Upcoming Meetings Regarding the NCD

Please attend the upcoming Chapel Hill Town Council meeting this Monday, September 22nd and the first informational meeting for the NCD on Tuesday, September 23rd..

Agenda item 4i for the TC meeting on the 22nd is summarized as:

Title of Agenda Item: Response to Planning Board Petition to Request Financial Support to Hire a Professional Facilitator for the Glen Lennox Area Neighborhood

Background: The attached staff memorandum includes background information on the September 8, 2008 Planning Board petition to request that the Council financially support the hiring of a facilitator for the Glen Lennox Area Neighborhood.

Staff Recommendation(s): That the Council adopt the attached resolution to hire the Dispute Settlement Center to facilitate a constructive dialogue for the residents and property owners of the Glen Lennox Area Neighborhood.

The following evening, Tuesday, September 23rd, is the first public information meeting regarding the Glen Lennox NCD process. The structure of the meeting will be:

Contents:
1.Background information about the Neighborhood Conservation District designation
2.Information about the NC 54 Corridor from the Town’s Comprehensive Plan and other relevant sources
3.An introduction to the concept of zoning
4.Fundamental planning terminology and definitions
5.An explanation of the Neighborhood Conservation District development process
6.A development history for the existing Neighborhood Conservation Districts
7.A discussion of issues that a Neighborhood Conservation District can and cannot address
8.An explanation of Phase Two of the Neighborhood Conservation District initiation process

Structure:
1.Opening introduction,
2.Staff presentation
3.Question and Answer period

Please attend any meetings you can to be sure your opinions are heard!

For more information, visit saveglenlennox.org and click on the Discuss link. Relevant files have been posted in the files section of the discussion group.