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Tuesday, September 12, 2000
Rezoning Leaves Council With Questions
The Town Council's latest
attempt to provide more
affordable housing was met
with a variety of concerns.
Bv Matt Mansfield
Staff Writer
The Chapel Hill Town Council dis
cussed ways to create more affordable
housing Monday, but members raised
more questions than answers.
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With the median price of a home in
Chapel Hill approaching $250,000, town
officials have taken measures to provide
homes for lower-income families.
The Town Council has attempted to
rezone undeveloped properties of three
acres or more, requiring that if any of
these areas are built on, 15 percent of the
project will provide affordable housing.
“With a project size under three
acres, the 15 percent (quota) would be
impractical,” said Planning Director
Roger Waldon.
If areas are less than three acres, the
town cannot put in more than seven
houses, the minimum number to satisfy
the quota the town set for itself.
Officials have identified 30 proper
ties, mosdy on the southern and north
ern edges of town, that could be
rezoned. The current zonings range
from commercial to residential.
But at Monday’s meeting, council
members expressed concern that zoning
ordinances in some areas would
adversely affect the town’s residents.
“The concern I have is putting
(affordable hous
ing) around resi
dential zones," said
council member
Pat Evans. “When
we do try the
rezoning, we’ll get
considerable oppo
sition."
Waldon admit
ted that many
properties were
“I think we’re causing
a lot of concern in the
neighborhood without
much benefit. ”
Pat Evans
Chapel Hill Town Council Member
residential, raising doubts among some
members that rezoning would gain sup
port in neighborhoods.
Some council members worry that
residents in areas that could be rezoned
for lower-income housing might attach
a negative connotation to the project.
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Townhomes, a complex that would
include 14 affordable houses.
The new houses drew similar con
cerns during the development stage, but
most neighbors said they eventually
accepted the project.
Council members claimed that other
alternatives might be worth considering
before committing to rezoning initia
tives that raised doubts. “I think we’re
causing a lot of concern in the neigh
borhood without much benefit,” Evans
said. “We need to look at another way of
dealing with these
problems.”
Another con
cern raised was the
number of units
that could be built
on the prospective
properties.
The council
agreed to defer
rezoning until it
knew more details
about which zones did not infringe on
residential areas. “I think we run the risk
of unduly irritating residents," said coun
cil member Jim Ward. “I would ask we
filter out the properties favorable to
rezoning.”
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Work on Space Station
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Spacewalkers sped through six hours of
work outside the international space sta
tion Monday, hooking up cables,
installing a navigation tool and dislodg
ing a jammed piece of equipment
The astronauts and cosmonauts next
turned their attention to the inside of the
space station.
“Basically, it’s a cabin we have that
we’re trying to get some furniture into
and get it ready to move into,” said mis
sion operations director Milt Heflin.
The crew of space shutde Adantis
planned to enter the space station late
Monday.
It was expected to take a few hours
for the seven men to make their way
through the 140-foot-long complex and
all 12 hatches.
The space station is almost double
the size it was the last time astronauts
Nuclear Scientist's Release
Postponed Pending Hearing
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expected release of Wen Ho Lee was
delayed Monday as prosecutors and
Lee’s defense team haggled over a plea
deal that would release the jailed Los
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U.S. Districtjudge James Parker gave
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