Planning Commission

Text Amendment

• TC1800009 - Compact Suburban Design District (Continued from February 12, 2019): Amendments to Article 16, Design Districts, and other associated sections, to establish new standards for the proposed Compact Suburban Design (CSD) zoning district, and other technical amendments to current Design District zoning standards. Note: This text amendment is associated with zoning map change Z1800030 Patterson Place Design District.

Zoning Map Changes

• Patterson Place Design District (Z1800030) (Continued from February 12, 2019): Located near the intersection of Interstate 40 and US Highway 15-501, parcels within or partially within the Compact Neighborhood Tier; request to change the existing zoning districts from Commercial Center with a Development Plan (CC(D)), Commercial Neighborhood with a Development Plan (CN(D)), Commercial General with a Development Plan (CG(D)), Commercial General (CG), Commercial Neighborhood (CN), Mixed Use (MU), Mixed Use with a Development Plan (MU(D)), Industrial Light (IL), Office and Institutional (OI), Office and Institutional with a Development Plan (OI(D)), Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20), Planned Development Residential (PDR), Residential Rural (RR), and Residential Suburban Multifamily with a Development Plan (RS-M(D)) to Compact Suburban Design - Core (CSD-C), Compact Suburban Design - Sub-District 1 (CSD-S1), Compact Suburban Design - Sub-District 2 (CSD-S2), and Residential Rural (RR). This zoning map change is associated with text amendment TC1800009, Compact Suburban Design District.
• Rougemont Commercial (Z1800037): 12907 and 12807 North Roxboro Road and 123 Bill Poole Road; a request to change the zoning from Commercial Neighborhood (CN) and Residential Suburban-10 (RS-10) to Commercial Neighborhood with a text-only development plan (CN(D)). The site is in the Lake Michie/Little River District B (M/LR-B) Watershed Protection Overlay.

Other Items Without a Public Hearing:

• The City-County Planning Department Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Work Program.

Public Review: The applications, staff reports, and maps may be reviewed at the City-County Planning Department, 101 City Hall Plaza, Ground Floor, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Call 919-560-4137 and the extension number for the following: For cases TC1800009 and Z1800030, contact [email protected] or x28270; for Z1800037 contact [email protected] or x28263. Please reference the case number when calling. For the Planning Department FY19-20 Work Program, contact [email protected] or x28256.

Durham City Council

• 1309 Junction Road (BDG1800009) A voluntary annexation petition to annex a contiguous parcel totaling 33.31 acres located at 1309 Junction Road.

• 1309 Junction Road (A1800006) 1309 Junction Road; a request to change the future land use designation from Industrial to Low Density Residential (4 du/acre or less).

• 1309 Junction Road (Z1800017) 1309 Junction Road; a request to change the zoning district from Residential Rural (RR), Falls/Jordan District B (F/J-B) Watershed Protection Overlay, and Major Transportation Corridor I-85 (MTC I-85)  to Planned Development Residential 2.702 (PDR 2.702), Falls/Jordan District B (F/J-B) Watershed Protection Overlay, and Major Transportation Corridor I-85 (MTC I-85).
• Kings Daughters Inn (Z1800024) 204 North Buchanan Boulevard; a request to change the zoning districts from Residential Urban-Multifamily(RU-M) and Residential Urban-5 (RU-5) to Residential Urban-Multifamily (RU-M).
• Odyssey Townes (Z1800019) Odyssey Drive and NC 55 Highway; a request to change the zoning districts from Commercial Center (CC) and Residential-Multifamily (RS-M) to Commercial General with a Development Plan (CG(D)) and Residential Suburban-8 with a Development Plan (RS-8(D)).
• 707 Morehead Avenue (Z1800031) 707 Morehead Avenue; a request to change the zoning districts from Residential Urban-5(2) with a Development Plan (RU-5(2)D)), Morehead Hill Local Historic District to Residential Urban-5(2) with a Development Plan (RU-5(2)D)), Morehead Hill Local Historic District.

Other Items Without a Public Hearing:

• Durham Comprehensive Plan Community Engagement – Professional Services Contract Award to Planning NEXT.
• Resolution of the Durham City Council Supporting a Transition to Renewable Energy, the Creation of Green Jobs, and a Federal Price on Carbon.

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. – 4:00 p.m., email or call 919-560-4137, contact Jamie.Sunyak @DurhamNC.gov, ext. 28235 for cases A1800006/Z1800017/BDG1800009, Z1800031; [email protected], ext. 28263 for cases: Z1800024, Z1800019.

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