The Fayetteville City Council met on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 6:30 PM in the Council Chamber for a regular meeting that ran past 10:00 PM. The agenda included recognitions, consent agenda items, reports from boards and commissions, staff reports, two public hearings, and other business items. Council voted to approve a rezoning for 2211 Rosehill Road, adopted text amendments to the sign ordinance, denied a proposed policy for residents to request “No Parking” in multi-use lanes, and authorized the Mayor and City Manager to sign documents for the Murchison Choice Neighborhoods 2025 grant application.
Rezoning Public Hearing: P25-30 (2211 Rosehill Road) – The applicant, represented by Jonathan Charleston, spoke in favor of rezoning from SF-6 to MR-5 to allow five apartment buildings on five acres, leaving 17 acres undisturbed. He argued the project addresses housing demand and is consistent with the Future Land Use Plan. Seven residents spoke in opposition, citing concerns about increased speeding and traffic on Rose Hill Road, potential flooding from the creek, destruction of natural buffers, and the possibility that the remaining 17 acres could be developed later. Residents also noted the Zoning Commission had previously denied the request on safety grounds.
Sign Code Text Amendment – No public speakers.
Policy for “No Parking” in Multi-Use Lanes – No public speakers.
Well, good evening, everyone. We'd like to call our February 23rd, 2026, Federal City Council Meeting Order. We welcome you. We got a full crowd tonight, and we welcome you, all those who are joining us here in audience and those who join us remotely. At this time, as with any meeting, we start with the invocation in prayer. We're going to ask that uh Pastor Gregory and Dr. Gregory Perkins from the Mount Pisca uh Missionary Baptist Church Associate Pastor will come. Ask that all will please stand for the prayer. Needily following if we could repeat the Pledge of Allegiance in unison. Mr. Caller, we thank you for this day. Thank you for all that is giving. We're grateful for your kindness. And now as we gather here, we ask for your divine wisdom and guiding these our city leaders and guide us. Your people. This we ask in Christ Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic. For which is saying one nation under God, individual with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Dr. Perkins. Uh don't get away so quick. We all know you. You uh serve in a number of capacities with the city, including our chaplain. You work with our police department. You were here uh today for coffee with the mayor. We thank you for it. And you stepped up and gave us the prayer. But tell us a little bit about yourself and and your ministry uh that you're affiliated with. Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor, and uh to members of council, it's good to see you again. Uh city staff. It's always a pleasure to be in service here with the city of Fayetteville. I'm a retired combat veteran, retired from the Army at Fort Bragg more years than I can count now. Um, and I uh have a significant number of years in mental health, uh, working in the mental health field and then working uh in higher education both at Fayetteville State University and NC State University. And now I'm trying to enjoy leisure life. However, uh city service requires that I uh uh be civically engage uh brother Hare. And so here I stand. Um, in that Mount Pisca we're doing great. Uh that corner of uh Cumberland where it intersects Hope County. Uh we're uh holding the quarter mayor until you can get the line extended. Thank you so much. All right, thank you so much, and thank you for the work you do. Let's give Dr. Perkins a round of applause for all right. At this time, we will uh move into our announcements. We have some special guests here with us, the Fedville Cumberland County Youth Council, FCYC, have a has a uh brief presentation. So we they are here with the ICare uh t-shirt. So we'll turn it over to you all.