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Members of the Planning Commission this week approved plans for the construction of a hotel across from the N.C. State Bell Tower. Family Dollar is coming to Lake Wheeler Road, and a convenience store and gas station may be constructed on Tryon Road.
Changes are coming for the Planning Commission as the new Unified Development Ordinance goes into effect on Sept 1.
A review of 10 years’ worth of Planning Commission minutes shows that members recuse themselves from about 10 percent of the cases brought before the group, although this number may drop when the Unified Development Ordinance takes effect in September.
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.
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.
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.
The Raleigh City Council’s Comprehensive Planning Committee wants to make building height requirements less ambiguous.
The Raleigh Planning Commission finished its review of the Unified Development Ordinance and will present its recommendations to the City Council next month.
Planning Commission members Tuesday discussed concerns with the amount of parking created by a new car dealership. The commission also approved three rezoning applications. Photo: The CarMax on Glenwood Avenue in 2008. Photo by Ildar Sagdejev.
Under the new zoning code, city councilors will not be compelled to hold public hearings on certain cases, a policy that didn’t sit well with many Planning Commission members this week.
