Use the "jump-to" links below to find out the status of development cases in the City of Raleigh.
Updated: Jun 6, 2024
Administrative Site Review is the consideration of a plan in order to confirm that the proposal meets the development guidelines of the UDO. Before any permit is issued for the construction, repair, or alteration of any building or site, a site plan must be reviewed and approved.
To provide essential urban services in an orderly and efficient way, an annexation petition must be submitted to the City of Raleigh before any utility connection can take place. Annexations are by petitioned request, initiated by the property owner and subject to State eligibility requirements.
View Board of Adjustment agenda for the latest cases. Find archived case files in the recent minutes or case files prior to March 2, 2018, on the Board of Adjustment (BOA) webpage.
A Comprehensive Plan Amendment is a proposed change to the City’s adopted Comprehensive Plan, a key policy document in regards to long-range growth, and environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
View the Design Review Commission agenda for the latest design alternate cases. Find archived case files on the Design Review Commission webpage.
A development agreement is a voluntary contract between the city and a property owner, detailing the obligations of both parties and specifying the standards and conditions that will govern development of the property.
A recorded map is a legal instrument referred to in deeds and other legal documents. A recorded map shows the configuration of a parcel of land, including boundaries, easements, roads, rights-of-way, and other significant features.
Street Closing petitions are submitted for permanent right-of-way closings.
A Streetscape Plan (SSP) can identify customized street cross-sections, and design and placement of sidewalks, street furniture, street lighting, or street trees.
A subdivision is the division of recorded lots where the total number of lots is increased and the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the applicable UDO zoning district.
A “text change” is a proposal to modify an adopted ordinance.
A "text change amendment" is a proposal to modify adopted zoning conditions.
TOD Mapping will apply the new TOD zoning district to some areas along the Western and Southern Bus Rapid Transit routes. Learn more about this project and how it supports equitable development around transit.
View the webpage for more information on TOD Mapping.
Zoning is the designation of specific areas of land, or zones, within which various uses and development standards are permitted. Listed below are zoning cases that seek to change (or rezone) the zoning designations applied to certain properties throughout the city. See where these cases are happening around the city on this map.