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 will continue discussing Z-92-22 on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 222 W. Hargett Street.
On March 5, April 2, May 7, and June 4, 2024, City Council 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, but excluded properties in the New-Bern Edenton Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (NCOD).
- Rezoned properties in the Eastern Station Area as proposed, but limited the tallest building heights to 5 stories rather than 7 stories.
- Lake Haven (3700 Lake Woodard Drive) was rezoned to 7 stories.
- Rezoned properties in the Middle 1 Station Area as proposed, but reduced some of the proposed building heights to 5 stories rather than 7 stories.
- Rezoned properties in the Middle 2 Station Area as proposed, but excluded properties in the King Charles NCOD that do not directly front along New Bern Avenue.
- The King Charles NCOD was removed wherever the TOD was applied.
- Rezoned properties in the Oakwood Avenue Station Area as proposed.
- Rezoned the following individual sites as proposed:
- 600 New Bern Avenue and 17 S. Swain Street.
- Zak’s Gas 76.
- Duplex Village – 1902, 1928, 1932 & 1936 New Bern Avenue; 118, 120 & 122 Russ Street; 1900, 1921, 1925 & 2000 Hawkins Street.
- Southeast Raleigh Promise Small-scale Sites – 902 Edenton Street, 911 Edenton Street.
- Lincoln Park – New Bern Avenue, Poole Road, Raleigh Boulevard.
- Grayson Homes – 574 New Bern Avenue, 16 & 18 S. Swain Street.
- Public request M3 – 101 N. Peartree Lane.
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