INC NEWS - UDO Text Amendment TC07-04

[Pat Carstensen]

The 2 things these amendments do are:
1) Let developers pay for open space somewhere else instead of reserving it in their development.  Open space may still be required by the approving authority where it determines that the provision of open space would better serve the needs of the future residents of the development than would payment in lieu.  

2) Secondary Conservation Areas (the UDO has a list of natural and historical things that are "Primary" or really important and those that are "Secondary" or worth conserving but less important) can be platted into individual residential lots.    I can see that if these bits of property are scattered, it would make sense to include them in individual lots, ASSUMING we have a way to make sure they really get preserved and someone doesn't decide they need to put a bigger house up over the space 20 years from now.  I would also like to see the ability of the approving authority to decide that it makes better sense for common ownership for the Secondary Conservation Areas.

Regards, pat

> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:46:24 -0500
> From: randy at 27beverly.com
> To: inc-list at durhaminc.org
> CC: fhna-list at fhnanews.com
> Subject: INC NEWS - UDO Text Amendment TC07-04
> 
> >From the Planning Department:
> 
> 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 TC07-04 proposes revisions to the following sections of the
> Unified Development Ordinance: Section 7.2.2, Required Open Space, Section
> 7.2.4, Open Space Calculation; Section 7.2.6, Ownership and Management of
> Open Space; and Section 8.3.1, Tree Coverage Standards.
> 
> The City Council public hearing is tentatively scheduled for December 17,
> 2007 at 7:00 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.
> 
> Staff contact:  Julia Mullen, 560-4137 x255; email, julia.mullen at durhamnc.gov
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