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Wednesday, Feburary 8, 2012

Meetings and Public Notices
Town Council Public Hearings
Zoning Board of Adjustment Public Hearings
Planning and Zoning Public Hearings
Bids
Events
CrimeStoppers
Cary TV


MEETINGS AND PUBLIC NOTICES [Feburary 8-15, 2012]
All Town meetings are open to the public. See the Town of Cary Meetings Calendar on the web at www.townofcary.org

The Town of Cary is committed to providing all citizens with the opportunity to participate fully in the public meeting process. Any person with a disability who needs an auxiliary aid or service in order to participate in any meeting may contact the Town Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The e-mail address is sue.rowland@townofcary.org; the phone number is (919) 469-4011; the TDD number is (919) 469-4012.

PUBLIC NOTICE

LEASE OF TOWN PROPERTY

The Town Council of the Town of Cary intends to enter into a lease of the following property owned by the State of North Carolina in which Town has a leasehold interest:

Portions of the WakeMed Soccer Park located at located at 201 Soccer Park Drive, Cary, NC, 27511, more particularly described as a portion of the property described in Deed Book 751, Page 558 and Map Book 1920, Page 155, Wake County Registry.

The Town intends to lease the property to CARH Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company qualified to do business in North Carolina (‘Tenant’).

The term of the intended lease is three years. Tenant will have the option to engage for a limited period of time in exclusive negotiations to renew the lease for an additional term not to exceed six years.

In consideration of the lease and the right to share in naming rights and concession revenue, Tenant will pay the Town an annual rent of $90,000 (ninety thousand dollars) and plus other consideration.

The Town Council intends to authorize the lease at its regular meeting on February 23, 2012.


TOWN COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS

BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
This public hearing, as part of the February 9, 2012 council meeting, provides an opportunity for the public to share their priorities for the Town of Cary’s Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Budget, which will identify services and infrastructure projects to be undertaken by the Town from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. No council action is required; another budget public hearing will be conducted at the February 23, 2012 council meeting and additional public hearings on the proposed budget will be held at the May 24 and June 14, 2012 council meetings. For more information contact Scott Fogleman, Budget Director, at scott.fogleman@townofcary.org or (919) 462-3911.

The Cary Town Council will meet in regular session on February 23, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall Council Chambers to conduct public hearings on the following items. All interested parties may appear at the meeting and speak on the matter. For more information, contact the Town of Cary Planning Department, (919) 469‑4082, or visit www.townofcary.org.

12-LDO-01 (Round 20) LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
Specific chapters and sections proposed for amendment are listed and other related items, chapters and sections may also be considered for amendment, Substantial changes to the amendments proposed may result from the hearing process.

Item #	LDO Section	Subject	Purpose of Amendment
A	9A.1.3 9A.2.1 9A.2.4 9A.3.1	Signs	To allow a cabinet style sign as a secondary component of a wall sign; and increase the allowed sign display area where more than two signs are allowed.
B	Table 5.1-1 5.3.4 12.3.4 12.4	Beekeeping	To provide opportunities for beekeeping to occur on lots that are 30,000 sf or larger.
C	Table 5.1-1 5.2.3 12.3.4	Wellness Centers	To create a new use to address businesses that provide certain health and fitness services.
D	5.4 Table 5.4-1 12.4	Retail Sales in Parking Lots	To enable certain businesses to temporarily utilize parking area for season sales.
E	5.2.3 5.3.2 12.3.4	Private Transportation Services	To create a new use to address both office and passenger vehicle fleet components of businesses that provide private transportation services.
F	7.8.2	Retail Parking Standards	To reduce the number of parking spaces required for large retail businesses
G	Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 9	Town Center Review Committee (TCRC)	To eliminate the TCRC.

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PUBLIC HEARINGS
There are no Zoning Board of Adjustment meetings scheduled.


PLANNING AND ZONING PUBLIC HEARINGS 
The public will take notice that the Planning and Zoning Board will meet in regular session on February 20, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall Council Chambers, 316 N. Academy St., Cary, N.C. to conduct public hearings on the following items. Public testimony for rezonings that already had a public hearing at Town Council, is limited to comments on new or substantially changed aspects of the request that have occurred since the Town Council public hearing. For more information about these items, contact the Town of Cary Planning Department, 316 N. Academy Street, Cary, (919) 469-4082, or visit www.townofcary.org.

Rezoning Cases - The proposed change may be made to the entire area described or any part or parts of each area to the classification designated or to any more restrictive classification.

Rezoning 11-REZ-07 FRYAR PDD AMENDMENT
Location: 7210 Green Hope School Road; 201 and 210 Fryars Frontier Trail
Current Zoning: Planned Development District (PDD)
Proposed Zoning: Planned Development District (PDD) - Amendment to increase the number of dwelling units from 322 to 375, to reposition a commercial tract, and to designate a 1.5-acre tract for office use and 1.4 acres for a neighborhood amenity feature.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 11-CPA-06 (Chatham-Cary Joint Land Use Plan)
Location: The Joint Plan covers approximately 18,137 acres located east of Jordan Lake in Chatham County. The area is bordered by White Oak Creek to the south, Wake County to the east, Durham County to the north and Jordan Lake to the west.
Current Chatham County Land Use Plan Map Designation: None
Current Town of Cary Land Use Plan Map Designation: Covers approximately 12.9% of the Joint Plan area. Very Low Density Residential, Low Density Residential, and Parks, Golf, and Open Space.
Proposed Joint Plan Land Use Plan Map Designation: Very Low Density Residential, Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, Commercial/Retail, Mixed Use, Office/Institutional, Industrial, and Parks and Open Space.

BIDS 
Go to current Bids.


EVENTS
Spring Youth Baseball & Softball registration opens January 30. For more details, click here.

CRIMESTOPPERS
Call "BANCRIME" (226-2746) to report information about a crime. No Caller ID Devices used. No court appearance required. Information is CONFIDENTIAL. Pays CASH rewards up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest.


CARY TV
Catch up with all that’s happening in and around Cary Town Government by watching “Town of Cary’s Bud-TV” throughout the day, on Cable Channel 11, CARY TV. For the latest programming schedule you can turn to Time Warner Cable channel 11 for the Cary TV Bulletin Board. This month's programming schedule is also available online. Cary TV is proud to carry meetings of the Cary Town Council, the Wake County Board of Commissioners, the Wake County School Board as well as programs from NASA and the Annenberg Foundation.  Annenberg Programming is a service of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting and provides Cary TV with a broad range of Educational programming. NASA Programming is a direct feed from the National Aeronautics & Space Administration and includes information about current space exploration as well as any live shuttle launches.