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File #: [25-0102]    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/27/2025 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 3/12/2025 Final action:
Title: Open the Public Hearing and Consider a Request to Close the Public Right-of-Way Portion of Huse Street.
Attachments: 1. Huse St Closure Request - Draft Resolution, 2. Huse St ROW Closure Request - Council Presentation, 3. HuseSt_ROW Closure Request_GS160A-299, 4. Staff Presentation, 5. A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST TO CLOSE A PORTION OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY KNOWN AS HUSE ST (2025-03-12/R-8)
Related files: [25-0049], [25-0008]
AGENDA ITEM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE
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Open the Public Hearing and Consider a Request to Close the Public Right-of-Way Portion of Huse Street.
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RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*
Lance Norris, Director, Public Works
Chris Roberts, Manager of Engineering and Infrastructure, Public Works
Rob Gehris, Engineer III, Public Works
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*
That the Council open the Public Hearing to consider closing a portion of the public right-of-way (ROW), platted as Huse Street located along the southern boundary of the Old Chapel Hill Road right-of-way, approximately 675 east of the intersection of Old Chapel Hill Road and White Oak Drive, and continuing south for approximately 420 feet to a termination point at Durham County Parcel 0709089484. The Council may close the Public Hearing this evening and act on the requested closures or defer action to a future meeting.
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ACTION/DECISION POINTS*
Council shall open a Public Hearing to consider the ROW closure request, and may either close the hearing to approve or reject the request or defer action to a future meeting.
LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT*
North Carolina General Statute Sec. 160A-299 sets out the process for closing public rights-of-way. This closure request is related to the proposed Chapel Hill Crossings Development, the conditional rezoning of which was approved by Council under (2023-09-27/R-8) & (2023-09-27/O-6) (Project # CZD-23-2).
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT*
This closure request is for a portion of the right-of-way (Huse Street) per the attached map. Properties bordering the ROW requested for closure are included in the conditional zoning ordinance CZD-23-2, approved September 27, 2023
All properties bounding the right-of-way requested for closure are owned by the same entity (Huse Street Properties, LLC)
Developer has applied for a zoning compliance permit to construct the proposed developments associated with this right-of-way closure request (ZCP-24-40)
All adjacent property owners have...

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