Neighborhood Protection Overlay Update

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Those big red and yellow zoning signs that recently appeared throughout the neighborhood were placed by the City-County Planning Department to announce the public hearing for our proposed NPO. The hearing will be part of the City-County Planning Commission's February meeting:

Tuesday, February 12
5:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers, City Hall (first floor)

We need your support at the public hearing to show the Planning Commission that the neighborhood supports adoption of the NPO.

The NPO Committee will make a ten-minute presentation. At the end, we'll ask all the property owners present who support the NPO to stand up. The more people we have, the clearer the message will be to the Planning Commission that the neighborhood wants the adoption of this NPO.

To see the latest draft of the proposed NPO, click on this link: http://tlnadurham.googlepages.com/2008.01.31_TC0608_TL_NPO_Attachment_.pdf

To see a map of the boundaries for the NPO, click on this link: tl_npo_proposed_map.pdf

For the Planning Department's description of the NPO process, scroll to “Neighborhood Protection Overlay” at the following link:

http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/planning/applications.cfm#NPO

History: The neighborhood first started working on an NPO in the fall of 2006. The document has gone through many drafts, with input from neighbors and staff members in the City-County Planning Department. The Joint City-County Planning Committee voted to support the adoption of the NPO at its meeting in January 2008.

Next Steps: If the Planning Commission recommends adoption of the NPO, it will go to the City Council for a vote at their next available meeting (probably in March). If the City Council approves it, the NPO will become part of Durham's zoning ordinance.

For questions or comments, contact Frances Kerr: francesnc@gmail.com ; 490-6942.

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