Text Changes - 2000s

Last Modified: March 01, 2012

Following is a list of finalized text changes that City Council has taken action from 2000 until the current year.

Numbers in parentheses are adopted ordinance numbers.

Text Change #	Ordinance #	Title	Final Action Status
2012
01-12	(8 TC 351)	PC Action Vote	Adopted 02-07-12	Effective 02-12-12
02-12	(9 TC 352)	Hospital Hospitality House	Adopted 02-07-12	Effective 02-12-12
2011
11-11	(964 TC 350)	North Carolina Building Code	Adopted 11-01-11	Effective 11-06-11
10-11	(963 TC 349)	Name Change, Raleigh Historic Districts Commission	Adopted 11-01-11	Effective 11-06-11
08-11	(962 TC 348)	Sign Identification Tags	Adopted 11-01-11	Effective 11-01-11
07-11	(961 TC 347)	PC Membership	Adopted 11-01-11	Effective 11-01-11
06-11	(873 TC 344)	Fire Prevention Ordinance	Adopted 05-03-11	Effective 06-04-11
05-11	(941 TC 341)	Food Trucks	Adopted 09-06-11	Effective 10-01-11
04-11	(901 TC 345)	Plat Plan	Adpoted 06-07-11	Effective 06-12-11
03-11		Supportive Housing Residences	Denied 10-4-11
02-11	(872 TC 343)	Sign Ordinance	Adopted 05-03-11	Effective 05-08-11
01-11	(871 TC 342)	Donation Bins	Adopted 05-03-11	Effective 05-08-11
2010
09-10	(833 TC 341)	Watershed Nutrient Sensitive Regulations	Adopted 02-01-11	Effective 06-01-11
08-10	(806 TC 338)	Reformat of the Reservoir WPOD Regulations	Adopted 11-16-10	Effective 12-05-10
07-10	(771 TC 336)	Cameron Park NCOD	Adopted 08-03-10	Effective 08-03-10
06-10	(831 TC 340)	Tree Conservation Ordinance	Adopted 01-18-11	Effective 02-01-11
05-10	(791 TC 337)	Stormwater Replacement Fund	Adopted 10-05-10	Effective 12-01-10
04-10		Floodprone Area Regulations	Denied 11-2-10
03-10	(770 TC 335)	Pedestrian Access	Adopted 08-03-10	Effective 08-08-10
02-10	(742 TC 333)	Rezoning Review Process	Adopted 06-01-10	Effective 09-01-10
01-10	(706 TC 331)	Development Plan Review Process	Adopted 02-16-10	Effective 02-16-10
2009
14-09		Stormwater Replacement Funds	Denied
12-09	(670 TC 329)	O&I Districts - FAR Provisions	Adopted 11-3-09	Effective 11-8-09
11-09(A & B)	739 TC 3322 and (745 TC 334	Soil and Sedimentation Control	Adopted 6-1-10 and 5-18-10	Effective 8-1-10
09-09	(656 TC 326)	Sunset Provisions for Subdivision	Adopted 10-07-09	Effective 10-12-09
08-09	(669 TC 328)	Mulch Processing Facilities	Adopted 11-3-09	Effective 11-8-09
06-09	(578 TC 323)	Sunset Extension for Site Plans	Adopted 05-05-09	Effective 05-10-09
05-09		Parkway Corridor Overlay District	Denied
04-09	(661 TC 327)	Comprehensive Plan Update - Concurrent Actions	Adopted 10-07-10	Effective 11-01-10
03-09		Holly Ridge Farms Built Environmental Regulations	Denied 2-2-10
01-09		Site Plan Approval Standards	Denied 9-15-09
2008 (.zip)
20-08	(551 TC 322)	Planning Commission Membership	Approved 03-03-09	Effective 03-03-09
19-08	(530 TC 318)	Multifamily Infill on small lots	Approved 01-22-09	Effective 02-01-09
18-08	(550 TC 321)	Legal Documents for Governmental Institutions	Approved 03-03-09	Effective 03-08-09
17-08	(536 TC 320)	Pawn Shops	Approved 2-17-09	Effective 02-17-09
15-08	(531 TC 319)	Historic Districts Commission Processes	Adopted 01-22-09	Effective 01-25-09
