A mixed-income housing development proposed by Habitat for Humanity of Orange County would bring 219 new housing units just east of Sunrise Road between I-40 and Ginger road.

Plans for the 32-acre development set aside 94 units for affordable housing to residents making between 30 and 80 percent of Area Median Income.

Jennifer Player, CEO of the county’s Habitat branch, said their vision for this mixed-income communities would see Habitat homes and the homes priced at market rates integrated as seamlessly as possible.

“We want it to be a space where Habitat homeowners and homeowners who have a higher income can all enjoy community space together and really live and thrive in the same neighborhood and enjoy the benefits of being neighbors with one another,” Player said

Plans were submitted in 2018 for the land to be developed by Habitat and Carol Woods Retirement Community, but Player said the timing just didn’t align for the partners to move forward together.

The current plans at Weavers Grove include single-family homes, duplexes, condominiums and townhome designs and a community center, cafe and outdoor amenities. Some of the specifics of the design and development process will come as Habitat partners with a developer for the project, Player said.

A group of neighbors known as the “Sunrise Coalition” opposed the plans submitted in 2018, which were similar in many ways to the current proposal, objecting to the proposed density and raising concerns about traffic.

A Conditional Zoning Application was submitted to the Town of Chapel Hill for the development in late June. An information meeting on the project is Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. on the first floor of Chapel Hill Town Hall.

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