Raleigh City Council Approves Additional Notification Requirements

At their 11/6/18 evening meeting, Raleigh City Council voted to approve a notification requirement for residential infill development (TC-3-18).  Keep in mind that "infill development" in Raleigh is currently defined by the UDO as any building in an R-4, R-6 or R-10 district where all of the following are present:

1. The total site are is 5 acres or less;
2. At least 50% of the side and rear property lines abut existing detached or attached building types; and
3. The lot must have been recorded for at least 20 years.  This time period includes subsequent recombinations or subdivisions of the original lot configuration or recordation.

Mailed notice to a 100 foot radius and site posting will be required when a plot plan (excluding improvements described in Section 1.5.4 D. Setback Encroachments of the UDO) meets both of the following criteria. 

1. It involves the construction of or addition to a principal building or and accessory structure that is 7 or more feet in height.
2. The property meets the applicability standards for Residential Infill Compatibility in Section 2.2.7 of the UDO.

To comply, unsealed, stamped and addressed envelopes shall be submitted with the plot plan application.  A sign shall be posted by the property owner on the property for 30 consecutive days.  This text change was approved due to concerns of many City Council members that adequate notice and transparency is not currently available to neighboring properties of pending projects.  This text change takes effect February 4, 2019.