A RESOLUTION REGARDING PRIORITIZATION OF EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL LAND USE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT ITEMS AND SCHEDULING AN ADDITIONAL MEETING FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND CONCEPT PLAN ITEMS (2006-05-22/R-10)
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council hereby adopts the following schedule of consideration of Land Use Management Ordinance text amendments:
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ISSUE |
SCHEDULE |
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Tree Ordinance changes: protection of trees on private property and banning clear cutting. |
Report to Council on June 26 |
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Consideration of changes to lighting provisions (dark skies initiative). |
Added to Council Goals at January 2006 Council Retreat. Planning Board consideration to begin during the summer of 2006. |
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Adjust parking requirements (Section 5.9).
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Recommendations pending Transportation Board review. Consideration of adjustment to the vehicular and bicycle parking standards is expected to return to the Town Council in the Third Quarter of 2006 |
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Revisions to Town Center Zoning District Building Envelope Provisions (height related). |
Added to Council Goals at January 2006 Council Retreat. Planning Board consideration to begin Third Quarter, 2006. |
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Clarify land disturbance triggers for soil and erosion control requirements; coordinate with similar requirements in other documents. |
Report Second Quarter, 2007 |
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Consider how to handle porous pavement as impervious surface (Table 3.8-1, footnote (k)). |
Report Second Quarter, 2007 |
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Clarify distinctions between water treatment requirements for runoff from public streets vs. private lots. |
Report Second Quarter, 2007 |
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Consider reducing minimum lot size from 5 acres to 1 acre for Planned Development-Housing in residential zoning districts (Section 6.18.4). |
Report Second Quarter, 2007 |
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Clarify the relationship between building code and Land Use Management Ordinance definitions of floor area. |
Report Third Quarter, 2007 |
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Increase flexibility in “alternate buffer” provisions (Section 5.6.8). |
Report Third Quarter, 2007 |
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby amends the 2005-2006 meeting calendar to schedule an additional Public Hearing for consideration of development review and Concept Plan items by adding a meeting on Wednesday, October 4, 2006, at 7 pm in the Town Hall.
This the 22nd day of May, 2006.