ATTACHMENT 3
RESOLUTION A
(Preliminary
Recommendation)
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR DOWNTOWN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE – PARKING LOT FIVE DEVELOPMENT (FILE NO.
9788-27-3068)
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that it finds that
the Special Use Permit application for Downtown Economic Development Initiative
– Parking Lot Five Development, as proposed by the Ram Development Company, on
property identified as Orange County, Property Identifier Numbers 9788-27-3068,
9788-27-6139, 9788-27-7042, 9788-27-7101, 9788-27-7251, 9788-27-8102, and
9788-27-8107 if developed according to the plans dated February 13, 2007
(revised April 23, 2007), and the conditions listed below, would:
- Be located, designed, and proposed to be operated so as to maintain or
promote the public health, safety, and general welfare:
- Comply with all required regulations and standards of the Land Use
Management Ordinance, including all applicable provisions, and with all other
applicable regulations, with the modifications listed below;
- Be located, designed, and proposed to be operated so as to maintain or
enhance the value of contiguous property; and
- Conform with the general plans for the physical development of the Town
as embodied in the Land Use Management Ordinance and in the Comprehensive Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Town Council of Chapel Hill that it finds, in
this particular case, that the following modifications satisfy public purposes
to an equivalent or greater degree:
- Modification of Section 3.8-1 to modify maximum primary building height
regulations to exceed the Town Center-3 zoning district maximum height
regulations of 44 feet, by 10 feet, for a total of 54 feet on the north and
south elevations, West Rosemary Street and West Franklin Street frontages
respectively;
- Modification of Appendix A, Definition of Building Envelope, to modify
the rise to run ratio in the Town Center-3 zoning district from 1:1 to 1:0.25
on the west and east elevations, Church Street frontage and interior property
line respectively.
This finding is based on a determination that public purposes are satisfied
to an equivalent or greater degree as the proposal involves redevelopment of a
downtown “opportunity site” as identified in the Downtown Small Area Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council hereby approves the application
for a Special Use Permit for the Downtown Economic Development Initiative –
Parking Lot Five Development in accordance with the plans listed above and with
the conditions listed below:
Stipulations Specific to the Development
- That construction begin by (two
years from approval date) and be completed by (five
years from approval date).
- Land Use Intensity: This Special Use Permit authorizes
residential, office type business, and convenience and general business uses
and land use intensity requirements as specified below:
Land Use Intensity
|
Net Land Area
|
76,210 sq ft
|
Total Maximum Floor
Area
|
302,165 sq ft
|
Maximum
Convenience/General-Type Business Floor Area
|
30,690 sq ft
|
Maximum Residential
Floor Area
|
271,475 sq ft
|
Maximum Primary
Height
|
54 Feet
|
Maximum Secondary
Height
|
120 Feet
|
Maximum Residential
Units
|
140 units
|
Minimum Affordable
Residential Units
|
15% of total units
or a comparable number of bedrooms with various sized units
|
Maximum Impervious
Surface Area
|
87,595 sq ft
|
Maximum Vehicular
Parking Spaces
|
340
|
Maximum Percentage
of Compact Vehicular Parking Spaces
|
20%
|
Minimum Bicycle Parking
Spaces
|
66
|
Minimum Recreation
Space
|
10,059 sq ft and/or
payment-in-lieu of Recreation Space
|
Stipulations Related to Affordable Housing
- Affordable Housing Plan: The developer shall provide an
Affordable Housing Plan that addresses the following items, for approval by the
Town Manager prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit:
- Provide
15% affordable housing units as 21 one-bedroom units; or provide a combination
of 1, 2, and/or 3-bedroom units with the total number of bedrooms equal to 21
bedrooms.
