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Proposed Text ChangesPost Public Hearing Comment Resolutions
TYPE 1 & 2 COMMENTS
A.
WHOLE PLAN
1.
To ensure the policies and actions are predictable staff proposes to makeadjustments to policy language where room for “broad and arbitraryinterpretations” are present. (
Comment ID: AO-2.01
)
2.
Glossary to be added. (
Comment ID: AO-2.02 
)
3.
Staff proposes to add language regarding incentives as part of the developmentcode rewrite. (
Comment ID: AO-2.03 
)
B.
LAND USE
1.
Section A.2: Make a draft of the handbook to be used by staff for the evaluationof future zoning map changes available for comment prior to finalizing. This willnot require any changes to the plan. (
Comment ID: AO-2.07 
)
2.
Section A.2: Verify all references to height have been removed. (
Comment ID: AO-2.08 
)
3.
Section A.2 (FLUM): Add significant natural heritage areas, the floodplain, andriparian zones around Crabtree Creek, Walnut Creek, and the Neuse River, tothe Critical Areas overlay. (
Comment ID: AO-3.01
)
4.
Examine remapping a portion of the area at Sunnybrook and Rock Quarry forCommunity Retail. (
Comment ID: BC-5.07 
)
5.
Section A.2: Adjust FLUM to reflect future Umstead Park boundaries. (
Comment ID: PH-12.02 
)
6.
Incorporate known habitat areas into the “critical areas” overlay of the FLUM.(
Comment ID: PD-9.01
)
7.
Policy LU 1: The word “infrastructure” should be defined in the glossary.(
Comment ID: PD-2.08 
)
8.
Policy LU 3: Reference all 6 themes. (
Comment ID: PD-2.09 
)
9.
Section A.3: Provide a new policy related to advancing public health and theopportunity for physically active lifestyles. (
Comment ID: PD-2.10 
)
10.
Section A.3: Add NDDENR to the list of implementers in the action matrix.(
Comment ID: AO-3.06 
)
11.
Action LU 24: Add text in bold type: “…wetlands, floodplains,
riparians areas,Significant Natural Heritage Areas, and priority wildlife habitats in the "NCWildlife Action Plan
” (
Comment ID: AO-3.12 
)
12.
Section A.7: Staff proposes edits to section A.7 to provide clarification for mixed-use buildings and development. (
Comment ID: AO-2.13 
)
13.
Section A.7: Revise narrative to define horizontal and vertical mixed use.(
Comment ID: BC-3.02 
)
14.
Policy LU 47: Add the text in bold type, "New residential development should bedeveloped with common and usable open space that preserves the naturallandscape
and the highest quality ecological resources on site
." (
Comment ID: AO-3.10 
)
C.
TRANSPORTATION
1.
Section B.1: A cross reference to policies regarding Transit/Bicycle/PedestrianLOS should be added. Modify Policy T6 to explicitly include multi-modal impactsin TIAs. (
Comment ID: AO-2.19 
)
2.
Section B.1: Add the word "corridors" before "roads". (
Comment ID: PD-2.15 
)
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Proposed Text ChangesPost Public Hearing Comment Resolutions
3.
Policy T 3: Edit intro narrative in section B.2 to include language about how multi-modal options can benefit development by facilitating density, lowering parkingrequirements, and increasing capacity to absorb growth. (
Comment ID: AO-2.20 
)
4.
Policy T 3 & 4: Add references to vision theme 5. (
Comment ID: PD-2.20 
)
5.
Action T 2: Add the word “multi-modal” before “transportation impact analysis(TIA)”. (
Comment ID: PD-2.22 
)
6.
Section B.4: Edit intro narrative in section B.4 to include language similar to thefollowing: “Complete streets further social justice by accommodating users ofdifferent means and abilities, and enhancing real estate value through a betterpublic realm.” (
Comment ID: AO-2.21
)
7.
Policies T 9, 11, 14, 15, 18, & 23: Add references to vision theme 5 whereappropriate. (
Comment ID: PD-2.23 
)
8.
Policy T 30: Add the following text to the end of the policy: “…with a focus ontransit-dependent households.” (
Comment ID: BC-5.05 
)
9.
Ensure that vision theme 5 is properly referenced throughout the document.(
Comment ID: PD-2.29 
)
10.
Section B.5: New Policy: “Policy T# Transit Service Coordination: Coordinatelocal bus route planning including feeder services with new fixed-guidewayservices, as they become available.” (
Comment ID: PD-5.01
)
D.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
1.
Section C.2: Add “…or the equivalent” to the many references to LEED.(
Comment ID: AO-2.41
)
2.
