Planning Commission

The Committee of the Whole is an informal special meeting of the full Planning Commission to have further discussions on specific referral items. The Planning Commission bylaws state that rezoning requests that are deemed inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan and future land use map are automatically referred to the Committee of the Whole. Additionally, requests for Planned Development or Campus District are also automatically referred to this Committee. The committee typically meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at 4 p.m. The meetings are held at the Raleigh Municipal Building (RMB), located at 222 West Hargett Street in the Council Chamber.

NOTE: The City of Raleigh has launched a new agenda management portal called "eScribe" that will improve access and transparency for Planning Commission meeting agendas and minutes. The September 9 Planning Commission agenda is now live and can be accessed through the new City Council, Boards and Commissions: Agendas and Minutes webpage. Public Meeting - September 9, 2025 The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, September 9 at 9 a.m. at the Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street in the City Council Chamber. Planning Commission meetings can be viewed on the city’s websiteand RTN 11. For more information about the meeting, please contact Bynum Walter or visit the Planning Commission webpage. Call to Order Public Comment Consent Agenda Report of Committees C.1 Approval of Minutes Requesting approval of draft minutes from the August 26, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting. D.1 TC-3-25 Greenway Amendments Amends the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to improve Raleigh’s regulatory approach to Greenways, aligning it with community goals and recommendations from the Council- approved City of Raleigh 2022 Greenway Master Plan. --- Recommended Action:The Planning Commission may make a recommendation to the City Council. Alternatively, the request can be held or […]

NOTE: The City of Raleigh has launched a new agenda management portal called "eScribe" that will improve access and transparency for Planning Commission meeting agendas and minutes. The September 23 Planning Commission agenda is now live and can be accessed through the new City Council, Boards and Commissions: Agendas and Minutes webpage. Public Meeting - September 23, 2025 The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, September 23 at 9 a.m. at the Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street in the City Council Chamber. Planning Commission meetings can be viewed on the city’s websiteand RTN 11. For more information about the meeting, please contact Bynum Walter or visit the Planning Commission webpage. Call to Order Public Comment Consent Agenda Report of Committees C.1 Approval of Minutes Requesting approval of draft minutes from September 9, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting. D.1 TC-3-24 Historic Preservation and RHDC Historic Preservation and RHDC (TC-3-24): Amendments to State Law and a staff review of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) identified issues in the code that warrant further review and correction. To ensure continuous improvement of the city’s land development regulations and align with State Law, the language of the historic […]

The Committee of the Whole is an informal special meeting of the full Planning Commission to have further discussions on specific referral items. The Planning Commission bylaws state that rezoning requests that are deemed inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan and future land use map are automatically referred to the Committee of the Whole. Additionally, requests for Planned Development or Campus District are also automatically referred to this Committee. The committee typically meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at 4 p.m. The meetings are held at the Raleigh Municipal Building (RMB), located at 222 West Hargett Street in the Council Chamber.

Public Meeting - October 14, 2025 The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, October 14 at 9 a.m. at the Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street in the City Council Chamber. Planning Commission meetings can be viewed on the city’s website and RTN 11. For more information about the meeting, please contact Bynum Walter or visit the Planning Commission webpage. A. Call to Order B. Public Comment C. Consent Agenda C.1 Approval of Minutes Requesting approval of draft minutes from September 23, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting. D. New Business D.1 Rezoning Z-26-25: Leesville Road, at the intersection of Englehardt Drive and Leesville Road (District E) Matthew Burns, Planning and Development . Rezoning Z-26-25: 12009 Leesville Road, being Wake County PIN 0778398384 . Current Zoning: Industrial Mixed Use-3 stories with Special Highway Overlay District-2 and Airport Overlay District (IX-3 w/ SHOD-2 & AOD) Requested Zoning: Residential Mixed Use-3 stories (RX-3, remove SHOD-2 and AOD) . Approximately one acre is requested to be rezoned by Katina Scott. This request is for a general use district and no zoning conditions are proposed. The request would remove the Airport Overlay District (AOD) which prohibits residential uses. The […]

The Text Change Committee is a subcommittee where changes to the zoning code, known as the Unified Development Ordinance, are discussed. This subcommittee reviews the language of any potential code change. The committee typically meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. The meetings are held at the Raleigh Municipal Building in Room 305.

