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.
City Council
Next Steps for the UDO
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In the third installment of our three-part series on the new zoning code, we take a look at what’s coming next for the Unified Development Ordinance. One of the future steps is a map, like the map seen here that accompanied the 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
City Council
UDO Evolves from Comments
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In the second installment of our three-part series on the new zoning code, we explore the changes made since the first version released in the spring.
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.
Getting to know your UDO
UDO Day 29: Preparing for the Storm(water)
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As hurricane and heavy-rain season quickly approaches, it seems only fitting that we take some time to look at the stormwater management measures that are outlined in Chapter 10 of the UDO.
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 26: Utilities are the developer’s responsibility
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Everyone loves clean water and a place for dirty water to go. Article 9.3 lays down the ground rules for how a water supply should be addressed in a new development. The rules are different depending on where the construction is taking place. The same can be said for sewage disposal.
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.