- The
determination of eligibility of the owners;
- Marketing
of the dwelling unit(s);
- Setting
the rates of the units; the pricing of the affordable housing units shall be
subject to the approval of the Town Manager prior to the issuance of a Zoning
Compliance Permit;
- Adequate
assurances of the time period that the designated units will remain affordable
in perpetuity;
- That
Certificates of Occupancy are issued as a proportionate percentage of
affordable units (15%) are available for occupancy, compared to the number of
market units constructed (ex. for every 6 market rate units, 1 affordable
unit);
- Ensure
that required condominium association fees remain affordable for in perpetuity
for the affordable units. Common expense assessments for the designated
affordable units will not exceed 1.5% of the selling price of the unit for the
12 month period following the date of first conveyance of a leasehold
condominium. (e.g. - $85,000 sale price = maximum $1,275 for the first year
averaging $106.25 per month). Any subsequent increases in common expense
assessments in any one year shall not increase by more than the greater of (a)
the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the prior year, (b) the percentage
increase in the median household income for the standard metropolitan
statistical area in which Chapel Hill is located. An equitable adjustment to
any common expense assessment reflecting any utility charges (water, sewer,
heating, air conditioning and electrical) that are master metered so that all
units market rate or affordable have a share in shall not be included with
regard to the 1.5% limitation.
- Payment to Study Affordable Housing Strategies: The applicant
shall provide a $25,000 payment to the Town to study strategies for keeping
affordable housing affordable, prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance
Permit.
- Location of Parking for Affordable Housing Units: The applicant
shall provide parking spaces for affordable dwelling units in the underground
parking deck. The design is subject to Town Manager approval prior to issuance
of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
Stipulations Related to Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance
- Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance: The applicant shall
provide the necessary Certificates of Adequacy of Public Schools prior to the
issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
Stipulations Related to Recreation and Public Facilities
- Recreation Facility Requirement: The applicant shall provide the
equivalent of 10,059 square feet of recreation space with a combination of
indoor recreation space, outdoor (roof-top) recreation space, and a payment-in-lieu
of recreation space, subject to Town Manager approval, prior to issuance of a
Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Public Art Payment: The applicant shall provide a $700,000
payment to the Town, at a time deemed appropriate by the Town Manager, for
public art associated with this development proposal.
- Public Programming Payment: The applicant shall provide a
$200,000 payment to the Town, at a time deemed appropriate by the Town Manager,
for programming of events in the public space.
Stipulations Related to Transportation
- Signal Retiming Fee: The applicant shall provide a $2,000 payment
to review and revise the signal timing plans, as related to traffic operations,
at the West Rosemary Street / Church Street intersection and the West Franklin
Street / Church Street intersection, prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance
Permit.
- Parking Deck Lane Design: The applicant shall widen the proposed
parking deck ramp from the street to 30 feet wide and provide 2 lanes, to
potentially be reconfigured to 3 lanes by Town Parking Services as conditions
warrant. The parking deck design is subject to Town Manager approval, prior to
issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Parking Deck Design: The design for the below grade parking
facility shall include an access driveway on West Rosemary Street. The parking
decks and associated amenities shall be designed and constructed to meet Town
standards unless an alternative design is approved by the Town Manager.
- Parking Lot Exit Ramp Warnings: The applicant shall provide a
stop sign and audible warning at parking lot exit ramp at West Rosemary Street
to enhance pedestrian safety. The applicant shall also provide signs near the
entrance and exit of the parking deck that warns motorists to “watch for
pedestrians and bicycles” or the like. The design is subject to Town Manager
approval prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Parking Facility Directional Sign Plan: The applicant shall
provide a parking facility directional sign plan, including pavement markings,
subject to Town Manager approval, prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance
Permit.
- Parking Facility Safety Plan: The applicant shall provide a
Parking Facility Safety Plan, including safety measures such as closed circuit
televisions, panic stations, and similar safety features, as well as Final Plan
notes indicating who will be responsible for traffic control equipment in the
event of an emergency, subject to Town Manager approval, prior to issuance of a
Zoning Compliance Permit.
- At Grade Driveway Crossings of Sidewalks: The applicant shall
provide a parking lot exit driveway crossing at grade with sidewalks, built to
Town standards. The applicant shall provide a sidewalk that is differentiated
in tone and texture to alert pedestrians to the driveway crossing. The design
is subject to Town Manager approval prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance
Permit.
