Process Description: The Raleigh Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial board of city and county citizens elected by the City Council. The purpose of this group is to hear requests for Variances to the Zoning Code, Special Use permits, and appeals of zoning code interpretations made by the Zoning Administrator.
Are there any prerequisites to this process?
The completed Variance application must be reviewed by the Inspections Department Zoning Technician located at One Exchange Plaza Suite 404, Raleigh NC PRIOR to being submitted to the City Clerk’s Office. Please allow adequate time for this review
Completed and reviewed applications must be received in the City Clerk’s office at least three weeks prior to the meeting date (filing deadline) to allow time for placing on the agenda
Complete the application and submit to the Inspections Department Zoning Technician located at One Exchange Plaza Suite 404, Raleigh NC. The application must be signed and notarized by the property owner
Client will need to obtain a GIS Zoning Map from the Inspections Department Zoning Division located at the One Exchange Plaza Suite 404. If the property is not shown on this map, please request a copy of the portion of the Wake County Property Map which shows the property and ask the technician what the zoning of the property is. Mark the property in black ink on the map.
Adjacent property owner information, and corresponding PIN numbers are required as part of the application. This information must be supplied in mailing label format at the time the application is reviewed by the Inspections Department Zoning Technician
What do I need to submit to the City?
Standard Submittal Package
Completed application signed and notarized by the property owner
List of adjoining property owners and corresponding PIN numbers (in mailing label format)
Scaled drawing
GIS Zoning Map
Include photographs or any other exhibits that may support the request. If exhibits are in color, please submit 12 copies. The City Clerk’s office will provide black and white copes for all other exhibits
The completed submittal package can be submitted to:
Office: City of Raleigh
Department: City Clerk’s Office
Address: 222 West Hargett Street Room 207 Raleigh, NC
Phone #: (919) 996-3040
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
*Note: Remember that the Inspections Department Zoning Technician must review the completed application before submitting to the City Clerk’s office.
What are the keys to success?
Variance requests must be supported by a practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship placed on the property owner by current zoning code requirements.
What fees are involved and when do I pay them?
$200 filing fee due upon submittal of application to the City Clerk’s Office located at 222 W. Hargett Street Room 207 Raleigh NC
