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Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance:

Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance

Inclusionary Zoning Administrative Manual

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Background:

Monday, June 21, 2010: The Chapel Hill Town Council enacted an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance with an effective date of March 1, 2011. The Council also approved a resolution endorsing the attached Administrative Manual.

Monday, June 7, 2010: The Council continued its public hearing about the Draft Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance.

March 15, 2010 Public Hearing staff memorandum about the Draft Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance

Past Documents:

Calculating the Need for Affordable Housing in Chapel Hill Generated by New Residential Construction (May 20, 2009)

Draft Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (September 28, 2009) and Draft Inclusionary Zoning Administrative Manual (September 28, 2009).

Excerpt on inclusionary zoning from Zoning and Planning Deskbook, Second Edition.

Section 7A-3 of the Chapel Hill Comprehensive Plan states that the Town should “continue to pursue the adoption of inclusionary zoning legislation at the State Level.”  See The Chapel Hill Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents and Sections 1 through 7.

On September 12, 2005, the Chapel Hill Town Council passed Resolution 2005-09-12/R-18 to establish a charge for an Inclusionary Task Force.

Town of Chapel Hill Inclusionary Zoning Reference Materials

 

Date Description
June 27, 2005 Report from Council Committee on Inclusionary Zoning establishing an Inclusionary Zoning Task Force
September 12, 2005 Report to the Council to establish a charge for an Inclusionary Zoning Task Force
November 20, 2006 Report from Inclusionary Zoning Task Force (including draft Ordinance)
January 22, 2007 Staff Response to November 20, 2006 Report from the Inclusionary Zoning Task Force
November 10, 2008 Report from Inclusionary Zoning Task Force
September 28, 2009 Report from the Inclusionary Zoning Task Force (including most recent draft Ordinance)
October 28, 2009

Recommended Schedule for Public Review of Inclusionary Zoning 

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