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Town of Chapel Hill · Town Council
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 6:00 pm · RM 110 | Council Chamber

Regular meeting Comprehensive planSchools and education

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What was decided

  1. Received 9.Annual Report: Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership MSD Services Contract received and filed · This matter was received and filed
  2. Received 10.Master Land Use Plan Modification Application for Meadowmont closed the public hearing · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member McMahon, that the Council closed the public hearing. The motion carried by…
  3. Received 11.Special Use Permit Modification Application for The Cedars of Chapel Hill - Corner Condo Addition closed the public hearing · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member McMahon, that the Council closed the public hearing. The motion carried by…
  4. Received 12.Conditional Zoning Application for 101 Weaver Dairy Road Extension closed the public hearing · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Berry, seconded by Council Member Miller-Foushee, that the Council closed the public hearing. The motion carr…
  5. Received 13.General Statute 143-318.11(a)(6) entered Into closed session as authorized by General Statute Section 143-318.11 · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Berry, seconded by Council Member Miller-Foushee, that…

Another 5 items passed on the consent agenda, which is a single motion covering routine business. See the list.

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

Chapel Hill's Town Council holds a public hearing Wednesday on the town's own plan for 101 Weaver Dairy Road Extension, at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The 4.11-acre site would be rezoned from OI-2 to a conditional residential district so the town can replace its aging fire station and training facility with a new station and up to 105 affordable apartments. At least a quarter of the apartments would rent at or below 60% of area median income. The site sits beside a planned bus rapid transit station, and the Planning Commission recommended approval 5-0.

Two evidentiary hearings concern 101 E. Barbee Chapel Road in Meadowmont. One modifies the Meadowmont master plan to allow up to 12 homes there, and the other amends The Cedars of Chapel Hill's special use permit for an 8-unit corner condo addition. The consent agenda calls the council's 21 October hearing on the rewritten Land Use Management Ordinance and updates public housing admission and occupancy rules for federal HOTMA changes due 1 January 2027. The Downtown Partnership also gives its annual report on the municipal service district contract.

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Speaking at this meeting

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2 items were added after the agenda first went up

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  1. WELCOME to a COUNCIL MEETING!
  2. ROLL CALL
  3. OPENING
  4. 1.Proclamation: Fire Prevention Week
  5. 2.Proclamation: Employee Appreciation Month
  6. 3.Proclamation: National Week Without Driving (October 1-8) & Walk & Ro…
  7. 4.Proclamation: Stop Hate Week
  8. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
  9. PUBLIC COMMENTS
  10. 5.Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP) Update
  11. 6.Call a Hearing to Consider Adoption of an Updated Land Use Management…
  12. 7.September 9, and 16, 2026 Meeting Minutes
  13. 8.Past Unapproved Minutes
  14. DISCUSSION
  15. 9.Annual Report: Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership MSD Services Contract
  16. SPECIAL USE PERMIT(S)
  17. 10.Master Land Use Plan Modification Application for Meadowmont
  18. 11.Special Use Permit Modification Application for The Cedars of Chapel…
  19. ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT(S)
  20. 12.Conditional Zoning Application for 101 Weaver Dairy Road Extension
  21. CLOSED SESSION (AS NEEDED)
  22. 13.General Statute 143-318.11(a)(6)
  23. ADJOURNMENT
  24. OTHER ATTENDEES
  25. Approval of the Consent Agenda

Agenda items (25)

Other · 6Consent agenda · 5Procedural · 4Proclamation or recognition · 4Discussion item · 4Contract or award · 1Closed session · 1
  1. WELCOME to a COUNCIL MEETING!
    Other
  2. ROLL CALL
    Procedural
  3. OPENING
    Other
  4. 1. Proclamation: Fire Prevention Week
    Proclamation or recognition
  5. 2. Proclamation: Employee Appreciation Month
    Proclamation or recognition
  6. 3. Proclamation: National Week Without Driving (October 1-8) & Walk & Roll to School Day (October 7)
    Proclamation or recognition Schools and education
  7. 4. Proclamation: Stop Hate Week
    Proclamation or recognition
  8. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
    Procedural
  9. PUBLIC COMMENTS
    Procedural
  1. DISCUSSION
    Discussion item
  2. 9. Annual Report: Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership MSD Services Contract
    Contract or award
    received and filed · This matter was received and filed
  3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT(S)
    Other
  4. 10. Master Land Use Plan Modification Application for Meadowmont
    Discussion item Comprehensive plan
    closed the public hearing · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member McMahon, that the Council closed the public hearing. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  5. 11. Special Use Permit Modification Application for The Cedars of Chapel Hill - Corner Condo Addition
    Other
    closed the public hearing · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Ryan, seconded by Council Member McMahon, that the Council closed the public hearing. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  6. ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT(S)
    Other
  7. 12. Conditional Zoning Application for 101 Weaver Dairy Road Extension
    Discussion item
    closed the public hearing · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Berry, seconded by Council Member Miller-Foushee, that the Council closed the public hearing. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
    • 101 Weaver Dairy Rd · no matching parcel on file
  8. CLOSED SESSION (AS NEEDED)
    Closed session
  9. 13. General Statute 143-318.11(a)(6)
    Discussion item
    entered Into closed session as authorized by General Statute Section 143-318.11 · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Berry, seconded by Council Member Miller-Foushee, that the Council entered Into closed session as authorized by General Statute Section 143-318.11(a)(6) to discus a personal matter. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
  10. ADJOURNMENT
    Procedural
  11. OTHER ATTENDEES
    Other Added after the meeting

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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