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Public Hearing on a Request from Pee Wee Homes to Rezone Property at 106 Hill Street to R-3, Conditional (R-3-CZ)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Town Council to receive public comment and consider a request to rezone property at 106 Hill Street from R-7.5 to R-3, Conditional, for the purpose of developing an affordable housing project. Rezonings are legislative decisions; the Council must receive public comment before making a decision.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning & Housing and Community Services
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon, Planning Administrator - 919-918-7325, cmoon@townofcarrboro.org; Marty Roupe, Development Review Administrator - 919-918-7333, mroupe@townofcarrboro.org; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director - 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Rebecca Buzzard, Housing and Community Services Director - 919-918-7438, rbuzzard@townofcarrboro.org; Nick Herman, Town Attorney, 919-929-3905, gnherman@broughlawfirm.com
INFORMATION: Pee Wee Homes, a local non-profit organization, has submitted a petition to rezone a single parcel at 106 Hill Street from R-7.5 (residential, 7,500 sq. ft. per dwelling unit) to R-3-CZ (residential, 3,000 sq. ft. per dwelling unit) for the purpose of developing three, size-restricted, required-affordable homes that would be available for rent to individuals earning less than 30-percent of the Area Median Income (AMI). As can be seen in the attached vicinity map, the property is located at the southwest corner of Hill and Broad streets and can be further identified as Orange County PIN #9778-97-5883 (Attachment C). The existing R-7.5 zoning would allow one dwelling unit at the site; the requested rezoning would allow three size-restricted, required-affordable units. The subject property is also located in Lloyd-Broad Overlay District, which includes limitations on the height, size and placement of buildings.
The property is currently owned by the Town, and is one of the thr...
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