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Something’s being sketched out near 2360 So Hi Dr in Durham. Eli Lilly Ring Road would extend and loop an outlet circulation road, with utilities along for the ride. No building c...
A two-lot split is in the works near 811 Midway Ave in Durham. The plan is to divide the existing lot into two pieces. It’s still under review, so this one isn’t a done deal yet.
Virgil West is in the works near 750 Curnice Rd in Durham. The plan calls for 128 single-family units and 145 townhomes, plus the roads and utilities to go with them. It’s stil...
Ovation at Sweetbrier Ph 2&3 is getting a tweak near 1675 Bowhall Dr in Durham. The city signed off on an amendment to revise where the structural soil goes. That’s one of those b...
A 72,500-square-foot flex and warehouse setup called S Miami Light Industrial is being eyed near 2410 S Miami Blvd in Durham. It’s a zoning map change in the works, so this one is...
Merrick Moore Park near 632 N Hoover Rd could be getting a new playground. The plan also calls for a picnic shelter with two individual restrooms and stormwater controls. It’s sti...
Novartis Durham-Amendment is in the works near 14 T W Alexander Dr in Durham. It’s a minor tweak to an already approved plan, mostly to sort out building square footages and move...
Little Angels Academy is coming near 106 Hickory Glen Ln in Durham. The city signed off on a family child care at home there, so that little setup is official now.
AATCC Parking Lot Rehabilitation & Expansion is in the works near 1 Davis Dr in Durham. The plan calls for repairs to the existing asphalt parking and 30 more parking spaces. No w...
Courtyards at Oak Grove is getting an amendment near 2041 Grimsby Ct in Durham. They want to update the site plan with per-lot impervious numbers and adjust the storm easement on...
Somebody wants to put about 35 single-family homes near 3721 Brightwood Ln in Durham. The Brightwood Residential plan would change the map there so the development can happen. It’...
Antioch Baptist Church near 912 Alma St in Durham wants a change that would let the property stay home to a low-key, neighborhood-serving institutional use. The existing buildin...
The city signed off on Divine Designs by The Wedding Woman near 4804 Wake Forest Hwy. Floral arrangements for order delivery are the plan there, so looks like a home-based flower...
The city signed off on a plan change near 724 Unity Dr. The Shady Grove Assemblage-Amendment would remove 5 open space lots, just as city staff wanted.
A drone paddock is in the works near 125 National Way in Durham. The plan calls for a fenced outdoor area with drone launch and landing pads, plus a drone operations cage and rela...
Lucky Auto Repair is in the works near 1711 S Miami Blvd in Durham. The plan is for an auto repair shop with 2 service bays and an office space. No opening date yet, but that corn...
An 82-unit attached subdivision is in the works near 724 Unity Dr in Durham. It’s called Olive Branch Crossing Ph 2A, formerly Shady Grove. Still under review for now, but that...
A bus stop is in the works near 2622 S Miami Blvd in Durham. The idea is to move it closer to the intersection with Lumley Road as part of the Miami Blvd Multifamily-Amendment. It...
Infinity Event Center is in the works near 2403 E US 70 Hwy in Durham. The plan calls for a right turn lane to be removed. It’s still under review, so this one’s not a done deal y...
Brier North is coming together near 1604 Olive Branch Rd in Durham. The first phase calls for 86 townhome lots and one open space lot. It’s still in the works for now, so don’t go...
The city is looking at Falls Village Storm Drainage near 1350 Masters Place Way in Durham. It would create two City of Durham drainage easements. Still under review for now, so th...
Something’s in the works near 3034 Glen Lyon Dr in Durham. Brooks Mill Ph 1 ARV Easement would carve out an easement to access an ARV, and it’s still under review. No sign-off yet...
Near 1306 Lynn Rd in Durham, somebody wants to redraw the lines on Lot 11 at Avery Spring Park. The plan is to abandon one tract and deed line and reestablish the lot line for tha...
A new canopy for Custom Stone is in the works near 1001 Ellis Rd in Durham. The plan calls for an update to the boundary buffer and the removal of a level spreader. No word yet on...
Near 2803 Rochelle St, somebody’s looking to split one lot into two in Durham. One piece would be for an attached home lot, with the flagpole setup they’re asking for. It’s still...
A change is in the works near 1001 Blackthorn Ln for Townes at Sherron Rd Amendment. Habitat for Humanity of Durham wants the plan tweaked so Greenwood Homes would pay cash instea...
Habitat for Humanity of Durham has a change in the works near 1409 Doc Nichols Rd. The ask is to tweak the Nichols Village plan so Greenwood Homes would pay cash instead of donati...
Near 1100 Shovelhead Dr in Durham, Chandler Run is getting a tweak. The plan calls for a wider all-weather trail, and the gaga ball area is getting pulled out of the active recreat...
Something new is being proposed near 134 Robbins Rd, under the name 134 Robbins Road Development. It would change what can go there, with a list of uses that would not be allowed.
There’s a development proposal near 134 Robbins Rd in Durham, and it’s called the 134 Robbins Road Development. Somebody wants to bring that land into the city and switch it to CG...
Brightleaf-SCM is in the works near 2421 100 Sanders Ave in Durham. What’s on the table is a blanket easement for stormwater management, so that corner is getting sorted out pie...
A Home Daycare Is Coming Near 410 S Adams St In Durham. The city signed off on Quality Academy Home Daycare, LLC for a home daycare near 410 S Adams St, with one shift for 10 kids...
Near 4901 Kemp Rd, somebody wants to carve out a variable-width water easement for the 48603 Olive Branch Offsite project. It’s still in the works, so nothing is final yet.
Brickworks Riparian Buffer Variance is in the works near 2801 Angier Ave in Durham. The ask is for a variance to let something encroach into the riparian buffer. It’s still under...