City Council
Rezoning Case Approval Makes Way for Grocery Store
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At its public hearing session on Tuesday night, the city council of Raleigh approved a rezoning to make way for a grocery store on Falls of Neuse Road.
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At its public hearing session on Tuesday night, the city council of Raleigh approved a rezoning to make way for a grocery store on Falls of Neuse Road.
A zoning case before city council that seeks to remap 30 percent of the properties within Raleigh has been met with much confusion and consternation. In order to provide a better understanding of the issue as a whole, Record reporter Chris Tepedino has put together a piece that looks at why the remapping process came about and what it means for the future of the city.
Raleigh residents turned out in full force to fill the Duke Center for Performing Arts auditorium to voice opposition to the proposed citywide remapping that aims to add increased density to the city to deal with a rapidly growing population.
City Council on Tuesday discussed plans for issuing a request for proposals for management of the Raleigh Business Incubator.
The owner of a former Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Southeast Raleigh was given the go-ahead from council this week to develop the space into a restaurant.
City Council Discusses Home Rental Services, Rex Senior Healthcare
City Council on Tuesday during its regular session discussed a number of items, including home rental services, the relocation of Rex Senior Healthcare, and the sale of Stone’s Warehouse. A text change regarding home rental services like Airbnb was sent to the planning commission for further consideration. Previous discussion around home rental services surrounded the number of allowable rooms to rent, special use permits, and the desire of some councilors to see a pilot program instead of citywide legislation allowing home rental services to exist. Mayor McFarlane asked about the issue of tax collection and how much Wake County and the state would collect. City attorney Thomas McCormick said that Wake County would collect the local occupancy tax and that the rest had not been decided yet due to the state legislature being in session.
Crowds packed the city council chambers and spilled into overflow areas throughout city hall Tuesday night during a public hearing for a citywide remapping plan that would affect about 30 percent of properties in Raleigh.
In an attempt to prevent increased density on a piece of land in their neighborhood, 45 North Raleigh homeowners have filed a valid statutory protest petition against zoning case Z-27-14, better known as the citywide remapping case.
The city council on Tuesday will deal with issues ranging from Dix Park to a citywide remapping project that has some residents up in arms.
Planning Commissioners on Tuesday narrowly recommended for approval a new retail development at the intersection of Litchford and Falls of Neuse roads.