Neighborhood Conservation Districts

Since the Neighborhood Conservation concept was passed as part of Chapel Hill's Land Use Management Ordinance, six neighborhoods have been granted the designation: Northside, Greenwood, Kings Mill-Morgan Creek, Pine Knolls, Coker Hills and Mason Farm/Whitehead Circle. 

NCD protection is an option that neighborhoods older than 25 years can seek to establish protections that will help them preserve their character.

Neighborhood Conservation Districts

Glen Lennox

Glen Lennox, a Chapel Hill neighborhood comprised of smaller single-gamily homes and a rental complex that originally housed GIs returning from WWII to study at UNC, recently began the NCD process to seek protection against development pressures.

A neighborhood forum to discuss what the neighborhood values about itself was held on February 8, 2009. The comments and summary of the meeting will be reported to the Chapel Hill Planning Board on March 3, where next steps will be considered.

Neighbors are seeking Neighborhood Conservation District status in an effort to protect the historic Glen Lennox apartments and their wider neighborhood from redevelopment pressures. See these stories for recent reporting on the Glen Lennox neighborhood.

News:

Glen Lennox meeting gives answers (Chapel Hill News, 09/27/2008)

Planners take up petition Aug. 19 (Chapel Hill News, 08/03/2008)

Developer pulls plan to replace Glen Lennox (Raleigh News & Observer, 07/23/2008)

Grubb: Glen Lennox in state of decline ("Orange Chat" blog, Raleigh News & Observer, 07/03/2008)

Glen Lennox: Dollar for your thoughts ("Orange Chat" blog, Raleigh News & Observer, 06/18/2008)

Chapel Hill council gives Glen Lennox residents opportunity to pursue conservation district (Carrboro Citizen, 05/01/2008)

Glen Lennox residents seek preservation status (Chapel Hill News, 04/29/2008)

Glen Lennox resident wants historic earmark, rules (Raleigh News & Observer, 03/25/2008)