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Charlotte architect to lead building board (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: March 1,2013

Mecklenburg County's Building Development Commission finally is getting a new chairman, although he is not certain what that means.


Morris returns unexpectedly to helm of Building Development Commission (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: August 22,2012

In an unexpected move, Jon Morris, who last week handed in his resignation as chairman of the Mecklenburg County Building Development Commission, ended up leading the commission’s meeting Tuesday. Initially, when Morris said he was stepping down, Matt Lucarelli was announced as his interim replacement. But when it was discovered that the Charlotte Chamber of [...]


Meck building 
permit fees could go up (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: September 9,2011

At a time when Mecklenburg County’s construction industry is still hurting from the economic downturn, no one wants to hear that the costs to build could be rising. But that’s what might happen to large commercial construction projects if a Mecklenburg County code enforcement department proposal goes through. The department is considering tacking on equipment [...]


Ordinances threaten to crush construction industry, developers say (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: March 8,2011

In Mecklenburg County, developers and builders feel like a row of dominoes is about to come crashing down on them. They say the cumulative effect of new ordinances is going to put a serious hurting on commercial and residential development — and the county’s efforts to rebound from the recession. The new ordinances — most [...]