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<br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING and INSPECTIONS <br />Cy Stober, AICP, Director | cstober@orangecountync.gov | 131 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278 | 919.245.2575 <br /> <br /> <br />October 29, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br />NOTICE OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT EVIDENTIARY HEARING <br />TO REVIEW A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION PROPOSING <br />A CARE FACILITY <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Property Owner: <br /> <br />This notice is to inform you of a November 12, 2025, Board of Adjustment meeting, at which an <br />application for a Special Use Permit at 1009 Hi Mar Lane, Chapel Hill, NC (PIN: 9850-09-3606) <br />will be reviewed in an evidentiary hearing. The +/-9.67-acre parcel is located within the <br />Bingham Township. This notification is occurring in accordance with the provisions of Section <br />2.7 Special Use Permits of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). <br /> <br />The Special Use Permit request will be reviewed by the Orange County Board of Adjustment <br />(BOA) at 7:00 p.m., November 12, 2025 at the Whitted Meeting Facility (300 West Tryon <br />Street, Hillsborough, NC). <br /> <br />NO CHANGES ARE PROPOSED FOR YOUR PROPERTY: You are receiving this notice <br />because you own property located within 1,000-feet of parcel requested for a Special Use Permit. <br /> <br />The matter will be considered at a quasi-judicial hearing presided over by the BOA. While the <br />meeting is open to the public, participation and testimony is generally limited to <br />individuals/parties with legal standing, as established by State law and reflected in Sections 2.12 <br />and 2.26 of the UDO. <br /> <br />If you wish to speak and/or establish your legal standing in the case, we strongly recommend that <br />you complete the enclosed Statement of Standing form and e-mail the document to planning staff <br />at planningapps@orangecountync.gov in advance of the meeting. We also strongly recommend <br />that you seek legal advice/representation in the matter. Establishing legal standing is a formal <br />part of the evidentiary hearing process with a legal burden of proof on the requestor to establish <br />their standing and evidence that their evidence material(s) are legally relevant and applicable to <br />the case. Opinions, hearsay, and/or statements that are not competent, significant, and material to <br />the case will not be considered by the BOA. <br /> <br />The Special Use Permit application proposes to utilize the property to operate a Care Facility. As <br />presented by the application the proposed use would feature day programing for adults with <br />mental illness. Programming is detailed to include therapy, yoga, cooking, horticulture, and <br />animal care. This programming currently operates on-site as part of the property’s bona fide farm <br />86