The City of Raleigh's planning staff is in the final days --
literally, two days -- of the period in which it will accept public
comments from citizens on the City's Zoning District Remapping
Project, about which we've blogged
here and
here. We've also drafted an easily digestible summary
of the Zoning District Remapping Project process, available here.
Public comment in this phase of the Raleigh Zoning District
Remapping Project closes September
30.
Approximately 30% of Raleigh's land area is proposed to be
rezoned under the Zoning District Remapping Project. The City
has mailed 45,354 postcards to property owners within Raleigh's
planning jurisdiction (which is beyond the City limits, notably)
announcing that their property, or property adjacent to theirs, is
proposed to be rezoned.
Public comment closes on September 30, after which the final draft
map of the Zoning District Remapping Project will be delivered to
the City's Planning Commission on October 14 for its review. A
public hearing will be held before the City Council prior to final
action on the final draft map, however property owners and
neighbors are well advised to "get in" before the process
moves too far down the road.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Yes, even when it comes to zoning."
Mike Thelen practices in Womble, Carlyle's Real Estate Litigation and Land Use practice group. He regularly represents a wide variety of clients, from local governments to businesses, in land use and land development matters in both state and federal venues throughout North Carolina.
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