- Pay Stations: The applicant shall provide a minimum of 3 Shelby pay
stations with wireless capabilities, or the like, locations to be determined on
the upper public parking deck. The parking deck pay station plan shall be
designed to Town standards and be reviewed and approved by the Town Manager,
prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Compact Parking Spaces: The applicant shall provide no more than
15% compact vehicular parking spaces. The parking deck and associated amenities
shall be designed to Town standards and the plan shall be reviewed and approved
by the Town Manager, prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Bicycle Parking: The applicant shall provide a minimum of 66
on-site bicycle parking spaces, including 22 Class I bicycle parking spaces
each level of two parking deck levels. The applicant shall also provide 22
Class II bicycle parking spaces above ground placed around the site in the
public space. The bicycle spaces shall comply with the Town’s Class I and Class
II Design Manual standards. The Town Manager shall review and approve the
bicycle parking space plan prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Streetscape and Sidewalks: The applicant shall provide 30-inch
curb and gutter, approximately 7 to 13.5 foot-wide sidewalks, approximately 4
to 13-foot wide amenity strips, trees and tree grates, and decorative lighting
on the West Franklin Street, Church Street, and West Rosemary Street frontages
of the site. The plans for streetscape improvements shall be reviewed and
approved by Town Manager prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Sidewalk Design Standards: The applicant shall construct
pedestrian accessible sidewalks that are a minimum of 7 feet wide, except for a
short 5-foot wide sidewalk segment adjacent to the building columns on the Church Street
frontage, built to Town standards. The final design shall be reviewed and
approved by the Town Manager prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Downtown Streetscape Master Plan: The applicant shall provide a
detailed design of all proposed Streetscape and sidewalk lighting improvements,
consistent with recommendations being developed by design consultants hired by
the Town to revise the Downtown Streetscape Master Plan, subject to Town
Manager and NCDOT approval, where appropriate, prior to issuance of a Zoning
Compliance Permit.
- Church Street Sidewalk: If adequate public right-of-way
exists, the applicant shall provide a 5-foot wide Town standard sidewalk with
30-inch curb and gutter on the west side of Church Street, in front of the NC
Institute of Pharmacy building, connecting the existing sidewalk segment
towards the south end of Church Street with the West Rosemary Street intersection.
The design is subject to Town Manager approval, prior to issuance of a Zoning
Compliance Permit. The applicant shall provide a payment-in-lieu of sidewalk
construction should right-of-way not be available prior to issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy.
- Alternative Curb Section: The applicant may construct
a low-profile valley curb with detachable bollards, beginning at the
intersection of West Franklin Street, for approximately the first 75 feet on
the east side of Church Street. The applicant may provide a transition
into Town Standard 30-inch curb and gutter to be constructed for the remainder
of Church Street to West Rosemary Street. If determined appropriate, the preceding
design alternative to Town standard requirements, is subject
to Town Manager approval prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Scored Concrete Alternative on Church Street: The applicant may
provide a scored concrete design feature, or similar, beginning at the
intersection of West Franklin Street, for approximately the first 75 feet of Church Street,
adjacent to the alternative low-profile valley curb and gutter. If determined
appropriate, the preceding design alternative to Town standard
requirements, is subject to Town Manager approval prior to issuance
of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- West Rosemary Street Sidewalk: Right-of way acquisition by the
Town permitting, the applicant shall construct a 5-foot wide Town standard
sidewalk with 30-inch curb and gutter on the north side of West Rosemary
Street, between Pritchard Avenue and Church Street, design subject to Town
Manager approval, prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit. The
applicant shall provide a payment-in-lieu of sidewalk construction should
right-of-way acquisition not be complete prior to the issuance of the first
Certificate of Occupancy.
- Streetscape Tree Plantings: The applicant shall provide
structural soil to create tree planting pits in the streetscape, approximately 10
feet long, 4 feet wide, and two feet deep. The location of street trees shall
not conflict with pedestrian access to on-street parking. The final design and locations
shall be reviewed and approved by the Town Manager prior to issuance of a
Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Bus Stop Amenities: The applicant shall upgrade three existing
bus stop locations with bus stop amenities or provide a payment-in-lieu of
such amenities, prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit. The
locations of the bus stops to be improved are as follows:
- West Rosemary Street (North Side) West of Pritchard Avenue: The
applicant shall provide bus stop amenities, including a bus stop shelter, solar
generated passenger information system and lighting (solar orientation
permitting), a bench, and trash receptacle.
