Rezoning
The Town Council considers rezoning requests after holding a public hearing and referring the request to the Planning and Zoning Board for a recommendation. The Planning Department reviews requests for compliance with land use, utility, transportation, parks and other plans.
What Issues are Addressed during Rezoning
Certain issues are appropriate to address at rezoning through conditions that the applicant attaches to the request. Most rezoning cases are this conditional use type. Issues resolved at the time of rezoning include:
• Land uses
& their location
• Density & lot size
• Square footage limitations on nonresidential uses
• Buffers, additional tree save areas & open space
• Building height
• Greenways
• Traffic issues related to a required transportation impact study
Certain other issues are better handled later during site or subdivision plan review. This is because more detailed development plans have been prepared. Issues resolved at site or subdivision plan review include:
• Building
design
• Road design, access & street connectivity
• Storm water & erosion control
• Utilities & their location
• Traffic calming
• Construction traffic
• Noise
• Types of plantings within buffers & streetscapes
Adjacent residents are notified after a site or subdivision plan is submitted so they may share issues or concerns with Town staff.
Rezoning Cases
Prior Years (See below)
Schedules
Types of
Rezoning Requests • Rezoning
to a General Use District • Rezoning
to a Conditional Use District • Rezoning
to a Planned Development District (PDD) Procedures • Filing
an Application Rezoning/CPA/Mixed Use Sketch Plan Application [ PDF] [HTML] • Pre-Application
Conference • Public
Hearings • Town
Council Decision Who May
File Rezoning Requests Rezoning requests
may be initiated by the Town Council, Planning and Zoning Board, Zoning
Board of Adjustment, any owner of a legal or equitable interest in land
within Cary or its extra-territorial jurisdiction, or any resident of
the town or extra-territorial jurisdiction.
Rezoning
Archives 2007
Rezoning Cases
Rezoning without conditions – Allows any land use that the Land
Development Ordinance includes as a permitted or special use in
that zone
Applicant voluntarily attaches conditions because rezoning to a general
use district may not be compatible with existing land uses.
Rezoning to a district allowing development as an integral unit according
to a master land use plan, detailed engineering and design plans, and
flexible development standards. Aspects addressed land uses, circulation,
utilities, parking, setbacks, housing densities, land coverage, landscaping
and buffers, open space, etc. The minimum is 10 acres.
Rezoning may be initiated by any review or decision-making body, by
the land owner, or by any resident within 500 feet of the land for which
the rezoning is requested.
A pre-application conference
is required before an application is filed. Call (919) 469-4082 to schedule
a meeting.
At least one public hearing is required. The Town Council holds this
hearing. If further changes occur to the application, the Planning and
Zoning Board holds a second hearing.
After reviewing Planning staff and Planning Board reports and recommendations,
the Town Council makes a decision. A simple majority of the council
decides the rezoning unless a valid protest petition has been filed.
Then approval requires three-fourths of the council.
2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999
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