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Council adopts denial of Trailwood rezoning application after split vote, sending proposal back to planning commission
Summary
The Raleigh City Council adopted a motion to deny rezoning case Z3825 after debate over late changes and floodplain protections, a decision that sends the applicant back to planning to rework conditions.
The Raleigh City Council on May 5 adopted a motion to deny rezoning case Z3825 after councilors split on whether to delay action while the applicant revised conditions. The move effectively sends the proposal back to the planning commission for further review.
Planning staff described Z3825 as a request to rezone just under 14 acres on both sides of Trailwood Drive from a mix of R6 and R4 (with the special residential parking overlay) to a combination of residential mixed-use (three-story limit) and R10 zoning with conditions. Bynum Walter of planning and development told the council that the site includes flood-hazard areas on the west side of Trailwood and that the applicant had offered several…
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