2030 Comprehensive Plan

Comprehensive Plan Documents

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The online and downloadable versions of the Comprehensive Plan are updated one to two times a year. For the most up-to-date information, please refer to the documents for the current year below in the link list labeled "Adopted Comprehensive Plan Amendments by Year."

Requesting Comprehensive Plan Amendments

Changes to the Comprehensive Plan may be initiated by a private entity, usually in support of a proposed development, or by City staff. Changes initiated by staff may be for a variety of reasons, from annual administrative clean-up like removing completed actions, to broader policy-based changes like modifying policy language or maps to further public policy goals.

You can view changes to the Comprehensive Plan under consideration on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cases webpage. You can also comment and ask questions on changes to the Comprehensive plan through the Comprehensive Plan Engagement Portal.

To request an amendment to the plan, please complete the Amendment Request Form and submit it with the appropriate fee from the Development Fee Guide.

Background Information

The adoption of the Plan by the Raleigh City Council was the product of a two-year public process. Information on drafting the Plan, obtaining public input and the adoption process can be found in the Introduction and Framework chapter.

The basis for the Plan is the Community Inventory Report, (also referenced as "Volume II" of the Plan), a repository of background information, data, and analysis. A low-resolution version of Volume II is available below. Beginning in 2012, the Data Book was introduced to catalog annual updates to selected data in the Community Inventory.

• 2019 Data Book
• 2018 Data Book
• 2017 Data Book
• 2016 Data Book
• 2015 Data Book
• 2014 Data Book
• 2013 Data Book
• 2012 Data Book
• Community Inventory Report

Quick Guides

Under North Carolina law, all zoning map amendments (or rezonings) must be analyzed for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. Under City law, development plans that are reviewed by administrative staff, Planning Commission and/or City Council must be in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan as set forth in the Zoning and Development Plan Policy Guide. The staff has prepared two Quick Guides:

Rezoning and the Comprehensive Plan
A summary of how the Comprehensive Plan will be applied to rezoning petitions.

Development Plans and the Comprehensive Plan
An overview of the scope of the required review for preliminary site plans and mixed-use master development plans.