Expanding Housing Choices

Visit The Website and Join The Discussion

If you couldn't attend November's open houses, don't worry. All materials and posters presented at these meetings are available online and the project website.

Participate in the Online Questionnaire

Your input is needed. Visit the website, review the materials, then fill out the questionnaire.

Schedule A Meeting With Planning Staff

Contact staff to schedule meetings with neighborhood groups, professional associations, or other interested stakeholders.

Michael Stock, 919-560-4137, ext. 28227
Scott Whiteman, 919-560-4137, ext. 28253

Upcoming Public Hearings:

March 12, 2019

The Durham City-County Planning Commission will hold public hearings on March 12, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 101 City Hall Plaza, 1st Floor, Durham, NC  27701, to consider the following:

UDO Text Amendment

TC1800007- Expanding Housing Choices: Amendments modifying standards in Article 5, Use Regulations; Article 6, District Intensity Standards; Article 7, Design Standards, and other associated sections of the UDO regarding accessory dwelling units, residential infill, housing type allowances and associated dimensional and density requirements, flag lots, and other associated provisions and definitions.

Plan Amendment

Elevate at the Park (A1800005) is a request to change future land use designation of property at 3700/3706 NC 55 Highway from Office, Recreation Open Space to Medium-High Residential (No change to Recreation Open Space).

Zoning Map Changes

Elevate at the Park (Z1800013) is a request to change the zoning district at 3700/3706 NC 55 Highway from Office and Institutional (OI), Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20) to Residential Suburban Multifamily with a Development Plan (RS-M(D)).

1001 Olive Branch Road (Z1800015) is a request to change the zoning district at 1001 Olive Branch Road from Residential Rural (RR), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection Overlay District-B (F/J-B), County Jurisdiction to Planned Development Residential 2.686 (PRD 2.686), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection Overlay District-B (F/J-B), City Jurisdiction.

Critter Control 315 Southerland (Z1800025) is a request to change the zoning district at 315 Southerland Street from Residential Suburban-20 (RS-20) to Industrial Light with a text-only development plan (IL(D)).

Public Review: The staff reports are available in the City-County Planning Department, 101 City Hall Plaza, Ground Floor, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Call 919-560-4137 and extension number for the following: 
For case TC1800007 contact Michael.Stock@DurhamNC.gov x28227; For cases A1800005/Z1800013, Z1800025 contact Emily.Struthers@DurhamNC.gov x28263; For case Z1800015 contact Jamie.Sunyak@DurhamNC.gov x28235.

Public Participation: Interested parties may appear at the meeting. Any person wishing to speak at the public hearing should be present at 5:30 p.m. and should sign up on the sheets to be provided. The Chair will recognize all persons wishing to speak. Substantial changes to the proposed action may be made following the public hearing for each case. 

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March 18, 2019

The Durham City Council will hold a public hearing on March 18, 2019 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 1st Floor, 101 City Hall Plaza, to hear the following requests:

Annexation Petition

Ellis Road Phase III (BDG1800002) 3714 Angier Avenue; Voluntary annexation petition to annex a contiguous parcel totaling 99.89 acres.

301 Atkins Heights Boulevard (BDG1800010) 7605 Fayetteville Road and 301 Atkins Heights Boulevard; Voluntary annexation petition to annex two contiguous parcels totaling 66.879 acres. 

Plan Amendment

3920 South Alston Avenue (A1800002) is a request to change land use designation of property at 3920 South Alston Avenue from Commercial to Industrial.

Ellis Road Phase III (A1700018) is a request to change land use designation of property at generally located at 3714 Angier Avenue from Industrial to Low Density Residential (4 du/ac or less).

Zoning Map Changes

Ellis Road Phase III (Z1700052) is a request to change the zoning district generally located at 3714 Angier Avenue from Industrial Light, Residential Rural (IL, RR) to Planned Development Residential 3.575 (PDR 3.575).

 3920 South Alston Avenue (Z1800005) is a request to change the zoning district at 3920 South Alston Avenue from Office and Institutional (OI) to Industrial Light with a Development Plan (IL(D)).

1228 Carroll Street (Z1800018) is a request to change the zoning district at 1228 Carroll Street from Residential Urban-5 (RU-5) and Residential Urban 5 with Duplexes Allowed (RU-5(2)) to Residential Urban-Multifamily with a Development Plan (RU-M(D)).

Panther Creek – Revisions to Text Commitments (Z1800020) 2708 Burton Road, is a request to revise text commitments for Panther Creek PDR 1.69. 

301 Atkins Heights Boulevard (Z1800022A) is a request to change the zoning district generally located at 301 Atkins Heights Boulevard from Rural Residential (RR), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection Overlay District-B (F/J-B), County Jurisdiction to Rural Residential (RR), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection Overlay District-B (F/J-B), City Jurisdiction.

Street Closing

Oregon Street Closing (SC1800001) A request to permanently close a 1,794.18 linear feet of Oregon Street from Campus Drive north to Erwin Road.

Proposed agreement between the City of Durham and the City of Raleigh Defining Water and Sanitary Sewer Service Areas and Annexation Boundaries

The City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed agreement defining Water and Sanitary Sewer Service Areas and Annexation Boundaries between the City of Durham and the City of Raleigh, pursuant to GS Chapter 160A, Article 4A, Part 6. 

Public Reviews: The application, staff reports, and maps can be reviewed at the City-County Planning Department, 101 City Hall Plaza, Ground Floor, weekdays between 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., email or call 919-560-4137, contact   Jamie.Sunyak @DurhamNC.gov, ext. 28235 for cases A1800002/Z1800005, BDG1800010/ Z1800022A, A1700018/BDG1800002/Z1700052; Emily.Struthers@DurhamNC.gov, ext. 28263 for cases: Z1800018, Z1800020, SC1800001. Contact Grace.Smith@DurhamNC.gov for questions about the proposed annexation agreement.

Public Participation: Interested parties may appear at the meeting. Any person wishing to speak at the public hearing should be present at 5:30 p.m. and should sign up on the sheets to be provided. The Chair will recognize all persons wishing to speak. Substantial changes to the proposed action may be made following the public hearing for each case.