Planning Commision and the Comp Plan: Part II

From the City of Raleigh:

Official Agenda – July 14, 2009, 9:00 AM
City of Raleigh Planning Commission

Room 201, City Council Chambers, Avery Upchurch Municipal Complex

• INVOCATION

• OLD BUSINESS

• A. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT

• 1. 2030 Comprehensive Plan – June 23, 2009 Meeting

• 2. 2030 Comprehensive Plan – July 7, 2009 Meeting

• B. 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

• 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES –
  

June 23, 2009 Planning Commission Meeting
July 7, 2009 Committee of the Whole Meeting

• 4. OTHER BUSINESS

• A. Report from the Chair
• B. Report from the Members
• C. Report from the City Attorney
• D. Report from the Planning Director
• E. Committee Agenda Items

• 5. ADJOURNMENT

FUTURE MEETINGS
ALL PENDING ITEMS MAY NOT BE SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION. COMMITTEE CHAIRS SET THE AGENDA APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO SCHEDULED MEETING

Committee of the Whole - Tuesday, August 4, 2009 – 9:00 AM – Room 305 (RMB)
Pending Items:
*Z-4-09 – Buffaloe Road, north side, west of I-540, Conditional Use **(Harris Creek) (PC 1/27/09)

Text Change Committee: No Pending Items
Strategic Planning Committee: No Pending Items
Transit/Land Use Committee: Pending Items:
Transit Rail Station Development Strategy (PC 8/20/02)

Deferred Items:

• S-6-09 – Lot 5 Block 12 Lakeview Section Budleigh (Wade CAC) (PC 6/9/09)
• TC-4-09 – Comprehensive Plan Update – Concurrent Actions (PC 4/28/09)
• TC-5-09 – Parkway Corridor Overlay District (PC 4/28/09)
• Z-6-09 – Creedmoor Road, west side, northwest of Sawmill Road intersection, Conditional Use **(Haresnipe) (PC 5/12/09)
• *Z-23-09 – Lake Boone Trail, south side, east of Horton Street intersection, Conditional Use **(House Creek) (PC 4/28/09)

LEGEND:
(VSPP) indicates that a valid statutory protest petition has been filed on this request.
(*) indicates that a portion or the entire area of this case is located in a floodprone area.
(#) indicates that a portion of or the entire area is located within the Falls Lake or Swift Creek water supply watershed protection area.
(+) indicates special conditions for stormwater management.
(**) indicates the drainage basin the case is located in.

**********REMINDER**********
• Zoning Tour – Friday, July 17, 2009, 8:30 a.m.
• Joint CC/PC Public Hearing – Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 6:30 p.m.

Committee of the Whole / June 23 AM meeting

June 23, 2009 Agenda
Agenda for the Planning Commission special Committee of the Whole meeting to continue their review of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. June 23, 2009, Raleigh Municipal Building City Council Chambers, Room 201, immediately following the regularly scheduled PC meeting (approximately 10:45 a.m.).

PLANNING COMMISSION’S
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA
June 23, 2009 – Immediately following Planning Commission
Room 201 – Municipal Building
The following items will be discussed in the order in which they
appear on this agenda, unless otherwise determined by the Chairman.

• CP-1-09 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan update existing System Plans as Plan Elements; add new Elements addressing Land Use, Environmental Protection, Urban Design, Arts and Culture, and Regional and Interjurisdictional Coordination; replace the Urban Form Map and related guidelines with a Future Land Use Map; and reduce the number of Area Plans from 67 to 21. The Committee will begin review of the elements during this meeting. General topics related to the elements will be discussed. A number of area-specific future land use designation requests were made at or after the Public Hearing on March 19, 2009. The Committee will discuss the following listed requests; however, items listed in Section 1 of this agenda are the subject of a pending rezoning petition. The following itemized list contains a general location, reference number, draft land use designation for the parcel(s) in question and the requested land use designation.

1. Deferred/Site of Current Zoning Case

A. *East of I-440, south of Lake Boone Tr. (PH-18.2) Draft designation on the Future Land Use Map is Moderate Density Residential and Public Parks and Open Space. Commenter requests a change to Office & Residential Mixed Use and Public Parks and Open Space.

B. *Millbrook Rd. and Creedmoor Rd. (LT-011) Draft designation on the Future Land Use Map is Office & Residential Mixed Use. Commenter requests a change to Neighborhood Mixed Use.

