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File #: [25-0217]    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Passed
File created: 4/17/2025 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 5/7/2025 Final action: 5/7/2025
Title: Open the Hearing and Consider Action on a Community Priority Rezoning Application for Hillside Trace at 607 - 617 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Attachments: 1. Resolution A - Consistency and Reasonableness, 2. Ordinance A - Approving the Application, 3. Resolution B – Denying the Application, 4. Applicant Draft Presentation, 5. Applicant’s Requested Modifications to Regulations and Statements, 6. Community Priority Rezoning Plan, 7. Staff Report, 8. Planning Commission Recommendation, 9. Urban Design Assessment, 10. Draft Staff Presentation, 11. Applicant Presentation, 12. Staff Presentation, 13. Council Questions with Staff Response, 14. A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE REASONABLENESS AND CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 607 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD. FROM RESIDENTIAL-4 (R-4) TO RESIDENTIAL-COMMUNIT, 15. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHAPEL HILL ZONING ATLAS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 607 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD. FROM RESIDENTIAL-4 (R-4) TO RESIDENTIAL-COMMUNITY PRIORITY-CONDITIONAL ZONING DISTRICT (R-CP-CZD) (PROJECT #CZD-24-5) (2025-05-07/O-2)
Related files: [25-0143]

AGENDA ITEM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ITEM TITLE

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Open the Hearing and Consider Action on a Community Priority Rezoning Application for Hillside Trace at 607 - 617 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT

Katherine Shor, Senior Planner, Planning Department

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

Open the hearing, receive public comment, provide feedback on the application, and consider action. The Town Manager recommends approval of the application, subject to the conditions in Ordinance A.

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PROCEDURAL CONTEXT

The Land Use Management Ordinance, Town Code Appendix A Section 4.4 requires applicants to seek Council approval of any proposed zoning map amendment.

BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

The applicant proposes a 100 percent income-restricted multifamily development with between 180 and 200 dwelling units in a single building. Please see the Staff Report for more information. 

TRADEOFFS, ALTERNATIVES, IMPACTS

Staff reviewed the requested modifications to regulations and find that the public purpose is served to an equivalent or greater degree.

COMPLETE COMMUNITY CONNECTION

The property is an infill site served by existing infrastructure. It is located near existing greenways and adjacent to the future Bus Rapid Transit corridor. For more analysis of Complete Community considerations, please see the Staff Report.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Staff mailed notices to property owners and occupants, according to Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) requirements and staff policy. A public information meeting was held on October 17, 2024. Staff have not received significant numbers of phone calls or emails regarding the project. Please see the Staff Report for more information.

ATTACHMENTS

Ordinance and Resolutions

•                     Resolution A - Consistency and Reasonableness

•                     Ordinance A - Approving the Application

•                     Resolution B - Denying the Application

Applicant Materials

•                     Applicant’s Draft Presentation

•                     Applicant’s Requested Modifications to Regulations and Statements 

•                     Community Priority Rezoning Plan

 

Staff and Advisory Board Materials

•                     Staff Report

•                     Planning Commission Recommendation

•                     Urban Design Assessment

•                     Draft Staff Presentation

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