Title
Public Hearing and Decision on River South Voluntary Annexation
Action
Action:
A. Conduct a public hearing for River South voluntary annexation, and
B. Adopt an annexation ordinance with an effective date of November 24, 2025, to extend the corporate limits to include this property and assign it to the adjacent City Council District 3.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Monica Holmes, Planning, Design, and Development
Holly Cramer, Planning, Design, and Development
Emma Knauerhase, Planning, Design, and Development
Explanation
§ Public hearings to obtain community input are required prior to City Council taking action on annexation requests.
§ A petition has been received from the owners of this 119.397-acre “River South” site 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 annexation area 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 of 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 petitioned area consists of three parcels: parcel identification numbers 141-281-01, 113-321-01, and 113-291-08.
§ The property is located within Charlotte’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and shares boundaries with current city limits.
§ The intent of the annexation is to extend municipal services to facilitate the development of 241 residential units, including 100 attached townhouses and 141 detached single-family dwellings.
§ In the evaluation of this annexation area, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Stormwater Services, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte Department of Transportation, and Charlotte Solid Waste Services noted that this annexation area would have minimal to no impacts to the departments’ resources.
§ In reviewing the area’s current and future uses, the Charlotte Fire Department noted that the site is within the Effective Response Force travel time standards.
§ The potential revenue generated from this annexation area is projected to exceed the estimated cost of extending municipal services to the site.
Consistent 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)
Map (GIS)
Map (Survey)
Annexation Ordinance
Rezoning Petition 2016-056 Approved Site Plan