Public Meeting – May 13, 2026

The Raleigh Historic Development Commission will conduct a public meeting on Wednesday, May 7 at 8:30 a.m. at the Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett Street in the City Council Chamber.

Public participation is available in person and remotely via voicemail. Visit the RHDC pagefor details on how to leave a public comment.

For questions about the meeting, please contact historicpreservation@raleighnc.gov

A.

Call to Order

 

B.

Consent Agenda

 

B.1

Approval of Minutes

 

The draft April 8, 2026 minutes are attached.

C.

Public Comment

 

C.1

Public Comment

 

This is an opportunity for the public to comment on items or issues that are otherwise not on the agenda. Please limit comments to 3 minutes per speaker.

C.2

Voicemail Comment

 

In accordance with City Council’s adopted recommendations, voicemail public comments are available to the public for RHDC. This option does not apply to the COA Committee and quasi-judicial hearings.

Residents may phone in ahead of the meeting and leave up to a three-minute voicemail message. Comments provided via the voicemail feature will be uploaded here the evening before the RHDC meeting.

The phone number is the same for City Council and all boards and commissions: 855-925-2801. RHDC’s unique code is 1887.

D.

New Business

 

D.1

Rezoning Case – Z-5-26 (New Bern Avenue Assemblage)

 

Staff Contact: Erin Morton Pugh, Senior Preservation Planner

Hiram Marziano, Senior Planner

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This is a City-initiated rezoning request containing 16 parcels along the New Bern Avenue planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor. The parcels were previously rezoned by Z-92-22 and subsequently reverted to their previous zoning following retroactive changes to state law. Initiation of this request was authorized by City Council in response to the changes and owner consent has been obtained for all parcels included.

 

Five of the lots are located within the Oakwood Historic Overlay District (HOD-G) and the Oakwood National Register Historic District (NRHD). The properties at 15 S Bloodworth St, 100 N Person St, 311 E Edenton St, 325 E Edenton St are contributing historic resources in the district. The property at 307 E Edenton St is a noncontributing surface parking lot. Two additional properties have achieved Study List status (1313 New Bern Ave) or received a Determination of Eligibility (203 S Tarboro St) for listing on the National Register. The Richard B. Harrison Library at 1313 New Bern Ave is also eligible for listing as a local Raleigh Historic Landmark.

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Hiram Marziano, case planner, will make a brief presentation on the application and its current status. Additional documentation on the case can be found on the City’s Rezoning Cases webpage (visit raleighnc.gov search term: rezoning cases). The RHDC staff memo providing additional analysis is attached.

 

Recommended Action: Vote to recommend a decision on the application to City Council.

D.2

Recombination – RCMP-0078-2026 (317 E Jones St)

 

Staff Contact: Collette Kinane, Senior Preservation Planner

The Unified Development Ordinance gives RHDC the responsibility to review Non-Subdivision Final Plat and Recorded Instruments (also known as recombinations).  This is different from the review and recommendation authority for subdivisions.

Case RCMP-0078-2026 (317 E Jones St) in the Oakwood Historic Overlay District is a recombination to establish a public utility easement. The request is a requirement of the site review process for the COA approved construction proposed on the site.

Recommended Action: This item is review only, no action will be taken by the Commission.  The Commission may choose to offer suggestions to the applicant.

 

 

 

 

D.3

Recombination – RCMP-0079-2026 (713 Oberlin Rd)

 

Staff Contact: Collette Kinane, Senior Preservation Planner

The Unified Development Ordnance gives RHDC the responsibility to review Non-Subdivision Final Plat and Recorded Instruments (also known as recombinations).  This is different from the review and recommendation authority for subdivisions.

Case RCMP-0079-2026 (713 Oberlin Rd) in the Oberlin Village Historic Overlay District is a recombination to alter a property line established in SUB-0042-2023 and reviewed through COA-0174-2020.

Recommended Action: This item is review only, no action will be taken by the Commission.  The Commission may choose to offer suggestions to the applicant.

D.4

Recombination – RCMP-0093-2026 (810 Brooklyn St)

 

Staff Contact: Collette Kinane, Senior Preservation Planner

The Unified Development Ordnance gives RHDC the responsibility to review Non-Subdivision Final Plat and Recorded Instruments (also known as recombinations).  This is different from the review and recommendation authority for subdivisions.

Case RCMP-0093-2026 (810 Brooklyn St) in the Glenwood-Brooklyn Historic Overlay District is a recombination to establish property lines based on proposed development and property ownership. The site is currently addressed as four separate parcels: 810, 812, 814, and 816 Brooklyn Street. COAs have been approved for the demolition of the existing structures on the site (COAs COA-0009-2022, COA-0010-2022, COA-0011-2022) and for the proposed new development (COA-0082-2025).

Recommended Action: This item is review only, no action will be taken by the Commission.  The Commission may choose to offer suggestions to the applicant.

D.5

Raleigh Historic Landmark Application – Lustron House (314 Haywood St)

 

Staff Contact: Collette Kinane, Senior Preservation Planner

 

A short presentation will be made on the proposed designation of the Morris Lustron House, 314 Haywood St.

 

Criteria for Designation
No building, structure, site, area or object shall be recommended for designation as a historic landmark unless it is deemed and found by the Historic Development Commission to be of special significance in terms of its historical, prehistorical, architectural, archaeological and cultural importance and to possess integrity of design, setting, workmanship, materials, feeling and association.

 

Recommended Action: Vote to recommend that the application be referred to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History for its analysis and comments.

D.6

Design Guidelines for Raleigh Historic Districts and Landmarks

 

Staff Contact: Tania Tully, Historic Preservation Planning Supervisor

In advance of the upcoming Historic Design Standards update project, staff will lead a guided discussion of the current design standards used to review Certificates of Appropriateness.  Staff will provide an overview of the current Design Guidelines for Raleigh Historic Districts and Landmarks, their use, and the structure of the new design standards. This will be a monthly item through July.

This month’s focus is the entirety of Section 2, including several sections dealing with either specific material treatments or individual building features.

Recommended Action: Provide feedback that staff will share with the consultant.

E.

Committee Reports

 

E.1

Certificate of Appropriateness (COA)

 

The Committee Chair will report on recent activity.

E.2

Community Awareness

 

The Committee Chair will report on recent activity.

E.3

Research

 

The Committee Chair will report on recent activity.

F.

Other Business

 

F.1

Report of Commissioners

 

F.2

Report of Historic Preservation Unit

 

The attached report includes the status of recent RHDC reviews, upcoming historic preservation related events, and CLG training opportunities.

G.

Adjournment

 

The Commission typically meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. Upcoming meeting agendas for the RHDC can be found on our City Council, Boards and Commissions Agendas and Minutes page.

Raleigh Historic Development Commission public meetings will be broadcast live on RTN 11 and on our live streaming webpage. To watch past meetings, visit our video services page.

Agenda and Participation
Visit the RHDC webpage for additional information on how to participate in person or by voicemail comment.