AGENDA ITEM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Call a Hearing to Consider a Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendment to Article 8 Related to Rules of the Boards and Commissions
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RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT
Corey Liles, Zoning Administrator, Planning Department
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the resolution to call a legislative hearing to consider a text amendment revising rules of the Boards and Commissions on May 21, 2025.
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PROCEDURAL CONTEXT
The Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO), Town Code Appendix A Section 8.1 requires the Town Council, in its legislative capacity, to consider proposed amendments to the LUMO.
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
• Four Boards and Commissions are established in Article 8 of LUMO: the Planning Commission, the Board of Adjustment, the Historic District Commission, and the Community Design Commission.
• Proposed rule revisions would continue the implementation of the recommendations found in the Boards & Commissions Assessment <https://chapelhill.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6865604&GUID=EBB0A683-8C12-4356-A939-1C9AB50AA16C>.
• Proposed rule revisions include reduced numbers of members seats, associated reductions in quorum and voting thresholds, and alternatives for review if a Board does not have enough members to meet.
ATTACHMENTS
• Resolution
A RESOLUTION TO CALL A LEGISLATIVE HEARING TO CONSIDER A LAND USE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 8 RELATED TO RULES OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ON MAY 21, 2025 (2025-04-09/R-5)
WHEREAS, in response to a petition from Council members, over fourteen months Town staff assessed Town advisory boards and commissions; and
WHEREAS, one of the central recommendations of that assessment was for consistent, standard board practices, policies, and procedures; and
WHEREAS, Town staff have considered how to apply this recommendation to the boards and commissions established in the Land Use Management Ordinance, which include the Planning Commission, the Board of Adjustment, the Historic District Commission, and the Community Design Commission; and
WHEREAS, each of these boards and commissions has seen challenges in filling vacancies, suggesting a warranted reduction in membership.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council calls a Legislative Hearing to consider a text amendment to the Land Use Management Ordinance related to rules of the boards and commissions for membership, powers, quorum, and/or voting on May 21, 2025, at 6 PM, in the Town Hall Council Chamber, 405 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
This the 9th day of April, 2025.
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