Comprehensive plan items in Town of Wake Forest
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| Subject | Items |
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| Comprehensive plan | 66 |
| Housing and affordability | 11 |
| Roads and transportation | 11 |
| Zoning text amendment | 9 |
| Environment and sustainability | 6 |
| Historic preservation | 6 |
| Parks and recreation | 6 |
| Water and sewer | 6 |
| Intergovernmental agreements | 5 |
| Arts and public art | 3 |
| Contracts and procurement | 3 |
| Land conversion and large development | 3 |
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A hearing on the 2026 amendments to the town's comprehensive transportation plan, case CPA 26-01, which the Planning Board has already made a recommendation on.
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A resolution for construction engineering and inspection services on the Wake Forest reservoir dam improvements.
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The vote on the transportation plan amendments heard earlier in the meeting.
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A resolution adopting the town's age-friendly community strategic action plan.
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The August tax report.
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Draft minutes of the July 14 and August 11 planning board meetings. The July minutes record the board voting 7-0 to recommend denial of RZ-25-03, a rezoning at 3832 Rogers Road, as inconsistent with the comprehensive plan, after five residents spoke.
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Staff will present amendments to the 2019 Comprehensive Transportation Plan (last updated in 2021), meant to reflect current conditions, recent studies, and changed timing or feasibility on some infrastructure projects. The Planning Board held a public comment session on the amendments August 11, 2026 and voted 5-0 to…Planning Board recommended approval 5-0 on August 11, 2026 (this board has not yet voted)
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Presentation of draft recommendations for the town's Sustainability Plan.
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Consideration of proposed 2026 amendments to the Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CPA 26-01); staff recommend approval.
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Presentation of draft recommendations for the town's Sustainability Plan.
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The second-quarter tracker against the town's strategic plan.
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A public hearing on a complete rewrite of the Unified Development Ordinance. The record includes the planning board's recommendation, a plan consistency analysis, the proposed changes and the public comments received on the draft.
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A public hearing on adopting the draft Wake County multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan as an amendment to the town's comprehensive plan.
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7.A Consideration of LEGISLATIVE CASE TA-24-01, Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Comprehensive UpdateThe vote on the comprehensive UDO rewrite, taken the same night as its public hearing.
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The vote on adopting the county hazard mitigation plan.
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A briefing on the draft Wake County multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan ahead of the December 17 public hearing. The town must have an adopted plan to qualify for federal mitigation grants, including after a disaster.
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A public hearing on the complete rewrite of the Unified Development Ordinance, with the planning board's recommendation and plan consistency analysis, the proposed changes, public comments received on the draft, and a draft prepared for adoption. The vote followed on December 17.
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4.C Public Hearing on LEGISLATIVE CASE CPA-24-02, Revised Draft Downtown Plan (November 5, 2024 version)A public hearing on the revised downtown plan. The record includes a summary of changes made on November 5 and staff responses to comments on the September draft.
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The vote on adopting the revised downtown plan, taken the same night as its public hearing.
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Wake County Emergency Management and the county's twelve municipalities, working with ESP Associates, finished a five-year update to the Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, a FEMA-mandated review of local hazards and mitigation strategies. FEMA has given the plan conditional approval pending adopt…
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1.2 Presentation on LEGISLATIVE CASE TA-24-01, Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Comprehensive UpdateThe planning board voted 7-0 on October 8 to recommend the town's rewritten Unified Development Ordinance, the product of a Houseal Lavigne-led rewrite that began in 2022 with stakeholder interviews, open houses and two online surveys drawing 522 responses. Staff have since proposed further edits in response to public…
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Consultant Houseal Lavigne will present a revised 10-year Downtown Plan built around nine goals, including preserving historic character, expanding greenspace and incentivizing housing options and affordability downtown. The planning board recommended the plan unanimously on October 8 after a public comment session.
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The board planned to adopt the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department's 2024 master plan as a comprehensive plan amendment, case CPA-24-01.
