Upcoming Event
Comprehensive Planning Committee
Wed, March 26, 2008
9:00 AM
Room 201
Avery Upchurch Municipal Building
222 W Hargett St
Raleigh, NC 27603 map
Past Event
Strategic Planning Committee
February 19, 2008
11:00 AM
Room 303
Upchurch Municipal Building
222 W Hargett St
Raleigh, NC 27603 map
Past Event: Public Hearing-City Council and the Planning Commission
January 22, 2008
6:30 PM
Council Chamber of the Avery Upchurch Municipal Building
222 W Hargett St
Raleigh, NC 27603 map
Past Event:
January 8, 2008
7 pm
Northwest CAC Meeting
8016 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27612 map
Recent News:
3/24/2008 Contact the Comprehensive Planning Committee and advocate for the following:
-Not waiting until the site plan review for the inclusion of innovative stormwater wetlands. They should be included in the proposed conditions.
-An UNDISTURBED Buffer. The "Natural Protective Yard" allows for up to 30% of the buffer to be disturbed, storm water controls to be built in the buffer zone, and for the land to "landscaped." (Section 10-2002 and 10-2075(e))
-Limitation on Parking. The proposed conditions make no mention of this, but tentative site plans reveal an overwhelming amount of parking spots (5:1 ratio).
1/26/2008:
Click on "Play" Below for footage from the 1/22 City Council Meeting:
1/16/2008:
Rex has agreed to replace previously proposed plants such as English Ivy with Native Plants. However their language in the proposed conditions still gives them the flexibility to plant non-natives.
1/9/2008: In a 16-6 decision, case Z-14-08 (Rex) was recommended by the Northwest CAC.
We advocated for Rex to add the following 5 provisions to their rezoning request, but so far they have refused to do so:
1) 200 foot undisturbed buffers along waterways
2) Planting of native vegetation
3) Cautionary signage for the Edwards Mill Road bike lane.
4) Taller building cap so that more land can be kept as open space.
5) Use of environmentally sensitive outdoor lighting to minimize light pollution and energy costs
We believe that the addition of these conditions would allow Rex to expand their facilities while minimizing their impact on the region's bike traffic, open space, and water quality.
Background:
Not far from the green rolling pasture lands of NCSU’s Equine Educational Unit, rests 17 acres of forest and a feeder stream of Richland and Crabtree Creeks. This undeveloped land, at the corner of Edwards Mill and Macon Pond Roads, has been targeted by Rex Hospital for rezoning as part of the hospital’s master plan to construct two office buildings there. Rex has been a great neighbor—providing quality medical care to the area’s citizens and participating in a large cleanup of other Macon Pond Road property. In this latest rezoning case, Rex should continue to be the good neighbor that it has been in the past. In recognizing that this 17 acre tract is valuable open space interconnected to surrounding Umstead State Park, Schenck Memorial Forest, and the NCSU Equine Educational Unit, Rex can minimize its disturbance on the bike lane, wildlife, and water quality. Let’s remember that healthcare extends to more than just physical care—it extends to the wellbeing of our communities.
