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Raleigh Historic Overlay in Limbo
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City councilors request that more information be provided to residents before deciding on a historic overlay district in Southeast Raleigh.
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Year in Review: Where Bicycles Are the Norm
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A City Commission hopes to continue making Raleigh a place where walking and cycling have become the rule, not the exception.
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Planning Commission Approves Site Plan for New Glenwood South Addition
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The Raleigh Planning Commission approved site plans Tuesday for a new bar on Glenwood South and many extra parking spaces for the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s planned building on Old Wake Forest Road.
City Council
Red Hat Has Plenty of Incentives
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Wake County Commissioners and the City of Raleigh approved financial incentives this week for Red Hat to stay in Raleigh.
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City Approves Concealed Weapons Law, With Hesitation
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City Councilors will appeal to the state for concealed weapons exemption, after approving a state-required law Tuesday permitting the concealed carry within city limits. In other business, the council the showed their opposition to a gay marriage amendment and created a new committee under new Mayor Nancy McFarlane.
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Planning Commission Approves Gibbons Expansion
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Cardinal Gibbons High School could soon be expanded. The Raleigh Planning Commission recently approved the school’s expansion site plan, along with several other rezoning and site plan items during its meeting Tuesday. The decisions will go to the City Council Dec. 6 for final approval.
City Council
Next Steps for the UDO
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In the third installment of our three-part series on the new zoning code, we take a look at what’s coming next for the Unified Development Ordinance. One of the future steps is a map, like the map seen here that accompanied the 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
City Council
Costumed Residents Ask for City Advertising Change
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Frosty the Snowman, a clown and a pilgrim are some of the supporters of a change to the city’s sign ordinance that prohibits the use of signs — or in this case, costumed characters — near public streets. A city committee Tuesday recommended a task force investigate sign ordinance issues that resulted from violations given to businesses using people in costumes for advertising.
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UDO Evolves from Comments
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In the second installment of our three-part series on the new zoning code, we explore the changes made since the first version released in the spring.
City Council
UDO Ready for Public Hearing, Almost
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Raleigh will get another look at the UDO after the New Year. This story is the first in a three-part series explaining the most recent draft of the city’s new zoning code. In this first installment: What’s new?