C. *World Trade Blvd. south of Globe Rd. (LT-013.5; PH-13) Draft designation on the Future Land Use Map is Business Commercial Services. Commenter requests a change to Office/Research & Development.

2. Land Use Policies

A. Staff has drafted for consideration a policy addressing retail in the vicinity of freeway interchanges for inclusion in to Section A.11 “Retail Land Uses” of the Land Use Element.

3. Deferred Future Land Use Comments

A. Hillsborough St. to Morgan St. west of St. Mary’s St. (PD-11) Draft designation on the Future Land Use Map is High Density Residential. Commenter requests that a portion be designated Central Business District. Staff recommends this item be deferred.

4. Discussion of Comprehensive Plan Elements Pending Items Not Scheduled for Discussion:

• Z-4-09 Buffaloe Road, north side, west of I-540. 48.08 acres is requested to be rezoned from Conservation Management (CM) & Manufactured Housing (MH) to Conservation Management, Residential-10 CUD & Neighborhood Business CUD.

Raleigh Planning Commision Considers 2030 Comp Plan

The Committee of the Whole (of the Raleigh Planning Commission) review of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan continues on June 23rd. Details of this meeting follow.

June 23, 2009
The Planning Commission has scheduled a special Committee of the Whole meeting to continue their review of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan.

June 23, 2009 Raleigh Municipal Building City Council Chambers Room 201 immediately following the regulary scheduled PC meeting (approximately 10:45 a.m.).

Commitee of the Whole Meeting June 9 2009

The City of Raleigh posts this notice.

PLANNING COMMISSION’S
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA
June 9, 2009 – Immediately following Planning
Commission
Room 201 – Municipal Building

The following items will be discussed in the order in which they
appear on this agenda, unless otherwise determined by the Chairman.

• CP-1-09 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan update existing System Plans as Plan Elements; add new Elements addressing Land Use, Environmental Protection, Urban Design, Arts and Culture, and Regional and Inter- jurisdictional Coordination; replace the Urban Form Map and related guidelines with a Future Land Use Map; and reduce the number of Area Plans from 67 to 21.


The Committee will be reviewing the Land Use element during this meeting. A number of area-specific future land use designation requests were made at or after the Public Hearing on March 19, 2009. The Committee will discuss the following listed requests; however, due to time constraints, not all requests may be discussed. The following itemized list contains a general location, reference number, draft land use designation for the parcel(s) in question and the requested land use designation. Items noted with an asterisk (*) are the subject of a pending rezoning petition.

1. Deferred Future Land Use Comments

A. South of Hillsborough Street; Concord St. to Dan Allen Dr. (PH-14) The Committee recommended that the identified parcels be designated Community Mixed Use at the April 21, 2009 Committee of the Whole meeting.

B. Hillsborough St. to Morgan St. west of St. Mary’s St. (PD-11) Draft designation on the Future Land Use Map is High Density Residential. Commenter requests that a portion be designated Central Business District.

C. Millbrook and Six Forks Intersection The Committee directed staff to re- evaluate the intersection.

2. Land Use Policies
A. Staff has drafted for consideration a policy addressing retail in the vicinity of freeway interchanges for inclusion in to Section A.11 “Retail Land Uses” of the Land Use Element.

3. Deferred/Site of Current Zoning Case

A. *East of I-440, south of Lake Boone Tr. (PH-18.2) Draft designation on the Future Land Use Map is Moderate Density Residential and Public Parks and Open Space. Commenter requests a change to Office & Residential Mixed Use and Public Parks and Open Space.

B. *Millbrook Rd. and Creedmoor Rd. (LT-011) Draft designation on the Future Land Use Map is Office & Residential Mixed Use. Commenter requests a change to Neighborhood Mixed Use.

C. *World Trade Blvd. south of Globe Rd. (LT-013.5; PH-13) Draft designation on the Future Land Use Map is Business Commercial Services. Commenter requests a change to Office/Research & Development.


Pending Items Not Scheduled for Discussion:
• Z-4-09 Buffaloe Road, north side, west of I-540. 48.08 acres is requested to be rezoned from Conservation Management (CM) & Manufactured Housing (MH) to Conservation Management, Residential-10 CUD & Neighborhood Business CUD.

