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Legislative Public Hearing on Land Use Ordinance Text Amendments
PURPOSE: To consider amending the Land Use Ordinance to modify standards relating to height, residential density and non-residential uses in the R-2 conditional district subject to certain criteria. The request is associated with a petition to amend the zoning classification at 1307 West Main Street to R-2-CZ. The Council must receive public comments before taking action on the draft ordinance.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon, Planning and Transportation Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov; Nick Herman, Town Attorney, 919-929-3905, herman@broughlawfirm.com
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Legislative public hearings are a required step for text amendments in accordance with North Carolina state statutes and Town Regulations. The Council is required to adopt a statement of consistency as part of its decision. Racial Equity pocket questions are provided as Attachment E.
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Information
INFORMATION: J. Allen Knight of Tempo Investco, LLC., has submitted a text amendment request to allow an increase in the maximum building height in the R-2 Zoning District from 50 feet to 65 feet (Attachment C). The request was submitted as part of a petition to amend the zoning classification at 1307 West Main Street to allow for the development of a five-story residential project, considered as part of a separate agenda item. A draft text amendment has been prepared, that if approved, would allow the Town Council, as part of a SUP-A to allow the maximum building height to be increased from 50 to 65 feet, the property to be developed at a higher level of residential density with up to 20-percent of the building's gross floor area designated for non...
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