Roads and transportation items in Town of Cary, between 12 Oct 2025 and 12 Oct 2026
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| Subject | Items |
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| Roads and transportation | 88 |
| Parks and recreation | 47 |
| Rezoning | 15 |
| Arts and public art | 13 |
| Budget and appropriations | 12 |
| Housing and affordability | 12 |
| Comprehensive plan | 11 |
| Public facilities | 10 |
| Police and public safety | 9 |
| Land conversion and large development | 6 |
| Fire and EMS | 5 |
| Transit | 5 |
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Rezones about 23.15 acres from R-40 to R-8-CU, capped at 52 detached homes, with architectural commitments, a transit easement, and transportation improvements including a greenway along the western boundary. The Planning and Zoning Board found it consistent with the Imagine Cary plan 6-0, and staff recommend approval.
Case 23-REZ-14 →R-40 → R8-CU · 52 units · In Review
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Extends the 2007 smoking ordinance, which covers only town buildings and vehicles, to ban smoking and vaping on all town grounds, parks, greenways and trails. It would also ban both in enclosed public places throughout Cary, with criteria-based outdoor smoking areas and enforcement under state law. The proposed effect…
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An update on the Multi-Modal Center project. No staff report is attached to the agenda.
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CAMPO's 2027 revenue and expenditure budgets are revised for changes in partner participation. Cary is the lead planning agency and carries CAMPO's budget inside its own ordinance; none of it is Cary money.Approved on consent
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An extension of the 2007 smoking ordinance to all town grounds and the whole parks system including greenways and trails, and to private enclosed places open to the public across the town, with a narrow criteria-based allowance for designated outdoor smoking areas. E-cigarettes are covered throughout. Effective 1 July…Removed from the agenda; not heard
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A council member asks to turn the Transportation and Mobility Committee into a formal board.Council moved forward with creating a Transportation and Mobility Board
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An update on adoption of the town's parks, recreation and cultural resources system plan and its bike plan.
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Current greenway closures.
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Councilmember Bella Huang and Mayor Pro Tem Lori Bush raised a council-initiated item on pedestrian safety at the Ederlee Drive crosswalk.None
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Speaker: Cassie Schumacher-Georgopoulos, Transportation Executive Summary: The Imagine Cary Community Plan, adopted in 2017, is Cary ’ s comprehensive plan created by the community. The residents and community leaders who developed Imagine Cary anticipated that periodic updates would be necessary to keep the plan curr…
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Speaker : Terry Sult, Police Executive Summary: To best position Cary for continued growth and activity downtown, staff is proposing amending Cary’s Traffic Schedule 8 to restrict all on-street parking along East Cedar Street from North Academy Street to Walker Street to increase traffic flow and limit congestion. Rec…
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Speaker: Rachel Smith, Planning & Community Development Department Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary consider an amendment to Cary ’ s Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 23.15 acres, at 74 and 80 Saunders Grove Lane and an unaddressed property on Morrisville Carpenter Road (PIN 0735839432 ), fr…
Case 23-REZ-14 →R-40 → R8-CU · 52 units · In Review
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Rezoning case 25-REZ-08 on Jacobs Creek Lane, reviewed for its parks and greenway implications. The council later held the annexation hearing for the same site on 27 August and deferred the vote to decide it with the rezoning.
Case 25-REZ-08 →R-40 → R12-CU · 6 units · Approved
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Rezoning case 23-REZ-14, the Hatcher property in western Cary. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended it on 24 August; the applicant committed to build the village trail along the western edge and the parts of the Kit Creek greenway corridor along the site.
