Title
Set a Public Hearing on River South Voluntary Annexation
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution setting a public hearing for November 24, 2025, for River South Area voluntary annexation petition.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Monica Holmes, Planning, Design, and Development
Holly Cramer, Planning, Design, and Development
Emma Knauerhase, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
§ The city has received a petition for voluntary annexation of private property.
§ Public hearings are required prior to City Council action on annexation requests.
§ This property is located within Charlotte’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
§ The area proposed for annexation shares boundaries with current city limits.
§ Annexation of this area will allow for more orderly development review, extension of city services, capital investments, and future annexation processes.
§ The 119.397-acre “River South” site is in western Mecklenburg County. The property is located along the Catawba River, on both the east and west sides of Dixie River Road near Garrison Road.
- The property is owned by DRB Group North Carolina LLC.
- The site is currently vacant.
- The petitioner has plans to redevelop the site with 241 residential units, including 100 attached townhouses and 141 detached single-family dwellings.
§ The property is zoned MX-2 INNOV (mixed use, innovative), which allows for a mixture of residential uses.
§ Rezoning Petition 2016-056 for the River District rezoned this site and larger area in November 2016 from R-3, R-5, R-3 (MH-O), and I-1 to MUDD-O and MX-2 INNOV. The site’s entitlements under the approved conditional plan allow development of a master planned community. The proposed development in its entirety includes office, commercial, multi-family residential, single-family residential, and institutional uses.
- The property is located immediately adjacent to Council District 3.
- The petitioned area consists of three parcels: parcel identification numbers 113-291-08, 113-321-01, and 141-281-01.
Consistency with City Council Policies
§ The annexation is consistent with voluntary annexation policy approved by City Council on March 24, 2003. More specifically this annexation:
- Will not adversely affect the city’s ability to undertake future annexations;
- Will not have undue negative impact on city finances or services; and
- Will not result in a situation where unincorporated areas will be encompassed by new city limits.
Attachments
Attachment(s)
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Resolution
Rezoning Petition 2019-173 Approved Site Plan