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15-501 — Place of worship (church with 300-seat sanctuary) as primary use with up to ten residential homes and potential tiny homes for affordable housing in Orange County, NC

Conditional rezoning of a 12-acre parcel from Residential Low Density 1 to Residential 4 Conditional Zoning District to allow a place of worship (300-seat sanctuary) and up to ten residential homes, with phased development including potential tiny homes for unhoused community members. This is a joint planning area requiring approval from both Orange County and the Town of Chapel Hill, with the application to be reviewed against the district-specific plan and conditional zoning stipulations.

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• First seen — 2026-07-26: First seen on an agenda (backfilled from our archive) · Orange County Board of Commissioners and Town of Chapel Hill Council (joint public hearing)
• Continued — 2026-10-20: Continued from 2026-07-01 to 2026-10-20 · Joint public hearing between Orange County Board of Commissioners and Town of Chapel Hill Council

Also on the 2026-10-20 Orange County agenda

• RES-2026-067 — 32-unit affordable rental apartment building for households at less than 30% AMI
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church - RZ — Place of Worship and up to 10 dwelling units
• ORD-2026-024 — Rezoning
• Wave Road Church — Church with up to ten tiny homes and two single-family home lots

Other Orange County rezoning cases

• 25-3276 — Schools: Preparatory (K-12 private school with family life center and recreation components)