Mordecai Community

Mordecai Community Action Coalition

Mordecai CAC

The KEY to Strong Community

Thanks to everyone who joined us in for National Night Out on August 4. We had a good turnout at the Halifax Community Center.

Join us this Thursday:

Mordecai CAC September meeting

Date and Time: Thursday September 10th, 5:30-6:30 PM

NEW LOCATION: Christ the King/Temple Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (1417 Clifton St)

Light refreshments will be served!

This is a hybrid meeting. Zoom link (registration required): Zoom Registration

Agenda

Police Report (Officer Roderick Lee)
Update from District C (Council member Corey Branch)
Community Announcements
Parks Announcements
- Halifax Community Center (Caitlyn Brewer)
- Mordecai Historic Park (Lauren May)
Special Presentation from Solid Waste Services, City of Raleigh (Ellen Mathis): Enhanced Weekly Yard Waste Service and Leaf Collection updates
Update on Seaboard Station (Kristen Meyers and Mosiah Lloyd, Hoffman & Associates)
Updates on the Person Street Business District & The Gables

Volunteers Needed

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!

Join our Slack Workspace

Newsletters

The MCAC publishes a monthly newsletter and is also active on social media. Please subscribe to our newsletter here

Funeral Home Rezoning Case:

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

NCOD?
What is a Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District?

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.

More information

Meetings

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.

Events Calendar

The MCAC has multiple communication channels available to residents regarding neighborhoods, parks, zoning, crime, local businesses and other community announcements.

Mordecai CAC -
The KEY to Strong Community

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 .

2026 Neighborhood News

If you live within the Mordecai Community, In April you should have 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.

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!

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