Neighborhood Infill Study
Status as of July 14, 2008:
Infill
The Planning Department held the second public meeting regarding residential infill construction on Thursday, May 29. City staff presented the visual preference survey results and discussed various national practices for regulating residential development. The presentation identified rezoning, historic overlay districts and overlay districts, such as the NCOD, as the best management practices. City staff is now working on an impact analysis report which will be delivered to City Council.
Infill/Refill Development Scope of Work
TC-4-08
TC-4-08, the text change which revises the current NCOD process, was approved at the July 1 City Council meeting. The new text is now effective, and can be viewed here.
On Tuesday, July 1, the City Council approved the text change for NCODs. Changes to the existing regulations include the inclusion of a list of built environmental characteristics for neighbors to choose as the defining characteristics of their neighborhood. The previous NCOD regulations required citizens to identify unique characteristics and develop a neighborhood plan for their neighborhood. The new regulations allow neighborhoods to identify unique characteristics and petition City Council to study these characteristics. To qualify for an NCOD, a neighborhood must be at least 25 years old, at least 15 acres in size and at least 75% developed.
The NCOD process contains three steps: petition of City Council to begin the neighborhood study, an adoption of a text change which codifies the results of the study and a map amendment (rezoning) to apply the new regulations adopted with the text change. If City Council authorizes the study, city staff will examine the neighborhood-selected characteristics. These characteristics include: setbacks, lot size, lot width, density, height, building entrances, street design, greenway and/or driveway and parking. Upon completion of the study, a neighborhood meeting will be held to discuss the data collected. City staff will report the existing status of the built environmental characteristics. After the neighborhood meeting has occurred, the study results will be presented to City Council, who could then authorize a text change to codify the study results. Once the text change has been adopted, a majority of the neighborhood (more than 50%) can submit an application for a map amendment (rezoning). See the NCOD handout for details.
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
Neighborhood Infill Study Map: click on the image to view the zoomable PDF version.
Neighborhood Infill Study Map: click on the image to view the zoomable PDF version.
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