Wake County schools and School Board member John Tedesco made the Colbert
show last night:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/371414/january-18-201
1/the-word---disintegration
This is not the way I would like Raleigh to be remembered around the
country.
Will
William A. Allen III
919-349-6566 Mobile
At Wednesday's RCAC meeting, about half the meeting will be dedicated to an
update and discussion about the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
Representatives from the City of Raleigh Planning Department and Code
Studio, the lead consultant responsible for writing the new development
regulations, will be at the meeting. It will be an important meeting, since
it represents a starting point for our and the public's involvement in the
review process.
Approximately 4 years ago, the City of Raleigh launched a major initiative
to update the City's comprehensive plan and development regulations. During
the fall of 2009, the City Council approved the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, a
document that provides a vision and policies for future growth and
development in Raleigh. Work then began on the updating of the City's new
development regulations, the actual laws that will guide future development.
This document has been labeled the Unified Development Ordinance.
The schedule below shows the slippage in the schedule. The original goal of
the City Council was to complete the UDO before the 2011 elections. There
have always been questions about the City's ability to complete this project
within the projected timeline. Code studio has never produced a UDO for
another municipality within the timeframe requested by the City of Raleigh.
Task
Original Plan
Jan 2010
Updated Plan
May 2010**
Latest Plan
Jan 2011
Confirmation of direction by City Council
Mar 2010
May 2010
May 2010
Release of Urban Form Map for public review (new requirement)
Not Applicable
Fall 2010
Unknown
Release of consolidated draft for public comment
Dec 2010
Feb 2011
April 2011
Joint City Council / Planning Commission public hearing
Mar 2011
May 2011
Jul 2011
Adoption of UDO by City Council
Jul 2011
Aug 2011
Unknown
**May 4, 2010 City Council meeting
If you have time before the meeting, I encourage you to watch the video of
the evening session of the May 4, 2010 City Council meeting. This is the
meeting when the City Council approved the direction for the drafting of the
new development regulations. Click on the link below to access the video on
RTNSV. The agenda item runs about an hour.
<http://raleigh.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1557&meta_id=
49050>
http://raleigh.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1557&meta_id=4
9050
Please come to the meeting prepared to talk about the latest timeline and
ideas that will help us engage a large number of citizens in the review
process. As Lee Einsweiler, a principal of Code Studio, has stated on many
occasions, having "the right rules in the right places" will eliminate many
of the frustrations we experience under the current regulations. We can't
afford to compromise the quality of this work just to complete the project
on time.
Philip W Poe
919.832.6777 voice
919.522.1078 mobile
919.832.6775 fax
<mailto:pwpoe@att.net> pwpoe(a)att.net
