THE CITY OF RALEIGH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CHANGE THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The Raleigh City Council will hold Public Hearings on May 19, 2026. in the Council Chamber of the Avery C. Upchurch Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett Street. The Public Hearings will be conducted to receive comments from the public and consider changing the City's zoning ordinance and 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
Written comments regarding a public hearing can be submitted to the City Clerk's office, Room 207, Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh, or via email to cityclerkpetition@raleighnc.gov up to twenty-four hours prior to the May 19, 2026 meeting.
To speak in-person at a public hearing, you are required to sign up by3 p.m. on the Fridayprior tothe meeting. You must sign up at www.raleighnc.gov/public-hearings-city-council. You may also call the Clerk's office at 919-996-3040 to sign up.
NOTE: Copies of public hearing proposals are on file with Raleigh Planning and Development or can be accessed via the internet at www.raleighnc.gov/development.
Public Hearings at 1:00 p.m.
Z-37-25 Avent Ferry Rd Assemblage, being Wake County PINs 0793365128, 0793355939, 0793366103, 0793366071, 0793450865, 0793451712, 0793451624, 0793356894, 0793358763, 0793451526, 0793357668, 0793356663, 0793355568, 0793354784, 0793352548, 0793353623, 0793354651, located along Avent Ferry Rd, Chappell Dr, Broadwell Dr, and Sure and Steadfast Ct. Approximately 8.95 acres are requested to be rezoned by Dominion Raleigh LLC and HWY 52 & UNI LLC from Residential-10 with Special Residential Parking Overlay District (R-10 w/SRPOD), Residential Mixed Use-3 Stories with Special Residential Parking Overlay District (RX-3 w/SRPOD), and Conservation Management with Special Residential Parking Overlay District (CM w/SRPOD) to Residential Mixed Use-5 Stories-Conditional Use with Special Residential Parking Overlay District (RX-5-CU w/SRPOD). Proposed conditions restrict surface parking, require buildings to have direct pedestrian access, require active uses for ground story parking structures for frontages along Avent Ferry Rd and Chappell Dr, require 120 days of tenant notice for existing residents prior to demolition, restrict building height to 68 ft, and limit residential development to 478 units. Staff Contact: Metra Sheshbaradaran, metra.sheshbaradaran@raleighnc.gov, 919-996-2638.
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May 7,14 2026