Maybe Town Council’s next intercity visit should be to Paris, a city that Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane cited as her favorite because of its low buildings. At council’s Nov. 15 meeting, we reviewed a concept plan for a 5-story building of apartments, offices and retail, with 68 parking spaces on less than 4 acres at […]
All posts for the month November, 2017
Will we always have Paris?
Posted by Nancy Oates on November 27, 2017
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2017/11/27/will-we-always-have-paris/
Growth on what conditions
For 10 years before becoming Chapel Hill’s planning director, Ben Hitchings held the comparable role in Morrisville. There, he used a process called “conditional zoning” to develop and redevelop parcels to spur growth. At council’s Nov. 15 meeting, we heard a staff proposal to add conditional zoning to our Land Use Management Ordinance. CZ makes […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on November 20, 2017
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2017/11/20/growth-on-what-conditions/
A win for Chapel Hill
Who won last Tuesday’s municipal elections? The residents of Chapel Hill did. Chapel Hill voters elected four newcomers to the four Town Council seats. (Mayor Pam Hemminger, whose only opponent was a write-in candidate, won re-election.) The council members-elect are younger than the incumbents they are succeeding, and for the most part, seem less entrenched […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on November 13, 2017
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2017/11/13/a-win-for-chapel-hill/