Applicant: Jennifer Ashton, jashton@longleaflp.com, 919-780-5433
Case Planner: Dhanya Sandeep, dhanya.sandeep@raleighnc.gov, 919-996-2659

This request would amend the adopted Cameron Village Streetscape and Parking Plan first adopted in 1990 and amended in 2003 and 2008. The requested changes are summarized below:

1.    Brings the adopted 2003 Village District (formerly Cameron Village) Common Sign plan up to current City of Raleigh UDO standards. The amendment will not require existing tenants to change signage.
2.    Allows tenants the option to upgrade their signage to include:

• More colors allowed under the UDO.
• Additional materials (neon tubes and bare/mill finished metals).
• Trademarked logos.
• Additional sign types such as projecting signs; awning, marquee, and gallery signs for basement and second floor units (which may include internally illuminated box signs for tenant logos, and may extend above or sit on top of roof parapets); limited changeable copy signs for theatres and entertainment venues.

3.    Offers additional options to tenants to upgrade their signage to reflect the Village District’s historical mid-century modern design and context of the shopping center.
4.    Allows for limited rooftop signage that keeps with the historical context of the Village District. This sign type may be utilized by the Village District operator/landlord only for development identification and would not be allowed for tenant logos. The maximum letter height is limited to 6’0”.
5.    Allows for use of digital directory signs on private sidewalks within the Village District, with screens no larger than 60”.
6.    No changes other than signage to the 2023 Streetscape and Parking Plan are proposed in this request.

Public Meeting Schedule:

This text change is scheduled for a Planning Commission meeting on February 13. We will be collecting comments here through February 3. Comments after this date should be submitted directly to Dhanya Sandeep via email.