City Council Afternoon Session, September 1, 2026
Votes on Planning Commission report - Capital Boulevard rezoning Z5025, unanimous
What happened
The Raleigh City Council held public hearings on three rezonings. Council approved rezoning Z826 for two properties on Rock Quarry Road (unanimous) with added hours-of-operation conditions, and approved rezoning Z5125 on Spring Forest Road on a vote with one opposed after adding…
- Jurisdiction
- Raleigh, NC
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 1, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 11
Budget transfer of $5 million to Lake Wheeler Road project
Consent agenda item C.5B pulled by Councillor Silver: a transfer of $5 million into the Lake Wheeler Road project, including funds previously moved from Six Forks and Old Wake Forest Road widening. Staff (Byron Sanders, Engineering Services; Kenneth Ritchie, Transportation) assured the transfer would not impede the Old Wake Forest Road project (a 2017 bond project bidding early 2027), with CAMPO LAP funding at a 50-50 split available to cover overages. Approved by voice vote.
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
The Raleigh City Council held public hearings on three rezonings. Council approved rezoning Z826 for two properties on Rock Quarry Road (unanimous) with added hours-of-operation conditions, and approved rezoning Z5125 on Spring Forest Road on a vote with one opposed after adding…
Key Decisions (11)
Budget transfer of $5 million to Lake Wheeler Road project
Planning Commission report - Carya Drive rezoning Z5625
Planning Commission report - Litchford Road rezoning Z4325
Planning Commission report - Capital Boulevard rezoning Z5025
Planning Commission report - Western Boulevard rezoning Z726
Planning Commission report - Edwards Mill Road text change to zoning conditions
Planning Commission report - Text change TC426 minor subdivisions
Rezoning Z826 on Rock Quarry Road
Rezoning Z5125 on Spring Forest Road
Petition Annexation AX0626
Sale of surplus property at 1115 South Wilmington Street
Zoning Changes (6)
Development Activity (3)
Wake County development adjacent to Oakview Park (Carya Drive)
Other
Rock Quarry Road mixed-use rezoning
Commercial
Spring Forest Road mixed-use development
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Council approved commercial and mixed-use rezonings (Rock Quarry Road, Spring…
Housing Demand
Neighbors opposing the Spring Forest Road rezoning argued the site…
Infrastructure
Raleigh Water received a $38.7 million federal grant to be…
Commercial Demand
The Raleigh Convention Center secured naming rights from Atlantic Union…
Who Spoke (26)
On the record: 5 staff members, the applicant's representative, a witness, and 4 members of the public.
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