Board of Adjustment

Town Hall TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Board of Adjustment Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Meeting Minutes Chair Joseph Parrish Daniel Hatley Vice-Chair Katherine Murphy Enton Hito James Bartow Phillip Lyons Nathan Boucher Michael Murphy Brian Godfrey Betty Sapp Thomas Grasty Andrew Strada Geoffrey Green Thomas Wortman Thursday, March 4, 2021 6:30 PM Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting Notification Board members will attend and participate in this meeting remotely, through internet access, and will not physically attend. The Town will not provide a physical location for viewing the meeting. The public is invited to attend the Zoom webinar directly online or by phone. Register for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y9jRxs-dTPSgaxI0cEwp_g. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar in listen-only mode. Phone: 301-715-8592, Meeting ID: 835 6656 3632 Opening Roll Call Staff Present: Jake Lowman, Senior Planner; Ann Anderson, Town Attorney Present 13 - Chair Joseph Parrish, Vice-Chair Katherine Murphy, James Bartow, Nathan Boucher, Brian Godfrey, Geoffrey Green, Thomas Grasty, Daniel Hatley, Enton Hito, Phillip Lyons, Michael Murphy, Andrew Strada, and Thomas Wortman Absent 1 - Betty Sapp Secretary reads procedures into the record Approval of Agenda Motion by Green, Second by Grasty, to approve the Agenda as published. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Announcements Page 1 of 3 Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes March 4, 2021 Petitions Approval of Minutes 1. Board of Adjustment Action Minutes 12.03.2020 [21-0148] Motion by Hatley, Second by Boucher, to approve the Minutes as published. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Old Business New Business 2. 201 S Estes Drive - Resource Conservation District Variance [21-0149] Motion by Kathy Murphy, amended by Green, to adopt Alternative Resolution A, with the modification to approval condition #2 to require "That the applicants obtain a FEMA No Rise Certification if required and provide a supporting engineering study and documentation of structural flood opening requirements and floodproofing design and materials." The motion passed 9 yes - 1 no Aye: 9 - Chair Joseph Parrish, Vice-Chair Katherine Murphy, Nathan Boucher, Brian Godfrey, Geoffrey Green, Thomas Grasty, Enton Hito, Phillip Lyons, and Thomas Wortman Nay: 1 - Michael Murphy Excused: 3 - James Bartow, Daniel Hatley, and Andrew Strada 3. Board of Adjustment Priorities [21-0150] Town Council has asked that each advisory board identify three priorities over the next five years to help shape the outcome of the five-year budget strategy. Town Council has asked that each advisory board identify three priorities over the next five years to help shape the outcome of the five-year budget strategy. Motion by Hatley, second by Wortman , to recommend to the Town Council to explore the possibilities of virtual participation after the pandemic and explore further options for increasing diversity on Advisory Boards. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Consideration of ETJ/JPA Member Seat Motion by Wortman, second by Kathy Murphy, that Town Council recommend Daniel Hatley for reappointment to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Adjournment Page 2 of 3 Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes March 4, 2021 Next Meeting - April 1, 2021 Order of Consideration of Agenda Items: 1. Staff Presentation 2. Applicant’s Presentation 3. Public Comment 4. Board Discussion 5. Motion 6. Restatement of Motion by Chair 7. Vote 8. Announcement of Vote by Chair Public Charge: The Advisory Body pledges its respect to the public. The Body asks the public to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Body and with fellow members of the public. Should any member of the Body or any member of the public fail to observe this charge at any time, the Chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. Unless otherwise noted, please contact the Planning Department at 919-968-2728; planning@townofchapelhill.org for more information on the above referenced applications. See the Advisory Boards page http://www.townofchapelhill.org/boards for background information on this Board. Note Page 3 of 3