{"id":20619,"date":"2013-11-08T13:31:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T18:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=20619"},"modified":"2013-11-08T15:03:48","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T20:03:48","slug":"oberlin-road-rezoning-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/city-council\/2013\/11\/08\/oberlin-road-rezoning-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"Oberlin Road Rezoning Approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A controversial rezoning application that could bring more traffic to a street in an area of the city that is becoming more urban.  <\/p>\n<p>Raleigh City Councilors Tuesday unanimously approved the rezoning of a half-acre property on Oberlin Road and Van Dyke Avenue near Cameron Village. <\/p>\n<p>Councilors Bonner Gaylord and Thomas Crowder were absent and excused. <\/p>\n<p>Neighbor opposition to the project stems from a possible driveway on Van Dyke Avenue. The street&#8217;s residents are concerned about the possibility of increased traffic and risks to pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe neighbors are very concerned about access on Van Dyke,\u201d said homeowner Laurie Hall said.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"http:\/\/mapsengine.google.com\/map\/embed?mid=z8C70ZWl5v_Q.kdKAvpBxtYpw\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>According to city code, the developer can put a driveway on Van Dyke Avenue 300 feet from the corner of Oberlin Road. Residents wanted Councilors and city staff to prohibit this driveway, but they <a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2013\/10\/10\/controversial-oberlin-rezoning-moved-to-full-council\/\" target=\"_blank\">have no legal authority<\/a> to do so.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that a driveway on Van Dyke Avenue won\u2019t be necessary, which will be determined when the developer goes to site plan review. <\/p>\n<p>Located northeast of Cameron Village, the property was rezoned in order to establish a more urban look and feel in the area. \u00a0The new zoning will require that buildings be placed closer to the street, creating a more walkable, city-like environment. This was not possible under the old zoning. <\/p>\n<p>The residential and office density won\u2019t change much, but some retail will be allowed if certain standards are met. For example, the retail must be located within the office building and may not exceed 4,000 square feet. There are also restrictions on the hours the retail may operate. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA stand-alone retail building is not permitted within the OX [Office Mixed Use] district,\u201d said Planning Administrator Travis Crane. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Hearing Changes<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday\u2019s evening session was the first set of public hearings for rezoning cases under the Unified Development Ordinance. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2013\/01\/31\/public-hearing-process-to-change-under-new-zoning-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Under the city\u2019s new zoning code<\/a>, rezoning cases are heard by the public and the full Council after they have been reviewed by the Planning Commission. After the public hearing, Councilors can decide to approve or deny the rezoning. <\/p>\n<p>Councilors can also send the application to committee for more discussion or hold it at the table for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite concerns from neighbors, the Raleigh City Councilors voted this week to approve the rezoning of a site on the corner of Oberlin Road and Van Dyke Avenue. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37527,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,15],"tags":[1422,1434],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20619"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37527"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}