March 4, 2022

Announcements

Applicant-Sponsored Neighborhood Meeting

EAST UMSTEAD STREET REZONING – March 8, 2022
Howard A. Partner, R.L.A., Howard A. Partner Landscape Architecture is conducting a virtual neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the potential rezoning of approximately 0.7 acres of property located at 312 E. Umstead Street and 1206 Dawkins Street and having Durham County Parcel Identification Numbers and having Durham County Parcel Identification Numbers 118304 and 118299. The Property is currently zoned RU-M, with an approved Development Plan. The developer is considering an Amendment to the Development Plan, that would allow the construction of a wood deck and an elevator tower at the back of the existing building, which would facilitate the development of Harriet’s Place for its approved proposed use for affordable apartment units or for a congregate living facility.

How to Participate in the March 8, 2022, Neighborhood Meeting:
Click on the link through your phone, laptop, or iPad:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc-qtqD4vGdAWHy4lSZ8QbCUnxoDGSLOa
Meeting ID: 850 4356 5534
Passcode: 002422

To participate via phone:
Call: +1 301 715-8592 (standard charges may apply)
Meeting ID: 850 4356 5534
Passcode: 002422

If you have any questions prior to or after this meeting, please do not hesitate to contact Howard A. Partner, at (919) 286-6638 or by email to [email protected].

LUMLEY ROAD ANNEXATION AND REZONING – March 8, 2022
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein is conducting a virtual neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the potential rezoning of approximately 47.67 acres of property located at 5751 and 5766 Lumley Road and having Durham County Parcel Identification Number 164050. The property is currently zoned Residential Rural (RR) and Commercial General (CG). The developer is considering rezoning the property to Residential Suburban Multifamily (RS-M(D)) to facilitate the development of a residential multifamily property.

How to Participate in the March 8, 2022, Neighborhood Meeting:
Click on the link through your phone, laptop, or iPad:
https://zoom.us./join
Meeting ID: 822 5647 8694
Password: 932164

To participate via phone:
Call: +1 929 205 6099 (standard charges may apply)
Meeting ID: 822 5647 8694
Password: 932164

If you have any questions prior to or after this meeting, please do not hesitate to contact Jamie Schwedler at 919-835-4529 or by email at [email protected].

EAST GEER STREET REZONING– March 15, 2022
Tim Sivers, of Horvath Associates, is conducting a virtual neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the potential annexation of approximately 3.68 acres of property located at 2142 East Geer Street and having Durham County Parcel ID Number 169685. The property is currently zoned Commercial Neighborhood (CN) and Residential Rural (RR). There is no rezoning proposed for this project.

How to Participate in the March 15, 2022, Neighborhood Meeting:
Click on the link through your phone, laptop, or iPad:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82179540331
Meeting ID: 821 7954 0331
Password: None

To participate via phone:
Call: +1 929-205-6099 (standard charges may apply)
Meeting ID: 821 7954 0331
Password: None

If you have any questions prior to or after this meeting, or have any issues with the meeting link, you may contact Mr. Sivers at 919-490-4990 or [email protected].

COPPER LEAF PARKWAY ANNEXATION AND REZONING– March 22, 2022
David Bergmark, of McAdams Engineering, is conducting a virtual neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the potential annexation of property located at the intersection of Copper Leaf Parkway and Highway 70 of and having Durham County Parcel ID Numbers 164837, 164836, 164835, 164840, 164841, 164842, 164845, 164844, 164843, 164830, 164829, 164828, 164827, 164826, 165026, 165027, 165028, 165029, 165030, 165043, 165042,165041, 165039, 165038, 165040, 165037, 165036, 165035, 165034, 165033, 164831, 164832, 164833, 164834, 164856, 164855, 164854, 164846, 164847, 164848, 164849, 164850, 164853, 164852, 164851, 164839, 164838, 164823, 164869, 164868, 164867, 164865.

The property is currently zoned Commercial General, Office and Institutional, Residential Suburban-Multifamily, and Residential Suburban-20. The applicant will seek rezoning and annexation to develop up to 127 townhome units.

How to Participate in the March 22, 2022, Neighborhood Meeting:
Click on the link through your phone, laptop, or iPad:
https://mcadamsco.zoom.us/j/88985556573?pwd=dzNpWk9XbERBS2pNUUVKS2s3Z3ZTZz09
Meeting ID: 889 8555 6573
Password: 883631

To participate via phone:
Call: +1 301 715 8592 (standard charges may apply)
Meeting ID: 889 8555 6573
Password: 883631

If you have questions, have technical difficulties, or cannot attend the meeting but would like further information, please feel free to call Mr. Bergmark at (919) 449-4005 by e-mail at [email protected].

