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Latest Charlotte growth plan draft includes changes to single-family zoning proposal Danielle Chemtob, The Charlotte Observer
May 20 Charlotte leaders unveiled the latest draft Thursday of a plan designed to guide how the city develops over the next two decades, with changes to some of the most controversial provisions.
The 2040 Comprehensive Plan, first unveiled in the fall, outlines a series of goals, from preserving tree canopy to access to transportation, and strategies to implement them.
But the plan has drawn the ire of developers, who say they are worried that some of its proposals will increase the cost of development.
A number of residents, though, are worried about a provision that will allow duplexes and triplexes in single-family areas, which could accelerate gentrification or affect the character of their neighborhoods. Meanwhile, a group of housing and neighborhood advocates has pushed for neighborhoods to have more of a say in the development that
Let s Get It Right, Charlotte. A spokesperson said they re spending close to six figures to spread their view that the plan in its current form could raise housing costs and taxes, increase regulations on builders and hurt Charlotte s economy.
David Boraks Handouts from the Charlotte 2040 Comprehensive Plan kickoff in October 2020.
The group wants the City Council to take more time to revise the 2040 plan, which is a vision for how the city will grow in the next 20 years. Well-intended ideas, said Rick Judson, a coalition member and longtime Charlotte builder. But I think there s some work yet to be done on the unintended consequences with this.
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Construction is seen in Charlotte s South End area. The Community Benefits Coalition wants to use contracts between developers and neighborhoods to ensure that new development in Charlotte benefits existing residents.
A coalition of neighborhood and community groups is urging Charlotte leaders to strengthen a provision in the city s draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan aimed at ensuring that existing residents benefit from future development.
Community benefits agreements are private contracts between developers and neighborhood groups that spell out how projects will benefit existing residents. The Community Benefits Coalition says agreements like these are needed to protect residents from displacement and gentrification by giving them leverage. For example, residents could agree to support a project in exchange for something the neighborhood wants, like affordable housing, a park, or extra measures to ease traffic.
Charlotte’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan is the first long-range citywide planning document since 1975. Two years in the making, it became a hot topic when it came before City Council.
The plan includes a zoning change that would allow duplexes, triplexes, even quadraplexes in areas previously zoned for single-family homes. Planners believe this is a way to handle future density and address issues of equity.
Those opposed worry the opposite would happen and that low-income residents would be hurt by the changes. Further, some on City Council believe they haven’t had time to discuss it.
We hear from both sides and from Charlotte’s planning director.