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Raleigh Planning Commission, May 26, 2026

Approves Rezoning Z5024 at 2245 Garner Road, unanimous

2h 50m21,980 words
299 mentionsrezoningmotion to approvepublic hearingrezonecommercialmixed useconditional usezoningresidentialindustrialland usecomprehensive planapprovedsetbacksubdivisiondensityannexationtraffic studydeferredoverlay districtplatRaleigh, NC
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What happened

Raleigh Planning Commission recommended approval of rezoning Z5024 at 2245 Garner Road (R-10 to CX-5-CU, ~10 acres) for Fertile Ground Food Cooperative's community grocery store and health campus, with a de facto Future Land Use Map amendment, on a unanimous vote.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Raleigh, NC
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 26, 2026
Decisions
4 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (1)

7652 Leesville Road

Recommended 7-0
10 conditions of approval

Meeting Summary

Raleigh Planning Commission recommended approval of rezoning Z5024 at 2245 Garner Road (R-10 to CX-5-CU, ~10 acres) for Fertile Ground Food Cooperative's community grocery store and health campus, with a de facto Future Land Use Map amendment, on a unanimous vote.

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Key Decisions (4)

Deferred

Rezoning Z826 at Rock Quarry Road

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Rezoning Z5024 at 2245 Garner Road

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Deferred

Rezoning Z5125 at 4804 and 4808 Spring Forest Road

Conditions attached
Deferred

Rezoning Z5425 at 12301 & 7652 Leesville Road and 3321 Shady Grove Road

Conditions attached

Zoning Changes (4)

R-10CX-5-CUjust under 10 acres
R-1CX-3-CUjust under four acres
IX-3-PKOX-4-CU31.58 acres

Development Activity (3)

Fertile Ground Food Cooperative grocery store and health campus

Commercial

Spring Forest Road mixed-use development

Mixed-Use

Leesville/Shady Grove Road multifamily residential development

Residential

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

Southeast Raleigh's Garner Road corridor is a food desert lacking…

Housing Demand

Multiple infill rezonings seek to add housing supply (100-725 units)…

Infrastructure

Traffic congestion at Leesville/Shady Grove and Briar Creek Parkway, plus…

Who Spoke (34)

Staff · 7Applicant · 3Applicant's Rep · 2WitnessPublic · 5

On the record: 7 staff members, 3 applicants, 2 applicant's representatives, a witness, and 5 members of the public.

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