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Durham Planning Commission M I N U T E S January 12, 2016, 5:30 p.m. City Council Chambers – 1st Floor 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC 1. Call to Order Chair Harris called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call Members Present: Brian Buzby Nil Ghosh Armeer Kenchen David Harris, Chair Linda Huff Elaine Hyman, Vice-Chair Tom Miller Melvin Whitley Rebecca Winders Excused Members Absent: Charles Gibbs, Calin Riley, Andrea Vann Unexcused Members Absent: DeDreana Freeman Staff Present: Patrick Young, Assistant Planning Director Sara Young, Assistant Planning Director Grace Smith, Planning Supervisor Scott Whiteman, Planning Supervisor Amy Wolff, Senior Planner Hannah Jacobson, Planner Bill Judge, Development Review Engineer Susan Cole, Clerk MOTION: Approve the requested excused absences. (Miller, Winders 2nd). ACTION: Carried, 9-0. 3. Adjustments to the Agenda Ms. Smith requested two changes. 1) To remove Case A1500010 & Z1500023 Hope Valley Commons Business Park from the agenda due to a notification error. These cases will be on the February agenda. 2) Reorder the agenda to reflect item F. A1500020 Compact Neighborhood Tier Policy Updates as item A under Public Hearings Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. Planning Commission January 12. 2016 Page 1 of 4  3) Chair Harris requested to add one item under New Business dealing with committed elements. MOTION: Accept changes to the agenda. (Miller, Ghosh, 2nd) ACTION: Carried, 9-0. Mr. Young updated the Commission regarding recent Planning Department organizational structure changes. He informed the commission that Sara Young, Assistant Director for Strategic Planning, would now have oversight of the Land Use Division and Grace Smith would still be the staff liaison to the commission. 4. Approval of the Minutes MOTION: Approve the Minutes from December 8, 2015 (Buzby, Hyman 2nd ). ACTION: Motion carried, 9-0. 5. Public Hearings: Zoning Map Change Requests A. Straw Valley (Z14000033) Zoning Map Change Request: Office Institutional (OI) and Commercial Neighborhood (CN) to Mixed Use with a development plan (MU (D)). PIN(s) 08700-03-01-5565, -8645, -11-0701. Staff Report: Ms. Wolff presented Z1400033. Public Hearing: Chair Harris opened the public hearing. One person spoke in support and no one spoke in opposition. Chair Harris closed the public hearing. Commission Discussion: The discussion focused on traffic and incorporating affordable housing units into the proposal. MOTION: Recommend approval of Z1400033. (Buzby, Hyman, 2nd) ACTION: Motion carried, 9-0. MOTION: To excuse Ms. Huff. (Miller, Harris 2nd) ACTION: Motion carried, 9-0. FINDINGS: The Planning Commission finds that the ordinance request is consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan. The Commission believes the request is reasonable and in the public interest and recommends approval based on comments received at the public hearing and the information in the staff report. 7. Public Hearings: Text Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan A. Compact Neighborhood Tier Policy Updates (A1500020) Request: The City of Durham is requesting amendments to the text of the Durham Comprehensive Plan to address land use and affordable housing issues specific to Compact Neighborhoods and light rail transit areas. Staff Report: Ms. Jacobson presented the staff report. Public Hearing: Chair Harris opened the public hearing. One citizen spoke in support and one is opposition. Chair Harris closed the public hearing. Planning Commission January 12. 2016 Page 2 of 4  Commission Discussion: Discussion centered on Affordable Housing. MOTION: 60 day continuance to allow interested parties to meet with staff to revise the proposed Comprehensive Plan text regarding affordable housing. (Hyman, Miller 2nd). ACTION: Motion carried, 8-0. B. Leigh Village Compact Neighborhood (A1500014) Request: The City and County of Durham are requesting changes to the Future Land Use Map including that the Development Tier boundary be modified and that multiple future land use designations be changed to Design District, Recreation and Open Space, and Low Density Residential in the vicinity of NC Highway 54, Farrington Road and George King Road. PINs: 0708- 01-09-6123; 0708-01-15-9719.SPL; 0708-01-16-6198, -7217, -7316, -7427, -7536, -7637, -7747, - 7836, -9225, -9325, -9433, -9533, -9644, -9768; 0708-01-17-7033; 0708-01-18-4969, -6414, - 6612, -6956, -8980, -9419; 0708-01-19-0615, -3103, -5611; 0708-01-25-2626, -3764, -3930, - 4758, -5843, -6838, -7912, -8907; 0708-01-26-0881, -1196, -1395, -1495, -1680, -2281, -2802, - 3031, -3265, -3578, -3812, -4041, -4350, -4406, -4851, -5036, -5345, -6120, -6491, -6610, -6803, -7115, -7477, -7626, -8092, -8200, -8294, -8561, -8721, -9086, -9288, -9556; 0708-01-27-5615; 0708-01-28-1544, -1824, -5626, -8463, -8555, -8647, -8850; 0708-01-29-3488, -6087; 0708-01- 35-9812; 0708-01-36-0171, -0364, -0640, -0801, -1165, -1359, -1635, -2250, -2453, -2629, -3244, -3437, -3715, -4229, -4522, -4719, -5314, -5506, -5881, -6309, -6493, -6600, -6902, -7757, - 8090.000, -8572.000, -8616, -9759; 0708-01-37-6003, -6113, -6213, -6313, -6423, -6523, -6730, - 6932; 0708-01-38-1651, -4558, -4669, -4840, -4910, -5225, -6046, -6564, -6966, -7119, -7837, - 8347, -8726, -9418, -9612; 0708-01-39-0071, -0193, -1203, -1303, -1413, -1647, -3121, -4417, - 4775, -5016, -6327, -6619, -7289, -7693, -8188 -9172, -9340, -9532, -9990; 0708-01-45-0970; 0708-01-46-0194, -0519, -1752, -3079, -3797, -5849, -6416, -7108; 0708-01-47-1083, -1673, - 6494.000, -6847, -7133; 0708-01-48-1019, -1781, -1846, -2313, -2694, -3558; 0708-01-49-0095, - 0393, -0432, -2011; 0708-02-46-9086, -9360.000, -9679; 0708-02-56-1478.000, -2187; 0709-01- 00-8198; 0709-01-20-5059; 0709-03-10-3763, -3982, -5107, -5416; 0709-03-11-3093; 0709-03- 20-1387, -1991, -3632, -8950, -9268, -9938; 0709-03-30-2374, -2828, -5198, -5588, -8118, -9277, -9979; 0709-03-31-5266; 0709-03-40-0630. Staff Report: Ms. Jacobson presented the staff report. Public Hearing: Chair Harris opened the public hearing. Seven citizens spoke in support and seven spoke in opposition. Chair Harris closed the public hearing. Commission Discussion: Buzby indicated a desire to not discuss the item without having a majority of Commissioners present. MOTION: To excuse Ms. Hyman. (Buzby, Miller 2nd). ACTION: Motion carried, 8-0. At this time the Commission no longer had a quorum. 8. New Business: Grace Smith updated the Commission on the potential cases to be heard at the February 2016 meeting. Mr. Harris discussed the Guidelines for Committed Elements. Mr. Whitley stated that commission members should be consistent in their actions when deliberating on cases. An example would be affordable housing. He was concerned that some Planning Commission January 12. 2016 Page 3 of 4  applicants are asked more often than others about whether or not they might provide affordable housing units. 9 Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is February 9, 2016. Planning Commission January 12. 2016 Page 4 of 4