Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Land Use Management Ordinance Update Planning Commission September 1, 2015

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Land Use Management Ordinance Update

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Land Use Management Ordinance Update

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Land Use Management Ordinance Update

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Land Use Management Ordinance Update

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Detached Concept Multiple Concepts Life Cycle Diagram

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Accessory Apartments Feedback on the Draft: Unanimous support from Housing Advisory Board What are the potential impacts? Enforcement – What is the Town’s plan for managing new apartments? Senate Bill 25

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Accessory Apartments What’s being proposed? Remove requirement for double lot area Clarify that it would not be subject to density or floor area ratio limits (like all other single-family) Require 1 off-street parking space per unit Limited to 750 s.f. and max 50% of house floor area

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Accessory Apartments What have you changed in the latest draft? Removed language about appearance to comply with Senate Bill 25 (Session Law )

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission recommend that the Town Council enact the proposed Ordinance A attached to this memorandum, approving a Land Use Management Ordinance text amendment for regulations concerning Accessory Apartments.

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Land Use Management Ordinance Update

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Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Background: Initially proposed in 1984 – Amendment not enacted Council petitioned again in 1998 – Amendment tabled Council petitioned again in 2009, 2010 – Petition response added to list of pending text amendments Public conversation resumed in 2013, 2015 Bed & Breakfast

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Bed & Breakfast Early Feedback: Opportunity to Preserve Historic Structures Potential to Encourage Visitor Spending and Enhance Quality of Community Parking Must be Adequate and Businesses Must Follow the Ordinance Full conversion of historic district homes is a concern

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Bed & Breakfast Feedback on Draft: Historic District Commission Recommendation – Do not enact – If enacted, do not apply to historic districts B&B’s question has come up before Too much parking required A good solution for preserving historic buildings Enforcement – What’s the Town’s plan? B&B could be converted to large rental property

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Bed & Breakfast Feedback on Draft: OpenComment (n=4) Good for Chapel Hill Can help with to preserve historic buildings Parking in historic districts should be limited Too much parking for downtown B&B could be converted to large rental property Important to consider regulating “AirBnb”

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Goals of Revision: Define and regulate Bed & Breakfast Determine appropriate zoning districts Control scale of operation, manage special events Ensure adequate parking Require a renewable license Bed & Breakfast

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | How does this proposal relate to AirB&B? How does this proposal relate to the Historic Districts? Are B&Bs allowed by today’s regulations? Bed & Breakfast

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | What’s changed in the latest draft? Guest room thresholds and review Corrected typo in parking minimums/maximum Removed permit for special events exceeding maximum allowances Clarified that Town would issue a Zoning Compliance Permit, renewable every 2 years Recommending that this use not be permitted in the Town’s local Historic Districts Bed & Breakfast

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | What’s being proposed? Up to 4 guest rooms permitted by site plan approval Up to 12 guest rooms through special use permit On-site parking: minimum of 0.5 spaces/guest room for owner and 1.0 per employee 600-foot spacing required (about 1 block) Special events limited to 25 guests, specific hours Town Zoning Comp. Permit, renewed every 2 years Bed & Breakfast

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission recommend that the Town Council enact the proposed Ordinance A attached to this memorandum, approving a Land Use Management Ordinance text amendment for Bed and Breakfast regulations, with conditions.

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | State of Current Regulations: No illustrations in current LUMO, standards in separate Town Design Manual Relies on performance standard for shading at noon on August 21 st Does not clearly allow stormwater options Parking Lot Landscaping

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Parking Lot Landscaping What’s changed in the latest draft? Definition for “demolition” Consistent language for multifunctional landscaping Perimeter screening may be installed below the parking lot level to capture runoff Islands designed for bio-retention must be 10 feet in width and planted with recommended vegetation

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Parking Lot Landscaping What’s changed in the latest draft? Options for perimeter screening near residential zones No invasive exotic plants (both installation/removal) Useable soil volume for new plantings (compaction)

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Parking Lot Landscaping What’s being proposed? Graphics to help describe the standards Provisions to allow multifunctional landscaping for stormwater mitigation Clearer standards for tree canopy and improved screening Provisions to reinforce ADA accessibility requirements

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission recommend that the Town Council enact the proposed Ordinance A attached to this memorandum, approving a Land Use Management Ordinance text amendment for Parking Lot Landscaping regulations.

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Parking Lot Landscaping What’s being proposed?

Town of Chapel Hill | 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Feedback about the Draft: Stormwater Utility Advisory Board (Draft) Comments Environmental Stewardship Board (Draft) Comments Public Comments Parking Lot Landscaping