Monday, June 22, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
Virtual Session
Link to the Durham County Board of County Commissioners

• No items presented by City-County Planning  

Durham Board of Adjustment 

 
The Durham City-County Board of Adjustment will hold a virtual public hearing on June 23, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. to hear the following requests in quasi-judicial hearings: 

• B1900032 – City: A request for a minor special use permit to allow a parking reduction greater than 20%. The subject site is located at 1052 Andrews Chapel Road, is zoned Planned Development Residential 12.000 (PDR 12.000), and in the Suburban Tier.  
• B2000001 - City: A request for a variance from the sidewalk requirements. The subject site is located at 510 E. Pettigrew Street, is zoned Downtown Design-Core (DD-C), and in the Downtown Tier. 
• B2000003 – County: A request for a variance from the required street and side yard setbacks in order to construct an addition on a single-family dwelling. The subject site is located at 105 Fairntosh Place, is zoned Residential Rural (RR), in the Eno River Protected Area (E-B) Watershed Protection Overlay, and in the Suburban Tier. 
• B2000005 – City: A request for a variance from the 10-foot no-build setback requirement for the construction of an addition onto an existing single-family dwelling. The subject site is located at 21 Copper Hill Court, is zoned Planned Development Residential 3.650 (PDR 3.650), in the Falls of the Neuse/Jordan Lake Protected Area (F/J-B) Watershed Protection Overlay, and in the Suburban Tier. 
• B2000006 – City: A request for a variance from the 10-foot no-build setback requirement for the construction of a single-family dwelling. The subject site is located at 3632 Shrewsbury Street, is zoned Residential Suburban-10 (RS-10), and in the Suburban Tier. 
• B2000007 – County: A request for a variance from the street yard setback requirement for the addition of a covered porch onto an existing, legal, nonconforming, single-family dwelling. The subject site is located at 4915 Montvale Drive, is zoned Residential Rural (RR), and in the Rural Tier. 
• B2000009 – City: A request for a minor special use permit to allow for an 8-foot-tall fence in the street frontage of the subject properties. The subject site is located at 705 and 804 Junction Road, is zoned Industrial Light with a development plan (IL(D)), in the Falls of Neuse/Jordan Lake Protected Area (F/J-B) Watershed Protection Overlay, and in the Suburban Tier. 

Public Review: The agenda can be viewed on the BOA website https://durhamnc.gov/1372/Board-of-Adjustment-BOA. For further information, contact [email protected], or contact Eliza Monroe at 919-560-4137 ext. 28245.  

Public Participation: The meeting will be held using the Zoom platform. To register to speak at the hearing, visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gxAuOzVJRpyNwVMqaObVCQ.  

ALL REGISTRANTS AND DOCUMENTS FOR THE MEETING MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 5:00 P.M. ON JUNE 15, 2020. The meeting can also be accessed by calling +1-312-626-6799 (Webinar ID: 956 5827 7188). Instructions to participate in the virtual meeting or to watch it live are available at: https://durhamnc.gov/4062/Participate-in-a-Virtual-Public-Hearing.  

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. All persons wishing to speak will be required to consent to the virtual format of the meeting and to swear or affirm their testimony. Substantial changes to the proposed action may be made following the public hearing.  

Durham City Council

The Durham City Council will hold virtual public hearings on June 24, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. to hear the following requests: 

Text Amendment 

• TC1900005 - Affordable Housing Dwelling Unit Definition: An amendment to revise the definition of “affordable housing dwelling unit” in Sec. 17.3, Defined Terms. 

Zoning Map Changes  

• Goodwin Crossing (Z1900010), located at 1301 &1312 Goodwin Road, is a request to change the zoning from Planned Development Residential 2.310 (PDR 2.310), Falls/Jordan Lake Watershed Protection District B (F/J-B) to Planned Development Residential 2.167 (PDR 2.167), Falls/Jordan Lake Watershed Protection District B (F/J-B). 
• Hebron Village (Z1900016), located at 4728 Denfield Street, is a request to change the zoning from Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20), Residential Suburban-10 (RS-10), Eno River District B (E-B), Falls/Jordan District B (F/J-B) to Planned Development Residential 5.117 (PDR 5.117), Eno River District B (E-B), Falls/Jordan District B (F/J-B).  

