The town of Chapel Hill is rewriting its Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO for short) for the first time since 2003. Earlier this month, town staff released a draft of a new ordinance, with five overarching goals – including making the LUMO easier to understand; promoting housing affordability and density; promoting a wider range of housing options (the so-called “missing middle” between single-family homes and high-density apartments); strengthening environmental protection and resilience against severe weather and climate change; and promoting more local business and walkable mixed-use development.

Visit ChapelHillNC.gov/LUMOUpdate to read the full draft and offer your feedback. The town is seeking feedback from residents ahead of a scheduled Town Council vote in November – including in-person open houses at the Chapel Hill Public Library on Monday, August 17, and Thursday, September 10, from 12-2 p.m. and 6:00-7:30 p.m. both days.

Aaron welcomes Tas Lagoo, Chapel Hill’s long-range planning manager, for a deep dive into the LUMO draft, why it’s important, what it includes, and what it will mean for the town.

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