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RSS FeedUpate on the Raleigh Infill Issue |
Dec. 10, 2007
Categorized in: Raleigh Real Estate
Tagged with: infillbackfill issue
There has been a lot of discussion on the news recently about the infill issue and the City of Raleigh. Several of my coworkers attended the most recent city council and provided me with an update that I thought I'd share with you. Basically, the City of Raleigh was looking at placing blanket restrictions on certain zoning districts in Raleigh that would severely impact the ability of many residents to add on to their home or teardown an older home and rebuild. The proposed changes went to a public hearing on November 20th and was unanimously spoken against. Subsequently, the Raleigh Planning Commission denied the text change proposal and sent that recommendation to the City Council for their December 4th meeting.
The Raleigh City Council listened to the overwhelming public input and follow suit to deny the text change proposal. However, the infill/teardown issue is not gone. There are other proposals on the table. Please see the Option 2 and 3 below for a brief explanation of the other proposals that were sent back to the Raleigh Planning Commission for consideration at their December meeting. It will then go to the council at their January 8th meeting and likely to public hearing on January 22nd.
- Option 2 - Proposes to adapt the existing infill subdivision standards to all new residential infill construction citywide. Administrative approval of new infill construction would be limited a 25% to 30% increase in square footage. Homes larger than this allowance would require Planning Commission approval. Variations of this proposal have been put forth, including one version from a member of the Planning Commission.
- Option 3- Seeks to amend the existing Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District regulations to address the residential infill issue in a manner that is focused on the specific neighborhoods and requires input from the majority of affected property owners before final action is taken. Option 3 is a proposal to update Raleigh's innovative Neighborhood Conversation Overlay District provisions to better serve today's market and lifestyle demands while conserving the City's vital neighborhood assets. This proposal also seeks to fast track the creation of new Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Districts by shortening the entire process from 14 to 18 months to 4 to 6 months depending on the size and complexity of the area. This proposal could be a permanent solution and could be implemented as soon as a new text change is drafted and adopted by the City Council following a public hearing.
It is our understanding that something will be done regarding this issue and currently from all the information we have been able to gather to day, Option 3 is our best choice. It will be imperative that we express to the Planning Commission and the City Council our dislike of Option 2 and our support of Option 3 as it currently stands. The next Raleigh Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for December 11th at 9:00 a.m. in the Raleigh City Council Chambers. Please attend if you are able, or contact the Planning Commission members:
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