Sublet Farms Development

02/05/2025

DEVELOPER:

David Enfinger, Bryan Pogue

BOARD MEMBERS:

Tom Patronis, Helen Fachet, Bill Stell, Steve Willoughby, Melanie Wilbourn

HCOA ADMINISTRATION:

Marla Wood

RESIDENTS:

Rebecca Favor, Eric Bartlett, Kyle Bryant, Darren Roberts, Tom Flournoy

Primary Concerns:

Construction Phase:

· Has the Sublett land been purchased, optioned, etc.?  Who is the purchaser?  Will this be bank financed or privately financed? Sublett Properties LLC / Lenora Ann Sublett. Bank financing will be a source of funds.

· Will homes be pre-sold or spec? Both, Percentages not specified.

· Heavy equipment ingress/egress (Existing farm road?) Best efforts to use, but no guarantee

· Heavy equipment traffic.  Limited to project inception.  Heavy equipment to stay on site during site development stage.  Home construction trucks/equipment as homes are built.

· Neighborhood road damage.  Developer best efforts to reduce impact.  Ultimately, COH responsibility.

· Water flow patterns during site preparation.  The engineering firm who worked on Hampton Cove and McMullen Cove developments will be responsible for this development.  They have submitted development plans to the Planning Commissions engineering department for review.  They must mitigate water flow patterns, and the plan requires water flows to be managed within the confines of the development with negligible impact to our HCOA Sublett Farm neighborhood.

· Mud and debris accumulating in front of homes at the proposed entrances.  Committed to limit any accumulation and to work in conjunction with COH to maintain.

· When will construction commence? As early as April 2025. Duration depends on unit absorption.

· How long will it take to complete site infrastructure including drainage pipes, retaining ponds, roads, curbs, lighting and amenities? The 65-home development will be divided into 2 phases. Dirt work for Phase I will be completed first with an estimated Fall 2025 completion date.

· Ingress/Egress (access from bypass cost/convenience vs. city/planner engineering requirements) Developers reasserted their claim that the COH/Planning Commission disapproved of any access point from the bypass due to line of site limitations that would be too dangerous.  The Planning Commission’s traffic engineers have asserted that traffic patterns do not support a traffic light at any proposed entrance.  The COH also stated that no neighborhood speed bumps would be installed due to possible damage to fire and emergency vehicles.

· Communication with HCOA during construction with updates? The developer states that it will communicate as often as needed.

Post Construction Phase:

· Neighborhood Traffic Volume and Safety.  City traffic engineers have stated that existing road infrastructure within HCOA neighborhoods including Cobble Drive, Cobble Farms Drive, Rocky Meadows Road, and Mossy Rock Road are sufficient to handle traffic for the planned 65 home development.  HCOA residents continue to voice safety concerns.

· Flood Water/Water Runoff Mitigation.  Developer states that water flow will be managed via its water management plans and infrastructure including retention ponds, concrete drainage flumes and street drainage systems that have been reviewed and preliminarily approved by COH Planning officials. The developer used 2 The Point Inc. to analyze and develop its water mitigation plan. (Billy Smith, deceased?)

· Neighborhood entrance signage.  An entryway will be built at the Mossy Rock entrance.

· Minimum Home Footprint.  The developer states that most homes will be 2500 or more sq. ft.  They stated that the smallest lots 24-30, may have smaller footprints - 2000 ft. sq. The Developer pointed meeting participants to its Lila’s Gate development within McMullen for examples of homes it plans to build in Sublett Farms.

· Planned amenities ( size, locations) pool? Playground? Etc.  Only green spaces.

· HOA plans (McMullen Cove, HCOA, New to be formed).  The original plan was to have an Independent HOA for the new development; however, they are willing to consider becoming a part of HCOA to the mutual benefit of the parties.