Case 23-REZ-14 →R-40 → R8-CU · 52 units · In Review
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Speaker: Erin Puckett, Planning and Community Development Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary consider an amendment to its Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 7.4 acres at 1005 and 1017 Reedy Creek Road and 0 N. Harrison Ave. (PIN 0765617623) from Residential 40 (R-40) to Office and Institutional…Ordinance Fire and EMSHealth and human servicesHousing and affordabilityRezoningRoads and transportation
Case 25-REZ-03 →R-40 → OI-CU · 75 units · Approved
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Long-term temporary installation Susan Alexander, CVA Chair & Bryant Holsenbeck, Artist
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Speaker: Rachel Smith, Planning Department Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary consider an amendment to Cary ’ s Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 23.15 acres, at 74 and 80 Saunders Grove Lane and an unaddressed property on Morrisville Carpenter Road (PIN 0735839432 ), from Residential 40 (R-40)…
Case 23-REZ-14 →R-40 → R8-CU · 52 units · In Review
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An amendment to the Engage and Move chapters of the Imagine Cary Community Plan, the town's comprehensive plan, changing street design standards — including narrowing travel lanes from 14 feet with a wide outer lane.Recommended for approval 7-0; the ordinance amendments found consistent with the plan 7-0
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The ordinance amendments that carry the plan change into Cary's development rules.
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The applicant asked to amend the Carpenter Special Planning Area policy to allow multifamily housing and non-residential uses up to five stories on land at Morrisville Carpenter Road and Lewis Stevens Drive, ahead of a related rezoning request.
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An amendment to the Searstone planned development district, before the board as an attachment to its report rather than for a decision.
Case 24-REZ-02 →PDD (Major) → PDD (Major) · 87 units · In Review
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A rezoning on Trenton Road, before the board as an attachment to its report rather than for a decision.
Case 25-REZ-12 →OI → RMF-CU · 175 units · In Review
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The parks and administration report for June. The board also walked Godbold Park, where a member noted the Black Creek Greenway crossing is used as a model crosswalk for Wake County, and toured Cary Action Sports — new ramps and materials, phased building work, pump tracks elsewhere, and how operating cost compares wi…
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Presenter: Sandi Bailey No advance preparation needed.
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Council Member Bonsel, with support from the mayor and other members, proposed directing staff to work with the Wake County school board on a pilot school-zone safety program covering enforcement cameras, traffic changes and a driver-education campaign.
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Staff presented an internal greenway webmap and are weighing a public-facing version. Members gave feedback and suggested improvements.
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The committee planned a National Trails Day discovery walk for June 6 at Frantz Square and discussed recruiting volunteer group leaders.
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The committee read a complaint from resident Christine O'Mara about high-speed e-bikes on the greenways, ridden by children at 20 to 30 miles an hour. Members said they don't favor banning e-bikes from greenways. They recommended clearer speed-limit signage, an infographic distinguishing e-bikes, mopeds and e-motorcyc…
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3. Lazy DazeThe town will have a Greenway's booth in the Town Hall lobby for Lazy Daze, staffed through a sign-up, on Saturday, August 22.
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Staff said the parks and recreation system plan and the town's bike plan are moving through the public hearing process, with adoption expected later this summer.Staff or committee report Arts and public artComprehensive planParks and recreationRoads and transportation
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The board toured the pedestrian bridge at NW Cary Parkway and Black Creek Greenway to review the site and discuss public art there, not North Cary Park as the agenda listed.
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Staff presented results of the 2026 biennial citizen survey, run since 1998 in partnership with an outside researcher, covering resident satisfaction with town services and communications.Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsHousing and affordabilityPolice and public safetyRoads and transportation
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A development plan for AvalonBay's downtown Cary project: 281 apartments in studio through three-bedroom sizes, 4,270 square feet of ground-floor retail at Walker and Walnut, 382 spaces in a structured deck wrapped with active uses, a pool and courtyard amenities, a public courtyard off Walnut Street, bike racks, a bu…Public hearing Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRoads and transportation
Case 25-DP-6236
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The sports and community centers report covers tournaments and events at Middle Creek Community Center, Herb Young Community Center, Cary Tennis Park and WakeMed Soccer Park, including an NC Courage match and the run-up to The Soccer Tournament (TST).
