Property Redevelopment

Town of Chapel Hill Town Council — Sept 10, 2025: budget carryforward, affordable housing awards, Tropical Storm Chantal response, zoning hearings continued

Council convened on September 10, 2025. The Consent Agenda, adopted unanimously, included a budget ordinance amendment to re-appropriate prior-year encumbrances, authorization to seek an affordable housing partner for the potential Fire Station #4 redevelopment, support for a FY26 Governor’s Highway Safety Program grant application, adoption of the 2025 Eno-Haw Hazard Mitigation Plan update, traffic code amendments, and revisions to solid waste/Garbage regulations. Staff presented an overview of Tropical Storm Chantal response and recovery (72 water rescues, 215 residential and 101 business damage assessments, formation of a long-term recovery group, $84,000 raised, awaiting a federal public assistance declaration, after-action report due in November). Council approved the FY26 local Affordable Housing Funding Plan allocating $4 million to Hillside Trace (190-unit rental) and a Hope NC acquisition in Weaver’s Grove; two other applicants were not recommended for funding. Legislative hearings for conditional rezonings at 5640 Old Chapel Hill Road and 701 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd were opened and continued (5640 Old Chapel Hill Road to Sept. 24; 701 MLK Blvd to Oct. 8) with Council requesting additional information on affordability, parking, unit mix, and stormwater/tree impacts. Council entered closed session and adjourned after reconvening.