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  1. Tue, Sep 1 Town of Chapel Hill · Planning Commission
    Discussion of the ordinance that governs what may be built where in Chapel Hill. The agenda lays out staff and applicant presentations, public comment, board discussion and a vote.
  2. Tue, Sep 1 Town of Chapel Hill · Planning Commission
    Staff will present trade-offs in the draft LUMO rewrite tied to Council's housing-affordability and environment/resilience goals, including affordable-housing density bonuses, missing-middle size limits, stream-buffer and tree-canopy standards, and updated stormwater rules, and take commission questions on the draft r…
  3. Thu, Aug 27 Town of Cary · Town Council
    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…
  4. Thu, Aug 27 Town of Cary · Town Council
    Speaker : Heather Whelehan, Planning and Community Development Executive Summary: In May 2026, Council directed staff to bring forward a moratorium on the acceptance and processing of development applications for data centers in Cary. Data centers are a rapidly growing land use across the Triangle region and the count…
  5. Thu, Aug 27 Town of Morrisville · Town Council
    Staff briefing on data centre activity in North Carolina and the Triangle, including a table of what neighbouring governments have done. Seven nearby jurisdictions have moratoriums; two are rewriting ordinances; Morrisville has taken no formal action. The draft framework covers definitions, zoning classification, appl…
  6. Tue, Aug 25 Town of Garner · Town Council Work Session
    Staff proposes a text amendment to fix codification errors, improve formatting and punctuation consistency, and make other minor edits to the Unified Development Ordinance, and asks council to send it to a public hearing on September 15.
    Discussion item Zoning text amendment
  7. Tue, Aug 25 Town of Apex · Town Council
    Hearing on changes to the ordinance that governs how land may be developed town-wide.
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  8. Wed, Aug 19 Town of Hillsborough · Tree Board
    Discussion of a recommended plant list to be incorporated into the town's development ordinance.
  9. Tue, Aug 18 Town of Chapel Hill · Planning Commission
    Staff presents an update on the town's ongoing rewrite of its Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO), including a draft reference guide, for commission discussion.
    Tas Lagoo presented on the LUMO Update to the board for discussion.
  10. Mon, Aug 17 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    Consent agenda Zoning text amendment
  11. Mon, Aug 17 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
  12. Mon, Aug 17 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
  13. Mon, Aug 10 Town of Garner · Planning Commission
    Town of Garner Planning Department proposes a text amendment to permit funeral homes by right in the Neighborhood Mixed Use district, correcting an oversight in the July 2022 Unified Development Ordinance.
  14. Mon, Jul 27 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
  15. Tue, Jul 21 Town of Garner · Town Council Regular Meeting
    Text amendment to permit funeral homes by right in the Neighborhood Mixed Use district, correcting an oversight in the 2022 Unified Development Ordinance.
    Public hearing closed and case forwarded to the Planning Commission for a plan-consistency recommendation
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  16. Mon, Jul 20 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of this amendment as a way to expand opportunities for small businesses while maintaining appropriate regulatory oversight. Advisory Board Recommendation: At its June 2, 2026 meeting, the Pittsboro Downtown Advisory Board recommended that the B…
  17. Mon, Jul 20 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Suggested Motion: Discussion only.
  18. Mon, Jul 20 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Suggested Motion: Discussion only.
  19. Mon, Jul 20 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Suggested Motion: Discussion only.
  20. Mon, Jul 13 Town of Knightdale · Land Use Review Board
    Zoning text amendment updating the town's Flood Damage Prevention standards, including environmental protection and administrative standards chapters.
  21. Mon, Jul 13 Town of Holly Springs · Tree Advisory Committee
  22. Mon, Jun 22 Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
  23. Mon, Jun 22 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    Staff presents reflections on how the draft Land Use Management Ordinance rewrite meets Council's prior policy guidance; Council is asked to receive and comment.
    received and filed · This matter was received and filed.
  24. Mon, Jun 22 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners on 2026-06-22 7:00 PM - Regular Session
    Staff-initiated text amendment to Section 3.19.6 of the Unified Development Ordinance, intended to reduce the regulatory steps required for the county to institute development moratoria.
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  25. Thu, Jun 18 Town of Knightdale · Joint Public Hearing
    Public hearing on updates to the town's Flood Damage Prevention standards, covering environmental protection and administrative standards chapters of the development ordinance.
