Environment and sustainability items in Town of Apex
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| Subject | Items |
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| Environment and sustainability | 41 |
| Rezoning | 9 |
| Zoning text amendment | 8 |
| Data centers and large loads | 7 |
| Roads and transportation | 7 |
| Appointments and personnel | 6 |
| Land conversion and large development | 6 |
| Housing and affordability | 4 |
| Stormwater and flooding | 4 |
| Water and sewer | 4 |
| Budget and appropriations | 3 |
| Comprehensive plan | 3 |
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The subcommittee discusses possible Unified Development Ordinance amendments and other initiatives to preserve and increase tree canopy in Apex.
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Stormwater Specialist II Racheal Gamble will present the town's public involvement obligations under its federal Phase II stormwater permit. She will ask the board for help identifying new sites for storm drain marking, stream cleanups and invasive species removal.Presented and discussed; no vote.
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The public works director gives an update on the yard waste program. The packet includes no supporting document for this item.Presented. Staff will bring an ordinance on 22 September ending grass clipping collection on 1 January 2027, and asked for direction to move to 95-gallon carts. Every-other-week collection starts 19…Staff or committee report Environment and sustainabilityFees and utility ratesSolid waste and recycling
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Ratifies a licence for the energy management software the town's sustainability program uses, backdated to the start of the budget year.
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Two presenters: one on pollution across multimedia pathways and the water a data centre requires, and one on energy systems, grid impacts and related sustainability considerations.
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Two presentations: a NC Department of Environmental Quality staff member on regulatory processes, permitting and the agency's current status, and an academic on data center cooling methods, their efficiencies and their environmental impacts.
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Seats to be filled.
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Four sets of draft minutes at once: two regular meetings, three months of data center subcommittee meetings, and two months of tree canopy subcommittee meetings.
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The board's environmental review of a planned unit development rezoning, presented by three named presenters.Staff or committee report Environment and sustainabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
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The board's environmental review of an expansion of the Veridea development.Staff or committee report Environment and sustainabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
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A standing discussion, brought by the vice-chair, of conditions the board wants attached to rezonings. The agenda notes that a motion to recess into a work session has to happen on the livestream.
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Appointments to the Environmental Advisory Board.
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Study of moving CSX switching operations out of downtown. Switching is what produces the noise and blocked crossings downtown, so relocating it changes what is possible there.
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Council adopts a statement formally denying the rezoning of the Teeter Property at 2728 Holland Road.DeniedProclamation or recognition Civil rights and nondiscriminationEnvironment and sustainabilityHealth and human servicesRezoning
- 2728 Holland Rd · 10 acres · Teeter, Victor L Teeter, Cindy L
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Proclamation or recognition Environment and sustainability
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Adoption of the statement and ordinance for the Camp Branch Lane rezoning case.
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The Wake County elections director on moving municipal elections to even years, with a possible resolution expressing the town's interest.
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A public hearing on amending the town's transportation plan to add a future extension of Pristine Water Drive.
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A public hearing on UDO amendments recommended by the Environmental Advisory Board, continued from the council's April 28, 2026 meeting.
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Returned by the town council for reconsideration. The board again recommended denial, citing the time and complexity the change would add to the process. Members argued it adds a layer of approval without clear guidelines; the mayor pro tempore said the board's recommendations are non-binding either way and that what…Denial recommended 8-1
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Strengthening the rules protecting trees, which bind what a developer may clear.
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Quarterly staff recognition award.
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Proclaims the town's April 22, 2026 Earth Day festival.Proclamation or recognition Environment and sustainability
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Council-sponsored resolution encouraging town departments to reduce paper-based processes.
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Public hearing on a proposed 12-month moratorium halting acceptance, processing, and approval of new development applications for data centers, cryptocurrency mining, and related data-processing uses.
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Six residents spoke, on data centers and air quality, tree loss, traffic study methodology, and the town's license plate camera contract.
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Rezoning case 25CZ19, Camp Branch Lane: about 22 acres west of NC 540, from rural residential to medium density conditional zoning for detached houses only at up to four units per acre. Streams crossing the site drive narrower lot widths and setbacks. Conditions include right-of-way dedication and widening Holland Roa…
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Appointments to the Environmental Advisory Board.
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Proclamation for Regional Creek Week, March 15-21, 2026.Proclamation or recognition Environment and sustainability
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A planned unit development rezoning for the Welch Homestead in the New Hill area. Neighbors raised buffering, fencing and lighting; the discussion also covered whether a corn crib on the site could be moved rather than lost.Recommended for approval unanimously
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A conditional rezoning on Camp Branch Lane, near the geographic center of Apex.Recommended for approval unanimously
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Staff give the annual update on the town's Sustainability Action Plan.
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Accepts a $2.1 million state grant for flood resiliency work.
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Planning staff will walk the Council and Planning Board through background research on data centers, including facility types, potential impacts (energy and water use, noise, traffic, land use, economic effects, public health and safety), possible mitigation measures, and how other municipalities have addressed the is…
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Public hearing on amendments to the town's environmental enhancement plan tied to the Veridea development.
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A member asked whether the Jordan Lake watershed critical area shows on the town's development map. Staff said the layer is being added by the mapping department and that all critical zones lie outside Apex.Recommended for approval unanimously, 9-0
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The town's Environmental Advisory Board recommended amending the Unified Development Ordinance to require native plants in landscaping.
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Finance staff present findings from a third-party review (Berry Dunn) that found the town underbilled customers by about $300,000 following the July 2024 cybersecurity event, an update on 179 customer-requested account reviews, a new billing software rollout, solar billing program adjustments, plans to reinstate norma…
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CN9 Contract Award - 8M Solar LLC - Installation of Solar PV on Three Buildings at Electric UtilitiesConsent item awarding a contract to install solar panels on three Electric Utilities Department buildings.
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About 6.40 acres from residential agricultural to medium density residential, consistent with the 2045 land use map. The board added a condition capping the site at three lots where six would be allowed. Wetlands, riparian buffers and streams limit the developable area, and the applicant offered more resource conserva…Recommended for approval 9-1 with an added three-lot density cap; the chair dissentedPublic hearing Environment and sustainabilityHousing and affordabilityRezoningStormwater and flooding
- 1211 Old Raleigh Rd · 5.6 acres · Beasley, Melba M
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