INC NEWS - UDO Text Amendment TC07-04

[Mullen, Julia]

Hello INC,

 

I'd like to correct a mistake I made in my message of this morning
regarding TC07-04, Open Space.  As you correctly noted, TC07-04 does in
fact clarify individual vs. common ownership of primary and secondary
conservation areas in conservation subdivision open space.  The primary
intent of TC07-04 is to address the issue of requiring HOA's for common
ownership of open space in all very small subdivisions, but it does also
address this related issue.

 

My apologies and please feel free to contact me with any questions or
comments.

 

Regards,

 

Julia Mullen

Planner

Durham City-County Planning

560-4137 ext. 255

julia.mullen at durhamnc.gov    

 

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From: inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org]
On Behalf Of Pat Carstensen
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 7:52 AM
To: inc-list at durhaminc.org
Subject: Re: INC NEWS - UDO Text Amendment TC07-04

 

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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