14-08	(467 TC 317)	Urban Watershed Ordinance	Adopted 10-07-08	Effective 10-12-08
12-08	(439 TC 315)	City Attorney's Proposal To Redefine The Role Of The City Attorney's Office In The Development Plans Review Process	Adopted 08-05-08	Effective 08-05-08
11-08	(450 TC 316)	Open Space Requirements for DOD and PBOD Development Projects	Adopted 09-02-08	Effective 10-06-08
10-08	(438 TC 314)	Stormwater Device Escrow Funds	Adopted 08-05-08	Effectove 09-04-08
09-08		Council Approval for Piping of Riparian Buffer Streams	Denied 03-03-09
08-08	(593 TC 324)	Increased Stormwater Management Requirement	Adopted 05-19-09	Effective 06-18-09
07-08	(392 TC 309)	WCPSS Notification of Rezonings	Adopted 05-06-08	Effective 05-11-08
06-08	(394 TC 310)	Acceptance of Zoning Applications	Adopted 05-06-08	Effective See Section 8
05-08	(399 TC 311)	Facility Fees	Adopted 05-20-08	Effective 06-01-08
04-08	(428 TC 313)	Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District	Adopted 07-01-08	Effective 07-01-08
03-08	(405 TC 312)	Heliports	Adopted 06-03-08	Effective 06-08-08

2007 (.zip)
09-07	(362 TC 308)	Carwashes	Adopted 03-04-08	Effective 03-09-08
08-07		Setback and Height Requirements within Residential Zoning Districts	Denied 12-04-07
07-07	(277 TC 304)	Crown Signs	Adopted 08-07-07	Effective 08-12-07
06-07	(276 TC 303)	Time and Temperature Signs	Adopted 08-07-07	Effective 08-12-07
05-07	(652 TC 325)	O&I District Intensity Limitations	Adopted 09-15-09	Effective 09-20-09
04-07	(278 TC 305)	Zoning Hearings and Filing Periods	Adopted 08-07-07	Effective 12-01-07
03-07	(322 TC 306)	Downtown Overlay District Open Space Requirements	Adopted 11-07-07	Effective 12-01-07
02B-07	(350 TC 307)	PBOD Parking Requirements	Adopted 02-05-08	Effective 02-10-08
02A-07	(262 TC 302)	DOD Parking Requirements	Adopted 07-10-07	Effective 07-15-06
01-07	(165 TC 299)	Review Indexing Review Fees	Adopted 02-06-07	Effective see section 15
2006 (.zip)
21-06	(140 TC 298)	Planned Development District - Density Allocation	Adopted 12-05-06	Effective 12-10-06
20-06	(139 TC 297)	Retail Uses within the Downtown Overlay District	Adopted 12-05-06	Effective 12-10-06
19-06	(178 TC 300)	Cemeteries	Adopted 03-06-07	Effective 06-01-07
18-06	(104 TC 293)	Development Review Fees	Adopted 10-03-06	Effective 01-01-07
17-06	(125 TC 295)	Building Height Measurement	Adopted 11-07-06	Effective11-12-06
16-06	(105 TC 294)	Downtown Overlay District -Density Standards	Adopted 10-03-06	Effective10-08-06
15-06	(73 TC 291)	PDD - Retail Phasing	Adopted 08-08-06	Effective 08-13-06
12-06	(72 TC 290)	Civil Penalty Notification	Adopted 08-08-06	Effective 08-13-06
11-06	(71 TC 289)	Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control	Adopted 08-08-06	Effective 09-07-06
10-06	(134 TC 296)	Floodprone Area Regulations	Adopted 11-21-06	Effective 11-26-06
09-06	(70 TC 288)	Zoning Conditions	Adopted 08-08-06	Effective 08-13-06
08-06	(31 TC 285)	North Carolina Building Code - 2006 Edition	Adopted 06-06-06	Effective 06-11-06
07-06	(2 TC 284)	Facility Fees and Reimbursement	Adopted 05-02-06	Effective: see Section 15
6-06	(33 TC 286)	Downtown Wall Signage	Adopted 06-06-06	Effective 06-11-06
