Protest Petitions
What is a Valid Statutory Protest Petition (VSPP)?
If a valid statutory protest petition (VSPP) is filed in opposition to a rezoning request, the City Council cannot approve the request unless it does so by a vote of three-fourths of all Council members. A simple majority can approve all other requests. To file a VSPP, the petition must:
- Be signed by the owner(s) (including both husband and wife if there is joint ownership) of twenty percent (20%) or more of the area of the lots included in the rezoning request; or
- Be signed by the owner(s) of property which represents five percent (5%) or more of a 100-foot-wide buffer extending along the entire boundary of the property to be rezoned. A street right-of-way shall not be considered in computing the 100-foot buffer area as long as that street right-of-way is 100 ft. wide or less; and, (Recent changes to State Law)
- Be delivered, by (5:00 pm), no less than two (2) full working days before the hearing date, not including the actual day of the hearing and not including any holidays, Saturdays or Sundays; and
- Be delivered to the office of the City Clerk, Room 207, Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street, before the deadline; and
- Include a statement of opposition on each page of signatures at the top of the petition. The statement should be simply and clearly worded.
NOTE:A person filing a protest against a proposed zoning amendment may
withdraw the protest any time prior to a vote on the rezoning. (Recent changes to State Law)
Those signing the petition should include their addresses.
People delivering the original petition (not a copy) to the City Clerk should leave their name, address and telephone number through which they can be contacted.
For More Information Contact:
DeShele Sumpter
Planning Technician
Planning Department
One Exchange Plaza, Suite 304
Raleigh, NC 27602
919-516-2646
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