Substantial changes to the proposed actions may be made following the public hearing for each case. For information about case TC1900005, contact Michael Stock at [email protected] or 919-560-4137 ext. 28227; for cases Z1900010 and Z1900016, contact Emily Struthers at [email protected] or 919-560-4137 ext. 28263. 

Public Participation: This meeting will be held online using the Zoom virtual meeting platform. Register to speak at the hearing at:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lNquPF8JRWif3BUUZmbRKQ (977 2961 3370, password 17710) 30 minutes before the meeting on the meeting date, or by calling 1-301-715-8592 at least 15 minutes before the meeting start time; instructions to participate in the virtual meeting or to watch it live are available at: https://durhamnc.gov/3012/Public-Hearings-and-Notices.

Historic Preservation Commission

The Durham Historic Preservation Commission will hold virtual public hearings on June 25, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. to consider the following:

Certificates of Appropriateness

• COA2000012 – 708 Yancey Street – Restoration of front porch and reconstruction of raised rear porch into an addition 
• COA2000013 – 518 Morehead Avenue – Amendment to COA1500059 and COA1800100, for construction of four multifamily residential buildings, hardscaping, and landscaping 
• COA2000016 – 1006 Franklin Street – Reconstruction of original front porch; replacement of windows, doors, and siding; rear-yard privacy fence     

Landmark

• LD1900004 – Repeal of landmark status 

Public Review: For further information, contact [email protected], or call 919-560-4137. Please reference the project case number. 

How to Access the Virtual Meeting 

• HPC members will receive a special email link to access the virtual meeting. 
• Members of the public can access the meeting by registering at  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u8iOHFC2T-mElx7cNML79g or by calling 1-301-715-8592 (Webinar ID: 926 9222 8486). Standard calling charges may apply. 
• The meeting will also be live streamed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLeX6M8cvLwN6rn3Z8qfPD19hWky4DVUK. 

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. All persons wishing to speak will be required to consent to the virtual format of the meeting and to swear or affirm their testimony. Substantial changes to the proposed action may be made following the public hearing. 

Durham Board of Adjustment 

 
The Durham City-County Board of Adjustment will hold a virtual public hearing on June 30, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. to hear the following requests in quasi-judicial hearings: 

• B20000010 – City: A request for a variance from the street and rear yard setback requirements in order to construct a single-family dwelling. The subject site is located at 2117 Ashe Street, is zoned Residential Urban-5(2) (RU-5(2)), and in the Urban Tier.  
• B2000011 – City: A request for a variance from the rear yard setback requirement in order to construct a single-family dwelling. The subject site is located at 1005 Rock Street, is zoned Residential Urban-5(2) (RU-5(2)), and in the Urban Tier. 
• B2000013 – City: A request for variances from the project boundary buffer along the right-of-way, the project boundary buffer between two zoning districts, and the tree coverage requirements for the demolition and reconstruction of a restaurant. The subject site is located at 4301 N. Roxboro Street, is split-zoned Commercial General (CG) and Commercial Neighborhood (CN), in the Falls of the Neuse/Jordan Lake Protected Area (F/J-B) Watershed Protection Overlay, and in the Suburban Tier.
• B2000014 – City: A request for a minor special use permit to allow the location and size of future construction of buildings to the existing museum site. The subject site is located at 433 W. Murray Avenue, 707 W. Murray Avenue, and 115 W. Brittania Avenue. The site is split-zoned Residential Urban-5(2) (RU-5(2)), Residential Suburban-8 (RS-8), and Commercial General (CG). It is located within the Falls of the Neuse/Jordan Lake Protected Area (F/J-B) Watershed Protection Overlay and in the Urban Tier. 
• B2000015 – City: A minor special use permit to allow for a 6-foot-tall chain-link fence with barbed-wire in the street frontage of the subject properties. The subject site is located at 5203 and 5325 Chin Page Road, zoned Industrial Light with a development plan (IL(D)), and in the Suburban Tier. 
• B2000016 – City: A request for a variance for a reduced street yard setback. The subject site is located at 1022 Ninth Street, is zoned Residential Urban-5(2) (RU-5(2)), located in the Old West Neighborhood Protection Overlay, and in the Urban Tier. 
• B2000017 – City: A request for a minor special use permit to allow for a 6-foot-tall fence in the street frontage of the subject property. The subject site is located at 110 East Markham Avenue, is zoned Residential Urban-Multifamily (RU-M), in the Falls of the Neuse/Jordan Lake Protected Area (F/J-B) Watershed Protection Overlay, and in the Urban Tier. 