5-06	(1 TC 283)	Downtown Overlay District	Adopted 04-18-06	Effective 04-23-06
4-06	(999 TC 282)	Future Conditions Flood Hazard Area	Adopted 04-18-06	Effective 05-02-06
3-06	(92 TC 292)	Stormwater Control -Nitrogen Reduction	Adopted 09-05-06	Effective 10-05-06
2-06	( 11 TC 285 )	Group Housing Emergency Access	Adopted 04-18-06	Effective 04-23-06
1-06	(197 TC 301)	Historic Preservation	Adopted 04-03-07	Effective 04-08-07
2005 (.zip)
19-05	(939 TC 276)	NC State Legislation Updates	Adopted 12-06-05	Effective 01-01-06
18-05	(952 TC 278)	Outdoor Display Areas	Adopted 01-03-06	Effective 01-08-06
17-05	(985 TC 584)	Outdoor Mobile Vending Carts	Adopted 04-04-06	Effective 04-09-06
16-05	(961 TC 280)	Detached Garages on Small Lots	Adopted 01-17-06	Effective 01-22-06
15-05	(940 TC 277)	Stormwater Runoff During Construction	Adopted 12-06-05	Effective 01-05-06
14-05	(920 TC 274)	Aggregate setbacks - Cluster Unit Developments	Adopted 11-01-05	Effective 11-06-05
13-05	(883 TC 271)	Notification Letters	Adopted 08-02-05	Effective 08-07-05
12-05	(897 TC 272)	Attorney Certification Program	Adopted 09-20-05	Effective 09-25-05
11-05	(869 TC 268)	Signs for Recreational Outdoor Use- Commercial	Adopted 07-05-05	Effective 07-05-05
09-05	(882 TC 270)	Ground Signs in Planned Development Districts	Adopted 08-02-05	Effective 08-07-05
08-05	(799 TC 266)	NC Electrical Code	Adopted 4-5-05	Effective 4-5-05
07-05	(817 TC 267)	Urban Water Supply Watershed	Adopted 4-19-05	Effective 4-24-05
06-05	(932 TC 275)	Downtown & Downtown Residential Housing Overlay District	Adopted 11-22-05	Effective 11-22-05
05-05	(905 TC 273)	Tree Conservation Permit and Fees	Adopted 10-4-05	Effective 10-4-05
04-05	(775 TC 266)	Tree Conservation Interim Ordinance	Adopted 2-15-05	Effective 2-1-05
03-05	(875 TC 269)	Planned Development District Reduced Lot Sizes	Adopted 7-19-05	Effective 7-25-05
02-05	(782 TC 267)	Administrative Site Plan Approval	Adopted 2-15-05	Effective 2-20-05
01-05	(774 TC 265)	Concept Plans	Adopted 2-1-05	Effective 2-6-05
2004 (.zip)
26-04	(748 TC 263)	Tree Conservation Interim Extension	Adopted 12-7-04	Effective 12-7-04
25-04	(747 TC 262)	Infill Townhouse Developments	Adopted 12-7-04	Effective 12-12-04
24-04		Planned Development District Proposed Revisions	Denied 9-6-05
23-04	(719 TC 259)	Tree Conservation Interim Extension	Adopted 10-5-04	Effective 10-5-04
22-04	(953 TC 279)	Floodway Fringe Regulations	Adopted 01-03-06	Effective 05-03-06
21-04	(701 TC 257)	Re-inspection Fee	Adopted 9-7-04	Effective 10-1-04
20-04	(746 TC 261)	Downtown Overlay District	Adopted 12-7-04	Effective 3-4-05
19-04	(700 TC 256)	Sign Ordinance	Adopted 9-7-04	Effective 7-12-04
18-04		Greenway Dimensions	Denied 11-20-07
17-04	(718 TC 258)	Minimum Housing Code Enforcement	Adopted 10-5-04	Effective 10-31-04
16-04	(721 TC 260)	Special Care Facilities	Adopted 10-5-04	Effective 10-10-04
15-04	(682 TC 253)	Transit Stations and Stops	Adopted 8-3-04	Effective 8-8-04
14-04	(699 TC 255)	Reduced Setbacks in Village & Neighborhood Centers	Adopted 9-7-04	Effective 7-12-04
12-04	(681 TC 252)	Zoning/Housing Code Violations	Adopted 8-3-04	Effective 8-8-04
11-04	(649 TC 249)	Metro Park Protection Overlay District	Adopted 6-1-04	Effective 6-6-04
