FAQs
- Housing: To provide mixed-income housing opportunities for people who live and work in the surrounding area.
- Connectivity: To promote a vibrant community that has recreation space, commercial space for small businesses, and housing.
- Environment: To preserve natural, historical, and cultural resources
- Opportunity: To provide housing, recreation, and employment opportunities.
- Equity: To facilitate a community-informed land development process that reflects the input of all residents, particularly the historically marginalized residents closest to the property.
Land Use Plan: Recently completed in September 2024. This phase determined the land uses for the property.
Financial Feasibility Study: This upcoming phase will begin in 2025 and will assess the costs of various land use configurations.
Zoning Approval Phase: This phase will begin in 2025 and is a multi-step review of zoning regulations.
Development Partner Selection/Development: The timing of these final phases is dependent on the previous phase timelines and outcomes.
- In October 2024, the Town of Carrboro joined the Town of Chapel Hill and Orange County in adopting a resolution to receive and endorse the draft land use plan for the Greene Tract.
- In 2024, a series of community engagement efforts were completed with various community stakeholders to inform the draft "Land Use Plan" for the Greene Tract. Public meetings were held at Morris Grove Elementary School.
Where is the Greene Tract located?
The Greene Tract is located in the Town of Chapel Hill’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), approximately 3.4 miles northwest of downtown Chapel Hill in southeastern Orange County. The tract is approximately 1,740 feet (.35 miles) south of Eubanks Road, 1,439 feet (.27 miles) north of Homestead Road, and 1,775 feet (.34 miles) east of Rogers Road.
What are the goals of the Greene Tract?
When will the Greene Tract be completed?
The Greene Tract project is a multi-year, multi-phase project. The phases include:
The completion date of the full development of the Greene Tract is not yet known.
What are the most recent updates on the Greene Tract project (as of October 2024)?
Was the Greene Tract originally intended for preservation?
No. Since the mid-1990s, following the decision to not pursue solid waste operations (landfill) on the Greene Tract and the initiation of the Northwest Small Area Plan, several uses have been proposed for the Greene Tract including commercial retail space, affordable housing, a public park, a school, and preservation. With the adoption of the Solid Waste Management Interlocal Agreement in 1999, the three local governments have worked together to determine the best use of the Greene Tract to address and balance all the needs of the community. In 2002, the three local governments adopted a resolution, which identified acreage for preservation and affordable housing. More recently, community members have expressed interest and support in providing housing, retail, community space, parks and natural areas on the Greene Tract.