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Town of Chapel Hill · Planning Commission
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 6:00 pm · Virtual Meeting

Regular meeting Subdivision and site plansZoning text amendment

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What was decided

  1. Approved 1.Draft September 16 Minutes approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice-Chair Mitchell, seconded by Zibaie, to approve the minutes. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

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What's on this agenda

Chapel Hill's Planning Commission takes up an omnibus text amendment to the town code and the Land Use Management Ordinance, covering site plan review in the Northside and Pine Knolls Neighborhood Conservation Districts and the timing of public hearings for conditional zonings. The commission also considers canceling its November 4 and December 16 meetings.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The commission recommended Town Council adopt the omnibus text amendments, with two changes of its own: dropping site plan review for the Northside and Pine Knolls Neighborhood Conservation Districts, and keeping the existing rule that conditional-zoning hearings open and close at separate meetings. The vote was 5-0, with two members excused, and Chair Elizabeth Losos was authorized to explain the commission's reasoning directly to Town Council. Members also agreed to cancel their November 4 and December 16 meetings, and approved their September 16 minutes unanimously.

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Jump to an item (14 on this agenda)
  1. Virtual Meeting Notification
  2. Opening
  3. Roll Call
  4. Approval of Agenda
  5. Announcements
  6. Petitions
  7. Approval of Minutes
  8. 1.Draft September 16 Minutes
  9. Old Business
  10. New Business
  11. 2.Consider an Omnibus Text Amendment to the Chapel Hill Town Code and t…
  12. 3.Rescheduling Planning Commission Meetings
  13. Adjournment
  14. Order of Consideration of Agenda Items: 1. Staff Presentation 2. Appl…

Agenda items (14)

Procedural · 6Other · 5Minutes approval · 2Ordinance · 1
  1. Virtual Meeting Notification
    Other
  2. Opening
    Other
  3. Roll Call
    Procedural
  4. Approval of Agenda
    Procedural
  5. Announcements
    Procedural
  6. Petitions
    Other
  7. Approval of Minutes
    Minutes approval
  8. 1. Draft September 16 Minutes
    Minutes approval
    The commission approved its September 16 minutes.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice-Chair Mitchell, seconded by Zibaie, to approve the minutes. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  9. Old Business
    Other
  10. New Business
    Other
  11. 2. Consider an Omnibus Text Amendment to the Chapel Hill Town Code and the Land Use Management Ordinance
    Ordinance Subdivision and site plansZoning text amendment
    An omnibus amendment to the town code and Land Use Management Ordinance touching site plan review in two conservation districts and conditional-zoning hearing procedure.
    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 recommends the removal of site plan review for the Northside and Pine Knolls Neighborhood Conservation Districts; - Planning Commission recommends keeping the requirement to open the hearing and close the hearing at separate meetings for…
  12. 3. Rescheduling Planning Commission Meetings
    Procedural
    The commission agreed to cancel its November 4 and December 16 meetings.
    The Planning Commission agreed to cancel its meetings on November 4th and December 16th.
  13. Adjournment
    Procedural
    The meeting adjourned at 9:30 PM
  14. Order of Consideration of Agenda Items: 1. Staff Presentation 2. Applicant’s Presentation 3. Public Comment 4. Board Discussion 5. Motion 6. Restatement of Motion by Chair 7. Vote 8. Announcement of Vote by Chair Public Charge: The Advisory Body pledges its respect to the public. The Body asks the public to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Body and with fellow members of the public. Should any member of the Body or any member of the public fail to observe this charge at any time, the Chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. Unless otherwise noted, please contact the Planning Department at 919-968-2728; planning@townofchapelhill.org for more information on the above referenced applications. See the Advisory Boards page http://www.townofchapelhill.org/boards for background information on this Board.
    Procedural

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