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Council unanimously approves Blue Ridge rezoning with 20-unit cap

Raleigh City Council · May 6, 2026
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Summary

Raleigh council approved rezoning case Z5225 for a 1.6–1.7 acre Blue Ridge Road site to residential mixed-use with a three‑story limit and conditions that cap density at 20 units and prohibit retail and apartment building types.

The Raleigh City Council unanimously approved rezoning case Z5225 for a Blue Ridge Road site, adopting a consistency statement and zoning conditions that limit residential density to a 20-unit cap and prohibit retail and apartments on the parcel.

Planning staff member Matthew Klim said the request would rezone about 1.6 acres from R4 to residential mixed use with a three-story building height limit and zoning conditions. Klim noted that under the existing R4 zoning the site could yield about 11 units; the proposed…

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