SOUTH ROXBORO STREET REZONING – March 22, 2022
JC Waller & Associates, PC, on behalf of Durham Public Schools (DPS) is conducting a virtual neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the potential rezoning of approximately 39.64 acres of property located at 3901 S. Roxboro Street and 1300 Cook Road and having Durham County Parcel Identification Numbers 145702 and 206564. The property is currently zoned Planned Development Residential (PDR). The developer is considering Office and Institutional (OI) to facilitate the development of the site into a new elementary school.

How to Participate in the March 22, 2022, Neighborhood Meeting:
Click on the link through your phone, laptop, or iPad:
https://dpsnc.zoom.us/j/93986060636?pwd=N0JWZTQrRTMyVzRJclBtVEhoYVVkdz09
Meeting ID: 939 8606 0636
Passcode: 678211

To participate via phone:
Call: +1 929 205 6099 (standard charges may apply)
Meeting ID: 939 8606 0636
Passcode: 678211

If you have any questions prior to or after this meeting, please do not hesitate to contact Juhann Waller [[email protected]; (336) 697-2637] or Dan Schnitzer [[email protected]; (919) 560-9414].

Durham’s New Comprehensive Plan Update

Durham is working on a new Comprehensive Plan, a long-range vision for our community! The Comprehensive Plan decides what can be built where in Durham.

To make the Community Goals and Objectives of the Comprehensive Plan a reality in Durham, we need to write recommendations on how to achieve them. Policy Working Groups are groups of residents and staff working together to come up with initial recommendations that could be included in the Comprehensive Plan. These initial policy recommendations will then be shared with the Durham community for input this Spring 2022.

Durham Boards and Commissions

Durham City Council

Monday, March 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.

In-Person and Virtual Session
Link to the Durham City Council Agenda

The Durham City Council will hold in-person and virtual public hearings on March 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. to hear the following items:

Zoning Map Change

Ellis Road PDR Rezoning II (Z2000008) is a request to change the zoning from Commercial General with a Development Plan (CG(D)) to Planned Development Residential 18.220 (PDR 18.220) and a proposed change of the Future Land Use Map designation from Commercial to Medium-High Density Residential located at 2109 Ellis Road.
U-Tower (Z2000045) is a request to change the zoning from Office & Institutional with a Development Plan (OI(D)) to Office and Institutional (OI) and a proposed change of the Future Land Use Map designation from Design District to Office located at 3007 Petty Road.

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

Public Participation: Regular business meetings will take place in the City Council chambers and virtually via Zoom, unless otherwise noted on the City of Durham website. Virtual participation is encouraged. To participate using the Zoom virtual meeting platform, see the agenda for the Council session registration. Agendas are posted the Thursday prior to the public hearing. Please refer to the following web page for ways to participate: City Council Meetings & Work Sessions - Ways to Watch, Attend, Comment | Durham, NC (durhamnc.gov).

Durham Planning Commission

Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 5:30 p.m.

Virtual Session

Link to the Durham Planning Commission Agenda

The Durham City-County Planning Commission will hold a virtual public hearing on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. to hear the following:

Zoning Map Changes

South Alston Avenue (Z2000019) located at 4354 South Alston Avenue, is a request to change the zoning from Office and Institutional (OI) within the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) Overlay to Planned Development Residential 15.371 (PDR 15.371) within the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) Overlay. A change in the Future Land Use Map from Office and Recreation/Open Space to Medium-High Density Residential and Recreation/Open Space is associated with this request.
509 Sherron Road (Z2100002) located at 509 Sherron Road, is a request to change the zoning from Residential Rural (RR), Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20) within the Falls/Jordan Lake Watershed Protection District-B (F/J-B) Overlay to Planned Development Residential 6.904 (PDR 6.904) within the Falls/Jordan Lake Watershed Protection District-B (F/J-B) Overlay. A change in the Future Land Use Map from Low Density Residential to Low Medium Density Residential is associated with this request.
Wabash Parcels (Z2100006) 1521 and 1500 Wabash Street, is a request to change the zoning from Residential Urban-5 (RU-5) to Planned Development Residential 5.170 (PDR 5.170). A change in the Future Land Use Map from Medium Density Residential, Recreation/Open Space to Low Medium Density Residential, Recreation/Open Space is associated with this request.
Highgate Commercial (Z2100024) located at 5588 Highgate Road, is a request to change the zoning from Office and Institutional with a Development Plan (OI(D)) within the Falls/Jordan Lake Watershed Protection District-B (F/J-B) and Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) Overlays to Commercial General with a Text-Only Development Plan (CG(D)) within the Falls/Jordan Lake Watershed Protection District-B (F/J-B) and Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) Overlays. A change in the Future Land Use Map from Office to Commercial is associated with this request.

UDO Text Amendment

Omnibus 17 (TC2100006) This text amendment proposes technical revisions and minor policy changes to various provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The amendments are identified as necessary corrections, clarifications, re-organization, or other minor changes to clarify the intent of the regulations or codify interpretations of regulations, or reflect minor policy changes, some of which are not solely technical in nature. Additionally, certain proposed changes are a result of recently adopted state legislation.

