After a year-long public effort of updating the Design Guidelines, the draft document is in the hands of the City Attorney prior to going to the RHDC and City Council for formal adoption. 

Adopted in 2001, RHDC identified several key historic preservation issues where the current Design Guidelines do not provide clear direction. The sections that are new or have been extensively revised in the final draft include:

Section Topic (new sections of text) Page

1.5 Historic Preservation and Sustainability 6
2.9 Cemeteries 26 - 27
4.4 Downtown Urban Commercial Additions 62 - 63
4.5 Downtown Urban Commercial Infill 64 - 64, 67

Section Topic (major edits of existing text) Page

1.1 Raleigh Historic Districts and Historic Landmarks 2
2.2 Archaeological Sites and Resources 12 - 13
3.10 Sustainability and Energy Retrofit 50 - 51
6.2 Glossary of Terms 76 - 82
All review of individual historic landmark sites throughout
All post-World War II and Modern architecture throughout