Unified Development Ordinance, 30th Supplement, November 2023

CHAPTER 10. ADMINISTRATION | Article 10.2. Review Procedures

Article 10.2. Review Procedures Sec. 10.2.1. Common Review Procedures A. Applicability

4. Application Deadline Complete applications shall be submitted in accordance with the City’s filing calendar. A calendar indicating submittal dates shall be developed by the City each year and shall be maintained and updated by the City. C. Public Notice Requirements For public notice, meeting and hearing requirements applicable to each procedure, see Sec. 10.1.8. Any defective notification of a required City procedure, not otherwise required by State or Federal law, does not invalidate the proceedings if the defect is determined to be harmless error by the City. 1. Mailed Notice a. Whenever mailed notice is required by Sec. 10.1.8. or elsewhere in this UDO, at the time of submission of the application, the applicant shall deliver to the City first class stamped envelopes addressed to the property owners of the property included in the proposed application and the owners of all property within 100 feet on all sides of the subject property at the time of submittal. If a portion of a property is requested for rezoning, the notification radius shall be calculated from the property lines, and not the requested zoning boundary. For zoning map amendments, the mailing radius shall be increased to 500 feet. The mailing radius for neighborhood meetings is that set forth in Section 10.2.4.D. For zoning map amendments that directly affect more than 50 properties owned by a total of at least 50 different property owners, the applicant may elect to provide mailed notice of the Planning Commission public meeting by postcard instead of firstclass mail. Envelopes shall be provided, and notice given to non-owner tenants in accordance with subsection b. b. Mailed notice shall be provided to all property owners and tenants as reflected in the Wake County tax records at the time of submittal. Additionally, all property owners and tenants in the area of request shall receive mailed notice. c. Where the tax records reflect a mailing address for an owner of property under subsection a. to be different than the address of the property owned, then notification shall also be mailed to the address of the property itself. The applicant shall comply with the Section 10.2.1.C.1.a. requirements, except if the individual mailing addresses of tenants in any

The following requirements are common to many of the procedures contained in this UDO and apply to applications submitted under this Chapter. Additional details may be included for each specific procedure. B. Application Requirements 1. Initial Application Submittal All applications for development approval shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of this UDO and shall be filed with the City. 2. Forms Applications required under this UDO must be submitted, fully completed, on forms and in such numbers as required by the City. For required application forms, as may be found on the City’s web portal, see Sec. 10.2.2. through Sec. 10.2.18. 3. Fees Schedule a. The City of Raleigh Fee Schedule is maintained by the Budget and Management Services Department and is updated annually, with fees to be effective the first day of the fiscal year, July 1. Except as otherwise provided within the City of Raleigh Fee Schedule, fee increases shall be based on the average annual prior calendar year United States Department of Labor Consumer Price Index - All Urban consumers and as may be modified from time to time by the City Council. b. Before review of an application, including applications for re-hearings, all filing fees must be paid in full. No refund of the fee or any part of the fee shall be made unless the application is withdrawn prior to a hearing. c. A fee shall not be required if the application is made by the City or any agency created and appointed by the City Council to perform governmental functions.

10 – 11 Published November 2023

Part 10: Unified Development Ordinance City of Raleigh, North Carolina

Supp. No. 30