  26. Wed, Jun 17 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    continued the Legislative Hearing · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Sharp, seconded by Mayor pro tem Berry to continue the meeting to discuss the Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) updat…
  27. Wed, Jun 17 Town of Hillsborough · Tree Board
  28. Tue, Jun 16 Town of Chapel Hill · Planning Commission
    Staff presents the draft Land Use Management Ordinance to the Planning Commission for discussion.
    Tas Lagoo presented on the draft LUMO to the Planning Commission for discussion.
  29. Mon, Jun 15 Wake County · Board of Commissioners
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded by Commissioner Stallings, That the Board of Commissioners: 1. Holds a public hearing and adopts the draft statement finding that Ordinance Amend…
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  30. Wed, Jun 10 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    Extends the terms of Planning Commission members Jonathan Mitchell and Elizabeth Losos to June 30, 2027, so they can see the LUMO rewrite through to completion.
    adopted · Pass · Council adopted R-5 extending the terms of Planning Commission members Jonathan Mitchell and Elizabeth Losos to June 30, 2027.
  31. Tue, Jun 9 Town of Holly Springs · Town Council
    Staff proposes moving Subdivision and Development Plan approvals from a quasi-judicial process to an administrative-level process, consistent with other North Carolina jurisdictions; seeks Council guidance on further policy development.
  32. Tue, Jun 9 Town of Apex · Town Council
    Consent agenda Zoning text amendment
  33. Tue, Jun 9 Town of Apex · Town Council
    Consent agenda Zoning text amendment
  34. Tue, Jun 2 Town of Holly Springs · Town Council
    The town's semiannual round of text amendments to its Unified Development Ordinance. The agenda gives only the item title, with no further detail in the document.
  35. Tue, Jun 2 Town of Garner · Town Council Regular Meeting
    The Legal Services Department updated the council on its ongoing review of the town code and asked for direction on priorities for further ordinance amendments.
    Staff or committee report Zoning text amendment
  36. Tue, Jun 2 Town of Pittsboro · 5. Pittsboro Downtown Advisory Board (PDAB)
  37. Thu, May 28 Town of Apex · Town Council
    A public hearing on UDO amendments recommended by the Environmental Advisory Board, continued from the council's April 28, 2026 meeting.
  38. Thu, May 28 Town of Apex · Town Council
    A public hearing on a new round of proposed amendments to the town's Unified Development Ordinance.
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  39. Tue, May 26 Town of Holly Springs · Planning Board
    The Planning Board reviewed the town's semiannual round of Unified Development Ordinance text amendments, the same package headed to the Town Council on June 2.
  40. Tue, May 26 Town of Garner · Town Council Work Session
    A staff-initiated zoning text amendment to allow funeral homes as a permitted use in the Neighborhood Mixed Use district, keeping crematoriums as a separate use rather than combined as under the prior ordinance, with new standards to keep funeral homes compatible with nearby residential zones.
    Discussion item Zoning text amendment
  41. Thu, May 21 Town of Hillsborough · Planning Board
    A staff-initiated text amendment to the administrative section of the UDO governing how the Historic District Commission operates.
  42. Wed, May 20 Town of Knightdale · Knightdale Town Council Meeting
    A zoning text amendment to Chapter 12 incorporating crash safety data analysis into the town's development review process.
  43. Tue, May 19 Town of Holly Springs · Town Council
    A public hearing on the town's semiannual round of Unified Development Ordinance text amendments, following the Planning Board's earlier review of the same package.
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  44. Tue, May 19 Town of Chapel Hill · Planning Commission
    The commission discussed upcoming Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) updates and its review role with staff.
    The Planning Commission had a conversation with Tas Lagoo regarding LUMO Updates.
    Discussion item Zoning text amendment
  45. Mon, May 18 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    Delays the effective date of the county's newly adopted Unified Development Ordinance by a year, in response to state legislative action (S382).
  46. Tue, May 12 Town of Apex · Town Council
  47. Mon, May 11 Town of Knightdale · Land Use Review Board
    The board reviewed a zoning text amendment to incorporate crash safety data analysis into the town's development review process, ahead of Town Council's final action on May 20.
  48. Mon, May 4 Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
    A hearing on the latest round of amendments to the town's development ordinance.
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  49. Mon, May 4 Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
    A hearing on the latest round of amendments to the town's development ordinance.
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  50. Mon, May 4 City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
    A hearing on a proposed 24-month, citywide moratorium on new development approvals for data centers, cryptocurrency-mining operations and related high-impact processing facilities.