- West Rosemary Street (South Side) East of Site Frontage: The
applicant shall relocate the existing bus stop approximately 90 feet to the
eastward on the West Rosemary Street frontage, about 40 feet beyond the eastern
property line, and provide bus stop amenities, including a bench.
- West Franklin Street (North Side) West of Church Street: The
applicant shall provide bus stop amenities, including a bus stop shelter, solar
generated passenger information system and lighting (solar orientation
permitting), a bench, and trash receptacle.
The final designs and locations of bus stop
improvements shall be reviewed and approved by the Town Manager prior to the
issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- West Rosemary Street Crosswalk: The applicant shall
provide a striped pedestrian crosswalk on West Rosemary Street near the bus
stop on the north side of the street, west of Pritchard Avenue, design subject
to Town Manager approval prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Transportation Management Plan: A Transportation Management Plan
shall be approved by the Town Manager prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance
Permit for the office portion of the development. This plan shall be updated
and approved annually by the Town Manager. The required components of the
Transportation Management Plan shall include:
- Provision
for designation of a Transportation Coordinator;
- Provisions
for an annual Transportation Survey and Annual Report to the Town Manager;
- Quantifiable
traffic reduction goals and objectives;
- Ridesharing
incentives;
- Public
transit incentives; and
- Other
measures subject to approval by the Town Manager.
Stipulations Related to Landscaping and Architecture
- Landscape Protection, Planting and Maintenance Plan: The applicant
shall provide a Landscape Protection, Planting and Maintenance Plan for all
vegetated areas, subject to Town Manager approval, prior to issuance of a
Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Plaza and Parking Facility Lighting Plan Approval: The lighting plan for
the plaza and the parking facility shall be reviewed and approved by Parking
Services and the Police Department, prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance
Permit.
- Community Design Commission Review: The Community Design Commission
shall review and approve a building elevation plan, including rooftop
mechanical equipment, and a lighting plan for this site. The Commission shall
take additional care during review to ensure that the proposed lighting plan
will minimize 1) upward light pollution and 2) offsite spillage of light, prior
to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
Stipulations Related to Environmental Issues
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Technologies:The
applicant shall provide evidence from a LEED certified consultant that they
have provided a minimum of 26 LEED standard performance credits, to be reviewed
by the Town Manager, within a reasonable period after substantial completion of
construction.
- Twenty Percent Energy Efficiency Feature: The Final Plan application
for the Special Use Permit shall incorporate a “20% more energy efficient”
feature into the site and building plans, relative to the efficiency standard
of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE), as amended and in effect at the time of building permit
issuance. Other comparable standards generally recognized as applicable to
building energy consumption, as amended and in effect at the time of building
permit issuance, may be used by applicants when incorporating the “20 percent
more energy efficient” feature into their plans
- Energy Management Plan: The applicant provide an Energy Management Plan
consideration of utilizing sustainable energy, currently defined as solar,
wind, biofuels, and hydroelectric power, in the proposed development. The
Energy Management Plan considers the purchase of carbon offset credits and
green power production through coordination with the NC Greenpower program. The
Energy Management Plan shall provide for an acceptable level of increased
energy efficiency that ensures indoor air quality and adequate access to natural
lighting, and allows for the proposed utilization of sustainable energy in a
development. The Energy Management Plan shall be reviewed and approved by the
Town Manager prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Underground Storage Tanks: Prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance
Permit the applicant shall notify the Town if underground storage tanks are
encountered and provide confirmation that the State has approved plans for the
removal of underground fuel tanks, or similar features, and associated other
site remediation actions.
- Stormwater Management Plan: Prior to the issuance of a Zoning
Compliance Permit the applicant shall provide detailed stormwater plans and
calculations to demonstrate the project will meet the stormwater management requirements
of the Land Use Management Ordinance including 85 percent total suspended
solids removal, the retention of the stormwater run-off volume for the two year
storm, and control of the stormwater runoff rate for the 1-year, 2-year, and 25
year storms.
