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AGENDA
Town Council Business Meeting
Tuesday, February 10, 2026: 6:00 PM
E.S. Douglass Community Center: 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. TOWN MANAGER’S COMMENTS
a. Adoption of Agenda
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
5. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Budget Amendments: Reservoir Dam
Recognizing interest and a portion of Q1 sales tax exceeding budgeted amounts, then appropriating these
revenues and monies from the Garage CPF to the Reservoir Dam project to allow for water level controls
b. Budget Amendments: Whitehall Carriage House & Town Hall Loan Payment
Recognizing interest and sales tax revenues, then appropriating them to an installment loan payment for the
Town Hall and the Whitehall CPF toward the Carriage House project
c. Resolution #1144 - Request to NCDOT to Lower the Speed Limit on Airport Road north of the Airport/22 Traffic
Circle adjacent to the Caropines subdivision located in Southern Pines.
d. Meeting Minutes
Staff has prepared the following meeting minutes for approval:
- January 13, 2026, Town Council Business Meeting
- January 20, 2026, Town Council Work Session Meeting
6. ACTION ITEMS
a. Comprehensive Plan Phase 3 Implementation Projects
At the January 20, 2026 Work Session, the Planning Director presented a draft list of projects for Phase 3 of
implementing the 2023 Comprehensive Plan. Planning staff are seeking Town Council approval of a final list of
projects.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - LEGISLATIVE
a. Character District Amendments to Zoning Map and UDO (Continued from Nov. 6, 2026 Meeting)
A continuation of a legislative public hearing that first began at the November 12, 2024 meeting and that has
been continued six times. The public hearing is regarding the creation of a Downtown Character District and a
West Southern Pines Character District.
b. Landscaping & Tree Protection Amendments to UDO (Continued from Nov. 6, 2025 Meeting)
A continuation of a legislative public hearing that first began at the November 12, 2024 meeting and that has
been continued six times. The public hearing is regarding proposed amendments to the UDO covering topics
related to landscaping and tree protection requirements for new commercial development and subdivisions.
c. Waiting Periods, Signs & Appendix B Amendments to the UDO
The Town of Southern Pines Planning Department is proposing UDO text amendments that remove prohibited
waiting periods for refiling applications, align temporary political sign regulations with state law, and update
Appendix B to reflect recent state legislation and technical standards, including pavement design, roadway

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testing, ADA compliance, and sight distance measurements. The Planning Board has recommended approval of
the proposed amendments.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Meetings/work sessions of the Southern Pines Town Council are now available on the Town’s Website at sopinesnc.info/agendas
Video of the Town Council meetings will be live-streamed on the website for viewing either during the meetings or after they have concluded. Please note, the
video is provided only for the purposes of viewing the meetings; public comments or questions are not accepted via the live stream.