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Speaker : Margaret Moore, Budget Executive Summary: As the lead planning agency for the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), Cary provides budget and financial support to CAMPO and includes CAMPO’s budget in Cary’s annual budget ordinance. CAMPO has identified the need for additional funding for du…
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Speaker: Erin Puckett, Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The applicant requests that Cary consider an amendment to Cary’s Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 21.7 acres at 101 Roscoe Trail from Office and Institutional (O&I) to Residential Multi Family Conditional Use (RMF-CU) with zoning…Public hearing Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentParks and recreationRezoningRoads and transportationStormwater and flooding
Case 25-REZ-12 →OI → RMF-CU · 175 units · In Review
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Speaker : Rob Wilson, Development Services Executive Summary: Ashworth Family Limited Partnership is requesting the closure of a portion of the right-of-way, or ROW, associated with West Chatham Street (SR 5808). This section of West Chatham Street is recessed from the actual street and no longer needed for public use…
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Speaker : Rob Wilson, Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: Macedonia Apartment Owners, LLC is requesting the closure of a portion of the right-of-way (ROW) associated with Jones Franklin Road (SR 1319). This portion of ROW was not used to construct Jones Franklin Road. The closure, if approved, will be…
Case 26-A-02 →Approved
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Speaker : Cassie Schumacher-Georgopoulos, Transportation Paul Kuhn, Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Executive Summary: The Imagine Cary Community Plan, adopted in 2017, is Cary’s comprehensive plan created by the community. The residents and community leaders who developed Imagine Cary anticipated periodic u…
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A briefing on ACT 37 and ACT 38, which fold the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources System Plan and the Bike Plan into the Engage and Move chapters of the Imagine Cary Community Plan and amend the land development ordinance to match. Staff sought the council's input before the public hearing that Thursday.Discussed; public hearing held two days later
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An update on greenway capital projects.
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3. Bike MonthSandi previewed May's Bike Month events.
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Sandi presented a web map of greenways and amenities and asked for the committee's feedback before it launches. The committee agreed to discuss it further in May.
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Kyle Hubert, the project manager, shared updates on the greenway project and led the committee on a walk of Black Creek Greenway after adjourning.
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Citizens Assisting Police president Sandy Cromanacker told the council the volunteer group logged 5,121 hours last year on child car-seat checks, bike refurbishing for children in need, festival traffic control, downtown and greenway patrols, and seatbelt surveys, and presented the town a check for $201,869.82 represe…
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Council members Sarika Bansal and Brittany Richards raised resident complaints about e-bikes and e-scooters traveling at high speed on greenways and roads, including a near-collision Bansal experienced herself. Citing police staffing shortages and the difficulty distinguishing e-bikes from mopeds, the council amended…
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The committee's March 19 minutes record a budget exercise ranking facility maintenance, new capital investment and fiscal responsibility as its top values, plus planning for the town's 100 Miles of Greenways celebration and a Spring Daze booth. No members of the public spoke.
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Speaker : Cassie Schumacher-Georgopoulos, Transportation Executive Summary : Cary’s Street Improvements Program evaluates and maintains pavement and curb ramp conditions for Cary’s 525 miles of streets. The goal of this program is to continually maintain the integrity of Cary’s street system, including pedestrian and…
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Staff presented the second iteration of the fiscal year 2027 capital budget, now reduced to about $84 million from $138 million in initial department requests, and walked through funding-source restrictions, a roughly $40 million backlog of deferred 'not currently funded' projects, and a state law capping town crews a…
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Speaker: Erin Puckett, Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary consider an amendment to its Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 7.4 acres at 1005 and 1017 Reedy Creek Road and 0 N. Harrison Avenue (PIN 0765617623) from Residential 40 (R-40) to Office and Institutional…
Case 25-REZ-03 →R-40 → OI-CU · 75 units · Approved
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Staff outlined the year's events marking Cary's 100-mile greenway milestone, including a Spring Daze booth April 25 and stops at National Trails Day, Lazy Daze and Great Trails State Day. The committee suggested adding a favorite-greenway pin board and a children's coloring station to the Spring Daze booth.
