INC NEWS - 2 UDO changes coming up

[RW Pickle]

>From the Planning Department.
RWP
27 Beverly
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Proposed UDO Text Amendments

http://www.durhamnc.gov/businesses/ordinance.cfm

Please be advised of the upcoming proposed changes to the text of the
Durham Unified Development Ordinance (UDO):

Text Change TC07-13 proposes revisions to the following sections of the
Unified Development Ordinance: Sec. 3.7, Site Plan Review; Sec. 4.3,
Nonresidential District Intent Statements; Sec. 5.2, Use Categories; Sec.
6.3, Residential Suburban (RS) Development Intensity; Sec. 6.9,
Nonresidential Development in Residential Districts; Sec. 6.11, Planned
Districts; Sec. 7.1, Housing Types; Sec. 7.2, Open Space; Sec. 8.4,
Floodplain and Flood Damage Protection Standards; Sec. 9.8, Vehicular Use
Area Landscaping; Sec. 10.2, General Requirements; Sec. 11.3, Prohibited
Signs; Sec. 11.4, Signs Allowed in All Districts without a Permit; Sec.
11.5, Signs Allowed in Right-of-Way; Sec. 11.6, Signs Requiring Permits;
Sec. 12.4, Pedestrian and Bicycle Mobility; Sec. 13.6, Street Connectivity
Requirements; Sec. 14.2, Nonconforming Uses; Section 15.1, Violations;
Violators; Sec. 16.3, Defined Terms (Building; Existing Conditions; Yard;
Yard, Street).

Please be advised of the upcoming proposed changes to the text of the
Durham Unified Development Ordinance (UDO):

Text Change TC07-16 proposes revisions to the following section of the
Unified Development Ordinance: Sec. 6.2, Residential Rural (RR)
Development Intensity, specifically paragraph 6.2.4, Conservation
Subdivision.


The Planning Commission public hearing is tentatively scheduled for
December 11, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 101 City
Hall Plaza.  Please contact the Planning Department for confirmation of
the hearing dates.  The proposed revisions, once finalized, may be viewed
at the web site listed above.