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The board took public comment on a full rewrite of the 2017 Renaissance Plan, now called the Downtown Plan. Consultant Houseal Lavigne's draft sets nine goals for downtown growth over the next 20 years, from more housing options and affordable housing incentives to expanded greenspace, ahead of a public hearing tentat…
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The board took public comment on a rewrite touching every chapter of the town's Unified Development Ordinance, covering zoning districts, building design, tree protection, signage and subdivision standards. Consultant Houseal Lavigne has led the process since 2022, through seven work sessions with the Planning Board a…
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Consultant Houseal Lavigne will present the draft Downtown Plan to the board.Presentation Comprehensive plan
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Consultant McAdams presented the draft 2024 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Master Plan, an update to the 2015 plan shaped by a scientific survey, focus groups and staff input. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board endorsed the draft in July; the Board of Commissioners holds a public hearing on it September…
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The board gets its seventh update on the Unified Development Ordinance rewrite Houseal Lavigne Associates has drafted since a 2022 kickoff, covering street design, natural resources, signage and other chapters revised since the last session. Staff want feedback ahead of an eventual adoption vote; nothing is decided to…
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Houseal Lavigne, the town's consultant on the Downtown Plan, presents its draft Existing Conditions Memo and introduces a draft vision statement, goals and functional subareas for downtown.Presentation Comprehensive plan
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Consultant Houseal Lavigne presents on the Wake Forest Downtown Plan.Presentation Comprehensive plan
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Staff present the fifth work session in the UDO rewrite, covering draft standards for planned unit developments, subdivision and lot rules, and open space requirements. The session is for board feedback; no vote is attached.
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The board holds a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Wake Forest Community Plan tied to the Wake Forest-Raleigh utility merger agreement.
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The board takes up the community plan amendment tied to the Wake Forest-Raleigh utility merger agreement, considered at the earlier public hearing.
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1.5 Presentation of Community Plan Amendment CPA-23-03, Wake Forest/Raleigh Utility Merger AgreementThe board reviews Community Plan Amendment CPA-23-03, tied to the utility merger agreement between Wake Forest and Raleigh.
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Consultant Houseal Lavigne presents on the Wake Forest Downtown Plan.Presentation Comprehensive plan
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The town proposes amending the Community Plan's land use and residential areas maps to classify about 584 acres near Oak Grove Church Road and Gilcrest Farm Road as Conventional Residential, following this year's Third Amendment to the Wake Forest/Raleigh Utility Merger Agreement that made the area eligible for munici…
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The board holds a public hearing on a draft update to the town's public transit plan, filed as comprehensive plan amendment CPA-23-02.
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Commissioners then consider adopting the transit plan amendment.
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Houseal Lavigne Associates present proposed development standards on building design, access and mobility, tree protection, landscaping, buffers and lighting, drawn from the comprehensive plan and public feedback gathered earlier this year. The session takes no vote; the board is asked only for feedback.
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Houseal Lavigne, the consultant hired for Wake Forest's downtown plan, introduces itself to the board and opens the project.Presentation Comprehensive plan
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Kimley-Horn & Associates, for owner M & EM Co LLC and developer Baker Residential, seeks to rezone 27 acres on Rogers Road from Wake County's Residential-30 to General Residential 10 Conditional District for 140 townhomes. Staff finds the plan generally inconsistent with the comprehensive plan's guidance on setbacks,…
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4.B Public Hearing on LEGISLATIVE CASE CPA-23-01, 0 Heritage Lake Road, Comprehensive Plan AmendmentThe board holds a hearing on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment the town filed to reclassify 2.64 acres at 0 Heritage Lake Road from unclassified to Neighborhood Commercial. The Planning Board recommended approval 6-0 after an April 11 public comment session.Public hearing Comprehensive plan
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A resolution would let the town manager sign a contract of up to $405,800 with a team led by Houseal Lavigne to produce a Downtown Small Area Plan, a parking study and a Municipal Service District evaluation, chosen from five firms that responded to a request for qualifications.
