  2. 6September 9 and September 16, 2025 meeting minutes
  3. 7Monthly Budget Amendments
  4. 81432 Avent Ferry Rd., Courtyards at Holly Grove Voluntary Annexation…
  5. 9Surplus of Firearm and Badge for Upcoming Police Department Retirement
  6. 10Board Appointments Policy Update
  7. 11AWIA Risk and Resilience Assessment/Emergency Response Plan Contract
  8. 12Sole Source Items for Phase 2, Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility…
  9. 13Public Works Asset Surplus over $30,000
  10. 14Avent Ferry Widening - Phase 2 NCDOT Supplemental Agreement
  11. 15Seasons at Wilbon Rezoning 25-REZ-06 and Development Agreement
  12. 16Brook Manor Subdivision Completion Development Agreement
  13. 17Duke Friendship Substation (Deer Path Rd.) Voluntary Annexation A25-07
  14. 18Comprehensive Plan Amendment 25-CPA-01
  15. 19Semiannual UDO Text Amendments 25-UDO-02
  16. 20Economic Development Agreement with Ypsomed Manufacturing USA
  17. 21Duke Friendship Substation Rezoning 25-REZ-04
  18. 22Holly Springs Business Park PUD Amendment for Pine Springs Upper Scho…
  19. 231317 N. Main St. Commercial Tracts Development Plan Major Amendment (…

Agenda items (19)

Resolution · 6Public hearing · 5Contract or award · 3Ordinance · 2Procedural · 1Minutes approval · 1Budget action · 1
  1. 4 Adjustment and approval of October 21, 2025 meeting agenda
    Procedural
    Routine adoption of the meeting agenda.
    Adopted unanimously
  2. 6 September 9 and September 16, 2025 meeting minutes
    Minutes approval
    Approval of the prior workshop and business meeting minutes.
    Approved as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  3. 7 Monthly Budget Amendments
    Budget action Budget and appropriations
    Council received the town manager's approved monthly budget amendment.
    Received as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  4. 8 1432 Avent Ferry Rd., Courtyards at Holly Grove Voluntary Annexation A25-06
    Resolution Annexation
    Resolution directing the town clerk to investigate the sufficiency of the annexation petition and setting a public hearing for November 18.
    Adopted as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  5. 9 Surplus of Firearm and Badge for Upcoming Police Department Retirement
    Resolution Police and public safety
    Resolution awarding a retiring lieutenant's badge and service sidearm to him.
    Adopted as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  6. 10 Board Appointments Policy Update
    Resolution Appointments and personnel
    Adoption of Policy 44.2 governing how board openings and applications are handled.
    Adopted as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  7. 11 AWIA Risk and Resilience Assessment/Emergency Response Plan Contract
    Contract or award Water and sewer
    A $124,200 contract with AECOM to complete the town's America's Water Infrastructure Act risk and resilience assessment and emergency response plan.
    Awarded as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  8. 12 Sole Source Items for Phase 2, Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility Upgrade
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPublic facilitiesWater and sewer
    Waiver of standard bidding for specified equipment and authorization to contract for it, up to $1,104,641.60, for the Utley Creek Water Reclamation Facility's 6-8 MGD upgrade.
    Authorized as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  9. 13 Public Works Asset Surplus over $30,000
    Resolution
    Declared a 2005 Caterpillar 420D backhoe surplus.
    Approved as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  10. 14 Avent Ferry Widening - Phase 2 NCDOT Supplemental Agreement
    Contract or award Roads and transportation
    Authorized the town manager to sign a supplemental agreement extending the NCDOT municipal agreement for Avent Ferry Road Phase 2 design and delivery.
    Authorized as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
  11. 15 Seasons at Wilbon Rezoning 25-REZ-06 and Development Agreement
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityRezoningRoads and transportation
    Rezoning of 76.68 acres at Adcock and Piney Grove Wilbon roads from Rural Residential to Neighborhood Residential Conditional District for 222 units, including a greenway and sidepath along Piney Grove Wilbon Road. Several residents objected on density and traffic grounds.
    Public hearing held, no vote; goes to Planning Board October 28 and returns to council in November
  12. 16 Brook Manor Subdivision Completion Development Agreement
    Public hearing Subdivision and site plans
    Agreement to allow completion of Brook Manor Subdivision, originally approved in 2005 for 141 detached homes, under a mechanism removing an expired approval issue.
    Approved unanimously
  13. 17 Duke Friendship Substation (Deer Path Rd.) Voluntary Annexation A25-07
    Public hearing Annexation
    Annexation of 51.057 acres north of Friendship Road, adjacent to Deer Path Road and bordering US 1, for a Duke Energy substation.
    Annexation ordinance adopted unanimously
  14. 18 Comprehensive Plan Amendment 25-CPA-01
    Public hearing Broadband and technologyComprehensive planStormwater and flooding
    Amendments to Community Facilities, Infrastructure & Utilities, and Natural Resources sections of the Comprehensive Plan, including new sections on stormwater, fiber optics and tree canopy.
    Public hearing held, no input received, no vote; goes to Planning Board October 28
  15. 19 Semiannual UDO Text Amendments 25-UDO-02
    Public hearing Arts and public artLand conversion and large developmentSubdivision and site plansZoning text amendment
    25 proposed zoning ordinance amendments covering alley setbacks, landscaping, infill lot setbacks, home occupations, conservation subdivisions and mural regulation.
    Public hearing held, no input received, no vote; goes to Planning Board October 28
  16. 20 Economic Development Agreement with Ypsomed Manufacturing USA
    Resolution Economic development incentives
    Economic development agreement and authorization for staff to execute related transactions with Ypsomed Manufacturing.
    Approved unanimously, both actions
  17. 21 Duke Friendship Substation Rezoning 25-REZ-04
    Ordinance Rezoning
    Rezoning of the newly annexed Duke Friendship Substation tract, recommended by the Planning Board 9-0.
    Ordinance RZ25-06 adopted unanimously
  18. 22 Holly Springs Business Park PUD Amendment for Pine Springs Upper School
    Ordinance Schools and education
    PUD amendment 01-PUD-03-A05 for Pine Springs Upper School, recommended by the Planning Board 5-3 with dissenters citing UDO inconsistency.
    Ordinance RZ25-07 adopted unanimously; council also voted unanimously to have staff research electric vehicle parking requirements
  19. 23 1317 N. Main St. Commercial Tracts Development Plan Major Amendment (21-DP-01-A02)
    Resolution Comprehensive planLand conversion and large development
    Quasi-judicial hearing on a proposed amendment replacing a mixed-use plan with two office buildings at 200 Sportsmanship Way. Staff and the applicant's experts disputed whether the revised plan still met the site's mixed-use and Comprehensive Plan requirements.
    Council adopted Resolution 25-31 finding the amendment inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan and denied it, 4-1, with Council member Drees dissenting

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