Town of
Planning & Zoning Board
Proposed Work Sessions for 2005
February
1: Community Appearance Manual
(Architectural
Compatibility)
with Town Council; consultant presentation of draft
February 21:
March 21: Rezonings, Development Plans, &
Review
and discuss the three major steps in the development process.
Review the outcome
of 2005 Council/Staff retreat and Council direction regarding these processes,
including potential
changes and process improvements to address planning, legal, and community
issues.
May 16:
Rezonings & PDD’s
In-depth
discussion of the rezoning process as spelled out in the Land Development
Ordinance (LDO), including relevant topics for consideration, appropriate
conditions and
requirements, procedures, and related matters.
June 20:
LDO Amendments Round 5: Conservation
Residential Overlay District
Review and discuss the LDO Round 5 amendments to create a Conservation
Residential
Overlay Zoning District in the LDO, and to establish and map such a
zoning district in the
region of the Southwest Cary Area Plan.
This is one of the adopted implementation tasks
from the Southwest Area Plan.
July
18: Carpenter
Community Plan
The work session will be for the Carpenter Community Plan.
The plan will go to TC public
hearing on July 28 and to P&Z for
public hearing in August. The
Carpenter Plan is a town
initiated
master plan for almost 500 acres that encompasses
the rural Historic Carpenter
Crossroads as well as adjacent lands.
The Carpenter Area Plan provides policy
recommendations
for future land uses, roads, parks, greenways,
and historic preservation.
August 15:
In-depth
discussion of the Alston Activity Center Concept Plan and its associated
Regional
Activity Center Overlay District and Land Use Plan amendment.
The Alston ACCP covers
over 900 acres encompassing the four quadrants of the future interchange of the
I-540 Outer
Wake Expressway and NC Hwy 55. This
Town-initiated ACCP has been developed for the
Town by The Design Collective, Inc., and with the close involvement of area
landowners and residents.
November 21: Site
& Subdivision Plan Review
In-depth
discussion of the development plan process for site plans and subdivision plans
as spelled out in the Land Development Ordinance (LDO), including review
procedures,
submittal requirements, review & approval criteria, and related matters.