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Planning Commission - CANCELLED
2026-01-27 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
Public Meeting – January 27, 2026

The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, January 27 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

Comprehensive Plan Amendment CP-01-25: 4111 Macon Pond Road, approximately 800 feet east of the intersection of Edwards Mill Road and Macon Pond Road (District D)

Matthew Burns, Planning & Development
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Recommended action: Received any public comment on the item and defer discussion to the February 10, 2026 meeting.
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CP-01-25 is a privately initiated request to amend Map T-1: Street Plan to relocate a proposed 2-lane undivided avenue between Macon Pond Road and the future Lake Boone Trail extension.
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The Planning Commission deadline for action is April 27, 2026.

C.2

Approval of Minutes

Requesting approval of draft minutes from January 13, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting

D.

Old Business

D.1

Rezoning Z-14-25 (TCZ-14-25) S New Hope Road, southeast of the intersection with Anamosa Street (District C)

Matthew Klem, Planning and Development
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This is a rezoning request to reduce the amount of permitted commercial development and increase the amount of permitted residential development.
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This request was held at the January 13, 2026, Planning Commission to allow the applicant to revise rezoning conditions. Revised conditions were submitted on January 16, 2026. Revisedconditions reduce the amount of overall residential development from 650 units to 625 units. The revision also include two new zoning conditions: 1) a requirement that a minimum of twelve and a half percent (12.5%) of the site area subject to the rezoning shall be set aside as ‘Open Area,’ which the condition goes on to define; and 2) the requirement for a Type 2 Protective Yard between the subject site and the adjacent developments
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The Planning Commission deadline for action is March 14, 2026.

D.2

Rezoning Z-40-25 831 Wake Forest Road & 904 Mordecai Drive, South side of Mimosa Street (District C)

Hiram Marziano, Planning and Development
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This rezoning would permit additional building height and remove the existing Mordecai 2 Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (NCOD).
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The Planning Commission opened this case on January 13, 2026 and deferred to this meeting to allow the applicant to reconsider conditions and to allow the RHDC to review the case on January 14, 2026. Draft revised conditions were received on Friday, January 16, 2025. Revisions to conditions include addition of regulations for structural setbacks, pedestrian access on Wake Forest Road, restrictions involving parking structures, and height limitations along Mordecai Drive.
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The deadline for Planning Commissioner action is March 14, 2026.

D.3

Rezoning Z-31-25 516 North Blount Street, North of Polk Street Intersection (District C)

Hiram Marziano, Planning and Development
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The proposed request would allow for use of the property as use restricted indoor and outdoor recreation.
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This case was referred back to the Planning Commission by the City Council on January 6, 2026 to review changes to the conditions made by the applicant and to make a recommendation. Revisions to conditions include several alterations to proposed conditions based on the input from the pubic and Planning Commission and includes a new condition restricting vendor delivery times.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is February 10, 2026.

D.4

Rezoning Z-37-25 Avent Ferry Road Assemblage, south of the intersection of Avent Ferry Road and Chappell Drive (District D)

Metra Sheshbaradaran, Planning and Development
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Current Zoning: Residential-10 with Special Residential Parking Overlay District, Residential Mixed Use – 3 Stories with Special Residential Parking Overlay District, and Conservation Management with Special Residential Parking Overlay District (R-10 w/SRPOD, RX-3 w/SRPOD, & CM w/SRPOD)
Proposed Zoning: Residential Mixed Use – 4 Stories – Conditional Use with Special Residential Parking Overlay District (RX-4-CU w/SRPOD).
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Proposed conditions prohibit certain uses, limit surface parking, provide pedestrian connection from the site to Chappell Drive, require the ground floor of any parking structure to include specified active uses, and require tenant notification for future demolition.
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The case first appeared as New Business on the January 13, 2026, Planning Commission agenda. Since then, the applicant has submitted unsigned conditions. Revised conditions require ground story parking structures to include active uses and expand the requirements for tenant notice confirmation prior to residential building demolition. Provided signatures are received by Friday, January 23, 2026, the Planning Commission may consider these revisions in making their determination.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is March 14, 2026.

E.

New Business

E.1

Rezoning Z-42-25 2936 Hodge Road, approximately ¾ mile south of the intersection of Poole Road & Hodge Road.

Matt McGregor, Planning and Development
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This request would apply Raleigh zoning and permit an additional residential unit on the property.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is March 28, 2026.

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Recommended Action: Conduct the public hearing. At the conclusion of the public hearing, City Council may choose to act on the case or defer for further review. Alternately, the City Council may choose to continue the public hearing to a future date. The appropriate consistency statements are included in the agenda materials. If Council acts on the case, any ordinance approved shall be adopted this day and shall become effective five days following a favorable vote.

F.

Other Business

F.1

Report of the Chair

F.2

Report of the Members

F.3

Report of the Assistant Director

F.3.a

Report of the Assistant Director

Receive as information.

G.

Adjournment

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.

Planning Commission
2026-02-10 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-04-14 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-04-28 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-12 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-26 09:00 - 11:00
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.

