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Durham commissioners adopt new UC‑3 zoning and rezone most of Research Triangle Park
Summary
The board unanimously adopted a UDO text amendment to create a University and College 3 (UC‑3) district and rezoned most of Research Triangle Park (RTP) to UC‑3, a move county officials called 'transformational.' Staff said existing data centers are grandfathered and future data centers will face limited-use standards.
Durham County commissioners on Nov. 24 voted unanimously to amend the county's Unified Development Ordinance to create a new University and College 3 (UC‑3) zoning district and to rezone most of Research Triangle Park to that district.
Planning staff described the UDO amendment as a privately initiated change intended to expand university-and-college standards and to accommodate large scientific and technical research parks within the UC zoning framework. Aaron Cain of the Planning and Development Department told commissioners the rezoning would cover just over 5,000 acres of RTP, excluding one…
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