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Council approves two small annexations, delays others; church in north Raleigh annexed for sewer and safety access
Summary
Council approved annexations for 9404 Carlswood Court and a contiguous church property seeking sewer access; it held other annexation requests and a commercial parcel for further review.
The Raleigh City Council on May 20 approved a pair of annexation petitions and continued others after staff presentations and public testimony.
Christopher Golden of Planning and Development described three annexation petitions on the agenda. The council approved petition AX‑3224 for 9404 Carlswood Court, a preexisting single‑family home in an unincorporated county island, and authorized annexation by motion. Planning staff had said the property would be brought into Council District E if annexed; the motion on the floor referenced District D. (Staff and council will record the final district in the ordinance and state filing.)
A second petition was for a contiguous annexation of a roughly 13‑acre site occupied by a long‑standing church that sought sewer service and said it had safety concerns related to emergency response times. Devoted City Church representatives Ryan Baylock and lead pastor Donnie Williams spoke in support of annexation, saying they were already on water but needed sewer to expand or replace septic and had experienced a long emergency response for a past alarm. The council voted to adopt that annexation ordinance effective immediately.
Another annexation at 6325 Rock Quarry Road, a 9.35‑acre parcel with a proposed self‑storage use, was opened but left pending; the council voted to keep that hearing open and return it in two weeks to allow staff to consult with the applicant about subdivision details and to give the public an opportunity to sign up for the continued hearing. Transportation and planning staff noted water and sewer are adjacent to the Rock Quarry site and that a narrow strip of land owned by an adjacent owner was not included in the petition.
Council also received presentations on additional annexation requests and related service‑consideration notes about emergency response times near several parcels. Where properties were nonprofit uses (for example, a church), staff told council the 10‑year fiscal analysis can show a net negative tax impact because nonprofits draw city services but are tax‑exempt.
Where council took action, it moved items through the advertised public‑hearing process, opened and closed hearings where no speakers had signed up, and recorded motions to approve. Other items were continued at staff or applicant requests to allow additional technical work or neighborhood outreach.