  51. Mon, May 4 City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
    A hearing on annexing the Enclave at Little Creek property and reclassifying it from county to city zoning jurisdiction.
  52. Mon, May 4 City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
    A hearing on annexing a South Miami Boulevard property and reclassifying it from county to city zoning jurisdiction.
  53. Thu, Apr 30 Town of Apex · Town Council
    Strengthening the rules protecting trees, which bind what a developer may clear.
  54. Tue, Apr 28 Town of Garner · Town Council Work Session
    Planning and legal staff brief Council on the legal process and rules for adopting zoning text amendments and, separately, on the state-law process for a temporary development moratorium, ahead of a future Council decision on how to handle pending amendment requests. The memo is background only; no moratorium is propo…
    Discussion item Zoning text amendment
  55. Tue, Apr 28 Town of Apex · Town Council
    First batch of proposed zoning ordinance text amendments for April 2026.
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  56. Tue, Apr 28 Town of Apex · Town Council
    Second batch of proposed zoning ordinance text amendments for April 2026.
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  57. Mon, Apr 27 Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
    Staff presentation on proposed new zoning district categories as part of the ongoing UDO rewrite.
    Presentation Zoning text amendment
  58. Tue, Apr 21 City of Sanford · City Council
    Video at 04:08:27 · 3 minutes on this item
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  59. Tue, Apr 21 Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
  60. Tue, Apr 21 Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
  61. Mon, Apr 20 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of the amendment to Section12.12. Terms and Uses Defined. Suggested Motion: “ … a motion to approve the attached Consistency Statement and to recommend approval of ZTA-2026-05 as presented.”
  62. Mon, Apr 20 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of the amendment to Section Suggested Motion: “ … a motion to approve the attached Consistency Statement and to recommend approval of ZTA-2026-06 as presented.”
  63. Mon, Apr 20 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of the amendment to Section 10.4.17 and the Table of Contents. Suggested Motion: “ … a motion to approve the attached Consistency Statement and to recommend approval of ZTA-2026-08 as presented.”
  64. Mon, Apr 20 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of the amendment to Section 3.3.4 Accessory Use/Structure Table Suggested Motion: “ … a motion to approve the attached Consistency Statement and to recommend approval of ZTA-2026-09 as presented.”
  65. Mon, Apr 20 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    Amends the county's subdivision regulations to incorporate North Carolina State Fire Code standards for improvements, reservations, and design.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, that he amendments to the Chatham County Subdivision Regulations; specifically, section…
  66. Mon, Apr 20 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    A public hearing to push back the effective date of the county's Unified Development Ordinance from June 2026 to June 2027, a change required by state legislation (S382).
    referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
  67. Mon, Apr 13 Town of Pittsboro · 1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
    Action: Conduct public hearing. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of updated definitions as a way to better establish a clear regulatory framework and enhance transparency regarding planting requirements, regulations, and recommendations. Planning Board Approval: Planning Board…
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  68. Mon, Apr 13 Town of Pittsboro · 1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
    Action: Conduct public hearing. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of relocating this information to the first Chapter and Article as a way to better establish a clear regulatory framework and enhance transparency regarding adopted amendments. Planning Board Recommendation : Pla…
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  69. Mon, Apr 13 Town of Pittsboro · 1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
    Action: Conduct public hearing. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of updated the section and relocating the tables to the Town of Pittsboro Specifications as a way to better establish a clear regulatory framework and enhance transparency regarding planting requirements, regulat…
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  70. Mon, Apr 13 Town of Pittsboro · 1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
    Action: Conduct public hearing. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of updates to the section as a way to better establish a clear regulatory framework and enhance transparency regarding the comprehensive plans and acceptance of streets requirements, regulations, and recommendati…
  71. Wed, Apr 8 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    Staff asked council to react to a set of proposed 'key interests' meant to guide the remaining review of the draft Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) rewrite.
    received and filed · This matter was received and filed.
    Discussion item Zoning text amendment
  72. Tue, Apr 7 Town of Holly Springs · Development Review Committee
    LUAC review of the town's routine semi-annual round of amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance; no list of specific changes given in the agenda.
    Discussion item Zoning text amendment
  73. Tue, Mar 24 Town of Fuquay-Varina · Board of Commissioners
    First reading of a Land Development Ordinance text amendment.
