The City of Raleigh Planning Commission will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, September 22 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.
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Requesting approval of draft minutes from September 8, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting
Nick Neptune, Text Change Committee Chair
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At the August 18, 2026 City Council meeting, the Raleigh City Council authorized staff to prepare a draft ordinance to reduce regulatory barriers to childcare facilities. The text change considers potential amendments to increase enrollment limits and allow non-resident employees for home daycares, as well as streamline the approval process for daycare centers in residential districts by replacing the Special Use Permit requirement with clear, objective use standards.
On September 16, 2026, the Planning Commission Text Change Committee discussed this item and recommended approval.
Demetrios Moutos, Planning and Development
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This request would allow increased residential entitlement and additional housing choices by increasing the maximum number of dwelling units on the site to fourteen (14), while also attempting to maintain residential character by prohibiting the apartment building type.
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The proposed zoning conditions would prohibit the Apartment building type, as defined in UDO Section 1.4.1.D, and limit the number of principal dwelling units on the site to fourteen (14).
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is November 21, 2026.
Metra Sheshbaradaran, Planning & Development
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This request would remove the Oberlin Village Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (NCOD), increase building height, increase residential entitlement, and permit limited commercial entitlement on the site.
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The site is within the West Raleigh National Register Historic District and will appear at Raleigh Historic Development Commission (RHDC) on October 14, 2026.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is November 21, 2026
Jacob Hunt, Planning and Development
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This request would increase the permitted height and residential entitlement.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is November 21, 2026
Jacob Hunt, Planning and Development
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This request increase permitted commercial uses and residential entitlement on the site.
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The deadline for Planning Commission action is November 21, 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.
