Board of Adjustment
December 8 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Public Meeting – December 8, 2025
The City of Raleigh Board of Adjustment will conduct a public meeting on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 1 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at the Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street.
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Whereas Karen Pirozzi and David Guistina, property owners, request a 78’ variance from UDO Section 2.6.3.H.1 to allow an accessory dwelling unit to be placed 78’ in front of the front wall of the house on a .46-acre property zoned Residential-4 and located at 6809 Sandy Forks Road.
This case is DEFERRED/PENDING: Not to be discussed at this meeting.
Whereas Chester Road Investors, LLC, property owner requests:(i) a variance for complete relief to the required 6’ wide sidewalk of UDO Section 8.5.4.C., in order to not construct a sidewalk along Grant Avenue; and (ii) a variance for complete relief from the required street tree plantings of UDO Section 8.5.4.C., which requires five (5) street trees along Grant Avenue, in order to preserve the two (2) existing maple trees along Grant Avenue, in association with a 7-unit townhouse project proposed on a property totaling .5-acre zoned Residential-6 and located at 2308 Grant Avenue and 1401 Chester Road.
This case is DEFERRED/PENDING: Not to be discussed at this meeting.
Whereas Linda B. Alphin, property owner, requests i) a 1.9’ variance from the required 2.5’ driveway and parking setback pursuant to UDO Section 2.2.7.F in order to accommodate a proposed driveway expansion; and ii) a variance for complete relief from the 2.5’ separation requirement from fences and walls from driveways pursuant to UDO Section 2.2.7.F in order to relocate an existing retaining wall along the western edge of the proposed driveway , in association with a proposed driveway expansion located on a 0.2-acre parcel zoned Residential-6 and Special Residential Parking Overlay District (-SRPOD) and located at 2510 Stafford Avenue.
Whereas, Mohammad Ehason and Bahar, LLC, and Melad, LLC, property owners, request a special use permit to allow a second medium-profile ground sign as set forth in UDO Section 7.3.9.C.2 for a double frontage lot with frontage in excess of 100 feet on a 1.90 acre property zoned CX-3-PK located at 6903 Louisburg Road.
Whereas Preiss Powell Development VII LLC, property owner, requests: (i) a 2’ variance to UDO Section 7.2.8.B.9., which requires a fence within a side or rear setback to be no more than 8’ in height, in order to construct 10’ high fence along the western and southern property boundaries with up to 100% opacity; (ii) a 3.5’ variance to UDO Section 7.2.8.B.8., which requires a fence within a front or side street setback to be no more than 6.5’ in height, in order to construct a 10’ high fence within the Reavis Road setback with up to 100% opacity; (iii) a 9% variance to UDO Section 9.2.2.A.4., which sets a maximum of 65% impervious surface for the R-10 zoning district, in order to develop proposed Lot 1 with 74% of impervious surface; and (iv) complete relief to UDO Section 7.2.8.B.7., which requires breaks in a fence every 100’, in order to construct a continuous fence along the northern, southern, and western Property boundaries. The requests are made in connection with a proposed subdivision of 4 attached homes on a 0.91-acre parcel zoned R-10, Special Residential Parking Overlay District and Transit Overlay District and located at 4101 Reavis Road.
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