View the New Bern Station Area Planning proposed rezoning changes.
To ask questions about the rezoning, contact Ira Mabel at 919-996-2652. You can also provide comments directly to City Council.
Next Steps
City Council approved the Comprehensive Plan amendment CP-7-22 on January 30, 2024.
On March 5, 2024, City Council closed the public hearing and took the following actions on rezoning request Z-92-22:
- Applied the Transit Overlay District (TOD) as recommended by Planning Commission's Committee of the Whole, except for:
- Properties within an existing NCOD.
- State-owned property.
- Properties with a submitted public request for removal from the rezoning.
- Rezoned 600 New Bern Avenue and 17 S. Swain Street from NX-3 GR w/NCOD and NX-3 w/NCOD to NX-5 w/TOD.
- Rezoned Zak’s Gas 76:
- 1069 New Bern Avenue from CX-3-UL to CX-5.
- 1611, 1617 & 1619 New Bern Avenue from NX-3-UL to NX-5.
- 1701, 1705, 1707, 1711 & 1721 Boyer Street; 103, 105, 107 & 111 Waldrop Street from R-10 and RX-3 to RX-5.
- Rezoned Duplex Village (1902, 1928, 1932 & 1936 New Bern Avenue; 118, 120 & 122 Russ Street; 1921 & 1925 Hawkins Street) from R-10 to RX-5 and RX-5-GP.
City Council will continue discussing Z-92-22 on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 222 W. Hargett Street.
Planning Commission Recommendations
Planning Commission has recommended approval with revisions (7 - 0) of Comprehensive Plan amendment CP-7-22 and denial (4 - 3) of rezoning request Z-92-22. Read their full recommendations for CP-7-22 and Z-92-22.
Planning Commission's Committee of the Whole has made the following recommendations:
- Rezoning request Z-92-22 should be approved with the modifications recommended by the Committee:
- All Raleigh Historic Landmarks should be removed from the rezoning
- Proposed maximum building heights between East Street and Raleigh Boulevard should follow the map labeled "Alternative C."
- Wherever the Transit Overlay District (TOD) is mapped, any existing Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (NCOD) should be removed.
- City Council should authorize a text change to review how neighborhood transition standards are applied within the TOD.
Recommendations for each of the 49 public requests received are:
Location |
Request |
Committee Recommendation |
Remove from rezoning |
Denial |
|
Add to rezoning |
Approval |
|
Add to rezoning |
Approval |
|
Add to rezoning |
Approval |
|
Modify rezoning |
Approval |
|
Modify rezoning |
Denial |
|
Modify rezoning |
Denial |
|
Add to rezoning |
None |
|
M4: New Bern Ave, between Longview Lake Drive and Donald Ross Drive |
Remove from rezoning |
Denial |
Remove from rezoning |
Approval |
|
Add to rezoning |
None |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Denial |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Approval |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Approval |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Approval |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Approval |
|
Add to rezoning |
Denial |
|
Maintain rezoning |
Approval |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Approval |
|
Add to rezoning |
Denial |
|
Add to rezoning |
Denial |
|
Add to rezoning |
None |
|
Modify rezoning |
Denial |
|
Add to rezoning |
Denial |
|
Modify rezoning |
Denial |
|
Modify rezoning |
Approval |
|
Add to rezoning |
Denial |
|
Add to rezoning |
None |
|
Add to rezoning |
Denial |
|
Add to rezoning |
Denial |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Denial |
|
Remove from rezoning |
N/A |
|
Add to rezoning |
Denial |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Denial |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Denial |
|
Add to rezoning |
None |
|
Add to rezoning |
None |
|
Remove from rezoning |
None |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Denial |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Denial |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Approval |
|
Remove from rezoning |
Approval |
|
W24: N. East Street, between New Bern Avenue and Edenton Street |
Modify rezoning |
Approval |
Add to rezoning |
Denial |
|
Add to rezoning |
None |
|
Modify rezoning |
None |
|
Add to rezoning |
None |
|
Maintain rezoning |
N/A |
|
Maintain rezoning |
N/A |
|
O1: All properties within NCODs |
Remove from rezoning |
Denial |
For more detail of each request see the Z-92-22 Public Engagement Summary .
Plan Recommendations
The plan proposes big ideas and details of how to:
- Address affordability
- Expand housing choices near bus rapid transit stations
- Make walking safer and easier
- Assist existing small businesses and future entrepreneurs
- Tell the story of New Bern’s history and culture boldly in the form of public art and placemaking.
Want a closer look?
- View the final draft recommendations slides. View the recording of the check-in event from April 20.
- See detailed reports for the full corridor and western, middle, and eastern sections.
Transit is a means of connecting people with opportunity. It also is a tool for improving sustainability and equity. In a growing city like Raleigh, transit helps people get around in a way that is affordable, supports walkability, and that reduces carbon emissions.
Making the most of a transit investment means thinking about how to grow around transit. The goal of this New Bern Station Area Planning project is to support healthy, affordable, and equitable neighborhoods around the city’s planned bus rapid transit (BRT) system. These neighborhoods will offer a range of places to live and work. Streets will be safe and comfortable for people walking and taking the bus.
This process is separate from the design of the New Bern BRT stations and bus lanes. It is a community planning process that will consider areas within a short walk of the BRT stations along New Bern Avenue.
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Project Details
- Type:
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Corridor Studies
- Date Range:
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- Project Lead:
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Ira Mabel, Senior Planner