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Public Hearing on Land Use Ordinance Text Amendments that would provide for a Site Specific, Flexible Zoning District
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Board of Aldermen to consider amendments to the Land Use Ordinance that would authorize the Board to establish site specific, flexible zoning districts. A draft ordinance has been prepared. The Board must receive public comments before taking action on the draft ordinance.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325; Mike Brough - 919-929-3905; Nick Herman - 919-929-3905; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327
INFORMATION: At the June 23, 2015 regular meeting, the Board of Aldermen set a public hearing for October 13th to consider a draft ordinance that would authorize the creation of a site specific flexible zoning district (FLX). The FLX district represents the culmination of several years of public input and cooperative planning to guide appropriate development in Carrboro's northern study area. A brief history of these efforts is provided in the two following paragraphs.
Between May 1998 and June 1999, all three Joint Planning Area governing boards-the Town of Carrboro, the Town of Chapel Hill and Orange County--adopted resolutions incorporating the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area (NSA Plan). Some implementing actions followed, including adoption of Land Use Ordinance provisions and approval of the Winmore Village Mixed Use development. In 2007, at the request of the Planning Board, the Board of Aldermen initiated a process to review the implementation of the NSA Plan and a committee was subsequently appointed (Northern Study Area Plan Implementation Review Committee (NSAPIRC)). The NSAPIRC's charge was to review the implementation of the NSA Plan; the group met, held two community forums and prepared a series of recommendations toward realizing the goals of the plan. In February of 2011...
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