Chapel Hill Town Council
2008 Legislative Issues for Discussion
with Local Senators and Representatives
7:30 a.m., May 5, 2008
Local Issues
- Authorization for
Local Water Conservation Strategies (in conjunction with OWASA and other
local governmental bodies), including authority to prohibit, in new
developments, irrigation systems that are connected to the public potable
water system.
- Authorization to
require payment as an option rather than improved recreation facilities
for multi-family development.
- Authorization to
require payment of parks and recreation fees for non-residential
development.
- Authorization to
require payment in lieu of recreation area where the area required to be
provided would be four acres or less in size.
- Authorization to
require greater energy efficiency and use of renewable energy as part of
new development and redevelopment.
- Legislation to
restrict private restrictive covenants or allow local governments to
restrict such covenants that would otherwise require private property
owners to consume excess water and energy and prohibit private property
owners from installing devices to conserve water and energy.
- Authorization to
enact ordinances to provide greater protection to historic structures,
including the ability to delay issuance of a building permit on any lot on
which a historic structure has been demolished and, if needed, legislation
to provide protection for structures that have been designated as historic
landmarks.
- Authorization to
increase the local motor vehicle registration fees, with revenues
collected dedicated to public transit needs.
- Authorization for
additional and enhanced taxes and fees to provide additional revenue
sources (e.g., ticket tax, non-resident motor vehicle fees, others)”