Recent Discussions and Next Steps on Text Amendments to the Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) and Town Code

During their November 19, 2025, meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Council continued their discussion and voted on a set of text amendments to the Chapel Hill Town Code and Land Use Management Ordinance. The Town Council’s vote on the text amendments resulted in a tie: four members voted to approve the full set of amendments and four voted to deny.

Because of the tie vote, discussion of the text amendments will continue at the January 21, 2026, Town Council meeting. Details on the January 21 meeting will be available here approximately one week before the meeting.

The full LUMO rewrite is also still underway. Staff are currently working with a team of consultants to draft the new LUMO and will share status updates with Town Council in early 2026.