The City of Raleigh Planning Commission Committee of the Whole will conduct a public meeting on Thursday, October 23 at 4 p.m. at the Raleigh Municipal Building (RMB), located at 222 West Hargett Street in conference room 305. For more information about the meetings, please contact Bynum Walter or visit the Planning Commission webpage. A. Call to Order B. Old Business C. New Business C.1 Rezoning Z-20-25: Brier Creek Town Center PD, at the intersection of Arco Corporate Drive and Macaw Street (District E) Matthew Burns, Planning and Development . Rezoning Z-20-25: 8030, 8034, 8040 Arco Corporate Drive and 3900, 3901, 3911, 3921, 3930, 3931 Macaw Street, being Wake County PINs 0768445641, 0768542920, 0768544885, 0768543599, 0768544137, 0768542106, 0768436943, 0768448750, 0768447224 . Current Zoning: Planned Development with Special Highway Overlay District-2 and Airport Overlay District (PD w/ SHOD-2 and AOD) Requested Zoning: Planned Development with Special Highway Overlay District-2 (PD w/ SHOD-2, remove AOD). . Approximately 37.9 acres are requested to be rezoned by Jamie Schwedler, Parker Poe, on behalf of Brier Creek Corporate Center Master Association, Inc. c/o American Asset Corporation; Brier Creek Corporate LLC c/o American Asset Corporation; Brier Creek Apartments LLC & WF Brier Creek Member LLC; and […]

The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, October 28 at 9 a.m. at the Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street in the City Council Chamber. Planning Commission meetings can be viewed on the city’s website and RTN 11. For more information about the meeting, please contact Bynum Walter or visit the Planning Commission webpage. A. Call to Order B. Public Comment C. Consent Agenda C.1 Approval of Minutes Requesting approval of draft minutes from October 14, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting D. Report of Committees D.1 Rezoning Z-20-25: Brier Creek Town Center PD, at the intersection of Arco Corporate Drive and Macaw Street (District E) Roberta Fox, Committee of the Whole Chair . The following item was included on the October 23, 2025, Committee of the Whole agenda for discussion: . Z-20-25 Brier Creek Town Center PD . If the item is voted out of committee, it would be eligible for Planning Commission discussion and action. D.2 TC-3-24 Historic Preservation and RHDC Dwight Otwell, Text Change Committee Chair The following item was discussed during the October 15, 2025 Text Change Committee meeting: TC-3-25 Historic Preservation and RHDC Amendments to State Law and a staff […]

The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Wednesday, November 12 at 10 a.m. at the Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street in the City Council Chamber. Planning Commission meetings can be viewed on the city’s websiteand RTN 11. For more information about the meeting, please contact Bynum Walter or visit the Planning Commission webpage. A. Call to Order B. Public Comment C. Consent Agenda C.1 Approval of Minutes Requesting approval of draft minutes from October 28, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting D. Report of Committees E. Old Business E.1 Rezoning Z-26-25: Leesville Road, at the intersection of Englehardt Drive and Leesville Road (District E) Matthew Burns, Planning and Development . This request would remove industrial entitlement and permit mainly residential. It would also remove the Airport Overlay District (AOD) which prohibits residential uses. . This case last appeared as New Business on the October 14, 2025, Planning Commission agenda. At that meeting, the Planning Commission deferred action to their November 12, 2025, meeting to allow the applicant to consider revisions to the request. The request has not been revised. . The deadline for Planning Commission Action is December 13, 2025. E.2 TC-1-25: Omnibus 2023 2024 […]

Public Meeting - November 25, 2025 The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, November 25 at 9 a.m. at the Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street in the City Council Chamber. Planning Commission meetings can be viewed on the city’s websiteand RTN 11. For more information about the meeting, please contact Bynum Walter or visit the Planning Commission webpage. A. Call to Order B. Public Comment C. Consent Agenda C.1 Approval of Minutes Requesting approval of draft minutes from October 28, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting Requesting approval of draft minutes from November 12, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting D. New Business D.1 Rezoning Z-29-25: Trailwood Drive, south of the intersection of Trailwood Drive and Avent Ferry Road (District D upon annexation) Jacob Hunt, Planning and Development . This is a request to rezone the properties at 1116 and 1126 Trailwood Drive from Residential-4 w/ Special Residential Parking Overlay District to Residential-10-Conditional Use w/ Special Residential Parking Overlay District. . The deadline for Planning Commission action is January 24, 2026 E. Other Business E.1 Report of the Chair E.2 Report of the Members E.3 Report of the Assistant Director E.3.a Report of the Assistant Director […]

The Commission typically meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 9 a.m. The meetings are held at the Raleigh Municipal Building (RMB), located at 222 West Hargett Street. Upcoming meeting agendas for the Planning Commission can be found on our City Council, Boards and Commissions Agendas and Minutes page. Planning Commission public meetings are broadcast live on RTN 11 and our live streaming webpage. The Planning Commission subcommittee meetings are not broadcast live. To watch past meetings, visit our video services page.