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Planning Board Meeting

Chatham County · Planning Board
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 6:30 pm · Old Agriculture Building, 65 E. Chatham Street Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312

Regular meeting Zoning text amendmentData centers and large loadsFire and EMSSchools and educationSubdivision and site plans

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What was decided

  1. Approved IVApproval of Minutes - February 3, 2026 Approved 11-0

Read from the agenda's recorded outcomes. Where the board published minutes, those are the record — this is a pointer to them.

What's on this agenda

Chatham County's Planning Board took one item on 3 March: an amendment to the subdivision regulations, brought by the commissioners and the fire marshal, adopting the North Carolina State Fire Code and its Appendix D by reference into the section on required improvements and design.

The planning director also reported on implementing the new development ordinance under Senate Bill 382, the March public hearing items, planning board training from the UNC School of Government, and the data center moratorium.

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Meeting recap

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

The board recommended the subdivision regulation amendment 11-0. The agenda and the February minutes were approved 11-0 as well.

How the votes went

The subdivision regulation amendment was recommended 11-0. The agenda and minutes were approved 11-0.

From the published minutes.

Speaking at this meeting

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Agenda items (5)

Procedural · 2Minutes approval · 1Ordinance · 1Staff or committee report · 1
  1. III Approval of Agenda
    Procedural
    Approved 11-0
  2. IV Approval of Minutes - February 3, 2026
    Minutes approval
    Approved 11-0
  3. V Public Input Session
    Procedural
  4. VI.1 Subdivision Regulations amendment: adopt the State Fire Code and Appendix D by reference
    Ordinance Fire and EMSSubdivision and site plansZoning text amendment
    The commissioners and the fire marshal ask to adopt all standards of the North Carolina State Fire Code and Appendix D by reference in section 7 of the subdivision regulations, which governs required improvements, reservations and design.
    Recommended for approval 11-0
  5. IX Planning Director's Reports
    Staff or committee report Data centers and large loadsSchools and educationZoning text amendment
    Implementing the development ordinance under Senate Bill 382, the 16 March public hearing items, School of Government training for planning board members, and an update on the data center moratorium.

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