  74. Thu, Mar 19 Town of Hillsborough · Planning Board
    Discussion item Zoning text amendment
  75. Mon, Mar 16 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of updated definitions as a way to better establish a clear regulatory framework and enhance transparency regarding planting requirements, regulations, and recommendations. Suggested Motion: “ … a motion to approve the attached Consistency Stat…
  76. Mon, Mar 16 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of relocating this information to the first Chapter and Article as a way to better establish a clear regulatory framework and enhance transparency regarding adopted amendments. Suggested Motion: “ … a motion to approve the attached Consistency…
  77. Mon, Mar 16 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of updated the section and relocating the tables to the Town of Pittsboro Specifications as a way to better establish a clear regulatory framework and enhance transparency regarding planting requirements, regulations, and recommendations. Sugge…
  78. Mon, Mar 16 Town of Pittsboro · 6. Planning Board (PB)
    Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval and supports consideration of updated the section as a way to better establish a clear regulatory framework and enhance transparency regarding the comprehensive plans and acceptance of streets requirements, regulations, and recommendations. Suggested Motion: “ … a motion…
  79. Wed, Jan 21 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    closed the public hearing · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Berry, seconded by Council Member Miller-Foushee, that the Council close the public hearing. The motion carried by a unanimous vo…
  80. Wed, Jan 21 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Mayor pro tem Berry, that the Council adopt R-3. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  81. Wed, Jan 21 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    approved a motion · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member McCullough, that the Council approve a motion to amend O-1 according to staff provided January 7 summar…
  82. Wed, Jan 21 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    enacted · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member McCullough, seconded by Mayor pro tem Berry, that the Council enact O-1 as amended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  83. Tue, Jan 20 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, that the legislative request for a text amendment to the Chatham County Zoning Ordinanc…
  84. Mon, Jan 12 Town of Pittsboro · 1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
    Action: Conduct public hearing. Staff Recommendation : Amend the text of the UDO to add “Section 9.7 Technical Review Committee” Suggested Motion : “… a motion to approve text amendment ZTA-2025-02 as submitted.”
    Public hearing Zoning text amendment
  85. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
  86. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    approved a motion · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Sharp, seconded by Council Member Searing, that the Council approve a motion to amend Module 1: Site Plan Review, Section 1. Appendix A,…
  87. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    approved a motion · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Ryan, seconded by Council Member McCullough, that the Council approve a motion to remove Parking in Section 6.19.3, Two-Family Dwelling U…
  88. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    approved a motion · Fail · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Ryan, seconded by Council Member Searing, that the Council approve a motion to amend Section 1. Appendix A. Article 4. Procedures, Sectio…
  89. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    approved a motion · Fail · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Ryan, seconded by Council Member Searing, that the Council approve a motion to remove Module 2: Concept Plan Review, Section 1: Appendix…
  90. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    approved a motion · Fail · A motion was made by Council Member Sharp, seconded by Council Member Miller-Foushee, that the Council approve a motion to amend the Maximum Floor Area of Section 6.19.3, T…
  91. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    approved a motion · Fail · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Ryan, seconded by Council Member Searing, that the Council approve a motion to remove Maximum Floor Area of Section 6.19.3, Two-Family Dw…
  92. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    approved a motion · Fail · A motion was made by Council Member McCullough, seconded by Mayor pro tem Ryan, that the Council approve a motion to amend Parking in Section 6.19.3, Two-Family Dwelling Un…
  93. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    approved a motion · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Nollert, seconded by Council Member Berry, that the Council approved a motion to amend the definition of district-specific plan in Appen…
  94. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    approved a motion · Fail · A motion was made by Council Member Nollert, seconded by Council Member Berry, that the Council approved a motion to adopt ordinance as amended. The motion failed by the fo…
  95. Nov 19, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Ryan, seconded by Council Member Nollert, that the Council adopt R-2. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  96. Nov 17, 2025 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.
  97. Oct 22, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    continued the Legislative Hearing · The Legislative hearing was continued to November 19, 2025.
  98. Oct 20, 2025 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    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…
  99. Oct 7, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Planning Commission
    recommended for approval · Pass · Mitchell, seconded by McMahon, moved to recommend that the Town Council adopt the proposed text amendments with the following modifications: - Planning Commission re…
  100. Sep 24, 2025 Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
    adopted · Pass · This resolution(s) and/or ordinance(s) was adopted and/or enacted.
    Consent agenda Zoning text amendment
  101. Aug 18, 2025 Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
    referred · This Agenda Item was referred to the Planning Board.