2030 Comprehensive Plan Update, April 2024

Downtown Raleigh

Wayfinding As downtown continues to grow in population, employment, and visitation, a more comprehensive system of visual communication is needed. This system will help guide users to downtown destinations and transportation facilities, and should utilize existing and developing technologies for its development and maintenance.

Design Guidelines The downtown urban design guidelines constitute a set of principles that guide the review of private development in the downtown district. The general purpose of the guidelines is to create a high-quality, engaging and dynamic, pedestrian friendly built environment. They give direction regarding building form, ground-floor design, location and screening of parking, service and mechanical functions, and the design and location of signage. Those guidelines marked “FG” serve as the principles for reviewing and approving façade grant applications. Policy DT 7.18 Downtown Design Guidelines The design guidelines in Table DT-1 shall be used to review rezoning, alternative means of compliance, special use permits, and planned development master plan applications in downtown. Policy DT 7.19 Downtown Design Guideline Consistency Development projects in downtown should implement and be consistent with the design guidelines in Table DT-1 to the maximum extent practicable.

Policy DT 7.17 Downtown Wayfinding

Promote and maintain a high-quality wayfinding system downtown, including a consistent and effective system for both public and private parking decks.

Action DT 7.8 Completed 2021

Policy DT 7.20 Façade Grant Program Guidelines

All successful applications for funding under the city’s Façade Grant Program shall be consistent with the highlighted design guidelines in Table DT-1.

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