Comp Plan 2030: SAVE THIS DATE: March 19

Raleigh Planning Department posts the following information on the Comp Plan:

The Public Hearing Draft

The City of Raleigh is pleased to announce the availability of the Public Hearing Draft of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. This is a complete draft that incorporates changes resulting from the public input period through January 31. The draft will be presented to the City Council and Planning Commission at a joint public hearing to be held March 19, 2009, Click here to browse the document on-line, and download a printable version.

What's next in the process?

The Public Hearing Draft has been released, and a Public Hearing to receive input will be held with the City Council and Planning Commission on March 19, 2009. On March 24 the Planning Commission will begin its review of the Public Hearing Draft of the Plan. The Planning Commission will forward its recommendation to the City Council. The plan will become official upon its adoption by the City Council, including any amendments to the Public Hearing Draft that council may direct. All meetings are open to the public.

Every meeting is open to the public, and registration is not required.

Upcoming Meetings
March 19, 2009
Public Hearing on the Draft 2030 Comprehensive Plan
City Council Chambers, Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex
222 W. Hargett Street
6:30 P.M.

March 24, 2009
Planning Commission Begins Review of the Public Hearing Draft
City Council Chambers, Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex
222 W. Hargett Street
9 A.M.

Here is the link to the latest Comp Plan-Public Hearing Draft.
http://tinyurl.com/am6lvg

Wake Transit Plans : Public Meeting March 5

We are providing this info on behalf of CAFT:

On behalf of the Capital Area Friends of Transit coalition, I invite you to attend this informative meeting, hosted by Mayor Charles Meeker, on plans for transit in Wake County. The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and Triangle Transit will provide an overview of transit plans recently approved by CAMPO. Legislators will update folks on the new transit legislation, the Congestion Relief/Intermodal Transport bill – that will give counties the authority to hold a referendum for a ½ cent sales tax.

CAFT : An alliance of local organizations, civic leaders and citizens

Public Meeting March 5th on Wake Transit Plan and Transit Legislation -- YOU ARE INVITED!

Please join Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker , NC Representative Deborah Ross and transit officials Thursday, March 5 at 6:30-7:30 pm for a public meeting on the future of transit for Wake County. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's proposal for transit in Wake County and to learn how it might affect you. Rep. Ross will describe recently introduced transit legislation -- HB 148 and SB 151. Plus, the Capital Area Friends of Transit (CAFT) will give an update on activities of our coalition.

** RTN CHANNEL 11 will air meeting live -- so tune in if you can't make it !

The proposed Wake County Plan for transit includes:

doubling of bus service throughout the county, including express service to several towns beyond Raleigh.
light rail from NW Cary through West Raleigh, NCSU, downtown Raleigh and up to Triangle Town Center
Here's the map of the plan (click on "transit" section). For more information or to comment online, visit www.campo-nc.us.

Presentation: Emerging Challenges to Suburban Communities in the 21st Century

Invitation from City of Raleigh:

Emerging Challenges to Suburban Communities in the 21st Century

March 11, 2009

6:00 p.m. check in and registration
6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. program

The Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts
Fletcher Opera Theater, Downtown Raleigh, NC

Free and Open to the Public

Please register to attend.

Starting in the 1940s and then accelerating in the 1980s, Raleigh developed as a suburban city. How should Raleigh’s development pattern change to respond to the 21st century challenges of housing choice and transportation mobility?

Get answers to your questions:
What are the national trends?
What does the private market want today?
What does the public sector need to do?
What examples are there of cities that have adapted to the new realities?

MEET OUR PRESENTER:
Christopher Leinberger, a land use strategist and developer, combines an understanding of business realities with a concern for our nation's social and environmental issues. Currently, Mr. Leinberger is a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. He focuses on research and practice that help transform traditional and suburban downtowns and other places that provide “walkable urbanism”, as well as research and practice that implements the Brookings’ Blueprint for American Prosperity initiative in metropolitan areas throughout the country. Please refer to www.brookings.edu/walkableurbanism.

Mr. Leinberger is also a Professor of Practice and Director of the Graduate Real Estate Development Program at the University of Michigan. This program trains the next generation of real estate developers in the building of sustainable walkable urban places. The Program is a joint venture of the Ross Business School, law school and the Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning, where it is housed. Please refer to www.tcaup.umich.edu/realestate.

Mr. Leinberger is a founding partner of Arcadia Land Company, a New Urbanism/transit-oriented development and consulting firm dedicated to land stewardship and building a sense of community.

