Land conversion and large development items in Chatham County
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| Subject | Items |
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| Land conversion and large development | 92 |
| Rezoning | 36 |
| Subdivision and site plans | 29 |
| Environment and sustainability | 17 |
| Housing and affordability | 16 |
| Parks and recreation | 9 |
| Comprehensive plan | 6 |
| Zoning text amendment | 6 |
| Public facilities | 4 |
| Water and sewer | 3 |
| Broadband and technology | 2 |
| Faith and cultural communities | 2 |
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A site plan revision for Apex Nurseries to add landscape and grading contractor storage as a use.
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The site and landscape plan for a new gas station on two parcels at 7733 Moncure Pittsboro Road.Discussion item Land conversion and large development
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A rezoning of 13.145 acres off US 64 West and Ridge View Road from residential to regional business, requested by Jan Nichols for US HWY 64 Properties LLC.
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A rezoning off Bob Horton Road and US 64 near Apex from residential to conditional district regional business for multiple uses, requested by RTP Gardens LLC.
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First plat review for Whispering Creek, 238 lots on 288.6 acres off Bynum Ridge Road, requested by Mark Ashness for Meritage Homes.
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A special use permit for a contractor's storage yard and staging area on 3.9 acres of a 10.02-acre tract at 1656 Campbell Road, Bear Creek, requested by Lockley Holdings.Public hearing Land conversion and large development
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A quasi-judicial request by Anthemnet for a 199-foot wireless telecommunications tower.
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First plat review for Floresta Springs, 83 lots on 157.08 acres off Alex Cockman Road and Elmer Keck Road, requested by Jack Ritchie for Ania Onn LLC.
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First plat review for Fearrington Preserve, 574 lots on 365 acres off Andrews Store Road, Parker Herndon Road and Morris Road, requested by Jack Ritchie for Fearrington Land Holdings.
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A rezoning of about 371.822 acres in Baldwin Township off 724 Andrews Store Road, Parker Herndon Road and Morris Road from residential to conditional district compact community.
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A second review of the plans for Merry Oaks Manor, an entertainment venue.Discussion item Land conversion and large development
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EC PROPCO, LLC seeks to rezone four parcels totaling 292.288 acres off Christian Chapel Church Road in Cape Fear Township from R-1 Residential to Ind-H Heavy Industrial.
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A two-hour public comment period on Enbridge Gas's proposed 28-mile natural gas system expansion through Chatham County, with two minutes per speaker.
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First plat review for Whispering Creek, 238 lots on 288.6 acres off Bynum Ridge Road, requested by Mark Ashness for Meritage Homes.Recommended for approval 7-2, Chiosso and Smith opposed, Andrews recused
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Fearrington Property Development, LLC seeks to rezone about 372 acres in Baldwin Township from Residential to a Conditional District Compact Community.
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A third review of the DJ Event Center rezoning, for an event venue off US 64 East.
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Plans for Merry Oaks Manor, an entertainment venue.Discussion item Land conversion and large development
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A quasi-judicial hearing on Lockley Holdings' request for a contractor's storage yard and staging area on 3.9 acres of a 10.02-acre tract.Recommended for approval 7-2Public hearing Land conversion and large development
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A legislative rezoning of about 20.736 acres from residential to conditional district regional business, for grounds and facilities for outdoor sports and cricket fields in Hadley Township.Recommendation to approve failed 3-6; a non-consistency statement passed 7-3
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A third review of the DJ Event Center rezoning for an event venue.
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A new location for the commercial area in the proposed Fearrington Preserve compact community rezoning off Andrews Store Road.
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An RTP Gardens proposal for office and flex space with warehouse storage.
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Amendment to the Chatham-Cary Joint Land Use Plan for a 6.5-acre parcel.
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The environmental impact assessment for Floresta Springs, 83 lots on 157.08 acres off Alex Cockman Road and Elmer Keck Road.
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A quasi-judicial special use permit for a 199-foot wireless telecommunications tower at 460 Murchison Road in Goldston. The applicant certified it would lease the other positions to carriers at commercially reasonable rates.Recommended for approval 10-0
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A general use rezoning of 292.288 acres off Christian Chapel Church Road from residential to heavy industrial, requested by EC PROPCO. Opponents pointed to the pollution Moncure already carries and the uses heavy industrial admits; supporters said each proposal can be judged when it arrives and that heavy industrial z…Recommended for approval 6-4, Chiosso, Smith, Bell and Lyons opposed; consistency statement 6-4
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Staff pointed the board at Section 17.9 of the zoning ordinance, written during the fracking moratorium, which lets the county require a special study by a jointly chosen consultant at the applicant's expense before deciding whether a use meets the ordinance's findings. Adding data centers to the uses subject to it wo…
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The environmental impact assessment for the Bynum Ridge development.
