It's been a long, wonderful, but recently a rocky road. You can read the entire details here. We received our certified letter on the 25th of February at which time we had 30 days to appeal to Superior Court. We decided that the time, expense and projected outcome of this process (which would rule with the city of Raleigh and tell us to go back to the Board of Adjustments!) The minutes of our portion of the meeting take 27 pages. Instead of reading the entire transcript I have highlighted some key points. So, Little Lake Hill House Concerts was declared to be a "Prima Facie Business", perhaps the only one in Raleigh!

Walt Fulcher's statement from the City Inspections Department
Bett's opening
Bett's Statement
Laurie's Support Statement
Bill's Statement (partial)
Mitch Hazouri's opposition
Attorney Jack Nichol's Arguments
Conclusion

In essence, the Board of Adjustments voted to allow the citizens of Raleigh to hold three 24 hour events in our homes at which time we can hold for profit endeavors, create parking nightmares for neighborhoods, Lalapaloozas in our homes (they last three days!)  24 hour concerts---people come and go at different hours to hear different artists---the neighbors will love it!!

We seriously doubt that this is what the City of Raleigh wants to do. We also question whether the City of Raleigh really opposes opening up our homes to the arts. We truly hope that the City will consider a change in the code which will allow citizens to share them homes for the benefit of the community more than three times per calendar year. We have not decided what we will do in the future. Please check in from time to time to see how time, concerned people and luck will change this.