See www.CLeinberger.com for Chris Leinberger’s articles, news, and his most recent book: The Option of Urbanism.

For more information and to sign up for the mailing list, email trisha.hasch@ci.raleigh.nc.us or call 919-807-8480. To request special accommodations, please call 919-996-3000 48 hours prior to the event.

Find directions to the Performing Arts Center and parking locations at www.progressenergycenter.com and click on “An Evening Out.” Find information on public transportation at www.triangletransit.org.

Click on Lectures for streaming video of all previous lectures.

Urban Life Lecture: Design for Change 2/20 -- 5:30 PM

The City of Raleigh Department of Planning and NCSU College of Design invite you to a Public Lecture, this Friday at 5:30, City Council Chambers.

PUBLIC LECTURE
Urban Life: Design for Change
Friday, February 20, 2009
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Raleigh Municipal Building
Council Chamber
222 West Hargett Street

Presented by:
NC State University College of Design and
City of Raleigh Department of City Planning

Three nationally known urban designers moderated by Raleigh planning director Mitchell Silver will bring to the table strands of contemporary thinking in urban design. In particular, they will critique and discuss ideas and initiatives relating to the urban family in the public realm, design approaches to affordable housing and urban environments that promote the health and well being of their citizens.

PANEL OF SPEAKERS:

• Michael Pyatok, FAIA, Principal, Pyatok Architects, Oakland, CA
• Robin Moore, Professor of Landscape Architecture, Director,
  Natural Learning Initiative, NC State University College of Design
• Simon Atkinson, Ph.D., Professor of Community and Regional
  Planning, University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture

MODERATOR:
Mitchell Silver, AICP,
Director, City of Raleigh Department of City Planning

FREE FREE FREE FREE

Comp Plan 2030

This is the link to the draft comprehensive plan. Note that the deadline for submitting comments to the draft Comprehensive Plan has been extended to February 28, 2009. All comments received by January 31, 2009 will be considered as part of the revised draft for the March 2009 Public Hearing. Comments received after January 31, 2009 will be documented and presented at the March 2009 Public Hearing as a special report. The City Council and Planning Commission will consider the revised Comprehensive Plan draft and comments received after January 31, 2009.

http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_200_0_43/http%3B/pt03/dig_web_content/category/Business/Comprehensive_Plan/Cat-1C-20081126-092702-2030_Comprehensive_Plan.html

supporting documents and maps:
http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_200_0_43/http%3B/pt03/dig_web_content/category/Business/Comprehensive_Plan/Cat-1C-20081126-095505-Supporting_Documents.html


The January meeting of the Five Points CAC was postponed to eliminate conflicts with the workshops scheduled to introduce citizens to the draft of Raleigh's 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Rather than scheduling separate meetings for each CAC for further feedback about the Plan, which would place unreasonable demands on the City's Planning staff, several CACs leaders have decided on a joint CAC meeting on Wednesday, February 11 from 6:30 - 9:00 PM in the City Council Chamber.


The Five Points, Glenwood, Hillsborough, Mordecai, Southwest, Wade, and West CACs will hold a joint meeting February 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the council chamber of the Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett St. The purpose of the joint meeting is to allow more public examination of and comment on the proposed Comprehensive Plan Update.

Agenda

6:30 Greetings and Introductions

6:45 Planning Staff Briefing on the Proposed Comp Plan Update

7:15 Moderated Panel Discussion

8:15 Questions and Comments from the Audience.

9:00 Adjourn

Please contact Mitchell Silver, Director of City Planning

Agenda: Comp Planning Comm of the City Council 2/11/09

Please be aware of issues that may affect your neighborhood at these public meetings.

COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA

The Comprehensive Planning Committee will meet on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.

Location: Room 201, City Council Chambers, Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street, Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex, Raleigh, North Carolina. For information call 966-3040 (City Clerk’s office) or 516-2626 (Planning Department).

All the following items are pending in Committee; however, only those items that are shown in bold print will be discussed during this meeting.

