Public Meeting – August 12, 2026

The Raleigh Historic Development Commission will conduct a public meeting on Wednesday, August 12 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 page for 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 July 8 minutes are attached.

C.

Public Comment

 

C.1

Public Comments

 

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 Comments

 

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.

Old Business

 

E.

New Business

 

E.1

Recombination – RCMP-0172-2026 (John Chavis Memorial Park)

 

Staff Contact: Collette Kinane, Senior Preservation Planner

 

The Unified Development Ordinance gives RHDC the responsibility to review Non-Subdivision Final Plat and Recorded Instruments.  This is different from the review and decision authority for subdivisions.

 

Case RCMP-0172-2026 (John Chavis Memorial Park) is a recorded map to formalize the existing boundary lines and to remove two (2) existing Tree Conservation Areas. 515 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is a city-owned park that contains the Raleigh Historic Landmark Carousel at Chavis Park.

 

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.

E.2

Demolition by Neglect and Housing Code Enforcement Case: 524 Euclid Street

 

Staff Contact: Collette Kinane, Senior Preservation Planner

 

524 Euclid Street is a contributing property in the Oakwood Historic Overlay District.  The house was first brought to  RHDC January 14, 2026 as a potential Demolition by Neglect Case. At the February 11, 2026 meeting the Commission voted to defer the matter to the August 2026 agenda due to the ongoing housing code enforcement case.

 

Staff from the Housing and Community Development Department will be present to discuss to this property and what the plan is moving forward.

 

Recommended Action: Receive as information.

 

E.3

Historic Design Standards Update Kick-off

 

Staff Contact: Tania Tully, Preservation Planning Supervisor

 

Historic Design Standards are required by state law for the City to enforce the Historic Overlay District (HOD) and Raleigh Historic Landmark regulations and process Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications.  The Historic Design Standards Update: Revisiting the Historic Design Standards project has entered the initial community engagement phase.

 

The updated Design Standards will amend the Design Guidelines for Raleigh Historic Districts and Landmarks to improve usability, add specificity about the character defining elements of each HOD, add design standards tailored to reflect the special character of each HOD, and enhance design standards related to non-character defining elements.  The result of the project will be nine sets of Design Standards – one for each of the eight HODs and one for Raleigh Historic Landmarks.

 

The Lakota Group will make a presentation on the project as part of Community Engagement Week.

F.

Committee Reports

 

F.1

Certificate of Appropriateness (COA)

 

The Committee Chair will report on recent activity.

F.2

Community Awareness

 

The Committee Chair will report on recent activity.

F.3

Research

 

The Committee Chair will report on recent activity.

G.

Other Business

 

G.1

Report of Commissioners

 

G.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.

H.

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.