Land Use/Govt Affairs Committee Meeting - Oct 2026

October 2026 Land Use & Govt Affairs Committee Meeting          
Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams

Agenda Topics:

Durham Housing & Neighborhood Services Update + Affordable Housing Plan
Sarah Viñas, Director of Housing & Neighborhood Services, City of Durham
Hear about the department’s priorities and direction. Sarah will also provide an update on the City’s recently launched effort to develop a new five-year Affordable Housing Plan and Investment Strategy to address Durham’s evolving housing needs.

OWASA’s New Reimbursement Policy for Water & Sewer Extensions
Monica Dodson, Chief Operating Officer, and Vishnu Gangadharan, Orange Water and Sewer Authority
Briefing on Orange Water and Sewer Authority’s newly adopted reimbursement policy infrastructure extensions, which the HBA and development community supported. The presentation will cover how the policy works, which projects are eligible, and how builders and developers can apply for reimbursement when extending water and sewer infrastructure.
 
Regional Policy Updates

• Pittsboro UDO Text Amendments – current status and projected timeline
• Chapel Hill LUMO – review process and approval timeline
• Carrboro Planning Director, Inspections Timelines and UDO rewrite status
• Durham Development Work Group