[Durham INC] New ordinance changes

[Pat Carstensen]

There are 2 proposed UDO changes going to the Planning Commission on Tuesday.  

One is on Rules for Interpretation of Overlay Boundaries, and creating new paragraph 4.11.5, Revisions to Overlay Boundaries.  There  are still no details yet on that on Planning's website (I'm told this is driven by the Jordan Lake situation)

Getting to outdoor recreation facilities -- right now they must be on a minor or major thoroughfare because there could be a lot of traffic, especially if there is some kind of tournament.  The proposal is to require more set-backs and require a minor special use permit if it goes through a residential area.  I'm mostly upset that the driver is a request to fix someone's problem with his development plans, and I think we get into a lot of problems changing the rules every time someone whines about them.  Here is what the report says about why this proposal came up:
Background. This amendment was requested by Dan Lefebvre of Triangle Sports
Social Club (TSSC) on December 29, 2008. Mr. Lefebvre would like to convert a
former Durham County landfill on Wrenn Road to a private athletic facility for soccer
and other sports. The facility would be classified as an “outdoor recreation” use
under the UDO. Mr. Lefebvre requests removal of the requirement that an outdoor
recreation use have direct access from a major or minor thoroughfare. On March 4,
2009, the JCCPC considered staff’s presentation of the request and recommended that
the amendment move forward.
Details:  http://www.durhamnc.gov/council/ord%5Fchanges/
Regards, pat




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