As Raleigh has grown, the Five Points community has seen major expansions of schools and churches. With the increase in activity at these institutions, neighborhoods are finding it more difficult to cope with traffic, parking, noise and lighting issues. To ensure institutions don't do irreparable damage to our neighborhoods, the City needs to rethink regulations for institutions.

Comp Plan workshops revealed the following themes are really important to Raleigh's citizens.>

 

Service workers are finding it nearly impossible to live in Raleigh. Housing is simply too expensive. In the Five Points area, property values have risen 3 to 4 times faster than the average rate in Wake County, which means residents have seen dramatic increases in property taxes. If the trend continues, more and more residents will be forced to move to smaller homes, the suburbs or another municipality. 

Click here to view the elements of the Comp Plan. Key topics discussed within each element are listed. Within the documentation for each element are policies and action steps  required to achieve the overall objectives of the Plan. The docummentation for all element is available here.

As the City becomes more dense, transitions between different uses become extremely important. If strong policies and regulations are not in place and enforced, neighborhoods -- particular the edges of our neighborhoods -- could be adversely impacted. The latest land use map shows that the the most dense development in the City -- the areas coded in brown --  can occur along the southern and eastern borders of the Five Points CAC.

Click here to view the latest draft for transitions in the Comp Plan. This will be an important discussion item at the meeting.