Mordecai Community

Mordecai Community Action Coalition

🗝️Mordecai CAC

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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.

The MCAC has been active since 1974! In February 2020 after the City Council changed the CAC structure, we reorganized and kept going as the Mordecai Community Action Coalition. The MCAC is a member of the Raleigh CAC. We currently are seeking more community members to get involved with our leadership team.

Neighbors, we hope you'll get involved! Reach out to David at chair@mordecaicac.org for info.

Meetings

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the September 2026 MCAC meeting! We had a great turnout and featured District C City Councilor Corey Branch.

The MCAC is currently meeting quarterly, typically on the third Thursday of the month, 5:30pm at CTK/Temple Baptist Church on Wake Forest Road.

Our next meeting and the holiday social will be held during the third week of December. Details TBA in the November newsletter.

Please make sure you are receiving our monthly newsletter and following us on social media to keep up with community news!

October 2026 Newsletter

November newsletter coming soon. Please send articles and announcements to communications@mordecaicac.org.

Volunteers Needed

Do you live in the Mordecai Community? Please consider getting involved with the MCAC. Get in touch by emailing chair@mordecaicac.org.

Join us on Slack:

The CAC leadership workspace is open and welcomes any resident of the Mordecai Community. Email chair@mordecaicac.org or join our Slack Workspace here.

Newsletters

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

Hot topic: NCODs
What is a Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District?

NCODs have been a big issue 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.

Currently we meet quarterly, typically on the third Thursday of the month, 5:30-6:30 at CTK/Temple Baptist Church on Wake Forest Road.

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.

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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