Neighborhood Infill Study

Status:
Infill
The Planning Department will host the second public meeting regarding residential infill construction on Thursday, May 29. The meeting will be held in the City Council chambers in the Avery Upchurch Municipal Complex (room 201). The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., and will focus on the results of the visual preference survey and nationwide best management practices. Please come to the meeting and make your opinions known!

Infill/Refill Development Scope of Work 

TC-4-08
TC-4-08, the text change which would revise the current NCOD process, will be discussed at the May 20th Text Change Committee Meeting. The meeting will be held in room 305 of the Avery Upchurch Municipal Complex, and will begin at 9 a.m. City staff will brief the Committee on the proposed text change. Feel free to come and listen to the discussion.

Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District Text Change 

The Department of City Planning hosted a public meeting to discuss residential infill construction.  The public meeting revealed the results of a six-month study of residential demolition and reconstruction.  The study was authorized by City Council in July of 2007, and examines residential building patterns from 2002-2007.  An analysis of issued demolition permits and building permits cross-referenced with GIS data and field survey results form the basis of the study.

The presentation of the collected data followed by pictures of examples of recently constructed homes and examination of their characteristics were shown.  Also, a survey is still being collected to better understand your opinions of the construction shown in the presentation.  It is the intent of City staff to examine the data in the public forum and the survey responses in an attempt to determine if a problem exists, and in that event, suggest possible solutions.

This was the first of two public meetings to discuss residential infill construction.  The second meeting will be held in late May or early June.  The date, time and place will be finalized at a later date.  City staff hopes to present an impact report to the City Council by July of 2008.

NCODs provide a rezoning process for individual neighborhoods to customize zoning regulations such as setbacks, height, lot size and parking location to reflect the built character of the neighborhood.  The proposal will shorten the process for requesting this overlay district by eliminating the lengthy requirement of the drafting of a Neighborhood Plan and the subsequent adoption of the approved Neighborhood Plan into the City’s Comprehensive Plan.  Other changes address the process for Council’s adoption of the regulations associated with a proposed NCOD.

List of 656 Homes Built on Teardown Sites 2002-2007
Residential Infill Redevelopment Report 
Summary of Guidelines for Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Districts
Adopted Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Districts Map
Description of Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District as stated in the City of Raleigh Zoning Code

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