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PLANNING
Town of Chapel Hill
405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 

phone (919) 968-2728    fax (919) 969-2014
www.townofchapelhill.org

 

CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY MINUTES

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008, 7:30 P.M.

 

Chairperson Stephen Rich called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Commission members present were Sarah David, Elizabeth Preddy, Joseph Reckford, Stephen Rich, Martin Rody, Susan Smith, and Louise Winstanly. Staff members present were Senior Planner Dana Stidham, Senior Planner Kendal Brown, and Planning Technician Kay Tapp.

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS 

304 East Franklin Street, File No. 9788-57-0788

 

The Town has received a proposal from the Chapel of the Cross for a Concept Plan Review for the Parish House at 304 East Franklin Street. The Concept Plan proposes to demolish the existing Parish House and construct a 60,000 square foot building, re-construction of driveway and removal of sections of the stone wall on Franklin Street. The proposed development is located between Morehead Planetarium and Spencer Hall, on the south side of East Franklin Street, west of Raleigh Street and across from Pickard Lane. The 1.55-acre site is located in the Office Institutional (OI-3) zoning district and in the Franklin-Rosemary Local Historic District. The site is identified as Orange County Parcel Identifier Number 9788-57-0788.

CONCEPT PLAN PRESENTATION

 

The design team for a new expansion at Chapel of the Cross presented a plan for demolition of the existing Parish House and construction of a 60,000 square foot building at 304 East Franklin Street, on property owned by the church.

 

COMMISSION COMMENTS

  1. Commissioner Susan Smith said it looks like a good plan for the building and that she will expect to see the parking and the driveway reconfigured.
  2. Commissioner Sarah David said she appreciated the articulation on the back near the arboretum, but expressed concerns about widening the driveway.
  3. Commissioner Elizabeth Preddy indicated that creative work had been done with the spacing of the driveway, and suggested that if the applicant does propose two lanes entering the site, to consider the outbound lane as a right-turn only lane.
  4. Commissioner Louise Winstanly expressed that the applicant had done a great job with the massing and architectural design.
  5. Commissioner Martin Rody indicated that the massing is fine, but there is a problem with the parking and driveway. He recommended that the applicant contact the church’s parking committee, which previously found additional room for parking on site.
  6. Commissioner Joseph Reckford said he was impressed with the appearance of the building, despite the fact that it is a very large building for the site.
  7. Chairperson Stephen Rich said that the articulation in the back was a nice feature, but expressed that parking is a question mark and is in favor of a one-way travel pattern for the driveway.

 

Prepared for:            Stephen Rich, Chair

Prepared by:             Dana Stidham, Staff