District D Neighborhood Alliance meeting held on February 20, 2010 at the Wade Avenue Whole Foods community room. Phil Poe provided a thorough and insightful update of the ongoing UDO (Uniform Development Ordinance) process.
The New Development Code DIAGNOSTIC & APPROACH REPORT was issued February 1, 2010. Those present at the meeting agreed to divide up the report into chapters for analysis.
Meeting Notes
- Front yard parking text change is now in Comp planning
- Square footage for additional parking pad went up from 320 to 450
- Can pave up to 40% of any yard
- Re-zoning
- West Morgan special study
- Ridgewood shopping center
- City is being sued to rescind the text change that was approved stating where pawn shops can be opened
- TOD (Transit Orientated Development)
- Roberta Fox will speak in March; Mitch Silver calls this presentation TOD 101
- Email will be sent to the DDNA list
- UDO – Presentation from Phil Poe
- Outline is online (http://www.fivepointscac.org/newraleighcode). Can register to add comments/new text
- Code has nine sections
- “Plug & play” type code; staff writing a lot of the code
- Timetable is extremely aggressive; only 18 months
- Code Studio is the lead consultant
- Three advisory group meetings so far (Phil is part of this group)
- Next advisory group meeting is March 3rd from 4-6pm at the Urban Design Center and is open to the public
- Learning Sessions/Feedback
- March 15th: Noon at All Saints Chapel and 6-8pm at Fletcher Opera Theatre
- March 16th: 6-8pm at Providence Baptist Church
- Hot topics
- Need clear standards
- Complete streets (pedestrians, bikes, cars, maybe light rail)
- Open space/tree conservation
- Accessory dwellings
- Mapping (context and put new regulations in effect)
- Fragile or at-risk neighborhoods (i.e. Fuller Heights)
Attendance
- Danielle Simorelli – Lineberry Alliance
- Will Allen – Cameron Village
- Joe Boisuert – University Park
- Jim Paumier – Fairview Acres
- Phil Poe – Glenwood Brooklyn
- Louise Griffin – University Park
- Mary Belle Pate – Fairway Acres
- Mo Johnson – Renaissance Park
- Shelby Gairer – Roylene Acres
- Sophie Katharion – Wade/Glenwood
- Ana Duncan Pando – Hillsborough/W. Morgan
- Renee Bethea – WCAC/Historic Method
- Thomas Crowder
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