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Up until a month ago, community gardens as most people think of them — taking up a vacant lot — were not allowed under the zoning code. The city council approved a new set of rules April 5 to allow gardens as a primary use of a property, and those new rules are now part of the draft Unified Development Ordinance.
As student housing continues to be a hot topic, the Raleigh City Council approved a measure Tuesday to have the Planning Department to work with the city attorney to address the issue through the new zoning code, also known as the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
Photo: Many students live in houses on Maiden Lane, just off Hillsborough Street. By twbuckner.
The Use Regulations chapter really spells out district by district, use by use, what can go where. This is where we really dig into the nitty-gritty of the new zoning code. Tomorrow we will dig into some of the specifics about the changes proposed for use regulations, but first, let’s get an overview.
The Wake County School Board approved its $1.2 billion budget Tuesday. They also voted to give teachers a $500 bonus and moved some year-round schools with low enrollment to just one track.
State officials say they will support Raleigh’s move to ask the state legislature to change a law that prevents permanent structures from being built on Moore Square. The city will need the change in order to move ahead with the proposed redesign of Moore Square.
As more Raleigh residents get engaged with community gardens and more pop up around the city, would-be gardeners need to make sure they aren’t growing food on contaminated soil.
The race for the District 3 school board seat may be between Kevin Hill and Heather Losurdo, a battle would pit against one another two candidates with very different resumes and stances on the issues. The election would give District 3 voters very clear choices on supporting the new school board community schools policy or not.
From 80s to world, it’s always a good week in Raleigh.
Overlay districts are nothing new in Raleigh. Chapter 5 of the new Unified Development Ordinance more or less takes the same overlays districts from the old code and puts them in one place. An overlay essentially makes it easier for the city to take an expanded set of rules and place them on one district, for example around an airport or a highway, or to preserve the historic character of a neighborhood.
Sanderson Farms’ proposed plant, dubbed “Project Baseball,” would be located in the Neuse River basin. City officials recently submitted comments to the state saying, in effect, that the facility could force Raleigh to spend more money on clean water initiatives to mitigate the resulting chicken waste in the Neuse.
Photo by bobistraveling.
