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Consideration of Text Amendments to the Land Use Ordinance for Compliance with N.C.G.S. Chapter 160D
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to consider text amendments that would bring the Land Use Ordinance into conformance with N.C.G.S. Chapter 160D.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning Department, Town Attorney's Office
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325, cmoon@townofcarrboro.org; Marty Roupe - 919-918-7333, mroupe@townofcarrboro.org; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Nick Herman - 919-929-3905, gnherman@broughlawfirm.com
INFORMATION: On June 15, 2021, the Town Council held a public hearing on text amendments prepared to bring the Land Use Ordinance into compliance with changes to state statutes following the adoption of N.C.G.S. Chapter 160D (Town of Carrboro - Meeting of Town Council on 6/15/2021 at 7:00 PM (legistar.com)).
As noted previously, some of the key elements of the legislation include:
* The removal of conditional use districts as a rezoning mechanism (rezoning & conditional use permit at the same time); existing conditional use districts will automatically become conditional districts.
* The elimination of conditional use permits. All quasi-judicial permits will become special use permits; this change will also occur automatically.
* Comprehensive plans will become required; language has added to the LUO to outline the process for adopting and amending the comprehensive plan.
* The list of plans used for determining consistency has been updated.
* Conflict of interest provisions for legislative decisions (text amendments/rezonings) have been expanded. New conflict of interest provisions will apply to staff.
* New provisions for proportional representation will require ETJ representation on certain advisory boards.
* Provisions relating to vested rights have been updated and new provisions relating to permit choice added.
* Procedures relating to administr...
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