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Speaker : Rob Wilson, Development Services Executive Summary: Ashworth Family Limited Partnership is requesting the closure of a portion of the right-of-way, or ROW, associated with West Chatham Street (SR 5808). This section of West Chatham Street is recessed from the actual street and no longer needed for public use…Consent agenda Roads and transportation
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Speaker: Rob Wilson, Development Services Executive Summary: Macedonia Apartment Owners, LLC is requesting the closure of a portion of the right-of-way, or ROW, associated with Jones Franklin Road (SR 1319). This portion of ROW was not used to construct Jones Franklin Road. The closure, if approved, will benefit the p…Consent agenda Roads and transportation
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Speaker : Cassie Schumacher-Georgopoulos, Transportation Executive Summary: To encourage context-appropriate vehicle speeds consistent with Cary’s commitment to Vision Zero, staff regularly review posted speed limits, often in response to resident inquiries. Based on a recent review of three residential corridors, ame…
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The board reviews the town's preliminary FY 2027 budget outlook, including departmental position requests and Cary's property tax rate compared with neighboring towns, ahead of the council's May budget schedule.
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The parks and administration report: renderings of the finalized playground design for Green Hope Elementary Park, where construction begins June 12 alongside sidewalk and parking-lot work, and completed playground and ADA sidewalk improvements at Davis Drive Park.
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The greenway committee's 2026 work plan.
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CAMPO's Cara Russell reviewed the Triangle Bikeway project's history and next steps; the eastern half is estimated at about $80 million, funding will decide which phases proceed, and a public survey on the project closes Feb. 25, 2026.
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Staff said the Optimist Farm Greenway and Higgins IV Greenway are both under consideration in the upcoming town budget, and that advocating for greenway-gap funding generally is more effective than targeting specific gaps.Staff or committee report Arts and public artBudget and appropriationsParks and recreationRoads and transportation
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Staff said the PRCR System Plan and the town's Bike Plan will each go to a future Town Council meeting for adoption, with the specific date depending on Council's overall agenda.Staff or committee report Arts and public artComprehensive planParks and recreationRoads and transportation
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Staff said the greenway program will have booths at four events this year and described new EcoCounters going in along various greenways within about a month that will count cyclists and pedestrians separately, track direction of travel and capture general speeds.
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Energy Manager Sara Caliendo told the board Cary has 43 electric-vehicle charging ports across 13 town facilities, 19 reserved for the town's roughly 700-vehicle fleet. New ports are planned for two downtown parking decks later in 2026, and staff are weighing whether the town should own and maintain future chargers or…
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Speaker : Jimmy Simpson, Public Works Executive Summary: During the repair of the Walnut Street Parking Deck, Cary constructed a gravel parking lot for overflow and construction vehicle parking on adjacent property owned by Academy Park Commercial LLC. Per the amendment to the Downtown Development Project Agreement wi…
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The written resolution for development plan 24-DP-3268, the Bowden Street mixed use building, recording two streetscape reductions and a parking reduction at 305 Bowden Street and 306 Field Street. The applicant's counsel drafted it and both the town attorney and the board's attorney reviewed it before it came to the…
Case 24-DP-3268
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Members discussed which committees advisory board members liaise with: the Cultural Arts Committee, the Greenway Committee, the Cary Art Daze work groups and the senior club presidents.
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A council member asked to revisit a decision from two weeks earlier authorizing up to $125,000 to fence and landscape a temporary gravel parking lot on Walnut Street, saying she had unanswered questions after the fact. Staff explained the lot must eventually include paved ADA-compliant spaces regardless of the option…
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How committee members carry out greenway checks and submit problems to the town's 311 service.