10-04		Front Yard Parking for Single Family and Duplex Dwelling	Denied 10-2-07
09-04	(669 TC 250)	Canopy Signs	Adopted 7-6-04	Effective 7-11-04
08-04	(676 TC 251)	Prelimilary Site Plan Approval Standards	Adopted 7-20-04	Effective 7-25-04
07-04	(762 TC 264)	Tree Conservation / Replanting Standards	Adopted 1-4-05	Effective 5-1-05
06-04	(637 TC 247)	Inspection Fee Increases	Adopted 6-1-04	Effective 7-1-04
05-04		Reservoir Watershed Protection Regulations	Denied 11-15-05
04-04	(647 TC 248)	Adult Day Care Facilities	Adopted 6-1-04	Effective 6-6-04
03-04	(580 TC 244)	Impervious Surface Declaration	Adopted 3-2-04	Effective 3-7-04
02-04	(571 TC 243A)	10-Year Storm Regulations	Adopted 2-17-04	Effective 2-29-04
01-04	(567 TC 242)	Tree Conservation Interim Ordinance (Ordinance expire October 4, 2004)	Adopted 2-3-04	Effective 2-8-04
2003 (.zip)
14-03	(596 TC 245)	Transit Oriented Development Overlay District	Adopted 4-6-04	Effective 4-11-04
12-03	(627 TC 246)	Screening of Stormwater Control Facilities	Adopted 5-4-04	Effective 6-3-04
11-03		Downtown Site Plan Approval District	Denied 10-8-03
10-03	(519 TC 241)	Family Child Care Home	Adopted 10-8-03	Effective 10-13-03
09-03	(501TC239)	Shopping Center Ground Sign	Adopted 9-2-03	Effective 9-7-03
08-03	(504 TC 240)	Life Care Communities	Adopted 9-16-03	Effective 9-21-3
07-03	(417 TC 236)	Construction Plan Fee Schedule	Adopted 4-1-03	Effective 7-1-03
06-03	(490 TC 238)	Carwash Facilities Locating within 100 feet of a Residential Use.	Adopted 8-5-03	Effective 8-10-03
05-03	(TC474 )	In Home Daycare Facilities	Adopted 7-1-03	Effective 7-6-03
04-03	(445 TC 237)	Tree Conservation - Planning Commissions Approval of Site Plans Adjoining Thoroughfares and within Neuse River Riparian Buffers	Adopted 5-20-03	Effective 5-25-03
03-03	(376 TC 234)	Conditional Use Process	Adopted 2-4-03	Effective 2-9-03
02-03	(375 TC 233)	NC State Building Code	Adopted 2-4-03	Effective 2-9-03
01-03	( TC 432)	Stormwater Control and Watercourse Buffer Regulations	Adopted 4-15-03	Effective 6-23-03
2002 (.zip)
24-02	(374 TC 232)	Residential Density to Be Transferred From Thoroughfare Rights-Of-Way, Greenway Easements and Conservation Management Zoning to Contiguous Non-Residential Property	Adopted 2-4-03	Effective 2-9-03
23-02	(373 TC 231)	Code Clarifications	Adopted 2-4-03	Effective 2-9-03
22-02		Occupancy of Dwelling Units	Denied 3-18-03
21-02	(394 TC 235)	Metro-Park Protection Overlay	Adopted 3-4-03	Effective 3-9-03
20-02	(297 TC 226)	Landscape Ordinance - Street Trees within Single Family Residential Neighborhoods	Adopted 10-1-02	Effective 10-6-02
19-02	(320 TC 230)	A Minimum of Forty Percent of Each Lot Located within Reservoir Watershed Protection Area Overlay Districts be Forested Either Through Tree Conservation or Reforestation	Adopted 11-6-02	Effective 11-11-02
18-02	(310 TC 229)	Fire Department Fee Schedule	Approved 10-15-02	Effective 10-15-02
17-02	(309 TC 228)	Planning Department Fee Schedule	Adopted 10-15-02	Effective 11-1-02
16-02		Duplex Dwellings	Denied 10-21-03
15-02	(298 TC 227)	Flood Plain Regulations	Adopted 10-1-02	Effective 10-6-02
