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Review of the Lloyd Broad Neighborhood Overlay District Provisions
PURPOSE: Town Council is asked to review information about how the overlay district provisions have been working.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
CONTACT INFORMATION: Marty Roupe, Development Review Administrator, 919-918-7333 or mroupe@townofcarrboro.org; Walter Horton, Police Chief, 919-918-9397 or whorton@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: When the Lloyd Broad Neighborhood Overlay District land use ordinance provisions were adopted in June 2018, Town Council requested that a follow up report be provided regarding how they were working. This agenda item contains information about development activity and any known complaints regarding land use or other issues in the neighborhood since that time.
Development Activity:
Development and building related activity has been fairly limited since adoption of the ordinance in June 2018. The Zoning Division processed and the Board of Adjustment approved a Variance application involving an encroachment into a stream buffer for the property owner at 406 Broad Street in September 2018 for an addition to the existing home. The addition maximized but did not exceed the permissible size for an addition under the new ordinance, allowing the home to increase from approximately 1,240 sf to 2,000 sf. The property owner had to obtain and file a recombination plat with a neighbor before building the addition, so the addition hasn't actually been constructed yet. The plat has recently been recorded, so construction likely will begin soon.
A zoning permit application was also approved on January 15, 2019 for a home addition at 208 Broad Street. After the addition, the home will be 1,948 sf, thereby almost maximizing the permissible size. This work has been completed.
Lastly, a zoning permit was approved on June 25, 2019 at 217 Broad Street to allow for the addition of a 12' X 12' rear deck. The Zoning Division has not received any addit...
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