The general functions of the Planning Board are as follows:
To acquire and maintain in current form such basic information and materials on the physical growth
and development of the Town and its environs as are necessary for an understanding of past trends,
present conditions, and forces at work to cause changes in these conditions;
To prepare and, from time to time, recommend revisions to the Comprehensive Plan for physical development of the Town;
To develop and recommend principles and policies for guiding action in the development of the Town;
To prepare and recommend to the Council ordinances promoting orderly development along the lines
indicated in the Comprehensive Plan;
To determine whether specific proposed developments conform to the principles and requirements of
the Comprehensive Plan for the growth and development of the Town; and
To keep the Council and the public informed and advised as to these matters.
The Planning Board has been granted the power to act independently of the Town Council in most
instances but on occasion serves in an advisory capacity to the Council.
Meetings
The Planning Board meets at 7:00 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month in the Town Council
Chamber.
George Cianciolo, Chair
7704 Amesbury Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
[Town Resident]
Term Expires: 6/30/2011
Judy Weseman
104 Cedar Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
[Town Resident]
Term Expires: 6/30/2009
Michael Gerhardt
114 Hillspring Lane
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
[Town Resident]
Term Expires: 6/30/2011
Del Snow
111 Tremont Circle
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
[Town Resident]
Term Expires: 6/30/2009
John S. Ager
205 Woodleaf Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
[Town Resident]
Term Expires: 6/30/2010
Michael Collins, Vice-Chair
723 Williams Circle
Chapel Hill,NC 27516
[Town Resident]
Term Expires: 6/30/2010
Andrea Rohrbacher
102 Camille Court
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
[Town Resident]
Term Expires: 6/30/2010
Jason Baker
226 North Graham Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
[Town Resident]
Term Expires: 6/30/2011
James Stroud
7904 Rogers Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
[County-JPA]
Term Expires: 6/30/2011
Vacant
[County-ETJ]
Term Expires: 6/30/2009
Sally Greene
406 Morgan Creek Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
[Council Liaison]
Gene Poveromo, Loryn Clark, and David Bonk
Town Hall, Planning Department
405 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
[Board Liaisons]
The Planning Board is composed of ten (10) members. Eight (8) members, appointed by the Council, shall
reside within the corporate limits of Chapel Hill. One (1) member, appointed by the Orange County Board
of Commissioners, shall reside within the Town's extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ETJ). One (1)
member, appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, shall reside within the Town's Joint
Planning Transition Area (JPA).
Members serve staggered, three-year terms and shall not be eligible for more than two consecutive
three-year terms.
Vacancies
There is one vacancy on the Board at this time for a member from within the Town's extraterritorial
planning jurisdiction (ETJ). The ETJ position is appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
If you are interested in applying for a Town vacancy, you may do so by printing an application form and returning it by email to or by fax at 919-967-8406. You may
also contact the Town Clerk at 919-968-2757 for an application form.
The deadline for submitting an application form is noon on Monday prior to a Council Business meeting
when appointments are scheduled. Applications received after the deadline will be held until the next
opportunity for the Council to consider the appointment.
An online form is available from the Orange
County web site for the Orange County ETJ and JPA positions.
Enabling Legislation
Consult the Land Use Ordinance in the
Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, Article 8, Section 8.2 and following.
