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Vote on a request by NNP Briar Chapel for a revision to the Chatham County Compact Community Ordinance, Section 6.2 Maximum Size, to increase the dwelling unit cap from 2,500 to 2,650.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
A request by NNP Briar Chapel for a revision to the Chatham County Compact Community Ordinance, Section 6.2 Maximum Size, to increase the dwelling unit cap from 2,500 to 2,650.
Introduction & Background:
The Compact Communities Ordinance (CCO) was adopted by the Board of Commissioners in April 2004 after several years of work by the Land Use Plan Implementation Committee (LUPIC). Section 6.2, Maximum Size, states "No compact community shall include more than two thousand five hundred (2,500) dwelling units." Laurie Ford, representing NNP-Briar Chapel, LLC, submitted an application to amend Section 6.2 to increase the dwelling unit cap to 2,650 dwelling units. Section 6.1 of the CCO includes a map outlining the boundaries within which a compact community can be located as follows -
Discussion & Analysis:
A public hearing was held on May 15, 2017 and Nick Robinson, attorney representing Newland Communities, provided a presentation outlining the request. His comments included that the CCO includes a maximum density threshold of 2 dwelling units per acre; maximum impervious surface limit of 24%; a 30% open space requirement; a conditional use permit is required for compact community; and that no amendments were requested of these standards. His comments also included that density should be concentrated where "water, sewer, public parks, education centers, and roadway infrastructure is already available"; would allow a mixed use environment with a concentration of multi-family housing located within commercial areas; and would avoid sprawling development (a copy of the presentation is available on the planning website).
Questions from Commissioners and Planning Board members included whether the multi-family housing could accommodate students from ...
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