• 03-29 Development Standards - Fragile Neighborhoods (6/1/04)
• 05-42 Sustainable Urban Landscapes and Hillsides (11/21/06)
• 07-02 TC-5-07 – O&I Districts/FAR/Density Limitations (12/4/07)
• 07-03 Text Change – Prohibit Industrial Facilities in Residential Areas (12/4/07)
• 07-10 Tree Conservation Ordinance – Proposed Text Changes (1/22/08); Tree Survey (9/2/08)
• 07-15 TC-1-08 – Building Lot Coverage Within O&I Districts (4/1/08)

III. 07-40 Sedimentation Control Program – Proposed Text Change (11/8/08)

• 07-42 Chavis Park Carousel (12/2/08)

I. 07-44 Thoroughfare Plan – Crabtree Valley Extension (1/6/09)
The following items were referred from the February 3, 2009 City Council meeting:
II. 07-46 Z-48-08 – Buffaloe Road Conditional Use (2/3/09)

• 07-47 TC-1-09 – Site Plan Approval Standards (2/3/09)

From WAKE-UP Wake County

24th Annual Emerging Issues Forum "The Good Growth State"
February 9&10, 2009

Due to high demand, registration for the 2009 Emerging Issues Forum, North Carolina: the Good Growth State, is full. But you can join this exciting, informative event online! Growth is the focus of the forum, and there will be several interesting speakers helping us grapple with the challenges of growth statewide. Here's how:

IEI will have a link to the Forum's live audio stream on its website, www.emergingissues.org, and as you listen we encourage you to send it questions to the speakers by emailing IEI at 2009IEIForum@gmail.com.

For the first time in Forum history, IEI will be hosting a virtual workshop in concurrence with its six live Forum sessions from 2:00 - 3:00 PM on February 9th. Participants in the virutal workshop will discuss how North Carolina can utilize its technology infrastructure to adapt to the exponential growth it will see in the next several years. If you're interested in participating simply visit www.emergingissues.org on February 9th, or click here to receive updates on the workshop.

IEI hopes to develop a vision for North Carolina as The Good Growth State.

Comp Plan 2030

The link to the draft proposal and public comment portal:

http://tinyurl.com/555y9u

Please note that comments are due by January 31st. This is last week to review and comment on the way growth is planned for the next 20 years in Raleigh. Be sure to review relevant sections and the map. Comments are enabled on the interactive map.

RCC Comprehensive Planning Committee meeting 1/28 - 9am

According to the agenda, the following items are pending in Committee -- items that are shown in bold print will be discussed during the meeting. The other items are still hanging on for the ride.

COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA

The Comprehensive Planning Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.

Location: Room 201, City Council Chambers, Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street, Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex, Raleigh, North Carolina. For information call 966-3040 (City Clerk’s office) or 516-2626 (Planning Department).


All the following items are pending in Committee; however, only those items that are shown in bold print will be discussed during this meeting.

03-29 Development Standards - Fragile Neighborhoods (6/1/04)
05-42 Sustainable Urban Landscapes and Hillsides (11/21/06)
07-02 TC-5-07 – O&I Districts/FAR/Density Limitations (12/4/07)
07-03 Text Change – Prohibit Industrial Facilities in Residential Areas (12/4/07)
07-10 Tree Conservation Ordinance – Proposed Text Changes (1/22/08); Tree Survey (9/2/08)
07-15 TC-1-08 – Building Lot Coverage Within O&I Districts (4/1/08)
07-40 Sedimentation Control Program – Proposed Text Change (11/8/08)
I. 07-41 TC-17-08 – Pawn Shops (12/2/08)
07-42 Chavis Park Carousel (12/2/08)
II. 07-44 Thoroughfare Plan – Crabtree Valley Extension (1/6/09)

The following items were referred from the January 22, 2009 City Council meeting:

III. 07-45 SP-53-08 – Rock Quarry Plaza (1/22/09)


***Council Chamber is Assistive Listening System equipped. Deaf and hearing impaired individuals needing interpreter services should provide 48-hour notice by calling 996-3100 (voice) or 996-3107 (TDD).***

Preservation NC Presents: The Politics of Historic Districts 2/2/09

Practical Strategies for Historic Preservation
Maintaining Raleigh's unique community character is a hot topic in our city. Reasonable people can disagree about what our priorities ought to be and how best to achieve them, but the public discourse doesn't need to be contentious. Bill Schmickle, author of The Politics of Historic Districts: A Primer for Grassroots Preservation, will share his North Carolina-based perspectives on the political dynamics that drive proponents and opponents, especially in public forums, and how best to navigate them.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Please bring your friends and neighbors.

Monday, February 2, 2009

7:30 - 9:00 pm

Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
2723 Clark Ave, Raleigh NC

Sponsored by Preservation North Carolina.