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Town of Chapel Hill · Community Design Commission
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:30 pm · Virtual Meeting

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What was decided

  1. Approved 1.December Minutes approved as amended · Pass · A motion was made by Biggs, seconded by Brinkley, that the December Minutes Report be approved as modified. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. -A…
  2. Approved 4.Cell Tower Alternative Buffer approved · Pass · A motion was made by Biggs, seconded by Chair Washburn, that the project be approved w/ the condition noted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. -Applicant t…

Another 3 items passed on the consent agenda, which is a single motion covering routine business. See the list.

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What's on this agenda

The Community Design Commission reviews a Southern Village sign permit and grade-related masonry modifications to a recently built structure at Trinity Court, both on consent. The main discussion item is an alternative buffer proposal for a cell tower site, where the applicant seeks to use a fence instead of landscaping to screen the tower base; the commission approved it with a condition that materials match those used around the project.

The commission also approves its December meeting minutes, moving the AURA project from that meeting's consent agenda to a discussion item and updating the motion language on the AURA project's green-screen enclosure.

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Meeting recap

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

How the votes went

The agenda was approved unanimously. December minutes were approved as amended (with a correction to the AURA project item). The consent agenda passed unanimously. The cell tower alternative buffer was approved unanimously with a condition on matching materials.

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Jump to an item (15 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.December Minutes
  9. Consent Agenda
  10. 2.Sign Permit-Southern Village
  11. 3.Trinity Court
  12. New Business
  13. 4.Cell Tower Alternative Buffer
  14. Adjournment
  15. Order of Consideration of Agenda Items: 1. Staff Presentation 2. Appl…

Agenda items (15)

Other · 5Procedural · 5Consent agenda · 3Minutes approval · 1Discussion item · 1
  1. Virtual Meeting Notification
    Other
  2. Opening
    Other
  3. Roll Call
    Procedural
  4. Approval of Agenda
    Procedural
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Biggs, seconded by Brinkley, that the Agenda be approved as presented. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  5. Announcements
    Procedural
    No announcements were noted at time of meeting.
  6. Petitions
    Other
    No petitions were noted at time of meeting.
  7. Approval of Minutes
    Minutes approval
  8. 1. December Minutes
    Other
    Approval of December minutes, amended to reflect that the AURA project item was moved from consent to discussion and to correct the motion language on its green-screen enclosure.
    approved as amended · Pass · A motion was made by Biggs, seconded by Brinkley, that the December Minutes Report be approved as modified. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. -AURA project was moved from the Consent Agenda to a Discussion Item. -Update motion on AURA to reflect language used for the green screen.
  1. New Business
    Other
  2. 4. Cell Tower Alternative Buffer
    Discussion item Broadband and technology
    Applicant proposes a fence in lieu of landscaping to screen the base of a cell tower; commission approved on condition that materials match those used elsewhere on the site.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Biggs, seconded by Chair Washburn, that the project be approved w/ the condition noted. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. -Applicant to use block/material that emulates materials around the project.
  3. 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. Meeting adjourned @ 6:48.
  4. 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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