Town Center Review Commission
2007 Year End Report

The Town Center Review Commission consists of seven citizen volunteers from within the Town’s corporate limits and ETJ.  The members appointed by Town Council include the following representation:  at least two members with expertise in architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, engineering, planning, art, or a similar field; one member who is a downtown business owner; one member who lives in the area covered by the Town Center Plan; one member of the Planning and Zoning Board; and, two at-large members (may include additional members from the above listing).

The Town Center Review Commission provides representation for Cary citizens in the downtown area and is responsible for the review of subdivision plans, site plans and certain types of variance requests within the Town Center District.  The Commission conducts meetings on an as needed basis between January and December of the calendar year.  Information was provided by Wayne Nicholas, staff liaison to the Commission.

Highlights of the Commission’s activities for 2007 are as follows:

  • Member Orientation Work Session:  Overview of the Town Center Area Plan (TCAP) and implementation, Downtown Design Guidelines and Site/Subdivision Plan Review Processes and Procedures        
  • Cary First United Methodist Church Parking Lot:  site plan to reconstruct and expand existing parking lot located at the intersection of North Walker and Waldo Streets. 

 

Cases heard in 2007:  1

Number of meetings:  3