News
September 3, 2008
Council Approves Special-Use Permit For Cardinal Gibbons Stadium
The Raleigh City Council voted unanimously Sept. 2 to approve a special-use permit for a 2,980-seat outdoor stadium at Cardinal Gibbons High School.
Cardinal Gibbons wants to add 1,980 seats to its existing 1,000-seat outdoor stadium. The additional seats required the school to obtain a special-use permit from the City Council. Council members conducted an evidentiary hearing on the request at its evening session on Sept. 2 and subsequently concurred with City staff’s eight findings of fact regarding the project.
The findings of fact are:
- The 2,980-seat stadium and the activities it is to host will not have a substantial adverse impact on surrounding properties, including without limitation stormwater, dust, smoke or vibration;
- The practical limits of public facilities and services --- such as stormwater, water and sewer, streets, fire, public safety and trash collection --- are considered and respected;
- The traffic generated to and from the stadium will not create unsafe or inefficient parking, loading, or vehicular and pedestrian circulation;
- The visual separation of buffers are provided, which lessen the perceived height and bulk of the stadium as seen from nearby neighborhoods;
- Properties near the stadium are protected from sound amplification and lighting;
- The stadium and the activities held at the facility will not be injurious to property or improvements in the affected area;
- Off-street parking for the expanded stadium complies with City code; and,
- The stadium is not located in a primary watershed protection area.
Prepared by:
John Boyette
Public Affairs Specialist
Public Affairs Department
For More Information Contact:
Mitchell Silver
Director
Planning Department
One Exchange Plaza, Suite 304
Raleigh, NC 27602
919-516-2626
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