Durham planners rejected a contentious 140-apartment rezoning on Picket Road after 13 speakers opposed the project near schools and a nature preserve.
Planning Commission rejected a 140-apartment Picket Road rezoning 2-8 after 13 speakers opposed the project near Sandy Creek Park and Durham Academy, citing traffic safety concerns, wetland impacts, and inadequate parking for the site.
Brickworks mixed-use development won approval 9-1 despite bringing 316 new students to already strained schools, with developers proposing only $60,000 in proffers against a $31.6 million projected school capital cost.
Carpenter Road townhouse project passed 9-1 with commissioners imposing strict flood protections including no structures in flood zones, 50-foot buffers, 25% tree preservation, and a greenway easement.