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First plat review for Hickory Mountain Reserve, requested by Meggan DeCandia for JMEST Partner LLC.Recommended for approval 7-3
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First plat review for Webster Farm, requested by Dale Werenko for AF-Bowes LLC.Recommended for approval 6-4
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A general use rezoning of 292.288 acres in Cape Fear Township from residential to heavy industrial.Postponed 7-3
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A second review of the site and landscape plan for an event venue.Discussion item Land conversion and large development
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A revised site and landscape plan for the Silk Hope Gum Springs Road tract.Discussion item Land conversion and large development
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The site and landscape plan for Bear Creek Fabrication, a contractor's storage yard on part of the Campbell Road tract.Discussion item Land conversion and large development
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A staff presentation on the Pittsboro Redevelopment Project, covering site maps and a community input summary; no vote taken.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Presentation Land conversion and large development
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A public hearing on a roughly 292-acre rezoning request by EC PROPCO, LLC to convert land off Christian Chapel Church Road, Cape Fear Township, from residential to heavy industrial use.referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
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A public hearing on a joint Chatham-Cary land use plan amendment for a roughly 6.5-acre parcel on Earnest Jones Road, raising its designated density from very-low to low-density residential.referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
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A public hearing on a roughly 372-acre rezoning request by Fearrington Property Development, LLC for a large conditional-district 'compact community' development in Baldwin Township, off Andrews Store, Parker Herndon, and Morris roads.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Karen Howard, to continue the legislative public hearing rezoning requested by Fearrington Property D…
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Changes to the environmental impact assessment for Fearrington Preserve.
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The environmental impact assessment for Bynum Ridge.
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First plat review for Conservancy Estates, requested by Clay Matthews for Chatham Timber Holdings.Recommended for approval 5-4
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First plat review for Hickory Mountain Reserve, requested by Meggan DeCandia for JMEST Partner LLC.Postponed to the 5 May meeting
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First plat review for Webster Farm, requested by Dale Werenko for AF-Bowes LLC.Postponed 7-2
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A revised site and landscape plan for the VinFast auto plant.Discussion item Land conversion and large development
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A landscape plan for a proposed cricket field.
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Staff give an update on the Pittsboro Redevelopment Project, including site plans and a community-input summary; the item is tabled to the April 20, 2026 meeting rather than acted on.tabled · This Agenda Item was tabled until the April 20, 2026 meeting.
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The Board approves first-plat review for the Bramblewood subdivision, a 60-lot development on 123.74 acres off US Highway 64 West, requested by Clay Matthews on behalf of Greenfield BW, LLC.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner David Delaney, that the request by Clay Matthews on behalf of Greenfield BW, LLC for subdivision Firs…
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Changes to the environmental impact assessment for Fearrington Preserve.
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A 15,000 square foot event center with parking for 300, on a site constrained by a pond and stream buffers.Reviewed; the commission asked for more native evergreen diversity in the required Class A bufferDiscussion item Land conversion and large development
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First plat review for Bramblewood, requested by Clay Matthews for Greenfield BW LLC.Recommended for approval 9-0
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Implementing the development ordinance under Senate Bill 382, the public hearing process for rezoning applications, and the compact communities rezoning and major subdivision processes.Staff or committee report Land conversion and large developmentRezoningSubdivision and site plansZoning text amendment
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The site and landscape plan for a Mavis Tire store in Briar Chapel West.Discussion item Land conversion and large development
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A daycare and office building in the commercial area of the future Fearrington Preserve compact community.
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The board approved a First Plat subdivision review for Riverbend Estates at Laurel Ridge, a 107-lot, 622-acre subdivision off Rock Rest Road and Old Graham Road, requested by Clay Matthews on behalf of Swain Group, LLC.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner David Delaney, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, a request by Clay Matthews, on behalf of Swain Group, LLC for subdivision First Plat…
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The environmental impact assessment for the Fearrington Preserve compact community.
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Gregory Smith asks that recreational facilities such as gyms and yoga studios become a permitted use in light industrial districts.Recommended for approval 9-0
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VII.1 Rezoning: 3378 Christian Chapel Church Rd, 66.017 acres, R-1 to CD-RB for a recreation facilityA rezoning of 66.017 acres in Cape Fear Township from residential to conditional district regional business for a recreation facility, with cricket and pickleball proposed.Recommended for approval 8-1, Chiosso opposed; consistency statement 8-1
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The environmental impact assessment for a proposed cricket field.
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The environmental impact assessment for the Fearrington Preserve compact community.
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Zoning text amendment permitting automobile sales and service as a use in Light Industrial districts county-wide.adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, to adopt Resolution 26-67 and approve an Ordinance for a Zoning Ordinance text amendment to a…
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Staff briefed the board on the county's affordable-housing commitments tied to the Vickers Village development; received without a vote.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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Requested revision to Vickers Village's approved phasing schedule conditions.tabled · This Resolution was tabled.
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Rezoning of 21.4 acres within the Conservancy at Jordan Lake subdivision to allow a new wastewater treatment plant, with conditions limiting capacity and prohibiting industrial wastewater.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Chair Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, that the ordinance rezoning the property from Residential 1 to Conditional District Light Industrial fo…
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The environmental impact assessment for the Bramblewood development.