14-02	(266 TC 225)	Construction Permit Fee Schedule	Adopted 8-6-02	Effective 10-1-02
13-02	(265 TC 224)	Specialized Manufacturing	Adopted 8-6-02	Effective 9-1-02
12-02	(217 TC 221)	Rehabilitation Code	Adopted 6-4-02	Effective 6-9-02
11-02	(248 TC 223)	Fence Regulations	Adopted 7-2-02	Effective 7-7-02
10-02		Increase Building Heights within Focus Area and Regional Centers	Denied 2-4-03
09-02	(216 TC 220)	Parking for Health Clubs	Approved 6-4-02	Effective 6-4-02
08-02	(240 TC 222)	Revision Residential Thoroughfare Buffer	Approved 6-18-02	Effective 6-18-02
07-02	(181 TC 215)	Perimeter Tree Preservation Buffer	Adopted 4-2-02	Effective 4-7-02
06-02	(204 TC 219)	Group Housing Approval Process	Approved 5-7-02	Effective 6-1-02
05-02	(203 TC 218)	Appearance Issues - Screening	Adopted 5-7-02	Effective 6-1-02
04-02	(192 TC 517)	Conditional Use Rezoning	Adopted 4-16-02	Effective 4-20-02
03-02		Impervious Surface Transfers	Denied 7-6-02
02-02		Manufactured Housing	Denied 4-16-02
01-02	(154 TC 214)	Stormwater Control Measures	Adopted 2-5-02	Effective 2-5-02
2001
14-01	(140 TC 211)	Residential Infill Projects	Approved 1-2-02	Effective 2-11-02
13-01	(152 TC 213)	Two Attached Townhomes	Approved 2-5-02	Effective 3-1-02
12-01	(149 TC 212)	Fines for Excessive Tree Trimming	Approved 1-15-02	Effective 1-20-02
11-01		Maximum Height Standards in Shopping Center and Industrial -1	Denied 2-5-00
10-01		Exemptions for Master Plans	Denied 11-20-01
09-01	(27 TC 209)	Fee Increases	Approved 6-19-01	Effective 7-1-01
08-01		Special Use Permits	Denied 7-17-01
07-01	(16 TC 207)	Civic Clubs	Approved 6-5-01	Effective 6-11-01
06-01		Sign Ordinance	Remove with no action 11-7-01
05-01	(26 TC 208)	Historic Properties	Approved 6-19-01	Effective 7-22-01
04-01	(978 TC 205)	Approval Procedures for Retail w/in Focus Areas	Approved 4-3-01	Effective 4-3-01
03-01	(123 TC 210)	Lighting Ordinance	Approved11-20-01	Effective 11-25-01
02-01	(934 TC 202)	Residential w/in Shopping Areas	Approved 2-6-01	Effective 2-11-01
01-01		Conditional Use Rezoning Process	Denied 2-20-01
2000
13-00	(948 TC 204)	Manufactured Housing Parks	Approved 2-20-01	Effective 2-25-01
12-00	(914 TC 200)	Setbacks / Lot Dimensions	Approved 12-5-00	Effective 12-10-00
11-00	(913 TC 199)	Sedimentation Control	Approved 12-5-00	Effective 12-10-00
10-00	(912 TC 198)	Minimum Housing Code	Approved 12-5-00	Effective 12-5-00
09-00	(945 TC 203)	Gymnastics Centers	Approved 2-20-01	Effective 2-25-01
08-00	(991 TC 206)	Stormwater Discharge & Stream Buffer Regulations	Approved 3-21-00	Effective 3-26-00
07-00	(933 TC 201)	Elevated Water Tanks	Approved 2-6-01	Effective 2-11-01
06-00	(852 TC 197)	Downtown Residential Housing Overlay District	Approved 8-1-00	Effective 8-6-00
05-00	(851 TC 196)	Fee Adjustments	Approved 8-1-00	Effective 8-1-00
04-00	(746 TC 191)	Soil Erosion & Sedimentation Control Violations	Approved 3-7-00	Effective 4-6-00
03(b)-00		Fee Simple Dedication	Denied by Council
03(a)-00	(781 TC 193)	Retail Site Plans	Approved 4-18-00	Effective 4-24-00 until 4-24-01
02-00	(734 TC 189)	Manufactured Housing	Approved 2-15-00	Effective 2-20-00
01-00	(786 TC 194)	Solid Waste Manual	Approved 5-2-00	Effective 5-7-00