Text Change Addresses Development Regulations; Public Hearing Set
The Raleigh City Council, on Sept. 15, approved TC-5-07 and authorized a public hearing on TC-12-09 on Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m.
TC-12-09 proposes to allow increased floor area ratios (FAR) for Office and Institution (O&I) zoned office buildings that are not located adjacent to low-density residential developments; and expands the list of performance standards which allow all O&I-zoned office buildings to increase their FAR by proposing new environmental design standards.
The amended version of TC-5-07 as approved by the City Council retains the portions of the text change which are non-substantive to development regulations. It corrects minor errors found in the code during the drafting of the proposed ordinance. Portions of the text change that had proposed to allow a development’s land area, zoned O&I-1, to be devoted to both residential density maximums and floor area ratio (FAR) maximums were removed.
The Comprehensive Planning Committee will consider revisions to TC-1-08. the text change was amended so it would not eliminate the building lot coverage requirements for office uses within the O&I districts, as originally proposed, but to allow the existing building lot coverage maximums to be doubled when certain performance standards are met and when the property is not located adjacent to a low-density residential development.
Prepared by:
Chris Riley
Senior Public Affairs Specialist
Public Affairs Department
For More Information Contact:
Greg Hallam
Senior Planner
Planning Department
One Exchange Plaza, Suite 304
Raleigh, NC 27602
919-516-2636