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A general use rezoning request by Lockley Holdings LLC, doing business as Bear Creek Fabrication, in Gulf Township.
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A zoning ordinance text amendment adding automobile and automobile accessory sales and service as a permitted use in Section 10.13.Approved 10-0 on consent
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adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, seconded by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, that an ordinance and 25-53 resolution approving the consistency statement for a rezoning by…
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adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, seconded by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, that an ordinance and 25-54 resolution approving the consistency statement for a general use…
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referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
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referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
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A general use rezoning requested by Oscar Guarin in Bear Creek Township.Approved 10-0 on consent
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VIII.1 Rezoning: 14897 US 421 S, 3.91 acres, R-1 to CD-RB for a self mini warehouse storage facilityA conditional district rezoning requested by Stephen Stafford in Gulf Township, with the applicant agreeing to routine inspections under the Appearance Commission's recommendation.Recommended for approval 11-0; consistency statement 11-0
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A rezoning to conditional district neighborhood business over about 47 acres of an existing campground, requested by Kent Dickens.Recommended for approval 11-0; consistency statement 11-0
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A tool from Urban 3 in Asheville demonstrated on a proposed 600-unit neighborhood and a megachurch.
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Berrybrook Crossing at Strowd Farm conservation subdivision, 188 lots on 232 acres off US 15-501 and Mt. Gilead Church Road.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, that the request by Clay Matthews on behalf of Fuller Land & Development for subdivision Fir…
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A rezoning of 18.81 acres at 680 Pea Ridge Road from residential to general use regional business in Cape Fear Township.adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, that the ordinance and 25-38 resolution approving a legislative rezoning request by TIP Gatew…
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A general use rezoning of 9.278 acres at 4920 Old US 421 S from non-conforming residential to light industrial. Nobody signed up to speak, and the item went to the Planning Board.referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Department.
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A rezoning of 3.91 acres at 14897 US 421 S to conditional district regional business for a self-storage facility. Nobody signed up to speak, and the item went to the Planning Board.referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Department.
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A quasi-judicial request to add a fueling station at 88 Chatham Downs Drive in Williams Township, with stormwater treated on site before it leaves.Recommended for approval 10-0, with an EV charging station encouraged 6-4 and native species landscaping 10-0
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A quasi-judicial hearing on adding a fueling station at the Chatham Downs shopping center: two underground tanks of 18,000 and 25,000 gallons, pumps around the clock and a kiosk from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., brick to match the center, a ten-foot retaining wall on the Lystra Road side, a water quality device treating runoff,…referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
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VIII.1 First Plat: Berrybrook Crossing at Strowd Farm conservation subdivision, 188 lots on 232 acresFirst plat review requested by Clay Matthews for Fuller Land & Development, off US 15-501 and Mt. Gilead Church Road, preserving 41.5 percent as conservation space against a 40 percent requirement.Recommended for approval 10-0
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A legislative rezoning requested by TIP Gateway LLC in Cape Fear Township, with no end user identified and no immediate plans for the property.Recommended for approval 8-2, Chiosso and Smith opposed; consistency statement 9-1
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A rezoning of 18.81 acres at 680 Pea Ridge Road from residential to general use regional business. Staff said the area has turned steadily non-residential around the megasite, the site is limited to 36 percent built-upon area in a watershed protection area, and there is no end user or site plan. Nobody signed up to sp…referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
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The environmental impact assessment for a development on Elmer Keck Road.
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Current and future plans and regulations along the corridor: the node boundaries in the development ordinance, what applies outside them, the conservation area northeast of the Haw River, and the absence of a joint plan with Apex.
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Chatham Park's update on its North Village and South Village development plans.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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The assessment for what became Berrybrook Crossing at Strowd Farm, a 188-lot conservation subdivision on 232 acres.
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A rezoning of 46.607 acres on US 15-501 N from conditional district compact community back to residential. The parcels had been rezoned in February 2022 for a compact community of 151 homes for over-55s with a congregate care facility, daycare, offices, community garden and event barn. The Planning Board voted unanimo…
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A rezoning of 2.40 acres on NC 87 N from residential to conditional district neighborhood business for a Dollar General in Hadley Township. Supporters cited the distance residents drive for groceries; opponents argued a chain store does not fit a rural crossroads as the new ordinance defines one. The hearing closed an…referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
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A rezoning requested by Qunity, PA for the Summit Church in Williams Township. The board found it inconsistent with the comprehensive plan's goals of diversifying the tax base, generating higher-quality county jobs, and letting residents travel safely through the county.Recommended for denial 8-0; inconsistency statement 8-0
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The second half of the same request, in Baldwin Township. The board found it inconsistent with the comprehensive plan and said the compact community zoning already in place is the better designation for the area, noting the open space and tax revenue the change would cost.Recommended for denial 8-0; inconsistency statement 8-0
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