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Council unanimously approves Strauss Drive rezoning to allow townhouse development with affordability commitments
Summary
Durham City Council unanimously approved a zoning map change for six parcels along Strauss Drive to allow a townhouse-focused residential development with design, environmental and affordability commitments. Planning staff and the applicant said the project aligns with the city's transit‑opportunity place type.
The Durham City Council voted unanimously to rezone six parcels along Strauss Drive — totaling about 13.49 acres — to a combination of Residential Suburban Multifamily with a Graphic Development Plan and Commercial Center with a Graphic Development Plan, allowing up to roughly 95 units in townhouse or similar small‑scale multiunit formats.
Planning staff and the applicant said the site sits in the city’s Transit Opportunity Area and that the proposed graphic development plan includes commitments to preserve stream buffers, increase tree coverage, provide a landscaped buffer next to single‑family neighbors and include…
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