The meeting will be held online using the Zoom virtual meeting platform. Register to speak at the hearing at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9LVzsOA1TT-JIeW_G9Hejw (Webinar ID: 988 6241 7845) by 3:00 p.m. 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/4062/Participate-in-a-Virtual-Public-Hearing.

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

Durham County Board of County Commissioners

Monday, March 14, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.
Virtual Session
Link to the Durham County Board of County Commissioners Agenda

The Board of County Commissioners will hold a virtual meeting on March 14, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.

No items will be presented by City-County Planning

Residents wishing to comment on the items sign up by emailing the Durham County Clerk to the Board at [email protected] no later than 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. The call-in information for the meeting will be shared to those individuals after they have emailed the Clerk.

The virtual option aligns with social distancing requirements which ensures the safety of citizens who wish to participate as well as Board members and Durham County Government staff. Citizens who wish to view the BOCC meeting can watch live on the County website or via YouTube at www.youtube.com/DCoWebmaster. Replays of the meeting are available on the Durham Television Network on Spectrum Channel 8, AT&T U-verse Channel 99, Google Fiber Channel 8, and Frontier Communications Channel 70. On-demand video may be watched once it is uploaded to the County's website.

Durham City Council

Monday, March 21, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.

In-Person and Virtual Session
Link to the Durham City Council Agenda

The Durham City Council will hold in-person and virtual public hearings on March 21, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. to hear the following items:

Annexation

Carver Street Assemblage (BDG1900004) is a request for voluntary annexation of 134.206 acres located at multiple parcels north and south of East Carver Street and east and west of Cub Creek Road,.

Zoning Map Change

Carver Street Assemblage (Z1900009) is a request to change the zoning from Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20), Residential Urban-5 (RU-5) to Planned Development Residential 7.000 (PDR 7.000), with an associated Future Land Use Map designation change from Industrial to Low-Medium Density Residential, located at multiple parcels north and south of East Carver Street and east and west of Cub Creek Road.

Major Special Use Permit

TROSA Main Campus Expansion Master Plan (M2100001/D2100306) is a request for a major special use permit (MSUP) (M2100001) for the expansion of an educational facility in a residentially-zoned district to allow the construction of a two-story dormitory addition on a 13.20-acre site located at 1718 and 1820 James Street.

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

Public Participation: Regular business meetings will take place in the City Council chambers and virtually via Zoom, unless otherwise noted on the City of Durham website. Virtual participation is encouraged. To participate using the Zoom virtual meeting platform, see the agenda for the Council session registration. Agendas are posted the Thursday prior to the public hearing. Please refer to the following web page for ways to participate: City Council Meetings & Work Sessions - Ways to Watch, Attend, Comment | Durham, NC (durhamnc.gov).

Durham Board of Adjustment

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 8:30 a.m.

Virtual Session

Link to the Board of Adjustment Agenda

The Durham City-County Board of Adjustment will hold a virtual public hearing on March 22, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. to hear the following requests in quasi-judicial hearings:

B2100042 – City: A request for modifications to conditions previously attached to the approval for a variance from the outer 50’ of the 100’ riparian buffer. The subject site is located at 2702, 2712, and 2717 North Duke Street and 1856 Birmingham Avenue, is zoned PDR 8.0 and F/J-B Watershed Protection Overlay, and in the Urban Tier.
B2200003 – County: A request for a variance from the street yard setback. The subject site is located at 3909 Bristlewood Drive, is zoned RS-20 and F/J-B Watershed Protection Overlay, and in the Suburban Tier.
B2200004 – City: A request for a variance from a side yard setback. The subject site is located at 909 Hale Street, is zoned RU-5 and Old West Neighborhood Protection Overlay, and in the Urban Tier.
B2200005 – City: A request for a variance from riparian buffer and no-build setbacks. The subject site is located at 312 East Umstead Street and 1206 Dawkins Street, is zoned RU-M(D), and in the Urban Tier.
B2200006 – City: A request for a variance from the sidewalk and build-to zone requirements. The subject site is located at 320 West Morgan Street, is zoned DD-C, and in the Downtown Tier.

Public Review: For further information, contact [email protected], or contact Cole Renigar at 919-560-4137 ext. 28234.

Public Participation: The meeting will be held using the Zoom platform. To speak at the hearing, YOU MUST REGISTER BY 5:00 P.M. ON MARCH 15, 2022, by visiting https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uQmXrRfmSxyuGxZV9bqgeQ. ALL DOCUMENTS FOR THE MEETING MUST ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY 5:00 P.M. ON MARCH 15, 2022. The meeting can also be accessed by calling 1-301-715-8592 (Webinar ID: 977 0115 1772). 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.

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 (919) 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 (919) 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):