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The new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) goes into effect on September 1. Plans for the L building and the Edison Office building are approved, and a new shopping center is going into northwest Raleigh.
The Wake County Board of Commissioners Monday approved the construction contract for a new Career and Technical Education High School. Commissioners also made changes to the processes for applying to receive Community Capital Funds and major facilities funds.
The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to adopt the $810 million school bond referendum and present it to voters in the fall.
The Planning Commission welcomed two new members this week, and approved plans for the Charter Square project in downtown Raleigh.
City Councilors Tuesday sent a controversial rezoning case regarding a Sheetz to the Comprehensive Planning Committee for discussion. Councilors also authorized city staff to proceed with placing the $75 million transportation bond on the October ballot.
Planning Commissioners Tuesday approved a rezoning that would allow a Sheetz gas station and convenience store to be built at the intersection of New Hope and Buffaloe roads. Commissioners also approved a request to subdivide a piece of property on Temple Street.
The city finalizes agreements for long-term leases with Edison Land, LLC for the Blount Street parking deck. Councilors also accepted a donation of three acres of land that will become part of the Walnut Creek Wetland Center, discussed the $21 million TIGER IV grant, and a decision on the Property and Casualty Insurance Broker Contract was delayed.
Planning Commissioners approved a rezoning that would allow another McDonald’s on New Bern Avenue. Commissioners also deferred a decision on a concrete finishing business in a floodplain and approved a North Raleigh Family Dollar and street name change for Leeseville schools.
Raleigh City Council members approved a fourth-floor addition for the new Citrix building, but a reduced parking request was nixed.