Greenprint Map: Add additional layers, such as those included in the NC WildlifeResource Commission’s Green Growth toolbox to display more ecologicallysignificant areas within the City of Raleigh. (
Comment ID: AO-3.13 
) (
Layers can be downloaded from: www.ncwildlife.org/greengrowth/Conservation_Data.htm 
)
3.
Policy EP 14: Replace “ecological areas” with “ecological systems”.(
Comment ID: PD-2.36 
)
4.
Policy EP 16: Insert “
priority 
” in front of “
wildlife habitats 
.” (
Comment ID: AO-3.15 
)
5.
Policy EP 16: Add the word “networks” after “open space”. (
Comment ID: PD- 2.37 
)
6.
Policy EP 20: Insert “and systems” after the term “natural features” the first timethat it appears. (
Comment ID: PD-2.39 
)
7.
Action EP 13: Add “priority wildlife habitats” to the list. (
Comment ID: AO-3.16 
)
8.
Action EP 40: Add reference to Tampa, Florida model. (
Comment ID: AO-3.26 
)
9.
Policy EP 50: Rewrite to the following: “Protect and restore seasonal pools,wetlands, intermittent streams, and their buffers that are home range/breedinghabitat for water dependent species.” (
Comment ID: PD-2.62 
)
10.
Policy EP 51: Add text in bold type: “…impacts
, through methods such as,land acquisition, park and greenway stewardship, improved developmentregulations, intergovernmental coordination, and mitigation.
” (
Comment ID: AO-3.22 
)
11.
New Action: Add: “Action EP XX—Environmental Indicators: Create and maintainan Environmental Indicators Report documenting environmentaltrends.”(
Comment ID: PD-2.60 
)
E.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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1.
Policy EP 11: Add the following sentence to the end of the policy statement: “Thistarget will be re-evaluated as additional research and information becomesavailable.” (
Comment PH-2.02 
)
2.
Section D.4: Add narrative regarding New Market and Urban Progress Zone taxcredits/ abatements. (
Comment ID: AO-2.27 
)
3.
Policy ED 61: Add Raleigh Chamber of Commerce as a partner in Policy ED 61.(
Comment ID: AO-2.28 
)
4.
Section D.4: In 7
th
paragraph, add the following sentence, followed by a newparagraph return: “These industries are the target of focused marketing andrecruitment efforts, although all sectors are encouraged to grow and invest inRaleigh and the region.” (
Comment ID: AO-2.31
)
5.
Policy ED 24: Modify policy to clarify that while it is preferable that corporateheadquarters be located downtown the goal is to recruit them to Raleigh ingeneral and assist them in locating anywhere in the city. (
Comment ID: AO-2.33 
)
6.
Action ED 2: Add the phrase “…mindful of physical and economic feasibilityconsiderations.” to the end. (
Comment ID: AO-2.35 
)
7.
Action ED 7: Add the phrase “, including the provision of infrastructure that willmake private development of targeted areas economically feasible.” (
Comment ID: AO-2.36 
)
8.
Section D.2: Delete the sentence “City land use policies should take care not toencourage and subsidize sprawl” in D.2.2. (
Comment ID: AO-2.38 
)
9.
Section D.1: Edit overview narrative to clarify there are co-equal goals ineconomic development for recruitment of new companies, retention of existingcompanies, and the redevelopment of target areas within the city. (
Comment ID: AO-2.40 
)
10.
Section D.6: Revise D.6 to include a cross reference to the Land Use andTransportation element. (
Comment ID: PD-3.30 
)
11.
Policy ED 56: Reword policy to the following: “Attract and retain creativeindividuals by promoting educational opportunities, diverse and affordableneighborhoods, and low cost and flexible commercial space.” (
Comment ID:PD- 3.50 
)
F.
HOUSING
1.
Section E.1: (
Comment ID: AO-2.46 
)i. Add some language to the Overview that notes the positive aspects of theCity’s housing marketii. Add a policy to Section E.2 that addresses the need to facilitate theconstruction of an abundant and diverse supply of housing to meet a varietyof needs and price points.
2.
Amend the first bullet in the overview section to include language about focusingincentives for affordable housing production that serve households with an AMIof less than 50/60% by maintaining a preference for using public sector supportfor households at and below 60% AMI. (
Comment ID: BC-1.04 
)
3.
Policy H 3: Add the text in bold type: "Ensure that all new publicly-supportedhousing construction and rehabilitation meet energy efficiency standards, suchas those set by the
current
SystemVision Energy Guarantee Program"(
Comment ID: BC-1.06 
)
4.
Policy H 4: Revise policy to read as follows: "All housing, including assisted andmarket rate housing, should be designed so that it blends with the context of the
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