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Vote on a request to approve a legislative request by the Vickers Bennett Group LLC for text and map amendments to the Chatham County Compact Community Ordinance specifically Section 6.1, p 3 for an expansion of the CCO map and text amendments to support the expansion of area request.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a request to approve a legislative request by the Vickers Bennett Group LLC for text and map amendments to the Chatham County Compact Community Ordinance specifically Section 6.1, p 3 for an expansion of the CCO map and text amendments to support the expansion of area request.
Introduction & Background:
A legislative public hearing was held on August 16, 2021. Planning staff and the representative, Nick Robinson, attorney, presented the request before the Boards. The applicant also spoke and there have been many written comments submitted. Those comments can be viewed from the Planning Department website noted above.
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 Plan, compact corridors were encouraged so that the rural and agricultural areas could be protected and were inte...
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