Public Meeting – October 14, 2026

The Raleigh Historic Development Commission will conduct a public meeting on Wednesday, October 14 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 September 9, 2026 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

 

D.1

Demolition By Neglect – 508 Cutler St

 

Staff Contact: Collette Kinane, Senior Preservation Planner

 

508 Cutler Street is a contributing property in the Boylan Heights Historic Overlay District.  The property was discussed by RHDC at the August 13, 2025 meeting after being identified as possibly undergoing demolition by neglect by a resident during public comment at the July 9, 2025 meeting. The property owners were sent an advice letter in August 2025.  The 6 month period ended in February 2026. Staff conducted a site visit of March 9, 2026. No repairs to the property were completed at that time.

 

At the September 09, 2026 meeting, the Commission voted to conduct an investigation and assigned commissioner volunteers to the matter.  The investigation report created by the commissioner volunteers is attached.

 

Recommended Action: Vote on whether or not the property is undergoing Demolition by Neglect and whether to submit a petition to Housing and Neighborhoods.

E.

New Business

 

E.1

Recombination – RCMP-0209-2026 (415 N Boundary 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-0209-2026 (415 N Boundary St) is a recombination to alter the existing boundary lines.

 

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.

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.