City Council Afternoon Session, August 18, 2026
Approves Comprehensive Plan Amendment CP-126 Old Cruz Road, unanimous
What happened
Raleigh City Council took no final action on the marquee curfew ordinance (deferred to a September public hearing) and produced split-vote outcomes on two rezonings.
- Jurisdiction
- Raleigh, NC
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 21 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 21
Youth Curfew Ordinance discussion
Council received and discussed a draft curfew ordinance from the city attorney and police chief (Chief Rico Boyce). No vote taken; direction given to bring it back for public hearing, targeting September 15 to allow two full public comment sessions (September 8 and September 15).
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Raleigh City Council took no final action on the marquee curfew ordinance (deferred to a September public hearing) and produced split-vote outcomes on two rezonings.
Key Decisions (21)
Youth Curfew Ordinance discussion
Text change authorization for daycare amendments
Set public hearing for Z1716 Hillsboro and Western Boulevard
Set public hearing for Z1226 Rock Quarry Road
Set public hearing for Z1426 Gorman Street assemblage
Set public hearing for Z1925, 405 and 416 Dorothea Drive
Dwelling unfit for human habitation ordinance - 2725 Pool Road
Public nuisance abatement
Petition Annexation AX0626 Mitchell Mill Road
Petition Annexation AX0726, 2900 Barrington Drive
Petition Annexation AX1426, 5700 Fox Road
Rezoning Z3925, 319 Heck Street
Rezoning Z5125, 4804 and 4808 Spring Forest Road
Petition Annexation AX4425 Leesville Road
Rezoning Z5425 Leesville Road
Rezoning Z0826 Rock Quarry Road
Rezoning Z1626 North Boylan
Comprehensive Plan Amendment CP-126 Old Cruz Road
Text change TC-126 school lot amendment
Tar River Land Conservancy contribution
Green Road Park mini pitch
Zoning Changes (5)
Development Activity (10)
Heritage Park rezoning (Z1925)
Residential
319 Heck Street residential (Z3925)
Residential
Spring Forest Road mixed-use (Z5125)
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Multiple speakers and council members repeatedly cited a documented housing…
Infrastructure
Fire service capacity is a recurring gate on annexations in…
Infrastructure
Traffic and road capacity constraints (Rock Quarry, Spring Forest, Old…
Who Spoke (39)
On the record: a councilmember, 9 staff members, the applicant, 2 applicant's representatives, a witness, and 9 members of the public.
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