FAQs

The LUMO Update is a much broader effort than the Housing Choices proposal.  Last year’s Housing Choices proposal involved making targeted changes to the LUMO in order to increase opportunities for missing middle housing.  In contrast, the LUMO Update will involve a ground-up revision of the LUMO make it a more modern and accessible document.

Rezoning will likely happen once Council adopts LUMO.  Rezoning won’t look the same throughout town. Some areas may be recategorized rather than rezoned, while other areas will need rezoning.  Some areas of town will need new zoning districts created, while other areas will have zoning districts combined.

The Complete Community Strategy is part of the Town’s Comprehensive Plan. It helps to define a vision for how Chapel Hill should grow over time. The LUMO is one of many tools that can help the Town achieve the vision established in the Complete Community Strategy.