Planning Commission Text Change Committee
2026-02-18 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-18 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-04-15 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-20 16:00 - 18:00
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. Upcoming meeting agendas for the Text Change Committee can be found on our City Council, Boards and Commissions Agendas and Minutes page.

Planning Commission
2026-02-24 09:00 - 11:00
The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, February 24 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 February 10, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting

D.

Old Business

D.1

Comprehensive Plan Amendment CP-01-25: 4111 Macon Pond Road, approximately 800 feet east of the intersection of Edwards Mill Road and Macon Pond Road (District D)

Matthew Burns, Planning and Development
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CP-01-25 is a privately initiated request to amend Map T-1: Street Plan to relocate a proposed 2-lane undivided avenue between Macon Pond Road and the future Lake Boone Trail extension.
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The Planning Commission deadline for action is May 11, 2026.
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This request last appeared as New Business at the February 10, 2026, Planning Commission meeting. At that meeting, the Planning Commission deferred discussion to the February 24, 2026, meeting at the request of the applicant.

D.2

Rezoning Z-49-25 319 S King Charles Rd, at the intersection of S King Charles Road and Peele Place (District C)

Metra Sheshbaradaran, Planning & Development
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Current Zoning: Residential-4 with Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (King Charles South) (R-4 w/NCOD)
Proposed Zoning: Residential-6-Conditional Use (R-6-CU) (remove NCOD)
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The request first appeared as New Business on the February 10, 2026, Planning Commission agenda. Since then, the applicant has submitted revised conditions. Revised conditions limit building height to 2 stories and require a minimum front yard setback of 30 feet.

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The deadline for Planning Commission action is April 11, 2026.

E.

New Business

E.1

Rezoning Z-36-25: Page Road, north of the intersection of Page Road and World Trade Boulevard (District E upon annexation)

Jacob Hunt, Planning and Development
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This is a request to rezone the properties at 3651 & 3703 Page Road from Residential Rural (RR) to Mixed-Use Industrial-3 Stories (IX-3).
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is April 25, 2026.

E.2

Z-38-25: Trailwood Drive, south of the intersection of Trailwood Drive and Avent Ferry Road (District D upon annexation)

Jacob Hunt, Planning and Development
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This is a request to rezone the properties at 1017, 1000, & 1100 Trailwood Drive from Residential-6-Conditional Use (R-6-CU) and Residential-4 (R-4) both with Special Residential Parking Overlay District to Residential Mixed-Use-3-stories-Conditional Use (RX-3-CU).
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is April 25, 2026

E.3

Rezoning Z-45-25: Trailwood Drive, north of the intersection of Trailwood Drive and Tanager Street (District D upon annexation)

Jacob Hunt, Planning and Development
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This is a request to rezone the properties at 1415 & 1507 Trailwood Drive; and 0 Crump Road from Residential-2 with Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District and Special Residential Parking Overlay District (R-2 with NCOD and SRPOD) and Residential-4 with Special Residential Parking Overlay District (R-4 w/SRPOD) to Residential-10-Conditional Use (R-10-CU).
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is April 25, 2026.

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Rezoning Z-47-25 Crest Road, East side of Crest Road, 500 feet south of Varsity Drive Intersection (District D)

Hiram Marziano, Planning and Development
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This request is to allow for development of up to 260 dwelling units.
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The deadline for Planning Commissioner action is April 25, 2026.

G.

Other Business

G.1

Report of the Chair

G.2

Election of Officers

Bynum Walter, Assistant Director Planning and Development
Nicole Bennett, Planning Commission Chairperson
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From the Planning Commission Rules of Procedure:
The Planning Commission shall elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson in June each year. These officers shall serve a one-year term and will continue to serve until a successor has been selected by the Commission.
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The Chairperson shall preside over all regular meetings of the Planning Commission. The Chairperson shall appoint the members of the regular subcommittees.
The Vice Chairperson shall serve as Chairperson at a meeting in the event of absence or abstention of the Chairperson. The Vice Chairperson shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole.
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Chairperson Bennett’s service to the Planning Commission will conclude in March; the Commission needs to complete out of cycle elections to identify a new chairperson to serve through June, 2026.

G.3

Report of the Members

H.

Report of Assistant Director

H.1

Report of the Assistant Director

Receive as information.

I.

Adjournment

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.

Planning Commission Committee of the Whole
2026-02-26 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-26 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-04-23 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-28 16:00 - 18:00
The Committee of the Whole is an informal special meeting of the full Planning Commission, held to facilitate 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 or in conference room 305. Upcoming meeting agendas for the Planning Commission can be found on our City Council, Boards and Commissions Agendas and Minutes page.

Planning Commission
2026-03-10 09:00 - 11:00
Public Meeting – March 10, 2026

The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, March 10 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 February 24, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting

D.

Old Business

D.1

Rezoning Z-38-25: Trailwood Drive, south of the intersection of Trailwood Drive and Avent Ferry Road (District D upon annexation)

Jacob Hunt, Planning and Development
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This request would increase residential entitlement on the site.

