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Council approves rezoning for Peace and West site with height limits, affordable housing contribution and park protections
Summary
Raleigh City Council approved rezoning Z-1225 to allow downtown mixed use with up to 24–27-story towers in different parts of the site, subject to conditions including affordable housing payments, limits on office square footage and design and park-facing restrictions; vote was 6–2.
Raleigh City Council approved rezoning case Z-1225 for roughly 2.6 acres at the northeast corner of West Peace and P Street, changing the base district from IX-12 (industrial mixed use, 12-story limit) to a downtown mixed use base district with a 30‑story maximum, plus several zoning conditions that reduce the effective height, restrict some uses and require public-benefit measures.
Bynum Walter of Raleigh Planning and Development summarized the application and staff analysis, saying the applicant proposed a mix of conditions organized by topic. The conditions prohibit select land uses (including pawn shops and similar establishments), cap office square footage at 500,000 gross square feet, and include limits on the west-facing glass area and glass reflectance. The developer offered a minimum 2,500-square-foot outdoor…
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