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Status of the parks, recreation and cultural resources system plan and the bike plan.
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A quasi-judicial hearing on three ordinance modifications for a 14,180 square foot, three-storey mixed use building on 0.76 acres at the corner of Bowden and Field streets, zoned Town Center — Commercial Low Intensity. The board approved a parking reduction from 48 required spaces to 31, elimination of the 15-foot str…
Case 24-DP-3268
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Speaker : Jimmy Simpson, Public Works Executive Summary: During the repair of the Walnut Street Parking Deck, Cary constructed a gravel parking lot for overflow and construction vehicle parking on adjacent property owned by Academy Park Commercial LLC. Per the amendment to the Downtown Development Project Agreement wi…
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A rezoning of 3.31 acres at 8732 Green Level Church Road from R-40 to R-12 conditional use, allowing up to six units, which triggers a 0.17-acre land dedication. Staff recommended a recreation fund payment instead, noting Thomas Brooks Park and the White Oak Church Road tract are both under a mile away with greenway c…
Case 25-REZ-08 →R-40 → R12-CU · 6 units · Approved
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The cultural arts committee chair's report.
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The greenway committee's report to the board.
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The benches at Higgins Greenway have been installed.
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The bridge on the NW Cary Parkway and Black Creek Greenway project has been installed and the project is near completion. Lighting checks begin in January.
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Speaker: Erin Puckett, Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary consider an amendment to Cary’s Official Zoning Map by rezoning approximately 0.45 acres at 1505 Fairbanks Road from Residential 20 (R-20) to Residential 8 Conditional Use (R-8-CU) with zoning conditions that limit…
Case 25-REZ-09 →R-20 → R8-CU · 2 units · Approved
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Speaker: Erin Puckett, Planning and Development Services Executive Summary: The applicant requests Cary’s consideration of an amendment to Cary’s Official Zoning Map by annexing and applying initial Cary zoning to approximately 12.61 acres at 606 and 694 Pittard Sears Road, and an unaddressed property on Pittard Sears…Discussion item AnnexationHousing and affordabilityRezoningRoads and transportationStormwater and flooding
Case 25-REZ-05 →Chatham County R-1 → R8-CU · 23 units · Approved
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An update on the greenway bridge, with a ribbon cutting planned for the opening.
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Proposed greenway names. Members asked how names are procured and whether the public is involved; staff said the public or committee may suggest but the council decides.
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The greenway hub kiosk at Bond Park is being rebuilt and staff asked for suggestions. Members proposed a QR code, bike and hike maps, a Bond Park map, a speed limit sign, rules and regulations, historical information, mileage, the greenway connection point, historic landmarks and nearby retail. They also asked about c…
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Greenway gap identification is complete, with the results available on a web map.
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The parks advisory board reported the SAS Championship renewed for three years and the WakeMed Soccer Park tournament through 2029; the parks system plan approved and awaiting integration into the Imagine Cary plan along with the bike and greenway plans; land development ordinance work starting in January for mid-year…
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3. First WalkMembers chose which greenway they would prefer for the First Walk event, and staff will pass the preference to the appropriate staff.
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State legislative changes affecting the town. New rules make flag size limits hard to enforce and may permit any flag to be flown, with practical questions unresolved. The one-year waiting period after a failed rezoning attaches to the property rather than the applicant, so a new owner may reapply; only three waivers…
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II.D Capital ProjectsCary has the first Volterra electric fire truck on the East Coast, at Fire Station 9, which completed its first quarter of service and demonstrated it could stay on scene more than three hours, recharge quickly and respond again. A regional wetland project on the west side of Harrison Avenue, built through a public-pr…
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Full minutes of the October 16 Greenway Committee meeting.
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Staff reported the public art installation for Higgins Greenway Phase III is nearing completion.
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Staff shared images of steel design work underway on bridge art for the Black Creek Greenway, expected to be complete by the end of the year.
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