Notes from the April 21, 2015 HGBNA general meeting

Apr 282015
 

Neighbors, thank you to those of you who were able to attend the recent open meeting on April 21. Points discussed were:

Block Party – Rachel Kincaid. As of this writing, the party has been moved due to rain to Sunday, June 7. Help will be needed to re-distribute flyers closer to the day.

Call for Leadership Council volunteers – Rachel Kincaid Please let us know if you’d like to serve for a term as an officer. We need you!

UDO Overview, current status of our neighborhood, answered questions – Phil Poe

Streetside Historic Overlay – Brandy Thompson
Contact Brandy to get join the UDO committee: bthompson6279@gmail.com

Call for Litter and Home Tour Committee volunteers – Rachel Kincaid
The first Home Tour meeting will be Tuesday, May 19 at 5:45 pm at Jenkins Church. Please come with your ideas!
The first monthly litter pick up for Fletcher Park will be Saturday, May 9 from 9:30 to 10:30 am. See calendar on website for reminder and details.

Glenwood Median project – Rachel Kincaid, Jim Ward, Phil Poe
The latter two will head the project on our end. The Fletcher Foundation will find funding for beautification of the medians of Glenwood Avenue in our neighborhood. A committee must be formed to decide on a specific project request, then neighbors will be asked to pitch in to implement it. Please contact Jim Ward, committee head at judy.ward.home@gmail.com. If you’d like to see beautification, crosswalks and more, please join the short-term committee to see this through.

Please join us at our next open meeting on Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30 at Jenkins Church.

 April 28, 2015  Posted by at 3:18 pm Block Party, Community Organizations, Fletcher Park trash pickup, Glenwood median project, HGBNA, HGBNA meetings, Neighborhood Issues, Neighborhood Rezoning, Tour of Homes No Responses »

Good turnout at April HGBNA meeting!

Apr 222015
 

Yay! Congrats HGBNA!

Thanks to all the great folks who turned out for the April meeting (and great to meet all the new folks), it was a bit difficult to get everything covered, as a couple of the topics are very complex, but as more and more folks attend and learn what’s currently happening in our ‘hood, this should get easier. Next month, everyone that attended the last meeting try to get one more neighbor to come along to the May 19th meeting! Let’s fill the room.

We’ll publish minutes from the April meeting in this post when they are compiled.

 April 22, 2015  Posted by at 11:32 am HGBNA, HGBNA meetings, Neighborhood Issues, Neighborhood Rezoning Comments Off on Good turnout at April HGBNA meeting!

Zoning change for Glenwood-Brooklyn – hearing Tuesday March 3

Feb 272015
 

Remapping Raleigh UDO rezoning

Next Tuesday, the Raleigh Planning Commission will discuss the remapping of the Glenwood-Brooklyn neighborhood for the third time. The first meeting was very limited, since the remapping team asked for a deferral so it could discuss some issues with the Planning Staff. The second meeting was primarily an informational meeting for the Planning Commission. Tuesday’s meeting could be very important. You can help by attending the meeting or contacting the Planning Commission.

The Planning Commission meets in the City Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Building, which is located at 222 West Hargett Street. The meeting starts at 9:00 AM. The meeting is televised live on RTN.

 February 27, 2015  Posted by at 10:52 am Neighborhood Rezoning, Raleigh Comments Off on Zoning change for Glenwood-Brooklyn – hearing Tuesday March 3

Special Zoning Conditions Included in Special R-30

Jan 152014
 

Below is the list of special conditions included in Special R-30, the primary zoning classification in our neighborhood today. This list of conditions was requested at the meeting last night.

Additional dwelling units or equivalent dwelling units on a lot (three (3) or more) or additional residential density (greater than twenty (20) but not greater than thirty (30) dwelling units per net acre), or both shall meet all of the following:

  1.  The materials, including their direction, dimension, and application, used on the exterior portion of the proposed building or additions shall be the same as those materials used on any two (2) or more existing buildings on the block face, provided that, any other material used on one-third (1/3) or more of the total block faces within the District is allowed.
  2. The proposed building or additions contain a main
    roof with a minimum rise-to-run pitch of four (4) to twelve (12). If three (3) or more roofs on the block face are multidirectional or multipitched, then any multipitched or multidirectional roof style located on the block face shall be used.
  3.  Any four-sided window and door pattern on the facade(s) of the proposed building or additions visible from an adjacent right-of-way, excluding alleyways, shall contain a minimum height-to-width ratio of one and five-tenths (1.5) to one (1). Other shaped window and door patterns may be used if they are found on the block face.
  4. The location, relative to the public street, of the main building entrance including the entryway level shall be the same as three (3) or more buildings on the block face. No upper story entrance shall be visible from an adjacent street right-of-way, excluding alleyways.
  5. The longest side of the proposed or existing building including its additions or the largest side of the proposed building does not exceed either one and one-half (1½) times its height, as determined from §10-2076, or the minimum height-to-width ratio found in three (3) or more buildings on the block face, whichever is greater.
  6. The proposed building lot coverage does not exceed fifty (50) per cent of the net lot area.
  7. All vehicular surface areas containing more than four (4) spaces that are located within one hundred (100) feet of any adjoining lot that is both zoned a residential district and contains a dwelling shall provide the same transitional protective yard as is required for high residential density uses in §10-2082.9(e).
 January 15, 2014  Posted by at 12:45 pm Neighborhood Rezoning No Responses »
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