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Legislative Public Hearing on Land Use Ordinance Text Amendments Modifying Residential Parking
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to consider text amendments to the Land Use Ordinance that would modify residential parking requirements. A draft ordinance has been prepared. The Town Council must receive public input before making a decision.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Trish McGuire, Planning Director, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov, 919-918-7327; Christina Moon, Planning Administrator, cmoon@carrboronc.gov, 919-918-7325; Nick Herman, Town Attorney, herman@broughlawfirm.com
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Carrboro Connects, Town of Carrboro Comprehensive Plan 2022-2042 was adopted on June 7, 2022. The plan is rooted in advancing racial equity and climate action. 175 strategies and projects are included, 35 of which were identified for prioritization in the first five years because of their ability to advance multiple community interests and objectives. Racial Equity Pocket questions related to the text amendment process are attached as Attachment F.
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Information
INFORMATION: Since the adoption of Carrboro Connects in June 2022, efforts to begin implementation have been underway. One of the priority projects included in the Land Use Chapter involves an evaluation of the current parking standards in the Land Use Ordinance (LUO) and specifically a review and update of the standards for residential parking to remove existing minimum parking requirements and replace them with maximums. The Town Council held a worksession to discuss different strategies toward modifying the parking standards on May 16, 2023 and subsequently reviewed a draft ordinance as part of a request to set a public hearing on June 27, 2023 (Attachment B). It should be noted that the draft ordinanc...
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