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Raleigh City Council Public Comment Session, July 14, 2026

Approves Rezoning Z4825 - Rex Hospital Campus Master Plan at Lake Boone Trail and Blue Ridge Road, 6-1

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What happened

The Raleigh Planning Commission recommended approval of four rezoning cases on May 12, 2026, most notably Z4825, the Rex Hospital Campus Master Plan on Lake Boone Trail and Blue Ridge Road (approximately 60 acres to a CMP/OX district with 7-20 story heights), approved 6-1.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Raleigh, NC
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 14, 2026
Decisions
11 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 6-1

Projects in this meeting (5)

5925 Glenwood Avenue

Awaiting final vote
5925 Glenwood Avenue · JDV Commercial
3 conditions of approval
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3901 Stratford Court

Approved
3901 Stratford Court · Kara Jennings
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523 Southwest Street

Approved
523 Southwest Street, Downtown Raleigh · Fairweather HOA
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro

Blue Ridge

Approved 6-1
Lake Boone Trail and Blue Ridge Road · Rex Hospital
10 conditions of approval
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Planning Commission Report

Awaiting final vote
Glenwood Avenue and Jones Street
1 condition of approval
Open this projectProject Report, $39 · or in Pro

Meeting Summary

The Raleigh Planning Commission recommended approval of four rezoning cases on May 12, 2026, most notably Z4825, the Rex Hospital Campus Master Plan on Lake Boone Trail and Blue Ridge Road (approximately 60 acres to a CMP/OX district with 7-20 story heights), approved 6-1.

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Key Decisions (11)

Approved

Rezoning Z4825 - Rex Hospital Campus Master Plan at Lake Boone Trail and Blue Ridge Road

Vote: 6-1Conditions attached
Approved

Rezoning Z5725 at 8020 Litchford Road

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Rezoning Z4625 at 523 Southwest Street

Vote: unanimous
Deferred

Rezoning Z926 at 5925 Glenwood Avenue

Zoning Changes (7)

OX-12CMPapproximately 60 acres
just over 20 acres
DX-5DX-7approximately three quarters of an acre

Development Activity (6)

Rex Hospital Campus Master Plan

Infrastructure

Fairweather HOA Community Room

Residential

JDV Commercial parking expansion at 5925 Glenwood Avenue

Commercial

Market Signals (6)

Commercial Demand

Rex Hospital reports all local hospitals are above capacity daily,…

Housing Demand

Multiple small residential rezonings to R-4/R-6 (Litchford Road, Stratford Court)…

Infrastructure

Raleigh is funding BRT investment on New Bern Avenue and…

Who Spoke (40)

ChairCouncilmemberBoard MemberStaff · 12Applicant's RepWitness · 3Public · 3

On the record: the chair, a councilmember, a board member, 12 staff members, the applicant's representative, 3 witnesses, and 3 members of the public.

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