[RCAC] Invitation to special meeting of Glenwood CAC: How Far Can You Go with the UDO. Should your CAC have one too?

Dear RCAC members, Please consider coming to this special meeting of the Glenwood CAC, which will attempt to help the city come to grips with the intended and unintended consequences of the UDO's provisions for backyard cottages, accessory apartments, attached dwellings, and detached dwellings. In a separate email, I'll attach the highlights of a lively discussion that has been going on since just before our RCAC meeting last week. *As you read on, please consider if your CAC would like to host a similar event* focusing on another aspect of the UDO that needs further consideration before being finalized. Key topics include mixed-use development, which Councilor Crowder and others worry may lead to miles of strip malls, and the administration process, which may lead to great citizen frustration and many fraught CAC meetings. I'd be happy to drum up awareness for multiple meetings. *Extreme Design Competition: How Far Can You Go with the UDO?* - Why: to be thrilled, horrified, and amused by the creative possibilities allowed by the UDO. Insights gained will be used to revise the UDO draft as needed so it puts us on a path toward its most livable and desirable future. - What: show how far you can go with the UDO using 3-D models, illustrations, and short videos. Show how good or bad it can be in one of several categories such as sardine, bunker, urban farmer, crime boss, extended family, party time, tiny house, and green. - Entry concept: Include at least one detached house or attached house on one or more lots within the Glenwood CAC boundaries<http://www.raleighnc.gov/neighbors/content/CommServices/Artic…ml>, using or cottage court, backyard cottages, and accessory apartments as your vision demands and the UDO allows. See chapter 2 of the UDO for definitions<http://www.raleighnc.gov/content/PlanCurrent/Documents/Devel…df>. Details coming soon: the exact categories and rules will be announced next week, but look for several categories (young designer, adult amateur, professional) and three rounds of judging (would pass the UDO, picks by celebrity judges, community favorites) - When: Monday, August 27th from 6:30 to 9 - Where: Glen Eden Pilot Park, 1500 Glen Eden Drive, Raleigh NC - Join on https://www.facebook.com/events/423225384385580/ - Email linda(a)lindawatson.com if you'd like to help. *We'd love to have CAC leaders participate and attend*. I presented my fears about the UDO to the Planning Commission yesterday and invited them to come to the competition. They seemed enthused. As one member suggested something I'd just discussed with Mark Turner: asking other CACs to host similar competitions to look at other hot UDO topics, such as the mixed-use development. Some of you may also want to go to the Tiny House Workshop<http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/pages/workshops>next weekend in Durham: "These workshops, created by Jay Shafer, founder of Tumbleweed Tiny House Company and expert in tiny house building and design, will revolutionize the way you think of space." ... Linda Glenwood CAC chair