[Durham INC] FW: Notice for TC1000005, Compact Design District, for January 17 City Council

[Pat Carstensen]

INC hasn't taken any position on these UDO changes (someone from the Ninth Street process will have to comment on the changes, which take over 70 pages).
Regards, pat

Subject: Notice for TC1000005, Compact Design District, for January 17 City Council
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 13:03:43 -0500
From: Wade.Griffin at durhamnc.gov



Please be advised of the upcoming proposed changes to the text of the Durham Unified Development Ordinance (UDO): Text Amendment TC1000005 proposes revisions relating to the Ninth Street Compact Neighborhood Tier zoning and associated subjects to the following sections of the Unified Development Ordinance: Sec. 1.10, Transitional Provisions; Sec. 2.7, Design District Review Team, Sec. 3.11, Common Signage Plan, new Sec. 3.25, Design Special Use Permit; Sec. 4.1, General, Sec. 4.5, Design District Intent Statements; Sec. 5.1, Use Table, Sec. 5.2, Use Categories, Sec. 5.3, Limited Use Standards, Sec. 5.4, Accessory Uses and Structures; Sec. 6.9, Nonresidential Development in Residential Districts, Sec. 6.10, Nonresidential District Development Intensity, Sec. 6.12, Design Districts, Sec. 6.13, Measurement and Computation; Sec. 7.1, Housing Types, Sec. 7.3, Design Standards, Sec. 7.6, Utility and Trash Handling; Sec. 9.4, Project Boundary Buffers, Sec. 9.6, Street Trees, Sec. 9.8, Vehicular Use Area Landscaping, Sec. 9.9, Fences and Walls; Sec. 10.3, Required Parking, Sec. 10.4, Design Standards, Sec. 10.6, Vehicle Stacking Areas, Sec. 10.7, Loading Areas; Sec. 11.8, Elements of a Common Signage Plan; Sec. 13.4, Block Standards, Sec. 13.6, Street Connectivity Requirements; Sec. 14.4, Nonconforming Improvements and Structures; Sec. 16.2, Abbreviations, and Sec. 16.3, Defined Terms.The proposed revisions would 1) create design district standards for the new Compact Design District in the Compact Neighborhood Tier; 2) implement adopted strategies from the Ninth Street Plan; 3) apply many of the Downtown Design District provisions for parking, landscaping, buffering, trash handling, etc. to all design districts (including the new Compact Design District); and 4) make miscellaneous technical changes. This text amendment is being proposed in conjunction with zoning map change request Z1000017 which would apply the new design district standards to the Ninth Street Compact Neighborhood Tier. The Durham City Council will hold a public hearing on TC1000005 on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 101 City Hall Plaza, First Floor. The text of the proposed change may be viewed at http://durhamnc.gov/ich/cc/Pages/ord_changes.aspx. Agenda documents will be available under "January 17, 2012" at http://durhamnc.gov/ich/cc/Pages/Agendas/default.aspx. Interested parties may appear at the public hearing. Substantial changes to the proposed action may be made following the public hearing. For more information please contact Lisa Miller, 560-4137 x28270; lisa.miller at durhamnc.gov.Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act - A person with a disability may receive an auxiliary aid or service to effectively participate in city government activities by contacting the ADA Coordinator, voice 919-560-4197, fax 560-4196, TTY 919-560-1200, or ADA at durhamnc.gov, as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the event or deadline date.  Wade GriffinPlannerDurham City/County Planning Department101 City Hall PlazaDurham NC 27701Phone: 919-560-4137 x28229Fax    : 919-560-4641www.durhamnc.gov/departments/planning  		 	   		  
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