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Town of Chapel Hill · Community Design Commission
Monday, December 15, 2025 at 5:30 pm · Virtual Meeting

Regular meeting

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What's on this agenda

This is a light agenda for Chapel Hill's Community Design Commission, an advisory board that reviews building design for projects going through the town's approval process. The commission is asked to approve its November meeting minutes and welcomes three new members.

The only substantive item is a design review for AURA Chapel Hill, a commercial building in the project: the applicant is requesting a minor modification covering a material change and slight massing adjustments, along with an updated site plan and elevations. The commission approved the modification on the consent agenda, but limited its approval to the material change and asked the applicant to come back to address a green wall and public art element that were part of the original approval.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

How the votes went

Both items passed unanimously: the November report was approved, and the AURA Chapel Hill modification was approved on the consent agenda with the condition that the applicant return to address the green wall and public art.

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Agenda items (12)

Other · 5Procedural · 4Consent agenda · 2Staff or committee report · 1
  1. Virtual Meeting Notification
    Other
  2. Opening
    Other
  3. Roll Call
    Procedural
  4. Approval of Agenda
    Other
    approved as amended · Pass · A motion was made by Vice-Chair Brennan, seconded by Brinkley, that the Agenda be approved with the following modification. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 1. AURA Chapel Hill will be moved to a regular discussion item.
  5. Announcements
    Procedural
  6. Petitions
    Other
  7. Approval of Minutes
    Other
  8. 1. November Report
    Staff or committee report
    Routine approval of the commission's November meeting minutes/report.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice-Chair Brennan, seconded by Brinkley, that the November minutes report be approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  9. Consent Agenda
    Consent agenda
  10. 2. AURA Chapel Hill-Final Plans Review
    Consent agenda
    Design review of a minor modification to the AURA Chapel Hill commercial building: a material change and slight massing adjustments to the previously approved site plan and elevations.
    approved the Consent Agenda · Pass · A motion was made by Brinkley, seconded by Biggs, that the project modification be approved with the following considerations. The motion carried by the following vote: 1. Approval noted as specific to the material change, but not the green wall or mural. 2. Asked the applicant to come back to discuss and accommodate the green walla nd public art
  11. Adjournment
    Procedural
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Brinkley, seconded by Vice-Chair Brennan, that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  12. 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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