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Durham commissioners approve UDO change to ease development requirements for some affordable housing projects in 3–2 vote
Summary
The Board adopted a privately initiated amendment (TC2400003) to Section 3.26 of the Unified Development Ordinance to allow limited flexibility from certain environmental requirements for projects that commit to affordable housing; the ordinance and required consistency statement passed 3–2 after residents raised environmental and tree-canopy concerns.
The Durham Board of County Commissioners voted 3–2 on May 12 to adopt a privately initiated amendment to Section 3.26 of the Unified Development Ordinance (TC2400003) that allows limited flexibility from some environmental requirements for developments that make explicit affordable-housing commitments.
Applicant counsel Nil Ghosh, representing Lincoln Avenue Communities, told the board the proposed change would ease…
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