Planning Commission

Town Hall TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Planning Commission Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Meeting Minutes Chair Michael Everhart Jonathan Mitchell Vice-Chair James Baxter John Rees Neal Bench Louie Rivers Elizabeth Losos Stephen Whitlow Tuesday, April 5, 2022 7:00 PM Virtual Meeting Language Access Statement 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: URL After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar in listen-only mode. Phone: 301-715-8592, Meeting ID: ###-####-#### Opening Roll Call Staff: Elysa Smigielski, Jacob Hunt, Judy Johnson Youth Liaison: Caroline Chen Council Liaison: Camille Berry Present 7 - Chair Michael Everhart, Vice-Chair James Baxter, Neal Bench, Elizabeth Losos, Jonathan Mitchell, John Rees, and Stephen Whitlow Absent 1 - Louie Rivers Page 1 of 3 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April 5, 2022 Secretary reads procedures into the record Approval of Agenda Announcements Petitions Approval of Minutes 1. March 15, 2022 Action Minutes [22-0239] A motion was made by Bench, seconded by Rees, that this Minutes be approved as amended. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Old Business New Business 2. Planning Commission Application Review [22-0269] Commission interviewed the applicant and discussed the recruitment process. 3. Presentation: Long Range Water Supply Update by Ruth Rouse [22-0240] from OWASA Commission posed questions to Ruth Rouse after the presentation 101 E Rosemary St Conditional Zoning [22-0241] A motion was made by Bench, seconded by Losos, that the Resolution A of the Conditional Zoning be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. The Commission made their recommendation to include one condition upon the applicant and several special considerations for Town Council: Condition upon the applicant: - Provide sidewalks with at least an 8' clear zone on both street frontages Special Considerations for Town Council: - Let the parking be market-driven by allowing the applicant to determine the number of parking spaces they wish to reserve in the new Town-owned parking deck - Install permanent bicycle lanes on Rosemary Street - Consider swapping the commercial space with the lobby and service areas in the floor plan, to further activate the corner Page 2 of 3 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes April 5, 2022 A motion was made by Mitchell, seconded by Bench, that the Ordinance A be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 5. LUMO Rewrite Update [22-0242] Adjournment Next Meeting - DATE 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. Page 3 of 3