ResMemts question candidates
atootrt -special-iase zoning issiae
By LINDSAY HAYES
Staff Writer
In an informal forum Saturday,
members of the Northside Neighbor
hood Committee questioned the three
mayoral candidates about the prac
tice of granting special-use zoning.
The Chapel Hill Town Council has
the power to grant special-use permits
to property owners seeking to change
the zoning of their property.
Town council members and
mayoral candidates Julie Andresen
and Jonathan Howes told the com
mittee that they support special-use
zoning.
The third candidate, retired auto
mobile dealer David Lineberger, told
the committee he wants to keep
Chapel Hill "the Southern part of
heaven." He entered the mayoral race
to restrict the practice of granting
special-use permits to rezone residen
tial property for business and office
uses.
About 10 Northside residents were
present to question the candidates.
Northside includes neighborhoods
stretching from Rosemary Street to
Umstead Drive and from Columbia
Street to the Carrboro town limits.
Residents are threatened by devel
Chapel Hill Greenways Commission makes plans to
By KELLY JOHNSON
Staff Writer
The Chapel Hill Greenways Com
mission plans to build four new
greenways along town creeks for
recreational purposes within the next
eight to 10 years, said Jim Herstine,
director of the Chapel Hill Parks and
Recreation Department.
A greenway is a linear park that
runs along a creek or river bed,
Herstine said. These greenways are
generally used for walking, biking
and relaxing, he said.
The proposed sites for the green
ways are along Booker, Bolin, Mor
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land and have them rezoned for a
higher occupant density, said resident
Estelle Mabry.
- Andresen said she is in favor of
granting special-use permits for some
property. The special-use permit does
not carry over to the next owner of
the property, Andresen said. The
property returns to its original zoning
when the applicant of the special-use
permit moves away.
Before granting a special-use per
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Northside is zoned R-3, which
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hood," said committee member Bob
Joesting.
Northside resident Catherine Ward
said she felt that the neighborhood
had to fight the town each time a
gan, Wilson and Battle Branch
creeks, Herstine said.
These greenways are important for
the preservation of environmentally
sensitive areas, said assistant town
manager Ron Secrist.
They also also help preserve the
town's village atmosphere, he said,
and serve as a convenient internal
network for pedestrians and non
motorized vehicles, he said.
Anne Loeb, member of the Chapel
Hill Greenways Commission, said she
wants the greenways to connect parks
and schools where possible.
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"We're tired of fighting," she said.
"We want to live here. We want the
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grated neighborhood of Chapel Hill,
Mabry said.
Howes said he also supports
special-use zoning. An exclusive
residential-use zone would probably
not solve all of Northside's problems,
he said.
Part of the town's comprehensive
plan, he said, includes enlarging
middle-class housing opportunities
near downtown and revitalizing
downtown.
"How many more people can live
in Northside without degrading the
quality of life here?" he asked the
committee.
Andresen said council members
thought special-use zoning could
introduce buffer zones and transi
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residential neighborhoods. But she
favors more restrictive controls on
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The committee members were
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Westcourt complex, a commercial
ren whose parents don't want them
out on the highway," she said.
The Tanyard Branch greenway has
already been completed, Loeb said.
This greenway, which is part of Bolin
Creek, was completed in 1985, she
said.
Secrist said the funds for the
greenways come from the town's
capital improvements program,
money the Chapel Hill Town Council
allocates annually for specific
projects.
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The cost per mile for a greenway
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