Public Review: The agenda can be viewed on the BOA website https://durhamnc.gov/1372/Board-of-Adjustment-BOA. For further information, contact [email protected], or contact Eliza Monroe at 919-560-4137 ext. 28245.  

Public Participation: The meeting will be held using Zoom platform. To register to speak at the hearing, and to access the meeting, visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZZ9KfJynScqp6D4jC_HRYQ.

ALL REGISTRANTS AND DOCUMENTS FOR THE MEETING MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 5:00 P.M. ON JUNE 22, 2020. The meeting can also be accessed by calling +1-312-626-6799 (Webinar ID: 997 4306 6130). Instructions to participate in the virtual meeting or to watch it live are available at: https://durhamnc.gov/4062/Participate-in-a-Virtual-Public-Hearing.  

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. All persons wishing to speak will be required to consent to the virtual format of the meeting and to swear or affirm their testimony. Substantial changes to the proposed action may be made following the public hearing. 

Durham City Council

The Durham City Council will hold virtual public hearings on July 1, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. to hear the following requests:

Annexations

• 1432 Ellis Road (BDG1800019), located at 1431 Ellis Road, is a request for a contiguous annexation totaling 21.50 acres.
• South Mineral Springs and Pleasant (BDG1900011), generally located at Holder Road, South Mineral Springs Road, and Pleasant Drive is a request for a voluntary contiguous annexation of five parcels totaling 52.82 acres.

Plan Amendment

• 1432 Ellis Road (A1800011), generally located at located at 1432 Ellis Road, is a request to change the future land use map designation from Low Density Residential, Open Space and Recreation to Low-Medium Density Residential, Open Space and Recreation. 

Zoning Map Changes 

• 1432 Ellis Road (Z1800035), generally located at located at 1432 Ellis Road, is a request to change the zoning from Rural Residential (RR) and Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20), County Jurisdiction to Planned Development Residential 5.706 (PDR 5.706), City Jurisdiction. 
• South Mineral Springs and Pleasant (Z1900019), generally located at Holder Road, South Mineral Springs Road, and Pleasant Drive, is a request to change the zoning from Rural Residential (RR), Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20), Falls/Jordan Lake Watershed Protection Overlay District-B (F/J-B), County Jurisdiction to Planned Development Residential 4.001 (PDR 4.001), Falls/Jordan Lake Watershed Protection Overlay District-B (F/J-B), City Jurisdiction.
• 1900 Hillandale - Committed Element Modification (Z1900046), located at 1900 Hillandale Road, is a request to change the zoning from Residential Urban-Multifamily with a development plan (RU-M(D)) to Residential Urban-Multifamily with a development plan (RU-M(D)). 
  

Substantial changes to the proposed actions may be made following the public hearing for each case. For information about the cases, contact Jamie Sunyak at [email protected] or 919-560-4137 ext. 28235.

Public Participation:   

This meeting will be held online using the Zoom virtual meeting platform. Register to speak at the hearing at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gakI6_8qTwmVfVCtSm_fKQ  (Webinar ID 999 4030 9847, Password 055784) at least 30 minutes before the meeting on the meeting date or by calling +1-301-715-8592 at least 15 minutes before the meeting start time; instructions to participate in the virtual meeting or to watch it live are available at:  https://durhamnc.gov/3012/Public-Hearings-and-Notices.

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