AGENDA #7
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to: |
Mayor and Town Council |
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from: |
Roger L. Stancil, Town Manager |
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subject: |
Proposed Town-Initiated Zoning Atlas Amendment for a Moratorium in the Northern Area |
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date: |
May 21, 2007 |
Tonight, the Council considers a proposed Zoning Atlas Amendment to enact a temporary moratorium on development within the Northern Study Area of Chapel Hill, excluding that portion of the area in the Joint Planning Transition Area (Map 1). The ordinance would apply to Rezoning applications, Special Use Permit and Special Use Permit Modification applications, Major Subdivision applications and Site Plan Review applications.
I agree with the staff’s recommendation that a moratorium is an appropriate action to maintain the development status quo during the time required for the Northern Area Task Force to provide recommendations, and for the Council to consider and enact any changes to the Comprehensive Plan, the Design Guidelines and/or the Land Use Management Ordinance, which may result from the work of the Task Force. I agree that such a process could be completed by the end of January 2008.