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Vote on a legislative request by Congruus LLC for a map amendment to the Chatham County Compact Community boundary map specifically Section 6.1, p 3-4 for an expansion of the CCO map to include an additional 184.04 acres off Parker Herndon and Morris roads, Baldwin Township.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a legislative request by Congruus LLC for a map amendment to the Chatham County Compact Community boundary map specifically Section 6.1, p 3-4 for an expansion of the CCO map to include an additional 184.04 acres off Parker Herndon and Morris roads, Baldwin Township.
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held on August 16, 2021. Planning staff and the representative, Isabel Mattox, attorney, presented the request before the Boards. Ms. Mattox also had others that spoke on the request. There were several citizens who spoke on the matter as well as those who submitted written comments. Those comments can be viewed from our website noted above. The majority of comments and/or submittals were in opposition of the request.
The Chatham County Compact Community Ordinance (CCO) was adopted in 2004 to prepare for what is now known as Briar Chapel with over approximately 2,650 homes and a commercial component that borders US 15-501 N. Section 6.1 specifies the area where an application for a compact community rezoning can be considered. The map does include parcels outside of Briar Chapel and in many cases splits property lines. There are many objectives listed in the Ordinance to assist in guiding compact community development, but they are not intended as menu of options to select from. This area is only permitted in the designated area as shown on the map and is not currently offered county-wide. The currently adopted map in Section 6.1 follows.
When the CCO was adopted the Land Conservation and Development Plan (adopted in 2001) was the guiding policy document for the Board of Commissioners. In the Land Conservation and Development...
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