March 13, 2020

Notice of Upcoming Public Meetings and Planning Events

Please note: Agenda items are current at time of posting, but may not be available for review at this time. Items may be changed, updated, or added after the initial posting.

Announcements

City and County Malware Attack Status

The City and County of Durham are diligently working to get computer systems back on line as soon as possible. Please refer to the main City of Durham website at www.durhamnc.gov, the Development Services Center subsite at www.dsc.durhamnc.gov, and to the County website at www.dconc.gov for the latest information.

Planning Department Unveils New Public Notice Signs

The City-County Planning Department is unveiling new public notice signs! Public notice signs are posted on properties when a special approval is required by the City Council, County Commissioners, Board of Adjustment, or Historic Preservation Commission.

After many years of bright yellow signs with big red letters, Planning staff completely redesigned the signs to make it easier for folks to get information about proposed development cases. The goal is for the notice signs to be more informative and accessible in language and technology through the following improvements:

The new signs are not only bright, but the color is specific to the type of proposal, making it easier to identify what type of change is proposed. If you drive by a sign and do not have time to read it, all you need to do is remember the color and call the department. We will more quickly be able to provide you with information without you having to remember the specifics of what a sign said.
Compared to the old signs that only provided a case number, the new signs will provide more information including a brief description of the proposal in both English and in Spanish.
In addition, the new signs will also feature a Quick Response (QR) code that can be used to easily access the webpage to view more details about the development proposal case.

Applicant-Sponsored Neighborhood Meetings

Colvard Farms Development Company is hosting a neighborhood meeting to discuss a proposal for the development of Phase 11 of the Colvard Farms Conservation Subdivision, located at the west end of Colvard Estates Drive, adjacent to Phase 10, at 482 and 488 Colvard Farms Road (PINs: 0717-21-73-4142 and 0717-20-69-7913). The meeting will be held on March 19, 2020, at the Colvard Farms Clubhouse, located at 98 Colvard Park Drive, Durham, NC 27713, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Meeting Contact: Jeff Hunter at 919-730-9420 or [email protected].

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Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital is hosting a neighborhood meeting to discuss a potential future land use map amendment for 608 Morreene Road. The applicant is seeking a change the property’s future land use designation of Low Density Residential to Commercial. They will also be requesting a Zoning Map Change for the portion of the property that is not already zoned commercially. The meeting will be held on March 25, 2020, in the Meeting Room at Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital, located at 608 Morreene Road, Durham, NC 27705, at 6:30 pm.

Meeting Contact: Tony M. Whitaker, PE, Civil Consultants, Inc. at 919-490-1645, or [email protected].

Upcoming Public Meetings

Durham City Council

Monday, March 16, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 1st Floor
City Hall,101 City Hall Plaza
Link to the Durham City Council Agenda

The Durham City Council will hold a public hearing on March 16, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 1st Floor, 101 City Hall Plaza, to hear the following requests:

UDO Text Amendment

TC1800010 – NPO Revisions – Amendments to Article 2, Review Authority; and Article 4, Zoning Districts, regarding revisions to the Neighborhood Protection Overlay (NPO) process.

Annexation Petitions

Fox Crossing (BDG1800015) A voluntary annexation petition to annex five contiguous parcels totaling 12.2 acres generally located at 928 South Miami Boulevard.
Falls Village North (BDG1900020) A voluntary annexation petition to annex one non-contiguous parcel totaling 209.19 acres generally located at 739 Baptist Road and 117 Santee Road.
South Mineral Springs and Pleasant (BDG1900011) A voluntary annexation petition to annex five contiguous parcels of land totaling 52.82 acres located south of Holder Road, east of South Mineral Springs and Pleasant Drive.

Plan Amendments

Fox Crossing (A1800008) located at US 70 between Lynn Road and Pleasant Drive is a request to change the future land use designation from Medium Density Residential, Commercial to Commercial.
NCCU Student Center (A1900014) located at 528 Nelson Street is a request to change the future land use designation from Medium Density Residential to Institutional.

