There's something just so Raleigh about how members of the Glenwood Citizens Advisory Council have chosen to express displeasure over new urban design regulations passed by the city.
The CAC's subtle protest comes in the form of a contest titled "So You Think You Can Build?" in which participants are asked to push the envelope on the new zoning code to preposterous levels -- but only to the extent that the rules will allow.
The council represents several ITB neighborhoods on the west side of downtown, west of Glenwood Avenue and east of I-440, where homes typically sit on lots of a quarter-acre or larger.
"Let’s look now," says the CAC's call for contestants, "before our smaller homes are turned into virtual duplexes or our neighbors build second houses in their backyards to within ten feet of the side and rear property lines."
The code changes that are most concerning involve both attached and detached and attached structures on residential lots.
Information about the contest, complete with prizes, is available on Neighborship.com and the Glenwood CAC Facebook page.
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