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Rezoning 
recommendation 
not granted 
for Charlotte theater (access required)

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: September 13,2011

Last week, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission’s zoning committee recommended that approval not be granted to a rezoning request for 3.23 acres at West Sugar Creek Road, North Graham Street and Mineral Springs Road. Louis Ratcliff Inc. sought the change to allow a tenant to operate a community theater that serves alcohol. The City Council will [...]


City reviews zoning as more illegal nightclubs pop up (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: August 16,2011

To the city of Charlotte, it would be a nightclub. To developer David Ratcliffe, it would be just a community theater that serves alcohol. The difference of opinion is just one example of the ongoing struggle between developers and property owners and the city over what exactly qualifies as a nightclub. A revision to the [...]