Zoning Map Changes

Fox Crossing (Z1800029) located at US 70 between Lynn Road and Pleasant Drive is a request to change the zoning from Commercial Center with a development plan(CC(D)), Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20), Residential Urban-5 (RU-5), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection Overlay District–B (F/J-B) to Commercial General with a Development Plan (CG(D)), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection Overlay District–B (F/J-B).
Falls Village North Conservation (Z2000007A) generally located at 739 Baptist Road and 117 Santee Road; request to change the zoning from Residential Rural, Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection Overlay District-B (RR, F/J-B, County Jurisdiction) to Residential Rural, Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection Overlay District-A (RR, F/J-A City Jurisdiction).
South Mineral Springs and Pleasant (Z1900019) generally located at South Mineral Springs Road, Holder Road and Pleasant Drive is a request to change the zoning from Residential Rural (RR), Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection Overlay District-B (F/J-B), County Jurisdiction to Planned Development Residential 4.001 (PDR 4.001), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection Overlay District-B (F/J-B), City Jurisdiction.
NCCU Student Center (Z1900035) located at 528 Nelson Street is a request to change the zoning from Residential Urban -5 (Duplex) (RU-5(2)) to University and College-2 (UC-2).

Public Reviews: The application, staff reports, and maps can be reviewed at the City-County Planning Department, 101 City Hall Plaza, Ground Floor, weekdays between 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., email or call 919-560-4137, Contact:
[email protected], ext. 28227 for case: TC1800010; [email protected], ext. 28235 for cases: A1900014/Z1900035, BDG1900011/Z1900019; Emily [email protected], ext. 228263 for all other cases.

Public Participation: Interested parties may appear at the meeting. Any person wishing to speak at the public hearing should be present at 7:00 p.m. and sign up on the sheet provided. The Mayor will recognize all persons wishing to speak. Substantial changes to the proposed action may be made following the public hearing for each case.

Durham County Board of County Commissioners

Monday, March 23, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
Commissioners' Meeting Room, 2nd Floor
200 E. Main Street
Link to the Durham County Board of County Commissioners

The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing, March 23, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., 2^nd floor, Commissioners' Meeting Room, 200 E. Main Street, to consider the following:

UDO Text Amendment

TC1800010 – NPO Revisions – Amendments to Article 2, Review Authority; and Article 4, Zoning Districts, regarding revisions to the Neighborhood Protection Overlay (NPO) process.

Plan Amendment

Page Road Flex Development (A1900015) located at 2211 Page Road is a request to change the future land use designation from Office to Industrial.

Zoning Map Changes

Royals Extension (Z1900013) located at 2622 South Miami Boulevard and 2120 Brunson Road is a request to change the zoning from Industrial Light (IL), Commercial Neighborhood (CN), Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20) to Industrial Light (IL). There is no change to the existing IL area.
Page Road Flex Development (Z1900042) located at 2211 Page Road is a request to change the zoning from Rural Residential (RR) to Industrial Light with a Text-only development plan (IL(D)).

Public Participation: Interested parties may appear at the meeting. Any person wishing to speak at the meeting should be present at 7:00 p.m. and should sign up on the sheet to be provided. The Chair will recognize all persons wishing to speak. Substantial changes to the proposed actions may be made following the public hearing.

Durham Board of Adjustment

Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 8:30 a.m.