- Reserved Storm Drainageway: All stormwater detention, treatment, and
conveyance facilities shall be located within an easement entitled: “Reserved
Storm Drainageway.” A storm drainageway shall be reserved from any stormwater
management feature that would obstruct or constrict the effective conveyance
and control of stormwater from or across the property, for all engineered
stormwater structures above and below ground, and for all conveyance systems
such as pipes, streams, or ditches if such systems convey, divert, or otherwise
manage surface water flowing onto the property/site from off-site areas. The
Reserved Storm Drainageway shall be defined on the appropriate final plan
sheet(s) and recorded on the final plat. Maintenance access to the Reserved
Storm Drainageway must be provided and shown on the plans.
- Stormwater Operations and Maintenance Plan: Prior to issuance of a
Zoning Compliance Permit, the applicant shall submit an Operations and
Maintenance Plan for the private stormwater infrastructure for approval by the
Town Stormwater Engineer. The plan shall be signed by the owner and be recorded
with the Reserved Drainageway Easement documents at the Registrar of Deeds
prior to a Certificate of Occupancy.
- Erosion Control: A detailed soil erosion and sedimentation control
plan, including provision for maintenance of facilities and modifications of
the plan if necessary, shall be approved by the Orange County Erosion Control
Officer and the Town Manager prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit. A
performance guarantee shall be provided, if more than one acre of land is
disturbed, in accordance with Section 5-97.1 Bonds of the Town Code of
Ordinances prior to issuance of any permit to begin land-disturbing activity.
- Silt Control: The applicant shall take appropriate measures to prevent
and remove the deposit of wet or dry silt on adjacent paved roadways.
- Open Burning: The open burning of trees, limbs, stumps, and
construction debris associated with this development is prohibited.
Stipulations Related to Refuse and Recycling
- Refuse Area Details: The applicant shall provide dimensioned
details as well as appropriate signage and lighting for the refuse area. We
recommend that prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit, the Town
Manager review and approved a refuse facility design.
- Solid Waste Management Plan: That prior to the issuance of a Zoning
Compliance Permit, the Town Manager will review and approve a Solid Waste
Management Plan, including provisions for private waste and recycling collection,
management and minimizing of construction debris, and demolition waste.
- Private Collection: That prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance
Permit the applicant shall provide a letter from a private service confirming
that solid waste disposal and recycling service will be provided for the
proposed development.
Stipulations Related to Utilities and Services
- Utility/Lighting Plan Approval: The final utility/lighting plan
shall be approved by Duke Energy Company, Orange Water and Sewer Authority, BellSouth
or GTE, Public Service Company, Time Warner Cable, and other applicable
utilities and the Town Manager prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Protection of Existing Utility Lines: To avoid damage to underground
utility lines beneath streets adjacent to the site, the applicant shall not
place heavy equipment, construction trailers, and the like, on top of such
lines, subject to Town Manager and utility provider approval prior to issuance
of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Placement or Relocation of Utility Lines Underground: The final plans
shall indicate that all proposed utility lines, except three-phase electric
lines, shall be placed underground. Electrical utility lines required to
provide service to this proposed development, on the Church Street frontage of
the site, shall be placed underground, subject to review and approval by Duke
Energy and the Town Manager.
- Recommendations for Future Utility Plans: That during final plan review
Duke Energy consider and recommend, where practical, how the construction and
design of this proposed development could accommodate the installation of
underground utilities, at a time such relocation occurs.
- Fire Flow: The applicant shall provide a fire flow report, prepared by a
registered professional engineer in the State of North Carolina, showing that
flows meet the minimum requirements of the Design Manual, be approved prior to
issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Residential Fire Safety Requirements: The applicant shall provide fire
and life safety protection plans and design details that meet the requirements
of the North Carolina Department of Insurance, Office of the State Fire
Marshall, the Building Code provisions for High Rise construction, and NFPA 101
Life Safety Code. The design is subject to approval by the Town Manager prior
to issuance of a Building Permit.
- Additional Fire Safety Requirements: The applicant shall provide the
following fire safety plans and design details, subject to approval by the Town
Manager prior to issuance of a Building Permit:
- Provide a sprinkler system that meets the requirements of NFPA 13 and
the North Carolina Fire Code. The Fire Department Connection shall be located
on either the Church Street or West Franklin Street side of building,
accessible for fire apparatus, and within 50 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Provide a Standpipe System in accordance with NFPA 14 and the NC Fire
Code. The maximum length to any point from any standpipe cabinet shall be no
greater than 130 feet. Standpipes must be provided in stairwells at levels 1,
parking 1, and parking 2.
