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Council approves rezoning at 1602 Gorman Street with tenant protections
Summary
Council approved a rezoning at 1602 Gorman Street to RX-4 with a 50-foot height cap, limited to 40 units, and with conditions requiring 90 days' written notice for early lease termination and $2,500 relocation assistance per unit if terminations occur early.
The council reopened and concluded a continued public hearing on Z2325 (1602 Gorman Street). Planning staff said revised zoning conditions included protections for existing residential tenants: 90 days' written notice in the event of early lease termination and $2,500 in relocation assistance per affected dwelling unit if condition 3 is triggered. The applicant—s representative described a concept to rezone to RX-4 with a 50-foot height cap (three stories by measure) and to limit total units to 40.
Isabel Maddox (applicant representative) explained the corner-site constraints and said the proposal aims to replace obsolete housing near NC State and other institutions with a moderate-density building that would retain the special residential parking overlay district. Maddox also said the applicant has discussed relocation assistance with council members and that the offerings are conceptual at this stage.
Councilor Harrison moved to adopt the consistency statement dated 12/02/2025 and approve the zoning amendment with the adoption and effective dates described in the agenda materials; council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning.
The rezoning approval includes the tenant protections and the adoption/effective dates in the docket materials; staff will carry forward conditions in the ordinance language as written in the record.
