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Call a Public Hearing for Land Use Management Ordinance Text Amendments-Proposed Changes to Section 3.6.2 Historic Districts Related to Review Criteria and Section 8.4 Historic District Commission on March 24, 2021.
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Staff:
Department:
Colleen Willger, Director
Planning Department
Judy Johnson, Assistant Director
Anya Grahn, Senior Planner
Overview: The Planning Department committed to updating the Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) following the adoption of the Design Principles and Standards. Amendments to the LUMO are intended to provide greater clarity on the legal basis for the Historic District Commission's (HDC) application of the Design Principles and Standards in their review of Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council adopt the resolution calling a public hearing on March 24, 2021 to amend the Land Use Management Ordinance related to the Historic Districts Review Criteria and the reference to Design Principles and Standards.
Key Issues:
* Changes in State Law now require "Design Guidelines" to be referred to as "Design Standards"
* The current A through J criteria outlined in LUMO 3.6.2(e)(4) predates the adoption of the 2001 Design Guidelines.
* The HDC and applicants have consistently expressed concern that the A through J criteria do not align with the Design Guidelines and should be revised or removed.
* In 2019, the Planning Department committed to amending the A-J criteria following completion of the Design Standards project.
Attachments:
* Resolution
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A RESOLUTION CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A LAND USE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT PERTAINING TO SECTION 3.6.2 HISTORIC DISTRICTS RELATED TO REVIEW CRITERIA AND SECTION 8.4 HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION (2021-02-24/R-5)
WHEREAS, Legislative updates in Chapter 160D of the North Carolina General Statutes provide that the Historic District Commission shall "adopt principles and standards to guide the c...
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