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Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials-6 p.m.

Town of Pittsboro · 1. Board of Commissioners (BOC)
Monday, November 10, 2025

Regular meeting Land conversion and large developmentParks and recreationBudget and appropriationsComprehensive planHousing and affordabilityAppointments and personnelArts and public artEnvironment and sustainabilityEthics and transparencyFees and utility ratesPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesRezoningSubdivision and site plansWater and sewerZoning text amendment

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What was decided

  1. Approved 4.IResolution: Recognizing the Graduates of the 2025 PBO-101 Citizen's Academy Adopted 5-0
  2. Approved 6.ISouth Village Small Area Plan Approved 3-2 after a tabling motion failed 2-3
  3. Approved 7.IPublic Hearing: UDO Amendments — Sections 9.5 and 5.2.3.B.2 Section 9.5 adopted 5-0
  4. Approved 7.IIPublic Hearing: PB-25-456 627 West Street General Rezoning Approved 5-0
  5. Approved 8.I-IIDonation of Sculptures Both approved 5-0
  6. Approved 8.IIIBoard of Commissioners Code of Ethics and Conduct Adopted 5-0
  7. Approved 8.IV-VAgreement with Welcome Center Inc. and Budget Amendment Both approved 5-0
  8. Approved 8.VI-VIIReeves Farm Development Agreement and Phase 1 Preliminary Plat Both approved 5-0
  9. Approved 8.VIIIClimate Action Plan Adopted 5-0

Another 1 item passed on the consent agenda, which is a single motion covering routine business. See the list.

Read from the agenda's recorded outcomes. Where the board published minutes, those are the record — this is a pointer to them.

What's on this agenda

Pittsboro's commissioners adopted a climate action plan on November 10, approved the Reeves Farm development agreement and its first-phase preliminary plat, and agreed to buy property from CSX Transportation. The meeting ran to 11:49 p.m.

The South Village small area plan was the one contested item. A motion to table it to January failed 2-3, and the plan was then approved 3-2 with the same two members reversing sides — the commissioners who wanted more time voted against approval.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The Reeves Farm preliminary plat carries a substantial recreation contribution: $500,000 in fees in lieu of land dedication plus 49.69 acres of public recreation land, both due before final plat approval.

A resident objected during the public hearing to a proposed ordinance amendment on fee-in-lieu increases for apartment complexes and higher-density projects. The board adopted the other amendment before it, on Section 9.5, and left that one.

The board also rezoned 627 West Street with no one signing up to speak, revised its own code of ethics and conduct, accepted two donated sculptures, and approved an agreement with the Welcome Center amended to hours of 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. plus opening for town events, with a budget amendment to fund it.

The consent agenda carried eleven items including 2026 meeting schedules for the commissioners, planning board, parks board and downtown board, the town holiday schedule, the CSX property purchase and its budget amendment, and a wastewater master plan grant reimbursement.

How the votes went

Almost everything passed 5-0. The exceptions came at the start and on the small area plan: amending the agenda to move the small area plan up passed 3-2 (Farrell and Foley opposed); a motion to table the plan to January failed 2-3 (Foley, Baldwin and Farrell opposed); and the plan was approved 3-2 (Vose and Bonitz opposed).

From the published minutes.

What was said

The public comment period was held at 6:32 p.m. One resident spoke during the ordinance amendment public hearing, opposing an amendment on fee-in-lieu increases for apartment complexes and higher-density projects.

Read from the records the government published after the meeting. Members of the public are private residents and are not named or indexed.

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Agenda items (11)

Resolution · 2Public hearing · 2Other · 2Contract or award · 2Consent agenda · 1Discussion item · 1Presentation · 1
  1. 4.I Resolution: Recognizing the Graduates of the 2025 PBO-101 Citizen's Academy
    Resolution
    Adopted 5-0
  2. 6.I South Village Small Area Plan
    Discussion item Comprehensive planLand conversion and large development
    The South Village small area plan, moved to the front of the agenda by a 3-2 vote. A motion to table it until January failed 2-3, and the plan was then approved with staff revisions and recommendations 3-2.
    Approved 3-2 after a tabling motion failed 2-3
  3. 6.II Presentation: Police Department Pre-Design
    Presentation Police and public safetyPublic facilities
    Architects and a land design firm presented pre-design work for a police department facility.
  4. 7.I Public Hearing: UDO Amendments — Sections 9.5 and 5.2.3.B.2
    Public hearing Fees and utility ratesHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentZoning text amendment
    Two development ordinance amendments. A resident opposed the amendment to Section 5.2.3.B.2, citing fee-in-lieu increases for apartment complexes and higher-density projects. The planning director asked the board to consider adopting only Section 9.5 that evening, and it did.
    Section 9.5 adopted 5-0
  5. 7.II Public Hearing: PB-25-456 627 West Street General Rezoning
    Public hearing Rezoning
    A general rezoning at 627 West Street. No one signed up to speak.
    Approved 5-0
  6. 8.I-II Donation of Sculptures
    Other Arts and public artParks and recreation
    Two separate donations of sculpture to the town.
    Both approved 5-0
  7. 8.III Board of Commissioners Code of Ethics and Conduct
    Resolution Appointments and personnelEthics and transparency
    A resolution revising the board's code of ethics and conduct.
    Adopted 5-0
  8. 8.IV-V Agreement with Welcome Center Inc. and Budget Amendment
    Contract or award Budget and appropriations
    An agreement with the Welcome Center, amended to hours of 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. plus opening in support of town events, with a budget amendment allocating funds.
    Both approved 5-0
  9. 8.VI-VII Reeves Farm Development Agreement and Phase 1 Preliminary Plat
    Contract or award Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentParks and recreationSubdivision and site plans
    The Reeves Farm development agreement and the major subdivision preliminary plat for phase one, which requires $500,000 in fees in lieu of public recreation land dedication plus dedication of 49.69 acres, both due before final plat approval.
    Both approved 5-0
  10. 8.VIII Climate Action Plan
    Other Comprehensive planEnvironment and sustainability
    Adoption of the town's climate action plan.
    Adopted 5-0

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