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.
Requesting approval of draft minutes from March 10, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