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The board would take up for decision the same Heritage Lake Road Comprehensive Plan Amendment heard earlier in the meeting, reclassifying 2.64 acres from unclassified to Neighborhood Commercial.Ordinance Comprehensive plan
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The board gets its first look at a Comprehensive Plan Amendment reclassifying a 2.64-acre parcel at 0 Heritage Lake Road from unclassified to Neighborhood Commercial. The Town of Wake Forest filed the amendment itself, after the parcel was left off the 2022 Land Use Plan Map by oversight; the Planning Board recommende…Presentation Comprehensive plan
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The board considers Legislative Case CPA-23-01, filed by the Town of Wake Forest. It would reclassify 2.64 acres at 0 Heritage Lake Road from unclassified to Neighborhood Commercial. The board's vote would recommend an outcome to the town board, which has final say.Public hearing Comprehensive plan
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The board holds a public hearing on CPA-22-03, a draft update to the town's Historic Preservation Plan.
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The board considers CPA-22-03, the draft Historic Preservation Plan update, following the evening's hearing.
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The board holds a public hearing on CPA-22-02, a draft plan setting the town's approach to housing affordability.
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The board considers adopting the draft Housing Affordability Plan, following the public hearing held earlier on the same agenda.
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The board takes public comment on a draft update to the town's Historic Preservation Plan, case CPA-22-03.
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Staff present CPA-22-02, a draft Housing Affordability Plan for the town.
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The board holds a public comment session on CPA-22-02, a draft comprehensive plan amendment that would adopt a Housing Affordability Plan for the town.
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1.3 Presentation of TA-22-03: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment to update Chapters 1 and 8The amendment would update Chapters 1 and 8 of the Unified Development Ordinance. The Planning Board voted 6-0 to find it consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and recommended approval.
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The board holds a public hearing on a revised draft of the town's Community Plan and Land Use Map, dated March 2, 2022.Public hearing Comprehensive plan
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The board considers adopting the revised draft Community Plan and Land Use Map heard earlier in the meeting.Ordinance Comprehensive plan
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Consultant Houseal Lavigne presents the revised draft Community Plan and Future Land Use Map, meant to guide the Town's growth over the next 10 to 20 years. The draft sets nine goals, including balancing the mix of land uses, expanding downtown activity, maintaining green space, adding pedestrian and transit connectio…
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The board continues review of a revised Community Plan and Land Use Map, carried over from a Jan. 31 session where it closed public comment. Speakers there asked for more open space west of Capital Boulevard and support for conservation subdivisions. A representative of the Church Initiative said a mixed-residential c…
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The Planning Board voted 6-1 to recommend approval of UDO text amendment TA-22-01, finding it consistent with the town's Comprehensive Plan. Its recommendation includes a condition striking a UDO clause that would require certain structures to be wrapped in retail, office or other active uses.
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The board holds a public comment session on CPA-22-01, a draft update to the town's Community Plan and Future Land Use Map. A staff report and an application document back the item.Public hearing Comprehensive plan
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Staff announce a Community Plan open house for February 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Flaherty Park Community Center.
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Staff have a Community Plan update on upcoming meetings; the agenda gives no further detail.Staff or committee report Comprehensive plan
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The board holds a public hearing on the Northeast Community Plan (CPZ-21-02), a draft area plan, and considers an ordinance to adopt it.Public hearing Comprehensive plan
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The board holds a public hearing on a Comprehensive Transportation Plan Amendment (CPZ-21-01) and considers an ordinance to adopt it, with updated maps, tables and cross-sections attached.
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Staff preview the draft Northeast Community Plan update ahead of the board's public comment item later in the meeting.
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The update to the 2007 Northeast Community Plan covers Wake Forest's historically African American neighborhood northeast of downtown. Consultants gathered input through four advisory committee meetings, 22 stakeholder interviews, a mailed survey with 109 responses, two virtual workshops, and a September event at the…
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