South Charlotte neighborhood associations that challenged the City Council’s approval of a rezoning for workforce housing hope the North Carolina Court of Appeals will reverse a lower-court ruling that said they lacked proper standing to sue. In their lawsuit, the ...
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The Charlotte City Council is struggling to determine what, if anything, the city should do to ensure housing remains affordable at a time when the apartment market is booming, but driving rents to prices not everyone can afford. The issue ...
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The town of Davidson, one of only three N.C. municipalities obligating residential builders to either construct affordable housing in their projects or pay a fee, wants to fine-tune its program to better meet residents’ needs. The town plans to hire ...
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The Charlotte City Council on Monday night approved rezoning 7.1 acres of church-owned land on the southwest corner of Morrison Boulevard and Sharon Road that will be redeveloped with a mix of residential, retail, entertainment, office and hotel uses. Council ...
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The Charlotte City Council’s intent to develop the former Eastland Mall site prompted concerns from neighbors Monday night about the lack of specifics in the plan and how piecemeal development might not be the best approach. Council members responded that ...
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The long-awaited overhaul of Mecklenburg County zoning regulations is underway but any change is years away, likely only after fits and starts and not until policymakers reach agreement. A meeting last week of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission’s planning committee, a ...
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The Charlotte City Council approved revisions to a post-construction stormwater ordinance that city officials say will increase redevelopment project fees 9 percent while providing environmental benefits in area watersheds. No one opposed the revisions during a public hearing Monday night ...
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The Charlotte City Council voted Monday to approve a use and lease agreement for Charlotte Douglas International Airport and to extend City Manager Ron Carlee’s contract. Council members deferred action on the sale of 11.4 acres of the former Eastland ...
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The Cornelius Planning Board voted 5-2 Monday to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve Classica Homes Inc.’s request to rezone 9 acres on West Catawba Avenue for the development of an age-restricted subdivision. Classica Homes is seeking to build ...
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A committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission on Tuesday will review a proposed acquisition that would expand Cowan’s Ford Wildlife Refuge. The proposal calls for Mecklenburg County to purchase 10 acres on Neck Road in the Huntersville area that are ...
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