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Thanks to everyone who joined us in for National Night Out on August 4. We had a good turnout at the Halifax Community Center.
Stay tuned for our fall schedule and the September CAC meeting agenda.
If you live within the Mordecai Community, you should have recently received one of our yearly printed newsletters. Thank you to everyone involved in this project, the many volunteers who hand delivered the flyers, Kate Charland for printing, Merrilee Jacobson for proofing and organizing the delivery, and Dana Deaton and David Plotner for writing and designing the content.
Do you live in the Mordecai Community? Please consider getting involved with the MCAC. Get in touch by emailing chair@mordecaicac.org.
Leaders should active on our Slack workspace and communicate regularly with the group. Reach out to chair@mordecaicac.org if you are interested!
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04/21/2026 - 🍕April MCAC News
04/02/2026 - Mordecai Yard Sale Day- April 25
Z-40-25 Zoning: "The Funeral Home" https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR22/Z-040-25.pdf
Planning Commission:
Jan 13, 2026 - 9:00am - Planning Commission
Result: the vote was deferred until Feb. 10
Feb 10, 9:00am Planning Commission
Result: Planning Commission recommends approval.
RHDC:
Jan 14, 2026 - 8:30am - Raleigh Historic Development Commission
Result: RHDC recommended denial
City Council:
April 7
Result: Council approved
NCODs have been a big topic in recent zoning discussions. If you want to learn more about the NCODs, here is more information: https://raleighnc.gov/planning/services/character-preservation-overlay-districts https://udo.raleighnc.gov/sec-543-neighborhood-conservation-district-ncod
Mordecai has two NCODs. Here are the specifics:
Conservation District 1 (west of Wake Forest Road and north of Cedar Street, except for part of the north side of Courtland Drive - see Mordecai Plan boundaries)
Minimum lot size: 7,260 square feet.
Maximum lot size: 14,520 square feet.
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
Maximum lot width: 100 feet.
Front yard setback: Minimum of 35 feet.
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
2. Conservation District 2 (east of Wake Forest Road, south of Cedar Street and portions of Courtland Drive - see Mordecai Plan boundaries)
Minimum lot size: 7,260 square feet.
Maximum lot size: 14,520 square feet.
Minimum lot width: 50 feet.
Maximum lot width: 100 feet.
Front yard setback: Minimum of 15 feet; maximum of 25 feet.
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
The Mordecai Community includes several downtown Raleigh neighborhoods, including Mordecai, Oakdale, Pilot Mill, and East Mordecai.
Agendas/minutes/links are emailed in our newsletter.
Meet your neighbors at one of our social events like the holiday social, annual picnic, national night out, and more.
The MCAC has multiple communication channels available to residents regarding neighborhoods, parks, zoning, crime, local businesses and other community announcements.
The Mordecai CAC kept going after our February 2020 separation from the City of Raleigh CAC structure. We reorganized and we have a new name, the Mordecai Community Action Coalition. We are still an active member of the RCAC organization, too.
Neighbors, we hope you'll get involved.
Join us on Slack:
The CAC Leadership group is open and welcomes any resident of the Mordecai Community. Email chair@mordecaicac.org for info or join our Slack Workspace.
VOLUNTEER with the Mordecai CAC- make your community a better place!
The Mordecai CAC is the Mordecai Community Action Coalition. We are a coalition of multiple neighborhoods working together to provide ways for citizens to share information, meet each other, and take action in our community. Neighborhoods include: Pilot Mill, Oakdale, Mordecai, East Mordecai, North Person/Blount, Cotton Mill, Capitol Park, and 1/2 of Oakwood.
Please contact chair@mordecaicac.org .
Learn more about our preservation work and the Seaboard Station development here.
The MHPC was formed to explore city tools for making redevelopment in Mordecai more balanced and predictable.
Contact us/get involved: mhpc@mordecaicac.org
The Person Street Partnership was created to build momentum for our MCAC community business district along North Person Street.
Mordecai CAC, Raleigh NC
For over 40 years, the MCAC has provided ways for citizens to share important announcements, meet neighbors, and learn about interesting community services and programs. We hope that residents from all parts of our community will get involved as we move forward!
