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Planning Board Meeting

Chatham County · Planning Board
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 6:30 pm · Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, 1192 US 64 W Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312

Regular meeting Land conversion and large developmentHousing and affordabilitySubdivision and site plansZoning text amendmentRezoningBroadband and technologyEnvironment and sustainabilityFarmland and open space

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Chatham County's Planning Board took two large subdivisions on 1 September. Fearrington Preserve is 574 lots on 365 acres off Andrews Store Road, Parker Herndon Road and Morris Road, and the same seven parcels come back as a rezoning: Fearrington Property Development asks to move about 371.8 acres in Baldwin Township from residential to a conditional district compact community. Floresta Springs is 83 lots on 157.08 acres off Alex Cockman and Elmer Keck Roads.

The board also heard a quasi-judicial request from Anthemnet for a 199-foot wireless tower at 1879 Andrews Store Road, and took the county's own zoning text amendments, which update the bona fide farm exemption and remove off-street parking requirements to stay in step with G.S. 160D. On consent were the revised design guidelines from the Appearance Commission, a rezoning at 82 Bonlee Bennett Road, and a year's extension of the first plat for New Hope Overlook.

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Jump to an item (16 on this agenda)
  1. ICall to Order
  2. IIDetermination of Quorum
  3. IIIApproval of Agenda
  4. IVApproval of Minutes - August 4, 2026 regular meeting
  5. VPublic Input Session
  6. VI.1Consent: Revision of the Chatham County Design Guidelines
  7. VI.2Consent: General Use Rezoning, 82 Bonlee Bennett Rd
  8. VI.3Consent: First Plat extension, New Hope Overlook
  9. VII.1Zoning Ordinance text amendments for G.S. 160D compliance
  10. VII.2Special Use Permit: 199 ft wireless telecommunications tower, 1879 An…
  11. VII.3First Plat: Floresta Springs, 83 lots on 157.08 acres
  12. VII.4First Plat: Fearrington Preserve, 574 lots on 365 acres
  13. VII.5Rezoning: Fearrington Property Development, 371.822 acres to CD-CC
  14. VIIIBoard Members Items: October meeting location
  15. XPlanning Director's Reports
  16. XIAdjournment

Agenda items (16)

Procedural · 5Consent agenda · 3Discussion item · 3Ordinance · 2Minutes approval · 1Public hearing · 1Staff or committee report · 1
  1. I Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. II Determination of Quorum
    Procedural
  3. III Approval of Agenda
    Procedural
  4. IV Approval of Minutes - August 4, 2026 regular meeting
    Minutes approval
  5. V Public Input Session
    Procedural
  1. VII.1 Zoning Ordinance text amendments for G.S. 160D compliance
    Ordinance Farmland and open spaceZoning text amendment
    The county's own amendments: update the bona fide farm exemption, remove off-street parking requirements, add townships to the title, add uses to the permitted table, change staff participation in legislative processes, and drop the waiting period before resubmitting an application.
  2. VII.2 Special Use Permit: 199 ft wireless telecommunications tower, 1879 Andrews Store Road
    Public hearing Broadband and technologyLand conversion and large development
    A quasi-judicial request by Anthemnet for a 199-foot wireless telecommunications tower.
  3. VII.3 First Plat: Floresta Springs, 83 lots on 157.08 acres
    Discussion item Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentSubdivision and site plans
    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.
  4. VII.4 First Plat: Fearrington Preserve, 574 lots on 365 acres
    Discussion item Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentSubdivision and site plans
    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.
  5. VII.5 Rezoning: Fearrington Property Development, 371.822 acres to CD-CC
    Ordinance Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    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.
    • 724 Andrews Store Rd · no matching parcel on file
  6. VIII Board Members Items: October meeting location
    Discussion item
  7. X Planning Director's Reports
    Staff or committee report Zoning text amendment
    The 21 September public hearing items, and the special use permit process text amendment.
  8. XI Adjournment
    Procedural

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