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File #: [26-0041]    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Passed
File created: 1/15/2026 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 2/25/2026 Final action: 2/25/2026
Title: Conditional Zoning for 860 Weaver Dairy Road
Attachments: 1. Resolution - Reasonableness and Consistency, 2. Ordinance - Approving the Application, 3. Applicant's Draft Presentation, 4. Applicant's Requested Modifications to Regulations and Statements, 5. District-Specific Plan, 6. Staff Report, 7. Draft Staff Presentation, 8. District-Specific Plan, 9. Staff Presentation, 10. Applicant Presentation, 11. Council Questions With Staff Response, 12. 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 860 WEAVER DAIRY ROAD FROM MIXED USE-OFFICE/INSTITUTIONAL-1 (MU-OI-1) AND RESIDEN, 13. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHAPEL HILL ZONING ATLAS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 860 WEAVER DAIRY RD FROM MIXED USE-OFFICE INSTITUTIONAL-1(MU-OI-1) AND RESIDENTIAL-3 (R-3) TO MIXED-USE VILLAGE-CONDITIONAL ZONING DISTRICT (MU-V-CZD) (PROJECT #CZD-24-8)
Related files: [25-0495], [24-0432], [25-0422], [26-0016]
AGENDA ITEM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE*
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Conditional Zoning for 860 Weaver Dairy Road
presenter
RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*
Tas Lagoo, Long-Range Planning Manager, Planning Department
STAFF RECOMMENDATION*
Staff recommends that the Council close the hearing, adopt the Resolution of Reasonableness and Consistency, and enact the Ordinance approving the conditional zoning application.
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PROCEDURAL CONTEXT*
The Land Use Management Ordinance, Town Code Appendix A Section 4.4 requires Council approval of any proposed zoning map amendment.
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT*
The applicant proposes a 45-acre mixed-use project to include multifamily apartments, townhomes, and a flex site to be reserved for future development. Please see the Staff Report for more information.
TRADEOFFS, ALTERNATIVES, IMPACTS
Staff have reviewed the requested modification to regulations and find that public purpose is served to an equivalent or greater degree.
COMPLETE COMMUNITY CONNECTION
The property is an infill site, adjacent to developed land, and is served by existing infrastructure and transit lines. The project proposes to provide a new greenway that is consistent with the Town's Mobility and Connectivity Plan. For more analysis of Complete Community considerations, please see the Staff Report.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Staff have provided mailed notice to neighbors according to LUMO requirements. Notices translated into Spanish were also mailed to residents of the Lakeview neighborhood.
A public information meeting was held on February 25, 2025. Staff also attended three manufactured home community meetings.
Staff have received several emails regarding the project from residents of the adjacent Coventry townhomes and have met with several of the residents on multiple occasions
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance and Resolution
* Resolution - Reasonableness and Consistency
* Ordinance - Approving the Application
Applicant Materials
* Applicant's Draft Presentation
* Applicant's Req...

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