Quantcast


Planning commission’s influence not so influential after all (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: April 26,2011

Earlier this month, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department Director Debra Campbell asked the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission to sponsor the filing of an amendment to the city’s height rules for residential districts. It was not an unusual request. Whenever the planning department is ready for amendments to go before the City Council, they are routinely presented to the [...]


City to consider height restrictions for residential construction

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: April 5,2011

The Charlotte Planning Commission plans to file a zoning amendment that would restrict the height of new residential projects to make them compatible with the heights of existing homes. A City Council public hearing on the amendment is set for June 20. The city’s zoning committee will review the amendment at a June 29 meeting, [...]