0 _ LDO Text Amendments 2025

This webpage is host to all LDO Text Amendments initiated during 2025, both by Applicants or Town Staff.

APPROVED

TA-25-01 - APPROVED 2025-03-04 - LDO Section 3.2.1.- RM Zoning District/Cluster Development Standards.  Town initiated amendment to amend standards regardign the Cluster subdivision option lot dimensional standards.

• Approved by the Town Board of Commissioners on 2025-03-04.

TA-25-02 - APPROVED 2025-03-04 - LDO 6.2.5. - Tree Ordinance / Purpose and Intent.  Town initiated amendment to add the language " ... on town owned property, town street rights of way, town easements, and town greenway easements.  ". 

• Approved by the Town Board of Commissioners on 2025-03-04. 

TA-25-03 - APPROVED 2025-04-01 - LDO Section 5.1/Table 5.1, Principal Uses - 'Government Facilities' Use.  Town initiated amendment to rename the "Government Offices" zoning use to "Government Facilities", and then make it a Permitted (P) Use in the Residential Low (RL), Residential Medium (RM), Residential High (RH), and Manufactured Housing (MH) zoning districts. 

• Approved by the Town Board of Commissioners on 2025-04-01. 

TA-25-05 - APPROVED 2025-08-05 - LDO Section 6.8.6.G.; 3.4.1./Table 3.4.1. Minimum Transparency row; 3.4.2./Table 3.4.2. Minimum Transparency row; 3.4.3./Table 3.4.3. Minimum Transparency row.  An Applicant-initiated amendment to the Transparency building design requirements for Multifamily Building types. Two (2) submittals reviewed by Town Staff between April and June 2025.  On 2025-06-23, the Planning Board made a recommendation of Approval 5-0 (2 absent).  Advertisement in the Wake Weekly newspaper on July 18th and 25th 2025.  

• Approved by the Town Board of Commissioners (5-0) on 2025-08-05. 

TA-25-06 - APPROVED 2025-10-09 - LDO Section 5.1/Table 5.1, Principal Uses - 'Self-storage, Enclosed' and LDO Sections 3.4.2 and 3.4.3. regarding use of a Development Agreement to modify additional standards.  An Applicant-initiated amendment to create a Principal Zoning Specific Use for " Self Storage, Enclosed" under the 'Commercial Uses' category; expand the use of a Development Agreement to modify all development standards in Sections 3.4.2 and 3.4.3.  2025-07-28 - The Planning Board voted 6-0 (1 absent) on a Motion to Recommend Approval (with suggestion that 'Self-storage, enclosed' include a Use Standard that precludes the use from being developed along the immediate frontage of Main Street) to the Board of Commissioners.  2025-10-09 - The Board of Commissioners voted XXXXX on a Motion to Approve.

UNDER REVIEW

TA-25-04 - postponed indefinitely - LDO Section 5.1.4.V. - Vehicle, Minor Service.  An Applicant-initiated amendment to the description of the Zoning Specific Use of 'Vehicle, Minor Service' found in LDO Section 5.1.4.V.4.

• V1 reviewed in April / May; Applicant and Town staff discussed submittal multiple times; no significant changes required or made.
• Application presented to the Planning Board on 05-27-2025 - provided a unanimous recommendation of Approval with suggestion of capping the maximum number of repair bays.
• Town Board of Commissioners to conduct Legislative Hearing on July 1, 2025 to consider this application.
• Legal Advertisement requirement published June 13 and June 20, 2025.
• On 2025-07-01-2025, the Applicant requested Agenda Item 11.a. be withdrawn from the Agenda, and the Board agreed to remove it from that agenda, and deferred the Application date-certain to the September 2, 2025 Regular Meeting.
• On 2025-09-02 - The Applicant requested to postpone indefinitely the Application; the Board of Commissioners accepted that request.  If the Text Amendment is to be brought back to the Board of Commissioners, a new Legal advertisement will be required.

TA-25-07 - UNDER REVIEW - LDO Section 6.1, Signs.  Staff initiated revisions to this section.

• 2025-09-16 - Town Board of Commissioners Work session discussion.

TA-25-08 -  UNDER REVIEW - LDO Section 5.1/Table 5.1, Principal Uses - 'Hospital Use' .  An Applicant-initiated amendment to the Principal Zoning Specific Use of " HOSPITAL" under the 'Office and Medical Uses' category, to amend Sections 5.1.5.C. to create Section 5.1.5.C.5 to state "A Hospital use may be Permitted (P) by-right as a Condtion of a Conditional Zoning (CZ) form of Rezoning approval from the Board of Commissioners. " 

• 1st Submittal rcvd 2025-09-02 and under review during September 2025; Comments issued 2025-10-06.
• October 27th 2025 - The Planning Board made a unanimous (6-0, 1 vacant) recommendation of Approval to the Board of Commissioners. 

TA-25-10(0002) -  UNDER REVIEW - LDO Section  Sec. 3.1.3. - TH Building Separation - Applicant Initiated

• 1st Submittal rcvd 2025-10-01 and under review during October 2025; Comments issued tbd...

See GOVWELL for files.

TA-25-11(0001) -  UNDER REVIEW - LDO Section Sec. 6.2.2.2 Bufferyard reductions  - Applicant Initiated

 - 1st Submittal rcvd 2025-10-01 and under review during October 2025; Comments issued tbd...

See GOVWELL for files.

TA-25-12 - Staff Initiated - LDO Section 3.4.1/Table 3.4.1. - TC District, use of Development Agreements.

• October 27th 2025 - The Planning Board made a unanimous (6-0, 1 vacant) recommendation of Approval to the Board of Commissioners.
• Tentatively preparing for December 2 2025 Town Board of Commissioners.