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Town of Chapel Hill · Planning Commission
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 6:00 pm · Council Chambers at Town Hall

Regular meeting

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Chapel Hill's Planning Commission opens its formal review Tuesday of the rewritten Land Use Management Ordinance, holding a public hearing on the 29 September draft and preparing written comments for the Town Council. The council expects to hold its own hearings on 21 October and 18 November. The earliest it could adopt the new ordinance is 18 November.

The September draft walks back several features of the July version. Most of downtown would keep today's 20,000-square-foot limit on development without a council permit, down from 105,000 in July. The limit of four unrelated people per house returns in lower-density districts. The missing-middle density bonus now applies along collector streets only where there are sidewalks, and newly within a quarter mile of a public school. The draft also adds a 20% bonus for energy-efficient affordable housing and relaxes size limits on home daycares. The commission can continue the discussion on 20 October, and it also approves three sets of minutes.

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Jump to an item (13 on this agenda)
  1. Opening
  2. Roll Call
  3. Secretary reads procedures into the record
  4. Approval of Agenda
  5. Announcements
  6. Petitions
  7. Approval of Minutes
  8. [26-0273]Draft August 18th Meeting Minutes
  9. [26-0333]Draft September 1 Meeting Minutes
  10. [26-0334]Draft September 15 Meeting Minutes
  11. [26-0332]Public Hearing: LUMO Update
  12. Adjournment
  13. Order of Consideration of Agenda Items: 1. Staff Presentation 2. Appl…

Agenda items (13)

Procedural · 6Minutes approval · 4Other · 2Public hearing · 1
  1. Opening
    Other
  2. Roll Call
    Procedural
  3. Secretary reads procedures into the record
    Procedural
  4. Approval of Agenda
    Procedural
  5. Announcements
    Procedural
  6. Petitions
    Other
  7. Approval of Minutes
    Minutes approval
  8. [26-0273] Draft August 18th Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
  9. [26-0333] Draft September 1 Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
  10. [26-0334] Draft September 15 Meeting Minutes
    Minutes approval
  11. [26-0332] Public Hearing: LUMO Update
    Public hearing
  12. Adjournment
    Procedural
  13. 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@chapelhillnc.gov for more information on the above referenced applications. See the Advisory Boards page http://www.chapelhillnc.gov/boards for background information on this Board.
    Procedural

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