- Provide an alarm system that is fully addressable with remote enunciator
panels in locations approved by the Fire Marshal.
- Provide a Fire Command Center in an area easily accessible to
firefighters that shall be approved by the Fire Marshal, on the Church Street
side of the structure. The FCC shall provide a central monitoring site for all
fire protection systems.
- Provide areas of refuge, escape plans, and smoke removal requirements
that shall meet NFPA 101, 88A, and the North Carolina Fire Code.
Miscellaneous Stipulations
- Recordation of Recombination Plat: The applicant shall provide a
recombination plat that combines the existing lots, subject to Town review and
approval prior to recordation by the Orange County Register of Deeds, prior to
issuance of a Building Permit.
- Detailed Plans: The applicant shall provide final detailed site plans,
grading plans, utility/lighting plans, stormwater management plans (with
hydrologic calculations), and landscape plans and landscape maintenance plans
be approved by the Town Manager prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance
Permit, and that such plans conform to the plans approved by this application
and demonstrate compliance with all applicable conditions and the design
standards of the Development Ordinance and the Design Manual.
- Detailed Construction Plans: The applicant shall provide detailed
construction plans, including street profiles and cross-sections, stormwater
drainage, utilities, pavement design, and pavement marking, subject to Town
Manager approval, prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Construction Sign Required: The applicant shall post a construction
sign that lists the property owner’s representative, with a telephone number,
the contractor’s representative, with a phone number; and a telephone number
for regulatory information prior to commencement of any land disturbing
activities. The construction sign may have a maximum of 32 square feet of
display area and may not exceed 8 feet in height. The sign shall be
non-illuminated, and shall consist of light letters on a dark background. A
detail of the proposed sign and site location shall be reviewed and approved by
the Town Manager prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
- Construction Management Plan: A Construction Management Plan shall be
approved by the Town Manager prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit.
The Construction Management Plan shall include: 1) how construction vehicle
traffic will be managed, 2) identify parking areas for on-site construction
workers including plans to prohibit parking in residential neighborhoods, 3)
indicate construction staging and material storage areas, and 4) identify
construction trailers and other associated temporary construction management
structures.
- Traffic and Pedestrian Control Plan: The applicant shall provide a Work
Zone Traffic Control Plan for movement of motorized and non-motorized vehicles
on any public street that will be disrupted during construction. The plan must
include a pedestrian management plan indicating how pedestrian movements will
be safely maintained. The plan shall specify that, at least 5 working days
prior to any proposed lane or street closure, the applicant shall apply to the
Town Manager for a lane or street closure permit. The plan must be reviewed and
approved by the Town Manager prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance
Permit.
- Temporary Off-Site Construction Easements: Prior to the issuance of a
Zoning Compliance Permit, the applicant shall provide a recorded copy of any
required off-site construction easements authorizing off-site construction work
at grade or below grade. The easement must be reviewed and approved by the Town
Manager, and if applicable by NCDOT, prior to recordation.
- NCDOT Approvals: Plans for improvements in the North Carolina
Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Right-of-Way shall be approved by NCDOT
prior to issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit for the subject phase of
development.
- As-built Plans: As-built plans in DXF binary format using State plane
coordinates, shall be provided for street improvements and all other existing
or proposed impervious surfaces prior to issuance of the Certificate of
Occupancy.
- Certificates of Occupancy: No Certificates of Occupancy shall be issued
until all required public improvements are completed; and that a note to this
effect shall be placed on the final plat.
- Continued Validity: The continued validity and effectiveness of this
approval is expressly conditioned on the continued compliance with the plans
and conditions listed above.
- Non-severability: If any of the above conditions is held to be invalid,
approval in its entirety shall be void.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the
Council hereby approves the Special Use Permit application for Downtown
Economic Development Initiative – Parking Lot Five Development as proposed by
the Ram Development Company.
This the____ day of ______________, 2007.