Getting to know your UDO
Planning Commission to Discuss UDO Weekly
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Beginning March 13, the Planning Commission will begin its final review of the UDO, a complete rewrite of Raleigh’s zoning code that has been in the works for two years.
City Council
City Council Roundup: Public Gets Another Shot at the UDO
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Raleigh residents spoke out Tuesday at the last official public hearing for the UDO before the approval process. In other City council business, transportation staff will examine traffic calming measures for Ramblewood Drive and city staffers are researching Low Impact Development to improve streams and waterways.
Getting to know your UDO
UDO Hearing Tuesday
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A public hearing Tuesday will be the last official public review of the Unified Development Ordinance, or city zoning code, before it heads to the Planning Commission and Council for adoption.
Getting to know your UDO
Public Gets a Look at the UDO
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The city’s new zoning code, known as the Unified Development Ordinance, will go to a public hearing Feb. 21. The Planning Commission and City Council will no longer review and approve site plans under the new code.
Getting to know your UDO
City Gives UDO Advisory Group More Time
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A public hearing on the new zoning code will be delayed in an effort for the Unified Development Ordinance Advisory Group to process 400 public comments and sort through concerns. The project will likely extend into the next council.
City Council
UDO Comment Period Ends Monday
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The two-month comment period for the rewrite of Raleigh’s zoning code closes Monday. Some community leaders say they are still struggling to digest the technical document. The Unified Development Ordinance has been in the works for more than a year and puts the conceptual vision of Raleigh into law, as laid out in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
Getting to know your UDO
UDO Day 28: Protecting Raleigh’s Trees
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Since Raleigh is the City of Oaks, it would be a little odd if there were no trees. The current code already has provisions that require the conservation of trees, but the creation of the UDO put all of those codes in one convenient place, Chapter 10.
Getting to know your UDO
UDO Day 27: Raleigh’s Trust Fund
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Section 9.5.4 discusses the creation of trust funds. Instead of going into the general fund, facility fees are kept separate, much like the parking fund fees. According to the code, a trust fund must be set up all benefits areas that are labeled Thoroughfare and Collector Street Benefit areas and Open Space Benefit areas.
Getting to know your UDO
UDO Day 25: Details for Development
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The UDO includes a lot of new, fun stuff, but a large part of the project was to reorganize the current code into something more cohesive. In some cases, the code hasn’t changed, but it has been reformatted and reorganized so it is more easy to use.
Getting to know your UDO
UDO Day 24: Parkways, Avenues, Boulevards
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You walk on them, drive on them and bike on them, but you probably don’t give much thought to how blocks, streets and streetscapes are designed. In Chapter 8 we take a look at those things.