Committee Room, 2nd Floor
City Hall,101 City Hall Plaza
Link to the Board of Adjustment Agenda

The Durham Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on March 24, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. in the Committee Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza, to hear the following requests:

Case B1900032 - City: A request for a minor special use permit to permit a parking reduction greater than 20%. The subject site is located at 1052 Andrews Chapel Road, is zoned Planned Development Residential (PDR 12.000), and in the Suburban Tier.
Case B2000001 – City: A request for a variance from the sidewalk requirements of the DD-C zoning district. The subject site is located at 510 E. Pettigrew Street, is zoned Design District-Core (DD-C), and in the Downtown Tier.
Case B2000003 – County: A request for a variance from the street and rear yard setbacks in order to construct an addition onto an existing single-family dwelling. The subject site is located at 105 Fairntosh Place, is zoned Residential Rural (RR), and in the Suburban Tier.
Case B2000004 – City: A request for a minor special use permit to permit an increase to the fence height along the street frontage from 4 feet to 6 feet. The property is located at 316 & 200 Anderson Street, 1811, 1801, and 1713 Erwin Street, and 212 & 216 Alexander Avenue. The subject sites are zoned University and College (UC-D) and in the Urban Tier.
Case B2000005 – City: A request for a variance from the 10–foot no-build setback in order to construct an addition onto a single-family dwelling. The subject site is located at 21 Copper Hill Court, is zoned Planned Development Residential (PDR 3.600), within the Falls/Jordan Lake Protected Area Watershed Protection Overlay District (F/J-B), and in the Suburban Tier.
Case B2000006 – City: A request for a variance from the 10–foot no-build setback in order to construct a new single-family dwelling. The subject site is located at 3632 Shrewsbury Street, is zoned Residential Suburban-10 (RS-10), and in the Suburban Tier.
Case B2000007– County: A request for a variance from the street yard setback to construct a covered porch onto an existing single-family dwelling. The subject site is located at 4915 Montvale Drive, is zoned Residential Rural (RR), and in the Rural Tier.
Case B2000008 – City: A request for a minor special use permit to permit an increase to the fence height along the street frontage from 4 feet to 8 feet. The subject site is located at 2803 McDowell Road, is zoned Residential Suburban-10 (RS-10), and in the Suburban Tier.

Public Review: The applications, staff reports, and maps may be reviewed at the City-County Planning Department, 101 City Hall Plaza, Ground Floor, weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. For further information contact [email protected], or contact Eliza Monroe at 919-560-4137 ext. 28245.

Public Participation: Any person may attend the public hearing and should be present at 8:30 a.m. The Chair will recognize all persons wishing to speak and will allocate time to individual speakers based upon the number of persons to be heard. Substantial changes to the proposed action may be made following the public hearing. The Chair reserves the right to limit repetitive or hearsay testimony.

Notice under the Language Access Plan

Persons requiring language assistance to effectively participate in this event may contact the City-County Planning Department at 919-560-4137 to request interpretation and/or translation services as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the event or deadline date.

Aviso bajo el Plan de Acceso al Idioma

Personas que requieran asistencia lingüística para participar efectivamente en este evento pueden comuníquense con el Departamento de Planificación de la Cuidad y el Condado al 919-560-4137. Para solicitar los servicios de interpretación y / o traducción tan pronto como sea posible pero no menos de 48 horas antes del evento o fecha límite.

Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Persons with disabilities may receive an auxiliary aid or service to effectively participate in city government activities by contacting the ADA Coordinator, voice 919-560-4197, fax 560-4196 or [email protected], as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the event or deadline date.

Aviso bajo la Ley sobre Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA, siglas en Ingles)

Personas con discapacidades pueden recibir asistencia para participar efectivamente en actividades del gobierno de la ciudad al comuníquense con el Coordinador de ADA al 919-560-4197, fax 560-4196 o [email protected], tan pronto como sea posible pero no menos de 48 horas antes del evento o fecha límite.

How to Find More Information about Board and Commission Agendas:

The City's Agenda Center web page has the latest agenda materials and minutes for all City-County Boards and Commissions. See also the Public Hearings and Notices page on the City Clerk's web site.

The Durham City Council agenda materials are available according to the City Clerk's schedule.
The Durham County Board of County Commissioners agenda materials are available on the County Commissioners' web page.
Text Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance can be found on the Pending Text Amendment web page.
Agenda materials are available by the Friday before the meeting for the following (linked to their Agenda Center web page):