This is great news, as it aligns with national guidance provided by the Sierra Club! The BlogBlog caught wind of a brouhaha at the latest meeting of the Orange-Chatham chapter of the North Carolina Sierra Club. We did some digging and were able to obtain leaked drafts of letters of support from the chapter’s executive […]
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Amending the LUMO to more readily permit the building of “missing middle” housing is the right way forward.
We’re reprinting some of our favorite public comments from the public hearing on the housing choices proposal held by Chapel Hill Town Council on January 25, 2023. The following comments were made by Nancy Lovas, a resident of Carrboro. My name is Nancy Lovas. I am speaking in support of the proposed amendments to the […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Affordable Housing, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing
In-Chu Co and Missing Middle Housing: Chapel Hill’s Missing Middle Housing Battle in 1968
This week, we are publishing a five-part series looking back at Chapel Hill in 1968, and the lengthy and contentious battle to build duplexes and small apartments next to a church, and between a neighborhood of single-family homes and a shopping center.
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing, Zoning
LUMO and an empty lot: Why I’m excited about missing middle housing
I want to talk about 102 Taylor Street in Chapel Hill and the proposed LUMO modifications. It is an empty lot that I walk past several days a week to get my morning coffee. Several years ago, an old house was removed from the lot. Since then, there is no residential construction on the land […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Housing, Zoning
We answered (almost) every question Chapel Hill Town Council has received on missing middle housing
Last week, the Town of Chapel Hill’s planning staff hosted two public info meetings about missing middle housing. Ever since, emails have trickled into the town inbox filled with fearmongering predictions about gentle density – which, if implemented, is one tool that will help address Chapel Hill’s shortfall in housing supply for young families and […]
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Missing Middle Housing is on Chapel Hill’s agenda. We should be celebrating, not panicking.
Where we live shapes much of our lives — from our commute times to where our kids can attend school. Allowing for a range of housing choices means more people can share in the opportunities we have in Chapel Hill.