COMMUNITY DESIGN COMMISSION

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Council Chambers, Town of Chapel Hill

Chris Berndt, Susana Dancy, Lucy Carol Davis, John Gualtieri, Jason Hart, Laura Moore, Dixon Pitt,

and Polly van de Velde

Draft Action Minutes and Agenda

            Estimated time

 1.   Call to Order, Roll Call, Announcements            

        5 min       Approval of March 2 Action Minutes

 2.   Certificate of Appropriateness, Ephesus/Fordham Form-based code

        20 min    CVS at Rams Plaza, return from March 2 meeting - materials posted Friday afternoon

3.   Concept Plans

Concept Plan Worksheet

      45 min      Chapel Hill Retirement Residence, 700 Estes Drive

       45 min      Amity Station, multi-family development (Jared Martinson)

       20 min      BP/Family Fare Service Station and Convenience Store, 618 Weaver Dairy Road

Applicant's Materials

4.     Recommendation to Council

        30 min      Grace Church Expansion, Special Use Permit Modification, 200 Sage Road

        20 min     Grove Park, Multi-family development, Special Use Permit Modification, 425 Hillsborough  Street

5.     Final Plans

        20 min    Courtyards of Homestead, 2202 Homestead Road

• Building Elevations
• Site Lighting

        15 min      Timberlyne Office Park, 111 Old University Station Road, Revised building elevations                

6.     Reports and other Business

        5 min      Obey Creek Development Agreement Design Guidelines update

        5 min      Draft Proposal to Improve the Development Review Process

7.     Adjournment

Next Meeting is scheduled for April 28  the fourth Tuesday of the month @ 6:30 p.m.in the Town Hall Council Chambers at 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The meeting agenda and project materials for review are typically online a week before the meeting date.

Process for the Consideration of Agenda Items:
1) Staff Presentation - 3 minutes
2) Applicant Presentation - 15 minutes
3) Commission Questions/Discussion - 30 minutes
4) Public Comment – 3 minutes/person
5) Commission Action/Recommendation - 5 minutes

Public Charge: The Community Design Commission pledges its respect to the citizens of Chapel Hill. The Commission asks its citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Commission and with fellow citizens. Should any member of the Commission or any citizen fail to observe this public charge at any time, the Chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed.

See the Community Design Commission page for background information about this Town commission.