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The request first appeared as New Business on the February 24, 2026, Planning Commission agenda. Since then, the applicant has submitted revisions. The base district for a portion of the site has been amended to R-10-CU. The revised conditions are intended to keep the total area of land mapped as 100-year flood plain to an amount no smaller than the amount approved under a previous site plan for the 1000 Trailwood parcel, require building frontage along Trailwood Drive, and require at least one street-facing entrance on the west side of Trailwood Drive.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is April 25, 2026

E.

New Business

E.1

Rezoning Z-15-25: A portion of Randleigh Farm, at the intersection of Auburn Knightdale Road and Battle Bridge Road (District C)

Matthew Burns, Planning and Development
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This is a rezoning initiated by Wake County and the City of Raleigh. It would allow Wake County to pursue development of an animal shelter.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is May 9, 2026.

E.2

Rezoning Z-39-25 319 Heck Street, at the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Heck Street (District C)

Metra Sheshbaradaran, Planning & Development
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The request would permit additional density on the site, increase building height, and permit limited retail use on the ground-floor of an apartment building.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is May 9, 2026.

E.3

Rezoning Z-43-25 6309 Litchford Road, West Side of Litchford Road, 800 feet north of Atlantic Avenue Intersection (District A)

Hiram Marziano, Planning and Development
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This request is to allow for increased residential entitlement.
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The deadline for Planning Commissioner action is May 9, 2026.

E.4

Rezoning Z-52-25 3470 Blue Ridge Road, 170 ft west of the intersection of Blue Ridge Road and Morningside Drive (District E)

Metra Sheshbaradaran, Planning & Development
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The request would permit additional density on the site to 20 units and increase building height.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is May 9, 2026.

E.5

Rezoning Z-01-26 307 W Martin Street, 311 Commerce Place, & 322 W Davie Street, located 206 ft southwest of Nash Square (District C)

Metra Sheshbaradaran, Planning & Development
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The request would increase height on the W Davie Street parcel, remove the Shopfront Frontage, and apply the same conditions across the three sites. Minor adjustments to existing conditions have been made under the new request.

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The deadline for Planning Commission action is May 9, 2026.

F.

Other Business

F.1

Report of the Chair

F.2

Report of the Members

F.3

Report of the Assistant Director

F.3.a

Report of the Assistant Director

Receive as information.

G.

Adjournment

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.

Planning Commission
2026-03-24 09:00 - 11:00
Public Meeting – March 24, 2026

The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, March 24 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 March 10, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting.

D.

Old Business

D.1

Rezoning Z-15-25: A portion of Randleigh Farm, at the intersection of Auburn Knightdale Road and Battle Bridge Road (District C)

Matthew Burns, Planning and Development
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This is a rezoning jointly initiated by Wake County and the City of Raleigh. It would allow Wake County to pursue development of an animal shelter.
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This request last appeared as New Business on the March 10, 2026, Planning Commission agenda. At that meeting, the Planning Commission deferred action to their March 24, 2026, meeting to allow the applicant to consider revisions to the request. For public comment, there is 2:08 remaining for those in support and 8:00 remaining for those in opposition.
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The applicant submitted draft revisions on March 13, 2026, followed by signed revisions on March 18, 2026, which reduce the requested height from five (5) stories to three (3) stories. They also submitted revised conditions which add a new condition prohibiting uses, including retail, and would remove retail use mixes and add clarifying language to Condition #1. Condition #3, which would exempt the property from Block Perimeter requirements in the UDO, remains unchanged.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is May 9, 2026.

D.2

Rezoning Z-39-25: 319 Heck St, at the intersection of Heck Street and Oakwood Avenue (District C)

Metra Sheshbaradaran, Planning & Development
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The request would permit additional residential density on the site, remove the NCOD, and increase building height.
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The request last appeared as New Business at the March 10, 2026, Planning Commission meeting. At the meeting, Planning Commission deferred action to allow the applicant to revise conditions. For public comment, there is 3:05 remaining for those in support and 1:14 for those opposed.
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The applicant submitted revisions on March 13, 2026, which prohibit all retail sales (Condition 1) and require the installation of a commemorative plaque on future development (Condition 3). Provided signatures are received by March 20, 2026, the Planning Commission may consider those revisions in making their determination.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is May 9, 2026.

E.

New Business

E.1

Rezoning Z-35-25 Ligon Mill Road, West side of Ligon Mill Road, north of Louisburg Road Intersection (District B upon annexation)

Hiram Marziano, Planning and Development
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This is a conditional use request to allow for development of up to 180 residential dwelling units.
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The property is currently under Wake County zoning and will be rezoned to a Raleigh zoning classification upon annexation (refer to annexation petition AX-29-25).
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The deadline for Planning Commissioner action is May 23, 2025.

E.2

Rezoning Z-53-25: 5601 Six Forks Road, approximately 500 feet north of the intersection of Millbrook Road and Six Forks Road (District A)

Matthew Burns, Planning and Development
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This request would add to the housing supply, allow greater building heights, and increase entitlement for residential, office, and commercial uses, or combinations thereof.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is May 23, 2026.

F.

Other Business

F.1

Report of the Chair

F.2

Report of the Members

F.3

Report of the Assistant Director

F.3.a

Report of the Assistant Director

Receive as information.

G.

Adjournment

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.
