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Raleigh council keeps Honeycutt Road rezoning open; developer to add stormwater and access conditions

3225577 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

The Raleigh City Council left open a rezoning request for a roughly 14-acre parcel on Honeycutt Road so the applicant can add stormwater, pedestrian and emergency-access conditions and return on June 3 for further consideration.

The Raleigh City Council left open a rezoning hearing for a roughly 14-acre parcel on Honeycutt Road after the applicant requested a deferral to add conditions related to stormwater, erosion control and public access.

Planner Hannah Rekow with the City of Raleigh told the council the property is currently zoned R-1 and lies within the Falls Watershed Protection Overlay District; the applicant seeks rezoning to R-6 conditional use and to retain the overlay district. "There are 9 proposed zoning conditions. They limit residential uses or dwelling no more than 56 dwelling units, prohibit apartment building type," Rekow said, and the proposal commits 15% of the site as a tree conservation area and 30% of the site as open space.

The zoning presentation noted several transportation-related conditions: an exemption from the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) block perimeter, dead-end street and cross-access…

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