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50 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 3, 2026 Action Agenda Item No. 7 SUBJECT: Holy Trinity Church Rezoning (Joint Planning Area — Chapel Hill) DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Parcel Planning Jurisdiction Map Perdita Holtz, Deputy Director— Long-Range 2. Town of Chapel Hill Staff Report Planning (Orange County) 919-245-2578 3. Statement of Consistency Josh Mayo Senior Planner (Town of Chapel 4. Ordinance Hill), 919-969-5061 PURPOSE: To review and make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on an applicant-initiated rezoning application to rezone +/-15.5 acres (PIN: 9787-00-8466) located at 1651 Old Lystra Road, Chapel Hill. The parcel is located in the Town of Chapel Hill's "Transition Area", as designated in the Orange County— Chapel Hill —Carrboro Joint Planning Land Use Plan (JPLUP). The proposed rezoning, which follows the Town's Land Use Management Ordinance and the zoning districts defined therein, is: FROM: Residential-Low Density-1 (R-LD1) TO: Residential-4—Conditional Zoning District (R-4-CZD) BACKGROUND: The Town of Chapel Hill has received an application to rezone a 15.5 acre parcel that is split between the Town's ETJ (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) and "Transition Area" (see Attachment 1 and https://www.chapelhillnc.gov/Projects/Holy-Trinity-Anglican-Church; the website includes links to files/information that have not been included as attachments to this agenda item). The JPLUP defines "Transition Areas" as being "located adjacent to the urban areas of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. They are in the process of changing from rural to urban uses or are already urban in use; are developed at or suitable for urban-type densities; and are now provided or are projected to be provided with urban services." (page 71 of plan document). Applications for rezonings in the Transition Area are subject to Chapel Hill's zoning regulations but require review and approval from both the Chapel Hill Town Council and the Orange County Board of Commissioners, as outlined in Section 2.1.0 of the Joint Planning Agreement (Appendix A of the JPLUP linked above). The Orange County Planning Board makes a recommendation to the BOCC as part of the normal County review process for rezonings. A joint public hearing of the Chapel Hill Town Council and BOCC will be scheduled soon. The proposed development consists of a "Place of Worship" and up to 10 dwelling units. The Town's staff report is included in Attachment 2; the Town's proposed Ordinance is included as an attachment to the staff report and includes numerous proposed conditions.