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Follow up from the October 13, 2015 Public Hearing on Draft Land Use Ordinance Text Amendments relating to a Site Specific, Flexible Zoning District
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to provide the Board with an update on the follow-up items identified at the close of the October 13, 2015 public hearing regarding LUO text amendments that would authorize the Board to establish site specific, flexible zoning districts.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325; Bob Hornik - 919-929-3905; Nick Herman - 919-929-3905; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327
INFORMATION: On October 13, 2015, the Board of Aldermen held a public hearing on proposed text amendments which, if adopted, would authorize the Board to consider petitions to rezone property to a new zoning district category-a site specific flexible zoning district (FLX). The concept behind 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 chronology of these efforts is provided (Attachment G).
At the close of the public hearing, the Board provide staff with the following directions:
1. Develop a grid or flow-chart of public participation as compared to the current CUP process.
2. Consider a layperson's version for ease of understanding and community education.
3. Develop a tool that more clearly links the rezoning request to the results of the site specific planning process.
4. Consider a meeting between Omar Zinn and the advisory boards.
5. Educate advisory boards on what the Board of Aldermen is looking to achieve in the corridors.
6. More clearly depict what specificity is required from the developer, and when.
7. Redraft the ordinance with comments considered from the NTAAC.
8. Report back to the Board as soon as possible.
In response to items 1, 2 and to a lesser, extent 6, staff has prepared new...
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